What's the real difference between an art quilt and a traditional quilt? I don't know...does it really matter?
Quilted delights to inspire you
- Lesley Riley
- Lesley's wonderful fabric collages.
- Larkin Van Horn
- Larkin's beaded quilts, jewelry, and liturgical work will leave you breathless!
- Why Not Art
- Quilt collages featuring vintage images.
- Laura Cater-Woods
- Lovely landscapes and abstracts.
- Karen Stiehl Osborn
- Abstract quilts of many sizes.
- Sarah Ann Smith
- Figurative and journal quilts.
- Lisa Call
- Beautiful geometric quilts and a great blog.
- AIDS Memorial Quilt
- Spectacular and moving.
- The 9/11 Memorial Quilts
- Honoring the victims. Comforting the world. Come and look at them ~ you will never be the same.
Your on-line sewing circle
- Wet Canvas Mixed Media Forum
- Very talented and helpful members who love to share experiences.
- Quilting at About.Com
- Susan Druding guides this lively forum.
- Yahoo Group: Quilter's Flea Market
- A place to buy and sell quilting and fiber art supplies.
What is a quilt?
Three layers make a "quilt sandwich."
Everything else is up for grabs!
Adding to your fabric stash...
- Contemporary Cloth
- Fabrics from all over the world!
- Marbled Arts
- Hand-dyed marbled cottons.
- Fibers by the Yard
- No need to buy reams and reams when all you need is a handful.
- Dharma Trading
- All the raw materials ~ cotton, silk, dyes, paints, marbling supplies, etc.
Non-traditional materials and tools?
Image transfers look great!
Books, glorious books!
- Quilted Memories
- By Lesley Riley
Combine scrapbooking with your quilting! - Journey of an Art Quilter
- By Barbara Olson
As much a book on inspiration and creativity as it is on technique. Just beautiful. - Art Quilts: A Celebration
- By Robert Shaw
400 stunning contemporary designs, beautiful photographs and artists' discussions. - Easy Machine Quilting
- By Jane Townswick
A step-by-step guide to all the tricks of traditional quilting. A wonderful basic reference book. - Perfect Piecing
- By Karen Costello Soltys (Ed)
Covers both the basics and also creative foundation paper piecing. - More Recommended Books
- The best of the best, broken down by subject matter: collage, altered books and journals, handmade books, fabric, and digital arts.
Magazines to inspire and inform
- Quilting Arts
- If you can only get one magazine, make it this one. The latest techniques in art and embellished quilting, wearable arts, mixed media, surface design, and other textile arts
- Cloth Paper Scissors
- And make this one your second! The quarterly magazine covers types of fiber arts and collage work.
- Quilter's Newsletter
- This is a terrific magazine, especially for learning more traditional techniques. Also covers current events, classes, and shows that you can go to!
- Threads
- An inspirational sewing magazine.
- Fiberarts
- All types of textiles, both wearables and decorative.
Combined techniques
Paper and fabric, sewing and collaging
Guestbook ~ reader feedback
The place where you can share other resources that you think we all need to know about!
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OhMe Mar 1, 2009 @ 2:57 pm | delete
- Looks like some great links. I want to learn more about Art Quilts.
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jaydo
Jul 10, 2007 @ 10:37 pm | delete
- Great website!! Very glad I discovered it!! I'll be back!!!
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Quilteralice
Jul 1, 2007 @ 10:37 am | delete
- Hi - You have some interesting links! For more on art quilting I hope you'll visit my Art Quilting lens. Thanks, Alice
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Once-Again
Mar 23, 2007 @ 2:49 pm | delete
- I love your work! Beautiful..
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Real life quilting bees
- International Quilt Festivals
- Shows held in several locations.
- Quilt Surface Design Symposium
- Workshops held in Columbus Ohio for the non-traditional quilter.
- Hudson River Valley Fiber Arts Workshops
- The beautiful Greenville Arms Inn is the location of these New York workshops.
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