note: This is the third and final segment of a 3-part blog post about a group of quilts I made for a family in Alaska. Please read Parts 1&2 for the back story.

Part 3 features the wall quilts I made for Bhree’s two cousins.

During the process of making the five larger quilts, I made sure to set aside a group of Clyde’s ties and Margaret’s scarves for these two smaller quilts. The silkiness and patterning of the fabrics were a great compliment to each other.

I began with Brian’s quilt.

This large, ivory scarf became the predominant ground color.

The pinks and browns played well against each other.

The diagonal stripes of the ties created some great visual opportunities in the SQUARES quilt pattern.

Completely coincidentally, I was cutting apart one of the scarves and noticed the print mirrored the same pyramid pattern of the quilt.

Something about the pre-sewn layout is really beautiful with all of the fluctuating edges.

Here is the finished quilt and a detail.

Next came Shelby’s quilt where the squares were larger and more like little window panes.

Again, it was a lot of fun playing with the tie stripes and “framing” the flowers from Margaret’s scarves.

Here is the finished quilt with a detail.

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Bhree for entrusting me with her family’s precious keepsakes. Transforming them into these quilts was a tremendous joy.