add it up | a quilt for Jacob Daniel

I think this is one of my favorite quilts ever, I love the simplicity and natural colors. As often happens to me, I intended to make a different quilt and made some errors that forced me to change course. I planned on making this quilt an X rather than a + but I cut the background wrong. Luckily, I don't think Jacob will mind! He's the third son of my brother's friends Jon and Anita - actually, no, they're my friends too! The back is delicious too - the softest polka dot fabric I've ever come across, some frogs, ikea number script, and apples! Here's the quilt I made for Zachary, Jon and Anita's first son, and Isaac, their second son. And here's to families with three boys! 

twin stars | quilts for Austin + Jackson

Twin baby boys in my family = twin quilts 💙💙 My mom and I worked on these together for Austin and Jackson, my cousin’s new little ones. I planned a different set of quilts but then cut all the fabric wrong and had to pivot. Luckily it still worked and I like how they turned out! Also I have to thank Rory and his best bud Nico for being my quilt holders when we were at the library last week.

 

mini single girl | a quilt for Mackenzie

A little Single Girl Quilt (pattern by @dsquilts) using so many of my favorite fabrics (all by @annamariahorner) with cute monsters and rainbows on the back for Mackenzie 👾🌈💖 [and yes, I goofed and used two different whites but it’s less noticeable in person and I don’t think babies mind design flaws too much]

 

checkerboard | a quilt for Caleb

Our friends Jen and Chris were expecting their third baby and he needed a quilt just like his big brother and sister. Here are the quilts I made for Carter in 2018 and Aria in 2020. This quilt for Caleb is a little random but I like it a lot. It's a mix of blues, browns, and grays on a Carolyn Friedlander gray on white grid background. I can't decide if I like the banana print or the bear print the most. The back is more of the CF grid with some fun button down shirts in the middle. I kind of want to make a button down shirt out of that print!

 

trip around the world | a quilt for Noa

 

I had wanted to make a scrappy trip quilt for ages and when my friends Jeremy and Bria were waiting for their daughter to be born I knew it was the right time to make one. I love how it looks vintage and somehow fresh at the same time. The original pattern is by Bonnie Hunter. I used lots of my favorite fabrics like Heather Ross apples, Annie Brady cacti, Denyse Schmidt dots, Rifle Paper Co. florals, cotton + steel stars, and Lizzy House cats. The back is a Melody Miller print paired with tiny pink polka dots. I thought this quilt was going to be a lot less vibrant than it turned out. I like it, but it doesn’t look the way I imagined it would. It’s always a little disappointing when my ideas don’t come together in the way I intended. I’m focusing on all the cute details instead - the strawberries, frogs, apples, flowers, butterflies, cats, pineapples, stars, blackberries, rainbows, and cactuses because I love them all. Hopefully Noa likes them too! I don't remember what happened exactly but I think I was cutting it close on the backing and the binding didn't quite reach all the way around to cover the batting so I had to cut a small strip of strawberries to cover my mistake on the back. Whoops!

Wash Your Paws | For Walter

It's been so long since I've kept up with my blog here but I feel compelled to keep going. I like to see all the quilts I've given away because sometimes I miss them! This one is in New Hampshire with my cousin Amanda's baby Walter. I used this pattern and so many of my favorite fabrics by cotton + steel, Carolyn Friedlander, Annie Brady, Lizzy House, and others. For some reason I don't have a photo of the back which is a bummer. I'll have to text Amanda to see if she can get one for me! The night I had Matt take these photos we were in Providence on a date by the pedestrian bridge. We had the most delicious pizza from Hotline with fresh basil and corn and then we got Tizzy K's ice cream, I think I got fruity pebbles. Mmmm.