This is a gift for my friend who helped me find something I couldn’t find on the internet.

When I made this star quilt for my in-laws for Christmas, I was using a favorite bundle that had been on my shelf for ages. I knew the name of the bundle and the designer who had grouped the colors but couldn’t find a list of the Kona colors in the bundle anywhere! I needed to replenish some but didn’t know what they were. My friend Holly came through with her search skills. I made this for her to say thanks. I used scraps from the star quilt that she helped make possible.

Mini quilt for Holly, 18”x16”

Mini quilt for Holly, 2021. Measures 18”x16

In the eleventh hour, I decided to make a small quilt for my son, to mark the passage of him moving out after graduating high school.

Because of the tight timeline, the design needed to be simple, so I decided on some disappearing 9-patch blocks, and some random/improv patchwork. I used some of the same fabrics that I used in the quilt for Michael Brown. I also used some ice dyed fabrics from in a shop in Paducah, KY, from when we went down to see my quilt in the National Quilt Museum. I usually don’t like ice dyed fabric but I fell in love with these.

I put each of our initials on it (N, L, S, P) to symbolize us going with him, supporting him. I don’t think he noticed but it’s okay. I didn’t want it to be obvious.

Going away quilt for S, 49”x52”, completed August 2021. Final pictures by Mitch Hopper.

Mini for Holly

Going Away Quilt for S