Fiber art quilts

"Art Quilt Multi-Color Denim Jeans Recycled Levis Handmade Quilted Art Wall Hanging Fiber Arts Six Ladies Dancing Size: 27\" x 17\" (LxW) Multi-color on blue denim Title: SIX LADIES DANCING The swirling circles of this piece remind me of ladies skirts spinning around and around. Blue jean denim ( from several old pairs of Levi jeans) comprises the block backgrounds and binding. Multi-color swatches of cotton fabric have been mismatched into circles of raw edge applique. The patterns…

Fabric collage is a technique used often in art quilts. Learn how to create a layered, three dimensional look collage from a photograph with this step-by-step tutorial.

Hilde Morin Fiber Art

I had both of my Grandson's for the weekend. After they left today I went back to the studio to keep working on my pine needles. I fu...

Nancy G. Cook is a fiber artist who uses layering of textiles and embellishments to convey impressions of nature in her artwork.

Working wet-into-wet with acrylics on sheer fabric creates a nice, loose image, even when creating with stencils. I enjoy the contrasts and building up layers possible in surface design with sponge painting. This will be incorporated into an art quilt.

Texture is a fun element to add to any quilt, but it is especially fun when it can be added to an art quilt that you don’t have to worry about getting overused or laundered. Heather Thomas shows you how to make several different types of fabric tucks that can be quilted onto a piece of fabric as a way of adding quilt texture.

Tiny vessels hand stitched and cut to form abstracted memories. Sizes from 3-8 cms. Loop Head stitch pots Worn and Wethered Summer Fields Autumn

This post is the first in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn David…