String Quilting & Family: Making a Commissioned Custom Quilt from Childhood Clothes

Commissioned

An antique quilt dealer I often repair for introduced me to a friend who was interested in turning a bag of clothing— childhood clothes her mother sewed her— into a quilt. She wanted something like a crazy quilt, with dark deep tones, and the quilt would sit on top of a family heirloom four-post bed. Over time, a friendship blossomed and more projects followed…

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