Scottish Cross

My brother Brandt served a mission in Scotland. While he was there he sent home several boxes of Tartan scraps. We didn't know what to do with them, but when I saw the Scottish Cross quilt pattern I knew I had to make it. This quilt is 100% wool, and because it frays like crazy, was the most challenging to work with.

Historically, the Scottish Cross was a quilt pattern used throughout Scotland by royalty and peasants alike. It's a great pattern because it allows you to highlight the intricacies of the Tartan in the foreground with a subtle cross in the background.

Red Flowers

I love this quilt because it looks very hard and intricate, but it's actually really easy to piece together. I made one for my Grandma and Grandpa Cook and one for Christian's Grandma Glenna and Grandpa Gus for Christmas a few years back. Since then my Grandpa Cook and Christian's Grandma Glenna have both passed away. This quilt reminds me of them.

Bug Jars

This quilt was designed for my friend's baby nephew. She asked me to help her put something together that would be different and cute for a baby. She picked the fabric and I modified my Bottled Roosters pattern to make the jar tall like a mason jar.

Bottled Roosters

My friend Nicole inspired this quilt design. I was shopping at a fabric store and saw a pattern on how to make baby jar quilts. It consisted of small squares and triangles cut out of fruit and vegetable print fabric. When placed together it looked like small jars of baby food on a shelf. It was really cute, but I didn't want to buy the pattern. I went home and drew out a similar pattern and then brought it up to scale. At the time my friend had purchased her first home and had decorated with some cool funky rooster lamps. I put the two together, and came up with Bottled Roosters.

Purple and Green Log Cabin

I loved putting together the crazy green and striped patterns. I gave this quilt to my sister-in-law Melissa one year for Christmas. Her favorite color is green, and I think purple is the perfect compliment.

Log Cabin Americana

My sister Dory was the inspiration for this Log Cabin quilt design. She has always been into American history and had just finished reading a book about John Adams at the time.