Art Quilts

Meri Henriques Vahl ––  Quilt realistic people and places with artistic flair Create unique art quilts of your favorite places—and the places you want to go! Meri Vahl shares her simple yet unique method for quilting...

Jennifer Sampou –– Capture the beauty of ombré fabrics in quilts Sew modern quilts that illuminate your life with the help of ombre fabrics. Easy large-scale piecing shows the entire ombre gradation, while smaller-pieced quilts...

Victoria Findlay Wolfe –– Thirty-Five Years of Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe Take a deep look inside the evolution of one of today’s most important modern quilt artists. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and design,...

Kathy Doughty –– Take a creative leap of faith with designer Kathy Doughty Explore the use of symbols, pattern, colors, and techniques to make textile creations that reflect your perspective. With its organic lines, hand...

Compiled by Lindsay Conner –– Everything you need to know about art quilting Start on the path to art quilting success! For anyone inspired to make art quilts, this visual reference includes step-by-step photos and illustrations to...

FreeSpirit Fabrics –– Modern meets traditional! Forty blocks from your favorite FreeSpirit designers Leave it to your favorite FreeSpirit fabric designers to rise up when presented with a challenge to put a modern spin on classic blocks...

Kerry Foster –– Totally trendy quilts that are as easy as 1-2-3  Create four fun pictorial quilts with easy-to-use, paint-by-number color keys! These complex quilts may look difficult, but Kerry Foster takes the guesswork out of...

Paula Doyle –– Stack, strip, cut & create! Learn how to make kaleidoscope quilts using large-scale print fabrics! Easy Stack is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way to make great kaleidoscope quilts that are rotary cut and machine...

Ann Fahl –– Free-spirited Quilting Techniques Gives You The Freedom To Create the Perfect Design • Create decorative quilting designs on any sewing machine that fit your quilt the best • Use the troubleshooting guides to solve...

Sherrill Kahn –– Create fascinating surfaces with fabric and paper Create along with mixed-media master Sherrill Kahn as she shows you dozens of ways to make luminous textures and surfaces on both paper and fabric. Explore more than 50 fun...

Valerie S. Goodwin –– Your world, reimagined in visionary quilted maps Transform the places you love—and places you’ve always imagined or wanted to see—into hypnotic art quilts. Award-winning artist Valerie Goodwin shows...

Melissa Averinos –– Go ahead, make a face! Discover how to create freeform, raw-edge appliqué faces using Melissa Averinos' fun, creative process. Melissa walks you through the process step by step, from a comprehensive lesson on...

Grace Errea and Meridith Osterfeld –– What's the secret to a show-stopping art quilt? Take a tactile adventure as you interpret the world through line, form, texture, color, and most importantly, value. Play with the unexpected and making...

Gloria Loughman –– Liberate Your Creative Side With Abstract Art • Construct quilts in segments that are easy to work with • Embellish with appliqué, paint, beads, and more • 4 projects with full-size pullout patterns...

Joen Wolfrom –– Bring more beauty and balance to your quilt designs • Everything you need to know about the essentials of good design from an internationally reknowned expert • Learn about the key elements of design and how to...

Susan Carlson ––Susan Carlson's incredible quilts of underwater landscapes, floral designs, fish, and portraits come to life as she shares her easy, "no rules" fabric collage technique and shows how to create your own beautiful free-style...

The Modern Quilt Guild- Riane Menardi, Alissa Haight Carlton, and Heather Grant ––Traditional craft, modern aesthetic"Modern quilts are utilitarian. They are art. They tell stories. They are graphic, improvisational, or minimalist. They...

Rayna Gillman –– No patterns, no mistakes, no worries! A natural follow-up to the best-selling Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts, this book applies Rayna’s no rules, no mistakes, no stress style to modern quilting. Starting with strips...

Maria Shell ––Colorful pattern play for quilters!Explore new options in improvisational piecing and empower your creativity! Cut and combine solid-color fabrics to create your own "prints" - stripes, polka dots, chevrons, plaids, and more...

Gloria Loughman ––Memorable spaces, reimagined in fabricYour childhood home, an old family caravan, the incredible skyscraper in your city - these are all wonderful subjects that deserve to be re-created in fabric. Internationally acclaimed,...

