Seattle's own
Honey Girl Books & Gifts
est. 2018
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: Wizard of Oz, 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.
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.
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
SMALL (36" x 45" or so): $650
Wizard of Oz, Rainbow Quilt, Alice in Wonderland crazy quilt, Seattle Quilts, Frankenstein and Adorable Sloth
LARGE (54" x 77"): $850
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"): $650
Large quilt (54" x 76") : $850
(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)
BLACK AND WHITE
Black and White Quilt (Queen size; 57"x 79"): $850
Black and White Quilt no. 4 or no. 5 (Twin size): $650
Quilted paintings
"Brave the Quilt" (Queen size) may be commissioned for $1,000
HGBG NEWS:
We had so much fun at the Queer Market at the Lumberyard Bar in White Center! We're making that our regular retail space!
Honey Girl will next be at the Queer Market:
- on Saturday, April 26, from 2-6pm
https://www.thelumberyardbar.com/
Other news: Just got accepted for the Alki Art Fair, July 18-20, 2025!
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.
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.
A BOOK & A QUILT:
Black and White Quilt no. 5, with
The Wanderer by Peter Van Den Ende!
Now available!
A Quilted Painting!
Brave the Quilt and Brave by Stephanie Scott
Seattle Cellist Gretchen Yanover (right), receives Respect Quilt no. 15 during the West Seattle Art Hop event in my yard! Honey Girl helped.
Get the feeling we're not in Kansas any more?
Escape to Oz with a Quilt and the Book!
This gorgeous Rainbow quilt doubles as a PRIDE flag!
Seattle Quilt, No. 3 (above),
loves the PNW!
Respect Quilt no. 14 (left)
Respect Quilt (small), no 3
"For Him", detail.
Japanese Kimono silk quilts
nos. 2 and 3 sold in July 2023!
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)
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)
77. December 8: Gus's Quilt Day (Win YOUR Quilt game winner)
78. February 19: Mimi's Quilt Day ("Alice in Wonderland" no. 7)
79. March 22: Clay's Quilt Day (custom-made Folklife Quilt)
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.