Summer 2007 :: Black and White Log Cabin

During a summer house-sitting gig after I graduated, I collected some interesting black and white fabrics and made my first log cabin quilt. I wanted to make something with a lot of pieces so that i could slow myself down a bit and enjoy the process. I really love the color effects that you can get with the simple geometry of this pattern.

Winter 2007 :: The Quilting Saga Begins

I took a course in Winter 2007 (during my last year at Stanford) that required each of us to choose a 'term project' to change something specific about our own lives. I chose to push myself to sew a quilt while I was taking a very challenging ME course.

Fortunately, Scott and I had a friend that had recently had a baby, so I got to make a quilt for her! I've always loved working on design and craft projects, and it is always more fun to make things FOR someone specific. It felt so good to finish this quilt, and it was the starting point for me to start working on more quilts and projects like this one.

When our friends had their second baby, he got to enjoy the quilt too!