Art Quilts
Art quilts are made with 3 layers of fiber, creating art for the wall using textiles, stitches and surface design – not your grandmother’s quilt, unless Granny is an artist!
Sometime referred to as art quilting, art quilts are an art form that uses traditional and modern quilt techniques to make art. Art quilts can be whole cloth and use the stitching line to create the art, or use multiple fabrics, surface design and embellishments to create art.
Browse through the art quilts and quilters to be inspired to make your own.
More Art Quilts
Spotlight: Al Cote, Fiber Artist
Try to pigeonhole Al Cote's art. We dare you. As a painter, hair stylist (yep) and fiber artist, Al finds inspiration in things most people overlook - shiny shoes, squeaky…
Spotlight: Katie Fowler, Art Quilter
When Katie Fowler found quilting as an art form, she ditched the patterns right away - improvisation better suited her style and her path to happy. But if structure is…
Spotlight: Janice Gatti, Embroidery Artist
Unlike many artists who create work primarily for others to see, Janice Gatti is more private about her art. When she gets home from her demanding day job, she will…
Spotlight: Merill Comeau, Visual Artist
Working intuitively, yet guided by design principles, Merill Comeau creates visual art that calls on her varied interests and curious nature. Any subject matter can inspire a piece that transforms…
Spotlight: Ricky Tims, Musician and Contemporary Quiltmaker
Ricky Tims never met a creative endeavor he didn't fully embrace. This multi-talented artist - musician, art quilter, instructor, entertainer and, now, novelist - must have found a way to…
Letters Home: Oozing Heat
In this letter penned by our father, he wishes his father a happy birthday and shares the adventure of visiting the hospital for a broken toe. Weezie and the girls…
Letters Home: Cutting the Grass & Feeding Sheep
Even something as simple as having a crew come to cut the lawn can become an event when living in Abadan! The crew arrives on their bicycles with a cart…