Tamiko Design Quilts
A quilt holds more than warmth. It can hold a journey, a memory, a family, a place once called home.
Tamiko Design Quilts creates one-of-a-kind, memory-based quilted artworks. Each piece begins with your story which is then translated through color, fabric, and pattern.
About
I came to quilting through design, art, and storytelling.
After visiting the Houston Quilt Show in 2018, I was struck by how much quilting could be. The work on display went far beyond the traditional quilts I knew — it was bold, personal, graphic, expressive, and deeply artistic. I left inspired to begin making my own.
During Covid, I made my first lap quilt, then queen-sized quilts for my two boys and one for my own bed. What began as a way to learn the craft slowly became another form of visual communication: a way to combine memory, place, color, composition, and care.
A Readers’ Challenge from Quilting Arts Magazine inspired my first memory quilt, Thread Journey, which traced my family's immigration timeline across three generations. I was honored when the piece was selected and included in the Winter 2022 issue of the magazine.
Tamiko Design Quilts is an extension of my design practice. Through TamikoDesign, I have spent years creating thoughtful graphic communication for print, interactive, and branding projects. With quilts, I bring that same attention to concept, composition, and detail into a more tactile form — creating textile pieces that are personal and meaningful.
Order
The offerings below are a starting point. Each piece is made individually, and the final artwork will vary depending on the story, size, materials, and level of complexity.
Starting at €450
A custom quilted wall piece celebrating up to three meaningful parts of your life. These people, locations, pets, or other memories will be translated into an abstract textile composition using fabric, stitching, and symbolic details.
Great for: weddings, housewarmings, expats, couples, graduations, and meaningful life chapters.
Starting at €650
A quilted textile artwork inspired by family history, movement, and memory. Birthplaces, migrations, homes, names, and meaningful symbols are layered into a stitched visual story.
Great for: anniversaries, milestone birthdays, heritage projects, grandparents, and multi-country family histories.
Starting at €1,000
A fully custom quilted artwork designed for deeper stories, larger pieces, or special commissions. Personal fabrics, garments, maps, dates, handwriting, colors, and symbolic details are thoughtfully combined into a one-of-a-kind textile piece.
Great for: memorials, weddings, anniversaries, heirloom gifts, and larger custom artworks.
How it works
Send a short note about the person, place, memory, or idea you would like the quilt to hold. You do not need to have everything figured out before getting in touch.
We will discuss the offering, size, colors, timeline, and any meaningful details you would like included. For larger custom pieces, I will provide a simple written quote and design direction before work begins.
Once the direction is approved and the deposit is paid, I begin creating the quilted artwork. Progress will be shared during the process. Depending on the project scope, this process will take at least 4 weeks to complete.
Your piece is finished with a hanging sleeve and label on the back. Shipping or local pickup can be arranged.
Contact
Interested in a quilted wall piece, family lineage quilt, or custom memory artwork? Send a note with a few details and I’ll get back to you about possibilities, timing, and pricing.
Email: quilts [at] tamikodesign [dot] com