Victoria Findlay Wolfe ––Knock their socks off!Grow your cache of quilter's tricks with 5 awe-inspiring patchwork techniques that are easier than they appear. Learn a new piecing trick in just 15 minutes or less, and watch your skills soar to...

Susan Carlson –– Serendipity Quilts—Take the Next Step in Free-Style Quilting • Learn Susan's free-hand cutting techniques that turn cast-off fabric pieces into new design discoveries • Clear, visual lessons help you let go...

Jean Wells ––Think outside the block and look what happens!Jean Wells gives you the assignment of your life: put away your ruler and use your inner vision to design and piece spectacular, free-form quilts you'd never have guessed you could...

Angela Walters ––Quilt by quilt and stitch by stitchTake an in-depth look at the artistry of Angela Walters, a true visionary and leader in the modern quilting movement. This coffee table book delves into her free-motion quilting journey in...

Wen Redmond ––Fine art meets fabric!Compose, create, and print innovative art quilts starting from your own digital photographs—even those from your phone! Well-known fiber artist Wen Redmond starts with the tools and equipment you'll...

Cindy Grisdela ––Permission to play? Granted. Learn to use simple design principles to create unique improvisational quilts. Without using patterns, learn 5 easy piecing techniques to add to your improvisational toolbox—angled stripes,...

Paula Nadelstern ––Use simple piecing for spectacular resultsImagine a traditional quilt, its ordinary shapes gift wrapped with intricate fabrics. Celebrated author, teacher, and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern shows you how to design simple...

Deborah Boschert ––How to get from "start" to "art"Make treasured art quilts from bits of cloth, stitched motifs, and painted details. Dip your toes into the world of art quilting with mixed-media techniques, practice exercises, checklists,...

Deborah Kemball ––Appliqué a secret gardenCreate a quilted tapestry of sumptuous flowers with the best-selling author of Beautiful Botanicals. Deborah Kemball teaches you to appliqué 40 realistic flowers and 17 sophisticated...

Ann Loveless ––    Award-winning art quilter Ann Loveless shares her time-tested method for creating one-of-a-kind art quilts based on your favorite landscape photographs. With step-by-step instructions, she shows you her free-form...

Jennifer Day ––    A picture is worth a thousand threadsTell captivating stories in fabric and thread! Acclaimed quilting artist Jennifer Day invites you to create realistic portrait quilts with thread painting. Turn your own...

Elizabeth Barton –– Inspired art quilt design for quilters of all levels Awaken your inner artist with this inspiring guide to the seven steps of designing successful art quilts. Celebrated quilter Elizabeth Barton shows you how to master...

Judi Warren Blaydon –– Only available as an eBook Use Your Favorite Photos as Inspiration for Stunning Abstract Quilts Use personal photos to create a collage and learn how to select fabrics that work with your composition This...

Jean Wells –– Only available as an eBook Think Outside the Block and Look What Happens!• 11 creative exercises take your use of color, design, and piecing in dramatic new directions, including unique, 3-D "off the wall"...

Lura Schwarz Smith and Kerby C. Smith –– Create Quilts Using Your Own, One-of-a-Kind Printed Fabric • Expand the creative possibilities of your quilting with richly colored fabric made from your own photos-it's easy! • Learn the...

Lesley Riley –– Get Creative with this Fabulous Cross Between Paper and Fabric • Discover all the wonderful things you can do with Lutradur®-the exciting new fabric that looks, feels, and folds like translucent paper, but doesn't...

Ricky Tims –– Make One-of-a-Kind Contemporary Quilts With a Traditional Flair - Ricky Tims Shows You How!• Learn to design, choose fabrics, and make templates for these one-of-a-kind beauties• Handle curves easily with Ricky's...

Lorraine Torrence and Jean B. Mills –– Stock Up Your Creative Toolbox With Indispensable Quilt Design Techniques • Supercharge your creative spirit with 10 lessons in designing with fabrics-from basic design principles to finding new...

Jane Davila & Elin Waterston –– Have More Fun with Your Art Quilting! • Expand your artistic horizons and learn exciting new ways to play with surface design techniques and materials • Explore 22 different techniques and...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– Art Quilts Made Easy • Bring out your inner artist - explore 10 approaches to designing art quilts with world-renowned teacher Katie Pasquini Masopust • Techniques work for everyone, from beginner to...

