Hand Stitched Patchwork Commissions

Personalised patchwork commissions are always welcome.

Lisa's quilts use snippets of fabric that are distinctly personal to the quilt's recipient to create a heirloom piece as a memento of a special event or memorable time in your life.

All personalised patchwork quilts are hand finished stitched to the highest standard by Lisa Watson.

If you would like to have a unique patchwork quilt made, contact Lisa today to discuss your ideas.

Lisa will work with you to design a memory quilt to the size & style that fits you & your home.

Your memory quilt will be truly unique to you, hand finished and stitched to last so to become an heirloom piece.
A quilt 200cm by 150cm with a design that isn’t too complex will take on average 20 to 25 hours to sew and will cost around £500 to £550.
A quilt commission will take up to maximum 6-8 weeks to stitch from the mutually agreed stitching starting date.

Taking inspiration from my original Quilted Shirt Quilts, I have reintroduced my designs for concentric and geometric quilting patterns and added a new vermicelli pattern too! (all stitched for me on a long arm quilter by Dastardly Line) These quilted patterns can be used for your Bespoke Quilt, or you can choose from the many quilted patterns available.

Bespoke Patchwork Jacket Made to Order

By Lisa Watson (that’s Me!) can stitch you a bespoke patchwork jacket using your stash of fabrics. Or, I can also source fabrics for your jacket if you wish me to? An added option is to have your patchwork jacket interlined with organic batting I use in my quilts and quilted too! I have adapted a Clothkits reversible boxy jacket pattern which can be stitched in size 8 to size 18. Just Contact Lisa to discuss your bespoke patchwork jacket, or visit my Patchwork Quilt Shop for additional details.

An 80th birthday celebratory quilt for Rachel:

Quilted Quilts

Tom, who lives and works in Tokyo, wished me to stitch a birthday quilt for his ma, that combined his Japanese family and his mother's family life and personal design aesthetics. The resulting patchwork quilt includes: Japanese, Welsh, Indian and Made in GB fabrics in a pinwheel patchwork within a grid design. Making these patterns and colours work together was off course a challenge, but they do harmonise. Having this quilt long arm quilted with a rosemary motif (primarily associated with remembrance, love, fidelity and eternal life) by the talented Deborah from Dastardly Line, also brought harmony to this truly bespoke and unique patchwork commission for Rachel:

Finishing off Annie's quilt for her daughter:

Richard asked me to complete Annie's graphic and beautifully handstitched patchwork quilt, so he could give it to his daughter as Annie had intended. I wished to ensure that it was clear which was Annie's stitching, so simply machine quilted around the (tree of life?) patchwork blocks that Annie had not hand quilted and then edged and finished the quilt, adding an embroidered message, as Annie always did:

A naval themed quilt as a gift for Tiya's ma:

Tiya sent me an image of a beautiful patchwork quilt that her mother has stitched, which was auctioned for charity. Tiya asked me to take inspiration from the quilt pic she sent me and stitch a new quilt for her mother, that was similar, but not an exact copy of the original. And here it is:

A new quilt for Sally, using silk fabric brought on a trip to India:

Sally wished me to create a silk quilt using some beautiful fabrics brought whilst on a trip to India. Stitching with silk has its challenges, but by keeping the design straightforward and taking the time to join and stitch the pieces together, Sally's quilt is exactly as she envisaged:

A beautifully embroidered 40th birthday celebratory quilt:

Lexi got in touch asking me to use her exquisite embroidered patches to create a patchwork quilt for her partner. Such a delight to stitch this quilt for Lexi and have it completed in time for the birthday bash. I cannot imagine how delighted Lexi's partner will be on receiving this lovely gift and wholly unique patchwork quilt.

Lisa did a perfect job creating a quilt for my partner's 40th birthday. I simply handed over some embroideries to her and she turned it into a flawless quilt.. magic! She was extremely straight forward to communicate with and worked to my extremely tight deadline, advising me with her expertise in fabrics and style. Thanks so much Lisa for creating something that will be forever treasured.

Two silk Dresden Plate Patchwork Cushions for Jacquie:

Stitched from Jacquie's husbands silk ties, these Dresden Plate Cushions are a colour pop of pattern:

This Aussie Star Quilt is a beaut and was a joy to finish:

A fellow maker: Lisa from Knit&Co asked me to finish this gorgeous star quilt for a friend of hers. This quilt top was stitched in Australia by Lisa's friends mother and came back with her when her mother had sadly passed. The quilt top has been waiting to be finished into a quilt for a while, so I was pleased to be asked, as this star quilt has been beautifully stitched and was a joy to finally finish into a quilt to now be used, as well as admired.

A replica quilt for Mark's missus;

Mark asked me to stitch a replica, updated quilt for his wife, as the original quilt stitched by her mother was much loved, but rather worn. With the able assistance and long arm quilting talents of Deborah at Dastardly Line, the 80's embroidered bow fabric has been replicated and Mark's wife has a retro, but 'new' quilt to enjoy:

Repurposing a patchwork duvet cover into a quilt;

Emma was interested in commissioning a quilt made from some old 'family fabrics' - some existing patchwork - cushion covers and a piece that was a duvet cover. In the end I used the duvet cover, which includes charmingly faded vintage fabrics, (that could be Laura Ashley?), already stitched into a patchwork, tidied up with a linen border added. And here is Emma's 'new' patchwork quilt;

A wedding cushion for Ian and Teresa

Ian wished me to upcycle the beautiful ties of his father and Teresa's father to create a commemorative cushion to place the rings on during their wedding ceremony. A Dresden Plate Patchwork design was chosen for this special commission and their names, plus the wedding date were embroidered in a similar font used at their wedding in Italy;

Rugby Cushions for Jill's husband and Father in law

Jill got in touch to ask me to stitch two patchwork cushions using the rugby shirts that her husband has worn as a long supporter of Wigan Warriors Rugby League Team. And here are the finished cushions;

A Quilt to celebrate Elise's Travels

Elise has been collecting patches from all the places she has visited to date and wished me to stitch them onto a celebratory Travel Quilt. Following some research and discussion, we decided on the following quilt layout and design to showcase perfectly Elise's Travels;

Vintage Hexagon Quilt added to to create a new Patchwork Quilt for Caroline

Caroline asked me to use her ma's beautiful hand stitched mini-hexagon patchwork quilt and combine a colourful collection of fabrics collected on her travels, to stitch into a much bigger, but equally delicious patchwork quilt;

Thank you Lisa. I have called it my retirement quilt! It is really precious and will be enjoyed by the future generation. We love it especially with the hexagonal patchwork going across the bed, then we can see more of your work. Completely in love with it xx

Final Bespoke Quilt Commission of 2022

Alex's dad asked me to use just some of Alex's many band T-shirts to stitch a patchwork quilt in time for Alex's birthday on Christmas Day I'm hoping Alex will be thrilled with his surprise birthday gift (He was 🙂 )