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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 designs include: "The Seattle Quilt," and the new "All Star Seattle Quilt", "Adorable Sloth," Frankenstein, "A European Childhood," and Alice in Wonderland. Three quilts made of Japanese Kimono silk came to life in spring 2020, and the "Respect" series followed in summer 2020.
Each quilt comes with a letter explaining its materials: where the fabrics were found, what the symbols mean, how a little story can be read in the patterns of color and image. The letter aims to share a bit of its spirit, to create a connection with the next owner.
Requests for custom-made quilts are also welcome.
For photos of all these gorgeous creations, see the HGBG Etsy site!
Each of the light- to mid-weight blankets is unique, of course. They are works of textile art in vibrant color, images, and imaginative symbols. Backs are in cotton or flannel.
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!
Nos. 15 and 16 are now underway. No. 15 is a tribute to Seattle cellist
Gretchen Yanover, and No. 16 will go out to the St Joseph County Boys and Girls Club in South Bend, IN, for a future fundraiser.
QUILT PRICES
Prices vary according to size, design, and materials:
Custom quilts
(price includes in-person consultation and design creation)
Small (36" x 45"): $449.99
Large (54" x 77"): $549.99
Original HGBG designs
"Seattle Quilt," "Adorable Sloth, "A European Childhood," Frankenstein, and Alice in Wonderland (small) (36" x 45"): $399.99
Alice in Wonderland (large) (48" x 75") : $499.99
"All Star Seattle Quilt" (54" x 77") $499.99
no. 2 (olive green border/black back) or no. 3 (gold border / purple
back): (48" x 75"): $499.99
"Respect" quilts:
Small size quilt (57" x 37"): $449.99
Full-size quilt (54" x 76") : $549.99
(includes $100 donation to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America: 50/50,
to my two hometown clubs, King County, WA & Saint Joseph County, IN)
Custom orders will be created in consultation with clients, preferably in-person. Consultations may be arranged by Zoom, postal letter, or email that includes a detailed explanation of the person or people to be honored, sent to juliawsea@gmail.com. It takes about one month to create a quilt, and orders will be processed on a first-come-first-serve basis.
With the recent surge of interest in custom-made quilts, clients will need
to exercise patience; lead time may run from one to six months.
The illustrated catalog of our first exhibit, "A Life in Quilts, ca. 1979 - 2019"
(held on Vashon Island, WA) is available on academia.edu.
HGBG NEWS:
- We were thrilled to be a vendor at the July 15-17, 2022 West Seattle Summerfest, held in the Junction on California Avenue SW!
That was so much fun, we plan to do it again next year.
- "Dreaming in Quilts," our June 2021 exhibit, was a hit! Thank you, West Seattle Grounds coffee shop!
All HGBG Quilts are sold exclusively on-line via Etsy, at local art fairs,
or in-person at our West Seattle home workshop.
Email for SEA delivery: juliawsea@gmail.com
Seattle Quilt no. 2 (above) celebrates West Seattle!
Respect quilt no. 13,
"Love and Memory"
Seattle Quilt, No. 3 (above),
loves the Seahawks!
Respect Quilt no. 14 (left)
Respect Quilt (small), no 3
"For Him", detail.
Japanese Kimono silk quilts
no. 2 (olive)
and no. 3 (gold)
Alice in Wonderland (small) quilt, no. 4
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) and Bryan's Quilt Day ("Respect" quilt small, "For Him")
44. April 29: Elroe's Quilt Day ("RARE" quilt no. 3)
45. May 8: Janet's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 1)
46. July 16: Gladys's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 2)
47. July 17: Lorena and Eduardo's Quilt Day ("All Star Seattle Quilt" no. 3)
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.
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.