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Designer quilts

I have been making quilts for family and friends near and far for many years. Now they are available to you too! 

Original HBGB designs include: Rainbow Quilts, Crazy Alice, Seattle Quilts, Black and White Quilts, "Adorable Sloth," Frankenstein, Respect, and Alice in Wonderland. 

I'm now creating a line of quilted paintings inspired by the work of local artists! Stephanie Scott's work Brave (oil and gold leaf on canvas) inspired "Brave the Quilt" no. 1. Stand by for a new collaborative work in 2025!

Each quilt comes with a letter explaining its materials, where the fabrics were found, and the story behind the imagery.

Requests for custom-made quilts are also welcome.

For photos of all these gorgeous creations, see the HGBG Etsy site! 

Each of the blankets is unique, of course.

They are works of textile art in vibrant colors, images, and

imaginative symbols.  Backs are in cotton, flannel or velour.

THE RESPECT QUILT PROJECT

Inspired by the #Black Lives Matter movement, since September 2020 

I’ve been pouring some of my energies into making "Respect” quilts. Recipients include:  

Author-quilt genius Faith Ringgold, poet Nikki Giovanni, art historian Samantha Noël, Haitian historian Marlene Daut, essayist Kenneth A.

McClane, Jr., and the original inspiration for the project, Anyjah Perkins (former student, now a 5th grade teacher in South Bend, IN).

Respect quilts nos. 10  and 11 went to doctors, Michele Harper, M.D.,

author of The Beauty in Breaking, and Naima Joseph, M.D., former

student and now a distinguished OB-GYN in Boston. No. 12 was sold to

Patrick Carter via the Boys and Girls Club of King County, WA, during the October 2021 fundraiser.  No. 14 went out as a tribute to novelist

Tayari Jones (author of the wonderful An American Marriage).

"Respect" quilt no. 13, "Love and Memory" (right) is now available!

I presented No. 15 to Seattle cellist Gretchen Yanover during the West Seattle Art Hop (9/17/22), and No. 16 went out to the St Joseph County Boys

and Girls Club in South Bend, IN, for a future fundraiser. Respect Quilt no. 17 went out to my old pal and phenomenal woman, Dr. Peaches Henry,  currently a School Board candidate in Waco, TX.  Now RESPECT is available to you too!

QUILT PRICES

Prices vary according to size, intricacy of design, and materials; free shipping in the USA!

Original HGBG designs

Frankenstein (Small, 36" x 45") now on sale!  $299.99

SMALL (36" x 45" or so): $599.99

Crazy Alice, Seattle Quilts, and Adorable Sloth 

LARGE (54" x 77"): $799.99

All Star Seattle Quilt no. 4 

All Star Seattle Quilt no. 5  

Alice in Wonderland (57" x 79")

RESPECT QUILTS

Small quilt (horizontal wall-hanging, 57" x 37"): $599.99

Large quilt (54" x 76") : $799.99

(20% of proceeds will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America: 50/50, to clubs in King County, WA & Saint Joseph County, IN)

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BLACK AND WHITE

Black and White Quilt no. 3 (Queen size; 57" 79"): $799.99

Black and White Quilt no. 4 (Twin size): $599.99

Quilted paintings

"Brave the Quilt" (Queen size) may be commissioned for $999.99

An illustrated catalogue of our recent products and community activities is available here

HGBG NEWS:

​We had so much fun at the Queer Market at the Lumberyard Bar in White Center! We're making that our retail space this fall!

Honey Girl will be at the Queer Market:

- on Saturday, November 23, from 2-6pm

- on Saturday, December 14, from 2-6pm

https://www.thelumberyardbar.com/

All HGBG Quilts are sold exclusively at Seattle art fairs, the Queer Market in White Center, on-line via Etsy, and in-person via our West Seattle home workshop. Free shipping in the USA.

Custom quilts. Occasionally, we will accept custom jobs for clients with unique fabrics to commemorate (exception: no soccer jerseys).

Price includes in-person consultation and design creation

Small (42” x 62 ½”):  $1050 

Large (58" x 78"):  $1250

Custom orders will be created in consultation with clients, preferably in-person.  It takes four to eight weeks to create a quilt, and orders will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis.

With the recent surge of interest in custom-made quilts, clients will need to exercise patience; lead time may run from two to nine months.

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A BOOK & A QUILT:

Black and White Quilt no. 3, with 

The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende!  

SOLD! 

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A Quilted Painting!

Brave the Quilt and Brave by Stephanie Scott

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Seattle Cellist Gretchen Yanover (right), receives Respect Quilt no. 15 during the West Seattle Art Hop event in my yard! Honey Girl helped. 

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Play Win YOUR Quilt! It's fun!

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Here's the 2024 RHS scholarship winner, Aurora, with her special quilt (and me)! 

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The Williams family with their winning quilt at West Seattle Grounds café December 2023!

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Seattle Quilt, No. 3 (above),

loves the Seahawks!

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Respect Quilt no. 14 (left)

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Respect Wall hanging no 2 front Harlem T

Respect Quilt (small), no 3

"For Him", detail.

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Japanese Kimono silk quilts

nos. 2 and 3 sold in July 2023!

