Custom Memory Quilts & T‑shirt Quilts | Handmade in Atlanta.
This whimsical Minnie Mouse Toddler Quilt was made for a good friend’s little one who loves pink. I used a fleece backing to make it nice and soft. The blocks for this quilt were made by repeating and flipping the same pattern 64 times. Proof that even the most intricate patterns have simple beginnings.
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I love making t-shirt quilts because they have special meaning for the recipient. I made this Delta Sigma Theta T-shirt Quilt for my daughter’s friend, and as I remarked on my Instagram post, hearing her say OMG! was the best part of making it.
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Quilts of Valor is a fantastic organization that donates handmade quilts to Service Members and Veterans. The foundation’s mission is: “to cover Service Members and Veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts”. I created this Quilt of Valor to donate to an honored Veteran.
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Our neighbors recently brought home their new baby, and I made this Winnie the Pooh Quilt to welcome our newest addition to the neighborhood. I used bright and vibrant colors to reflect their family’s energy and my signature meander-style quilting to hold everything together .
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A colleague challenged me to make him a “dirt-bike themed quilt”, so I raced to the internet to research dirt-bike and racing photos. Then it hit me: since he and I are Facebook friends, I had access to pictures of him on his bike. The result is this Dirt-bike Photo Quilt featuring pictures of my friend that I grabbed from his Facebook page.
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This True to Atlanta Quilt is a celebration of Atlanta, Georgia and some of its iconic landmarks and businesses. Made from sixteen authentic t-shirts, this quilt offers a glimpse into the diversity and industry that is ATL.
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This Nottingham Forest Baby Quilt was made to welcome a new Nottingham Forest football fan into the world. I used hexagons to create a football print and quilted using a football-themed stitching. As a finishing touch, the border of this quilt is made from an authentic Nottingham Forest jersey. As we say: Come On You Reds!
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One of my classmates asked me to make a quilt she could put across her lap when she attended church service. I created this Take Me to Church Quilt with colors and patterns that reflect the style and traditions of the Southern church.
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This Eight Point Star Wallhanging mixes African print themes with a quilting pattern that resembles Urbano Carioca music. The inner border is made from traditional mud cloth, and the binding is made from a classic bandana print. Mud cloths and bandanas have a long history, so I thought combining the past and present in this project would be fitting.
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This bold and quirky Pete the Cat Baby Quilt features James Dean’s Pete the Cat in yellow and blue triangles. The block pattern for this quilt is called ‘flying geese’. Flying Geese is one of my favorite patterns because there are so many ways to lay out the shapes.
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