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QUILTS
based in my brain and from pre-prepared patterns. all machine pieced, unless otherwise noted.
may block studies (2026); quilting cotton naturally dyedwith osage, black walnut, cutch, madder, knotweed, and goldenrod
using up all my damn scraps and doing some color play. all machine pieced and hand stitched. varying sizes.
gettin’ a hand on the future (2026); commercial quilting cotton solids, quilting cottons naturally dyed with osage, black walnut, cutch, madder, and goldenrod
based on a painting. hand quilted with a mixture of machine and hand applique techniques.
Zack’s Dresden (2026); quilting cotton, naturally dyed with cutch, osage, madder, and knotweed
first forray into naturally dyeing things in my kitchen, using a combination of dye techniques and modifiers. machine pieced, hand appliqued and quilted; roughly 15” square.
SEETHING (2025); quilting cotton, digital print on fabric
the center panel is a digital print of my SEETHING plant piece. machine pieced, hand quilted. roughly 12” square.
KING’S HAND (2025); quilting cotton, digital print on fabric
the center panels are digital prints of my KING’S HAND piece. the borders are machine pieced, the centers are hand quilted.
posies (2025); quilting cotton + bedsheet; Poppin Posies pattern by Maude of The Retro Quilter
couldn’t resist those 16-patch blocks...
sorry, i forgot (2024-2025); quilting cotton
initially intended to be a gift for a friend, but i forgot about it for a year. machine quilted.
friendship cabin (2025); quilting cotton
based on a prompt from a friend: “a thing you love about your childhood self that you feel slightly distant from and maybe want to reconnect with”.
as a kid i used to love having people over and hosting movie nights with friends. things happened as i grew up, and i stopped wanting people in my house. to this day i’m still uncomfortable with having more than one person over at a time (my current record is 3 people). i don’t particularly miss hosting, but there’s a bit of melencholy thinking about how that changed. it’s okay, though-- i’d rather go to my friends’ houses to eat their food and fall asleep on their couches.
this is a log cabin block; i replaced the traditional center square (which represents the “hearth” of the home) with a friendship star. i fussycut the floral design to be the very center; i want there to be meaning in that, but maybe i just thought it was cute. machine quilted.
Kit block (2025); quilting cotton
practicing drafting my own blocks + yardage. hand quilted. based on a painting of Kit Kitterson from my comic, YINZ CITY.
futon quilt (2025); quilting cotton + bedsheet
Ruby Star Society layercake, thrifted sashing and backing, scrappy binding. machine quilted.
untitled (2024); quilting cotton
sewn for a class i took with Julie Zaichuk-Ryan at the local shop, Cut & Sew Studio. i don’t actually title my quilts for real, so maybe this is the most authentic presentation.
Buying Fabric Online at 3AM Cuz I’m Sad (2024); quilting cotton, mystery thrifted cotton
hand quilted. title says it all.
Zack’s Quilt (2023); quilting cotton; Broadcast pattern by Brigit Gail
i’m gonna say this straight and tell you right away that i was a fucking lunatic for attempting this one as a quilter who had never worked with this many curves.
made for my brother, who gave me free reign with no input whatsoever. colors as based on a Goosebumpbs comforter from the 90s.
COLUMBO (2022);
flannel, linen, cat hair
improv quilt that i only worked on while watching episodes of Columbo when my roommate was out of town.
PRODIGAL SON (2021); quilting cotton; Radiowaves pattern by Casey of Wellspring Designs
i love this pattern, but i fought with the colors for weeks and ended up frustrated with the final result. titled PRODIGAL SON because i put it aside for months after finishing it, and then ended up loving it when i rediscovered it.
FALLING LEAVES, alt title: CUTTING FABRIC FOR THIS PIECE OF SHIT TOOK TOO LONG (2021); quilting cotton
from a Robert Kaufman pattern. just because it says “beginner friendly” doesn’t mean you won’t have to cut out 600 1” wide strips of fabric.
LOVE U MOM (2020); bedsheets, fabric scraps
a patchwork quilt for my mama :)