Alice in Wonderland (small) quilt, no. 4 

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The Great Chain of Quilts

(begun in fall 2016)

1.    November 10: Jean’s Quilt Day

2.    November 21: Doug and Ryan’s Quilt Day

3.    December 3: Joyce’s Quilt Day

4.    December 13: Laurent and Véronique’s Quilt Day

5.    January 13: Jayne’s Quilt Day

6.    February 7: Our Quilt Day

7.    February 26 : Andrea’s Quilt Day

8.    May 6: Garance’s Quilt Day

9.    July 5: Seannessy’s Quilt Day

10.   July 29: Dana’s Quilt Day

11.  September 29: Jane’s Quilt Day

12. December 15: The SPARK class’s Quilt Day, 2017, Saint Mary’s College, South  Bend, IN

13. July 22: Pam's Quilt Day

14. March 29: Baby Teddy's Quilt Day

15. May 30: Baby Olivia's Quilt Day

16. June 15: Baby Zoe's Quilt Day

17. August 14: Baby Tomas's Quilt Day

18. September 7: Baby Sofia's Quilt Day

19. January 4:  Meghan's Quilt Day (and wedding day)

20. August 25: Emma's Quilt Day

21. October 5: Anyjah's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 1)

22. October 20: Charlie & Ana's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 2)

23. December 5: Grace's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 4)

24. December 28: Faith's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 5)

25. January 12: Nikki's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 6)

26. March 3: Samantha's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 7)

27. March 10: Lauren's Quilt Day ("Japanese Kimono silk" quilt no. 1)

28. March 18: Marlene's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 8)

29. April 2: Ken's Quilt Day ("Respect" wall-hanging For the Guys, no. 1)

30. May 2: Elsabeth's Quilt Day ("RARE" quilt no. 1)

31. May 14: Leah's Quilt Day ("RARE" quilt no. 2)

32. May 27: Janice's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 9)

33. July 9: Baby Sylvie's Quilt Day (from "WIN YOUR QUILT" game, 6/10/21)

34. August 7: Michele's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 10)

35. August 24: Naïma's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 11)

36. September 9: Kevin's Quilt Day

37. October 19: Boys and Girls Club of King County, WA ("Respect" quilt no. 12, sold

     via auction to Patrick Carter)

38. November 5: Baby Luca's Quilt Day ("Adorable Sloth" quilt no. 1)

39. November 15: Alice's Quilt Day ("Adorable Sloth" quilt no. 2)

40. December 7: Roxann's Quilt Day (from "WIN YOUR QUILT" game, 11/20/21)

41. December 15: Sabrina's Quilt Day (Seattle Quilt no. 1, from "WIN YOUR QUILT" game, 12/04/21)

42. January 14: Tayari's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 14)

43. February 3: Karmen's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 3)

44. February 3: Bryan's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt small, "For Him")

45. April 29: Elroe's Quilt Day ("RARE" quilt no. 3)

46. May 8: Janet's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 1)

47. July 16: Gladys's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 2)

48. July 17: Lorena and Eduardo's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 3)

49. August 20: Sara's Quilt Day ("Alice in Wonderland" quilt no. 5)

50. September 17: Gretchen's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 15)

51. October 4: Duane's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 16, for the St Joseph

    County, IN Boys and Girls Club, via their COO Duane Wilson)

52. October 10: Eileen's Quilt Day ("Frankenstein" quilt no. 2)

53. October 23: Norman's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 1)

54. October 29: Jan's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 2)

55. November 24: Lindsey's Quilt Day (custom order)

56. December 19: Mindy's Quilt Day (custom order)

57. February 19: Kathy's Quilt Day ("Alice" no. 1, large)

58. February 27: Peaches' Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt no. 17)

59. June 9: Camila's Quilt Day (RARE quilt no. 4)

60. June 21: John and Becca's Quilt Day ("Alice in Wonderland" no. 4)

61. June 26: Yuena's Quilt Day (RARE quilt no. 5)

62. July 14: David's Quilt Day (Kimono Silk Quilt no. 2)

63. July 15: Donna's Quilt Day (Kimono Silk Quilt no. 3)

64. July 17: CJ's Quilt Day (Black and White Quilt no. 1)

65. September 4: Linda's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 3)

66. September 30: Anne's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 4)

67. December 2: The Williams Family Quilt Day (Win YOUR Quilt game winners)

68. January 24: Vicki's Quilt Day

69. March 13: Terri's Quilt Day (Black and White Quilt no. 2)

70. April 14: Stephanie's Quilt Day ("Brave" the Quilt, no. 1)

71. August 6: Sage's Quilt Day ("Alice in Wonderland" no. 6)

72. August 8: Aurora's Quilt Day (RARE quilt no. 6)

73. August 18: Lisa's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 5)

74. August 24: Brian's Quilt Day (Rainbow Quilt no. 1)

75. October 13: Chris's Quilt Day (Family quilt restoration no. 6)

76. October 28: Deborah's Quilt Day (Black and White Quilt no. 3)

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The "Frankenstein" quilts (above) tell tales of an amazing transformation, and the eternal chase that ensues... between the creature and his maker.

"Adorable Sloth" quilt, no. 3.   

See the light blue flower? It's from a vintage pillow case found at an elegant shop at "Les Puces," the famous flea market in Paris. 

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My SPARK classmates and me (fourth from left), with the quilt I made to commemorate our aspirations in 2017. We are gathered for an amazing dinner at my home on historic Riverside Drive in South Bend, Indiana--inspiration for A Spooky Tale of Spring, or How the Grumpy Mom Got her Cheer Back.

 

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