The palette and design of this quilt were inspired by the children’s book Miss Rumphius. All the colors were hand dyed by me here on the farm and came from natural plant dyes and minerals. These are colors of the sea, and meadows and patches of blooming lupines. I also incorporated some vintage calicos from my own grandmothers collection.

From the story:

In the evening Alice sat on her grandfather’s knee and listened to his stories of faraway places. When he had finished Alice would say, “When I grow up, I too will go to faraway places, and when I grow old, I too will live beside the sea.” That is all very well, little Alice,” said her grandfather, “but there is a third thing you must do.” What is that? asked Alice.

“You must do something to make the world more beautiful,” said her grandfather.

The fibers in this piece are organically grown cottons and linens. This special quilt was machine pieced and intricately hand quilted in an allover pattern. The batting is also organic cotton.

Measures approximately: 38” x 47” crib size or wall art