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Quilt Commission: Remember Us

June 9, 2023

In 2022 I opened my quilting practice to take commissions, and since then, I've had nothing but rewarding experiences with my custom quilt clients. To get started with your custom-made quilt, head over to my Commissions page.

Remember Us

A custom quilt begins with a conversation. I want to get a good idea of what my client's needs and goals are. With this quilt, the client wanted something big enough to cover a teenager on the couch. The quilt needed to be washable. This client was already familiar with my work, and they pointed out specific pieces they particularly liked, such as this one:

Here's my conceptual sketch. I love doodling quilty images, but I'm not big on the sketch-to-finished-quilt pipeline. Thus the design is pretty spare:

For colors, they requested black, and I decided to fill out the palette with neutrals. I also included some hand-dyed pieces in the blue/purple range.

My client is an artist friend whose family recently moved to a new state. He's a poet and a typographic artist, so this was a great excuse to pull all of my fabrics that had text on them. Including:

  • commercial quilting cottons featuring text

  • fabric that I printed using a letterpress during my residency at the OxBow School of Art

  • fabric that I screen printed during my residency at [Artspace] at Untitled

  • fabric on which I used an oil stick to take a rubbing of a commemorative plaque

We're both a little sad that they moved away, so some of those fabrics are Oklahoma-specific. Here are some more typographic fabrics that I used on the back:

Oh, you wanted more juicy detail shots of the quilting? Here you go:

Here's a shot of me stitching on the facing. A facing on a quilt is like a binding. It goes all the way around the edge, but it only shows on the back.

When you order a custom-made quilt from me, you get a few extra bonuses. During the process, I save swatches of all the fabrics I use. At the end, I sew those onto a piece of paper, and add notes about where the fabrics came from. I also throw in a couple of Color Catchers:

While I make an effort to use fabrics that will not bleed in the wash, it can sometimes happen. Color Catchers are great for soaking up any loose dye in the wash. (They're reusable, too.) Look for them in the laundry aisle at the grocery store, or if you prefer Amazon, there are several brands available.

Your Quilt Tells Your Story.

Let's talk about your custom quilt! Check out my Commissions page and book your Quilt Customization Session today.

In Commissions, Quilts, Process Tags quilts, modern quilting
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