Jill's Quilts

Jill made this for Amy Cooper, a good friend of Harry’s from Branson High School. The Coopers lived down the street from us in Belvedere and both Harry and Krista carpooled with Amy to school.

Design: Nine-patch, hand quilted.

We lived in Japan from 1986-1989. Jill collected a lot of beautiful silk kimono and yakata fabrics and made this quilt with them, which hung in our living room in Belvedere.

Jill made this quilt for her mum, Constance Pettit, “Connie”. Connie used this quilt to stay warm while she watched cricket on television in her unit in Brisbane, Australia.

This quilt was made for Tom Otten of Bega, New South Wales, who was born in September, 1992. Tom’s parents are Caroline (Jill’s niece) and Jeff Otten and his grandparents are David Pettit (Jill’s oldest brother) and Jean.

Design: Nine-patch, hand-quilted.

Jill made this for her beloved Auntie Edna who lived in West Wyalong, Australia, the town that Jill grew up in.

Jill made this in Belvedere for Jenny Vander Els of New York City, who was born in April, 1995. Jenny’s parents are Christine (Charlie’s cousin’s daughter) and NIck Vander Els. Jenny’s grandparents are Theodore (Charlie’s cousin) and Helen “Pappy” Stavropolous. Jenny’s sister is Kate Sophia.

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Jill made this quilt for Krista’s 8th Grade Class Fundraiser Auction. She got all the girls in the class to send her their signature and then embroidered each girl’s signature on a square, see Krista and her friend Katie’s signature in detail. This quilt now hangs in the Alumnae Room at The Hamlin School in San Francisco.

Jill made this for Alexandra Goodenough Gordon, the lovely daughter of her cousin Pete Gordon and Rhonda Goodenough. Rhonda picked out the pattern and the colors.

Pattern: Shoefly, hand-quilted

Jill made this quilt for her friend Herbert Wagner’s house in Nantucket, as a thank you for hosting us there in the Summer of 1995.

This quilt was made for Jill as a “sayonara” gift by her quilt group in Tokyo. Each member of the group made a different square.

We need info on this quilt!

We need info on this quilt!

Jill made this quilt out of fabrics from Provence, France.

Jill made this for Krista. Every square is different. Take note of the house with Bubba the cat in the window, the Halloween house, the July 4th house and the Christmas house.

Pattern: Freddy Moran house pattern, machine-quilted.

Jill made this quilt in 1997 for Kate Sophia Otten of Bega, New South Wales, Australia who was born in May, 1996. Kate is the daughter of Caroline and Jeffrey Otten, the grand-daughter of David Pettit (Jill’s brother) and Jean Pettit, and the sister of Tom Otten (born on 9/10/92).

Jill made this for Eleni Nicole Vanderels of New York City who was born in January, 1997. Eleni is the daughter of Nick and Christine Vanderels, the grand-daughter of Theodore (Charlie’s mom’s cousin) and Helen “Pappy” Stavropolous, and sister to Jennifer.

Jill made this quilt for Justin Heyman, Krista’s good friend from the University of Pennsylvania. When Jill visited Penn their sophomore year, Justin jokingly commented that he’d love to have a quilt. Jill took note and made this quilt for Justin for his graduation from Penn in 2004. He now lives in D.C. with his wife, Stacey!

Jill made this for the birth of Graham Gooding, our next door neighbor in Belvedere.

Jill and Andy Johnson, her friend from her quilting group, made this for their friend Barbara Lewis as a friendship quilt when Barbara moved to Kansas City in 1995. It has the signatures of their friends embroidered on the squares.

Jill repaired some of the pieces of this antique quilt of Katie Swinerton’s (now Rinderknecht), Krista’s childhood friend, and then hand-quilted it.

Jill made this for the family for the poolhouse. It is made with fabrics designed by Kaffe Fassett.

Jill made this flannel quilt for Harry. It now keeps him warm while he’s watching soccer on TV during the winter in his apartment in Annapolis, Maryland.

Jill made this for Harry.

Jill made this quilt for Harry, which now covers his bed in Annapolis, Maryland.

Pattern: Jacob’s Ladder.

Jill made this for Audrey Brenda Rees-Connelly who was born in April 2017. Audrey is the daughter of David Rees (Charlie’s nephew) and Sue Connelly who all live in Glasgow, Scotland.

Jill made this for her friend’s grandson.

Jill made this Amish-inspired nine-patch for Krista’s friend, Marisol García González and her husband Juan Ignacio Alarcon for the occasion of their wedding. Marisol is a friend from Krista’s Masters program, a co-founder of their startup in Chile. Krista and Marisol lived together in both London and Chile.

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For Elena, Clara’s daughter?

Jill made this quilt for Alice ________, the daughter of Ana Isabel Ramos, aka Billy, and Paulo. Billy is the sister of Krista’s friend Guida from her Masters program, but Jill and Billy have bonded over the years on their own over knitting and quilting. Billy has a design and illustration studio and runs an embroidery club out of her home in Lisbon, Portugal.

Jill made this for Micah Malin, the son of Krista’s dear friend from high school, Jordan Malin and Benjamin Blum who live in San Anselmo, California.

We need a photo of the front and back of finished quilt!

This is a baby quilt Jill made for Wolfgang Swinerton Rinderknecht, the son of Katie (Swinerton) Rinderknecht and Karl Rinderknecht. Krista went to The Hamlin School with Katie and lived with Katie and Karl for a few years in Russian Hill in San Francisco.

Jill made this quilt for Olivia Goodenough Gordon, the adorable daughter of Pete Gordon (Jill’s first cousin) and Rhonda Goodenough, who all live in Sydney, Australia.

Jill made this baby quilt for Luka Swinerton Rinderknecht. Luka is the son of Katie (Krista’s friend from Hamlin) and Karl Rinderknecht who live in Silver Lake in Los Angeles, California.

Jill made this baby quilt for Anya Wong, the grand-daughter of her friends and neighbors in Yountville, Barbara and Dick Allen. Anya is the daughter of Jennifer and Gilbert Wong.

Jill made this baby quilt for Oliver Marar, the grandson of her quilting group friend, Andy Johnson. Oliver is the son of Kim (Johnson) Marar and Devon Marar and they live in Belmont, California.

Jill made this for Krista for her graduation from college at University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Each muslin square has a hand-quilted wreath design and the border has a beautifully hand-quilted braid.

Pattern: nine-patch, hand-quilted.

Jill made this flannel quilt for Harry, which he now uses at his condo in Annapolis, Maryland.

This quilt was made for Cole Johnson, the baby of Greg Johnson who is the son of Jill’s quilting friend, Andy Johnson.

We need a finished quilt photo!

We need info on this quilt!

Pattern: Churn Dash, machine-quilted

We need info on this quilt!

We need info on this quilt!

Pattern: nine-patch, machine-quilted.

Jill made this in ___. It’s now used in the family pool house in Yountville.