Hi there!

I'm Julia, the person behind this biz.

I was once a professor of French literature--a very serious academic--but not

anymore!

Now I make quilts and publish original children's books, to help

make the world just a little bit better.

Living in my hometown Seattle again, I've created this business--and I'm leading

some pro bono literary activities in the city--to share the good feelings!

Click Sustainability for news of local events.

All these lovely literary activities cost money,

yet we offer them for free,

as part of our Buddhist-inspired business plan.*

NEWS for Spring 2025

Five Seattle Stories by Seattle Kids

has arrived!

8.5" x 8.5": an adorable square format, just right for small hands

Click to order: 1st edition, Deluxe paperback for $34,

or 1st edition, Deluxe hardback for $39!

oz book cover for sale soon with quilt.jpg

No 1 full quilt rainy light Nov 22 2024.jpeg

Wizard of Oz Quilt no. 1,

comes with a special book!

Rainbow Quilt no. 2

Here's Gus with the quilt he designed last summer at the Admiral Junction Funktion! Try your hand at the Win YOUR Quilt game; it's fun and you may win in 2025!

Rainbow Quilt no. 1, on display at

the Beacon Hill home of its new owner, Brian!

HGBG has been hearing from Happy Clients from all around the world--see why they're so happy here!

There are four ways to make a purchase:

1. In person: Come by my home studio in West Seattle! just email for an appt. to juliawsea@gmail.com .

2. Online: the Etsy site.

3. Monthly: I love the Queer Art Market at the Lumber Yard Bar in White Center and go there once a month.

Next event: May 24!

4. Yearly: in summer months, the HGBG booth comes to area art fairs.

Latest news: We just got accepted for the Alki Art Fair Friday, July 18th- Sunday, July 20th, 2025!

p.s. Due to a hacking incident and concerns about internet security, we are no longer on Instagram :(

When you make a purchase from Honey Girl Books and Gifts, you are helping underwrite our ongoing efforts to sustain creative spirits. And you are supporting our efforts at building community and combatting loneliness for everyone, big and small. Thank you.

*The HGBG business plan followsThe Buddha on Wall Street: What’s Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It, by Vaddhaka Linn (Windhorse Publications).

Julia, the founder of HGBG My dog Honey Girl Sandra, a fellow writer Sugar, my new friend

(2009 -- 2023) (adopted in October 2023)

The inspiration for this biz