05/03/2026
I took the Chill & Thrill penguin quilt north — into the Arctic — to photograph it in real snow.
I thought the quilt would be the star.
But I didn’t expect this… the sky stole the show.
Beyond the Arctic Circle, winter light is something else entirely. After the long polar night, the sun barely rises above the horizon. The land is white. The trees are grey. And all the colors live in the sky.
It reminded me that quilts, just like people, change depending on their environment. In the right setting, they truly come alive.
✨ Pattern coming soon.
This reel is part of my Traveling with Quilts adventure, documented on my blog Patchwork Passport — where quilting meets landscape, storytelling, and a little bit of wild snow.
Would you take a quilt on a trip to photograph it?