Art Quilts to Inspire

The word ‘glad’ is stitched into this green background. The message seems appropriate for this season of glad tidings. Her heart is full (5.5” x 9”) I hope you find yourself enjoying the little moments that fill your heart with joy and your face with smiles.

Smiling is a great mood lifter along with laughing and great music that makes you want to dance. She laughs often (5.5” x 9”) Have you had a good laugh today? I’ve been enjoying the comics in the paper each day to start off with a chuckle and the kitten have been keeping me laughing […]

The tiny decorative stitching is often my favorite part of these quilts. This time though, it’s the tilt of their heads leaning toward each other. Are they sharing a secret or just leaning on each other for support? Either way it is a symbol of their friendship. Friends forever (5.5” x 9”) There’s still time […]

“Hope” is stitched into this wavy quilting of this background and a decorative scallop stitching adorns the bottom of this dress. Hopeful heart (5.5” x 9”) I’ve been having fun experimenting with different skin tones, though I am struggling to find the right balance of text and color for all sizes of quilts. This “skin” […]

The stitched words on this girl with the pennant background makes me think ‘let your freak flag fly’ whenever I see this mini quilt. Be you (5.5” x 9”) It’s been cold here lately so I’ve been wearing my hat everywhere – it has a giant blue fuzz ball on top. It makes me ridiculously […]

The decorative stitching on this guy’s shirt is my favorite detail. It’s combination cool and Charlie Brown to me. They enjoy adventures (5.5” x 9”) When I paired this girl and boy, I thought of myself and my husband. We do enjoy adventures, even mundane ones like driving around the city to plan out a […]

I had a lot of fun adding 2 or more people to my latest batch mini art quilts. Creating couples was a fun task – mixing their outfits and hair colors with the backgrounds. I like that his hands are in his front pockets and I envision she is being a bit cheeky and grabbing […]

Play is stitched into the background and that double thread zigzag stitch really makes his shirt less boring. I like how the words on his face and neck sort of look like a beard. Playful heart (5.5” x 9”)

Cheerful [heart] is stitched into this yellow-green background. Decorative stitching creates a belt on her teal dress. She mades today count (5.5” x 9”) I’m hoping to have more energy to play and create, if my nasty cold cooperates. If not, I’ll enjoy moments of fun between naps.

I adore how ‘the’ is centered on her chest and ‘bliss’ is stitched into the orange background and … … tiny stitching sets off the bottom of the dress Noticing Niceness (5.5” x 9”)