Our indigo quilt story

Our indigo quilt story Do you love indigo? Well so do we, so we're creating an indigo color textile, a large bed quilt. (This page was founded and released 10/15/2016.)

Our indigo quilt story began with Lauren and I visiting the Seattle Asian Art Museum's "Mood Indigo" textile exhibit in 2016. It was memorable and inspiring. There were textiles from Japan, Indonesia, Africa, India, and America among the most prevalent. The forms included kimono, quilts, weaving, coverlets, wrapping cloths, a screen, and some other clothing. There was an entire room devoted to kim

ono, and it was outstanding. The entire exhibit was so inspiring that as we were leaving, Lauren asked if I would make her an indigo bed cover. Well, I had only recently finished a pumpkin/clay-colored duvet cover, 83" square, with matching pillow shams. So, I admit, I had to think it over before I answered her with an enthusiastic YES. Then, I thought, wouldn't it be fun to work on a quilt together? And so I posed that question, and she agreed it would be fun. And so our story began...

02/03/2026

Good morning! I created this page to document the process that my daughter and I are working through to create an indigo quilt. It’s a creative journey that began in 2016. Now, almost 10 years later, Lauren is in the process of hand quilting it.

In response to a post asking if this quilt is for sale, thank you for asking, but this quilt is not for sale. I do hope you’re inspired to create your own unique quilted masterpiece!

10/29/2025

It’s been a while since I’ve posted, but hope we get some quality quilting time soon!

Lauren and I worked on piecing the kimono strips for the quilt back. Despite Coronavirus, we met and worked together to...
11/20/2020

Lauren and I worked on piecing the kimono strips for the quilt back. Despite Coronavirus, we met and worked together to create what we believe is a solid design, appropriate for the back. It took a lot of discussion, but we're satisfied with the design result. The strong diagonals echo the diagonals on the front. And the two kimonos that Lauren purchased from Kyoto Arts and Antiques in the fall-2019 are very similar in hue and saturation. So we ultimately felt that alternating the 14" fabric strips provided some design continuity, adding to the strength.

6 of 8 rows sewn together on Lauren’s quilt. I finished seeing the other two rows together by hand. So now, there’s only...
01/19/2020

6 of 8 rows sewn together on Lauren’s quilt. I finished seeing the other two rows together by hand. So now, there’s only one more long seam to go to finish the top!

Today we're working on creating a batt for our quilt. I had to work like crazy to pick a huge volume of alpaca on my de...
11/18/2019

Today we're working on creating a batt for our quilt. I had to work like crazy to pick a huge volume of alpaca on my deck before the cold weather sets in and it gets too cold to work outside. Anyway, too cold for me!

October 19, 2019
11/18/2019

October 19, 2019

We made a lot of progress: the quilt top is more than 1/2-way sewn together!
07/14/2019

We made a lot of progress: the quilt top is more than 1/2-way sewn together!

Our monthly quilting get-together
07/14/2019

Our monthly quilting get-together

Here are the two blocks we finished in January. Love them!
02/03/2019

Here are the two blocks we finished in January. Love them!

02/03/2019
02/03/2019

Lauren and I each finished one block in January. Two down and just one more to go!!

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