Spotlight: Brian Haggard, Embroidery Artist
Brian Haggard has a gift for seeing vintage items and reimagining them combined into a cohesive work of fiber art. He artfully blends old with new to create an entirely...
Embroidered Quilts
Adding embroidery and simple stitches to quilts is popular with fiber artists. From table runners to full-size quilts, hand stitching on a quilt adds interest and texture.
Pull out embroidery floss and add the hand embroidery to a quilt top. Work on individual quilt blocks one at a time on road trips or binge watching shows for finished embroidered blocks.
Hand Embroidery on Quilts
Spotlight: Stefanie Neuner, Fiber Artist
Stefanie Neuner is a fiber artist creating works to tell the stories of her autistic son and the personal journeys of families living with autism. Look closely at the embellishments...
Spotlight: Deborah Boschert, Textile Artist
Deborah Boschert combines fabric, paint and stitch to create art quilts with movement, color and texture. Her unique style comes from the freedom of a self-taught artist to test boundaries...
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Spotlight: Nanette S. Zeller, Textile Artist
Nanette Zeller is a mixed media textile artist, inspired by nature. Selecting the right color of fabrics and embellishing with thread painting she creates realistic images. How did you get…
Spotlight: Laurel Izard, Fiber Artist
Laurel Izard grew up in a family of artists and has created since an early age. However, she didn't define herself as a fiber artist until she had an idea…
Spotlight: Mabelin Castellanos, Textile Artist
"Mabelin Castellanos is a Cuban fiber artist based in Miami. She interprets life as seen from her window, often made from scrap fabrics. Her practice is marked by self-reflection, pleasant…
Spotlight: Cynthia Jarest, Fiber and Multimedia Artist
Cynthia Jarest discovered art quilts and that opened a new world for her. She creates intricate and colorful pieces inspired by her hikes and walks in the mountains nearby. Through…
Spotlight: Lulu Moonwood Murakami, Mixed Media Artist
Meet Lulu Moonwood Murakami, mixed media artist. You'll find her creating with paper clay or making an art quilt with a variety of textiles. She manipulates fabrics into 3D pieces…
Spotlight: Arounna Khounnoraj, Textile Artist
Coming from a hands-on family, textile artist Arounna Khounnoraj learned both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of making. As she branched out from her art education focused on sculpture to…
Spotlight: Deborah Louie, Decorative Quilt Artist
Even though she grew up in the midst of textiles, decorative quilt artist Deborah Louie found her creative passion quite by accident. It didn't take long, however, to turn her…
Spotlight: Miki Rodriguez, Integrated Materials Artist
Integrating found materials into her work, fiber artist Miki Rodriguez draws on the rich history and traditions of growing up in a south Texas border town where the cultural influences…