HeyJaredPelican Quilts
I hand stitch modern heirloom quilts made with natural linens and dyes. I write about how to quilt, how to get started, and describe my own creative process. I write what it means to be a human who quilts in the series "The Quilt on the Couch."
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Linen Review: My Favorite Linen for Quilting (opens the original)
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A couple of years ago, I needed to buy linen.For years I hadn’t really had to think about where my linen came from. I had a huge stash left over from an old business of wedding linens—something like 150 yards—and I slowly turned it into quilts. By the time I finally started running out, I had become very attached to that particular fabric.I thought I would never run out…but somehow I finally did.It felt like a milestone to realize that I had made that many quilts. I still have never calculated e
Pelican Quilts Journal - September 2026 (opens the original)
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The Shape of My PracticeI have been recovering from a busy summer, and it ended with a small surgery that I’m recovering from. Even though healing is a lot of effort, I enjoy the time to lounge around the house, think, and putz. One thing I have been thinking about a lot is the way my quilt practice has shaped up this last year. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KPSe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-medi
The Basic Shapes Behind Almost Every Quilt Block (opens the original)
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This is an introduction to the core shapes of quilt piecing. Once you know these shapes, you will be able to look at the majority of quilt blocks and break them down into their basic parts—giving you a better literacy of how quilt blocks are designed and constructed.<source type="image/
More Stitch Patterns for Hand Quilting (opens the original)
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Sketching on Tracing Paper<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1092" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kjdq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8949b110-523
Pelican Quilts Journal - August 2026 (opens the original)
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Design Research: Tatter Blue Library<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1941" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3a8R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbc
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