[4] Gallagher as the engineer and producer, played an important role in the process and "pulled us from the murky depths of scratchy and reverby lo-fi recording up in the heights of snazzier sounds and proper vocal treatments", according to Rochinski.

Jedd Beaudoin of PopMatters gave the album a favorable review, stating, "Quilt unleashes ten tracks of memorable psychedelic-driven pop that will no doubt garner comparisons to some late '60s cult band or another, maybe even the finer moments of Jefferson Airplane.

Club gave the album a favorable review, stating, "At no point on its self-titled full-length debut does the Massachusetts trio stray from hummable melodies and easily discernible song structures.

"[12] Chrysta Cherrie of AllMusic praised the album's cohesiveness, stating, "Quilt live up to their name, weaving a tapestry that’s warm in its dreamy, early-morning feel and comforting in its mantra-like delivery.

This patchwork quality extends not only to their juxtaposition, say, of Neil Young bass-bounce and the kind of half-spoken poetic narration you might hear on one of The Incredible String Band's early records, but to their melodic sensibility at large, which favors tightly interlocking arrangements of simple motifs.