C.R. 822 Quilt Series

I am so excited to share this new series of quilt patterns designed to celebrate color and simplicity with a hint of modern nostalgia. Welcome to the C.R. 822 Quilt Series! Inspired by potholders created on a simple hand loom, these quilts follow that simple concept of ‘weaving’ colors together to create a multitude of familiar patterns.

Below we have information on each individual pattern, links to blog posts, links to the shop so you can buy your favorite or the bundle of all three, as well as the history behind these names and this series. Welcome, enjoy, and shop away!

Norma Jean

6 sizes: Baby, Lap, Throw, Large Throw, Queen, and King

Norma Jean just has one version but as one of the most classic designs you can make as a potholder, that’s truly all you need. The baby size uses 3 colors and we add a color to get to the next size up. Lap uses 4, Throw uses 5, and so on. It is an excellent opportunity to showcase those colors and how they interact with each other.

Patsy

Two Versions: The full rainbow that features 10 colors in addition to the two background colors, and a half-rainbow version that features 5 colors. We have a Patsy blog post with more details on these versions and samples!
6 Sizes: Baby, Throw, Large Throw, Twin, Queen, and King

Peggy

6 sizes: Baby, Lap, Throw, Twin, Queen, and King
3 versions: The original inspiration is the 3 color version which calls for 3 colors in addition to the background fabric. The multi-color version repeats each color 3 times so the number of colors needed changes with each quilt. Finally a rainbow version where each strip of colors changes. So fun! Visit our Peggy blog post here!

The Inspiration
While spending one weekend afternoon with my 5 favorite quilty friends (where we were making - you guessed it - cookies!) our lovely hostess gifted us each a potholder. She had made them like I used to make them when I was a kid; on a handheld square loom with pegs and using cotton loops of various colors. She had such a variety and we each took one home in a color scheme and style that fit us perfectly. Once home I purchased my own loom and my kids and I went crazy making potholders. It was so fun, joyful, and nostalgic. I decided this was a style I wanted to explore as my next quilt patterns and thus, a series was born!

The Names

You can find County Road 822 in Bollinger County, a region of southeast Missouri that is filled with rocky soil, creek bluffs, and good people. I spent my early childhood on that gravel road in a house my parents and neighbors built just a half mile from the house in which my father was born. When I think of this road, I simultaneously have visions of how it was when I was growing up, how it is now, and how it must have been when my father was a child. These three quilts are named after my father’s three older sisters - Jean, Peggy, and Patsy. They were raised on the farm on C.R. 822 and each embodied a different piece of what you probably imagine women from the 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s in rural Missouri might be like. They have all since passed and these three quilt patterns are my tribute to our shared childhoods a generation apart.

I hope you enjoy these patterns - they are fun and meditative to make and can work in any room for any person. We look forward to seeing your version of your favorite one!