Art Quilts to Inspire

I see these two as heading out for their first date. Finding Love (6” x 9”) The matching blonde hair seems a bit odd, but the colors just work.

Glad is stitched into the background and yes, that is a guy on a mini art quilt. Understanding soul (5.5” x 9”) I like the hands in the pocket look and all the decorative stitching on his shirt.

The word ‘happy’ stitched into the background and the pig tails are my favorite parts of this mini wallhanging. Create Happiness (5.5” x 9”)

Brown hair tucked behind her shoulders and a purple dress embellished with a line of stars A subtle background with 3 stitched words – dare to dream Dream Big (5.5” x 9”)

Bright and pastel colored batiks make great backgrounds for this mini art quilts. I like adding the tiny detail of decorative stitching or sometimes it’s a tiny bit of ribbon or trim stitched to the dress. I like this French text fabric for skin, it’s a great texture and just the right scale for these […]

Decorative stitching echoes the message, reminding me to get out of my head crammed full of to-do lists and worry and enjoy creating from my heart. Listen to your heart (5.5” x 9”)

Today I am going to share my joy at a short art/craft fair to help raise money for United Way. I received a last minute invite to participate yesterday and couldn’t resist the opportunity to share the creations I enjoy making so much. Share joy (5.5” x 9”) It’s been a whirlwind getting ready to […]

I’ve been using this coral color on quilts lately, but I have a hard time photographing it in the fading light as we approach winter. Another quote from Audrey Hepburn stitched on her dress and I like seeing what words you can make out on her skin. Happy girls are the prettiest girls (12” x […]

It’s fun to add decorative stitches to these mini art quilts. I have 3 different machines that can create decorative stitches and each one has different set of stitches, so I like to rotate which machine I use. Since I don’t keep track of which machine does which stitches, it’s a fun surprise when I […]