Subway Tile Quilts

Probably about 12-15 years ago an episode of This Old House turned on the light bulb in my brain. The house was a deconsecrated church in San Francisco converted to a home. For the kitchen backsplash the homeowners selected a simple, white subway tile laid in a running bond pattern.

Light bulb.

I realized that would be an easy yet contemporary quilt pattern to use with bright or dramatic fabrics. Truly, this is such a simple pattern but after many, many quilts I still enjoy the results achieved.

Below are some photos of three quilts I made before Christmas. I selected the fabrics and pieced the tops. My Mom quilted the layers together. Then I finished the hand binding. We make a great team.

The first two quilts I made as Hannukah gifts for the little girls in Mr. A's sponsor family. I chose different feature fabrics for each girl but made sure they worked together so I could use the same coordinating fabrics. I also embroidered their names on the tops before they were quilted.

The third quilt is a baby quilt for a friend who is expecting her second child, a girl in a few weeks. Sorry the pictures turned out crummy but I already gave the quilt and can't re-take the pics. The fabrics are non-traditional but really, they work extremely well.

I was very excited to make this quilt. For one reason because it is not a typical baby quilt. Mostly because I made a quilt for the big brother three years ago. I will ALWAYS remember his birthday because he was born on the day of my back surgery. Even though it wasn't the first thing my husband said to me, the first thing I remember hearing when I woke up was,

"Amy had her baby."

I smiled (at least I think I did) because the birth of a baby is a wonderful and happy occasion.

Next up... Soon I'll start on quilts for three babies. One each due in May, June, and July. So far two of the babies are girls!