Wallowa Pattern Release

Photography by Amy Wennerlind

I spent much of my childhood and young adulthood enjoying the Wallowa Mountains and exploring the Eagle Cap wilderness. I had so many formative experiences there, and it’s such a special place to me. When I designed this quilt, I couldn’t quite put my finger on what it was about it that reminded so much about my time in the Wallowas, but…. it did! So meet the Wallowa Quilt.

This quilt comes together so quickly, it’s definitely a weekend finish! I knew Warp and Weft would be the perfect fabric collection for this quilt - it gives it a gorgeous drape. With peppered cotton from Great Heron Thread Co as a backing, it might be one of the softest and cuddliest quilts I own!

And have you seen the fantastic quilting? Debbie of Sweet Little Quilts worked her magic again, and came up with the most fantastic design. Warp and Weft fabrics are a bit slippery and stretchy, and I wanted to make sure I sent this quilt to someone who could keep it straight and even.

The Wallowa Quilt was one of my first quilts to get the special treatment from Amy Garro of the Quilt Photography Company - her flatlays and details shots are just fantastic!

The photoshoot for this quilt took place under unusual circumstances… it almost didn’t happen because the wildfires were so close to Portland. The morning it was originally scheduled to take place we woke up to a red sky and an orange glow. When we finally we able to do it, the air quality was so bad that we were wearing masks for both COVID and wildfire reasons (don’t worry, I had an N95 under there!). It was so surreal that we decided we needed a photo to commemorate the event.