Anna Faustino –– Cut, Weave, Fuse & Quilt! • Create dazzling quilts with precut fabric strips and 11 amazingly easy weaving techniques • No seams, no corners or points to match! • Simple construction methods use easy...

Ruth B. McDowell –– The Master Piecer Teaches You to Design Unforgettable Art Quilts • Transform images from nature or your own imagination into multifaceted works of art • Detailed design exercises, plus illustrated discussions...

Joen Wolfrom –– Color Inspiration to Make Every Quilt a Knockout • Develop a keen color sense with Joen’s easy visual coloring technique • Learn to use this foolproof technique to select your quilt’s colors and fabrics...

Jane Davila & Elin Waterston –– Do-It-All Guide to Putting the ART in Art Quilts • Learn the basics of good design with simple step-by-step exercises, then add your own personal style • Develop the quilt artist within you...

Ruth B. McDowell –– THE Reference Guide to Piecing Like a Master! • This step-by-step visual guide teaches Ruth’s unique piecing techniques that virtually guarantee the ability to piece almost anything! • Sew small pieces,...

Gloria Loughman –– Thread, Paint & Inspiration — the Sky’s the Limit! • Create unique and impressive landscape quilts from photos you take — includes tips on taking good pictures, how to combine elements of...

Laura Wasilowski –– No-Sew (well, almost!) Art Quilts That YOU Can Create! YES YOU CAN create an art quilt this weekend! Engage your right brain with freewheeling collage techniques Give your sewing machine a rest: no sewing needed except...

Katie Pasquini Masopust & Brett Barker –– Art lessons every quilter will love •Traditional quilter? Art quilter? Improve ANY quilt with this book! • Quick no-sew design exercises to make your talents shine • Build a color...

Velda Newman –– Textile artist Velda Newman helps you find your own path to creativity and self-expression using quilts as your canvas. Take inspiration from everything around you, then learn the three basic design elements - color, shape,...

Paula Nadelstern –– Paula's incredible quilts capture the delicate, three-dimensional effect of winter's snowflakes. Learn how to create the endless variations found in snowflakes using the techniques and materials of quiltmaking! •...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– Your quilts will gain an air of mystery with Katie’s innovative 3-step technique for adding layers of visual interest to representational quilts. Simple steps will take your quilts to a new artful level!...

Jane Sassaman –– Award-winning quiltmaker Jane Sassaman is known for her bold designs celebrating the energy and miraculous beauty of garden flowers and plants. Joy and enthusiasm radiate from every quilt! Now, in her first book, Jane shares...

Judy Dales –– Working with curves in quilts opens the door to a world of immense beauty, excitement, and grace. Quiltmaker Judy B. Dales teaches you her methods for creating free-form curved designs. • Step-by-step instructions take...

Paula Nadelstern –– Kaleidoscope - the very word promises surprise and magic, chance and change. Exploding with visual excitement, a kaleidoscope design organizes an abundance of light, color, form, and motion into a complex and coherent...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– Fiber artist Katie Pasquini Masopust's stunning quilts reflect the beautiful landscape within a complex network of straight lines and curves. Using a profusion of colors and fabrics, Katie creates strikingly rich...

Roberta Horton –– This intriguing book of fabrics and quilts will inspire quiltmakers of any skill level. Here she describes how she lets fabrics speak to her, inspiring quilts filled with color, texture, and pattern. The book is divided...

Joen Wolfrom –– An exciting journey into the world of design, The Visual Dance is a presentation of nature's design basics to help you build a foundation for your own style. This inspiring book clearly explains the how-tos of design for...

Ruth B. McDowell –– In this book, Ruth guides the quiltmaker in exploring and developing truly original designs. She presents 17 new quilts based upon the 17 pattern concepts, and she leads the reader through the fun of applying the concepts...

Joen Wolfrom –– Joen's second book takes up where the popular Landscapes & Illusions left off, further exploring luminosity, highlights, reflections, and transparency in both traditional and contemporary quilts. She discusses the color...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– This innovative book shows quilters how to create three-dimensional effects using isometric blocks. It begins with the simplest, Baby Blocks, which gives the illusion of cubes, then progresses in difficulty as the...

Katie Pasquini Masopust ––This book is so comprehensive in its approach to perspective, color and composition that it is a useful tool for anyone involved in creative design. Katie applies contemporary techniques to a traditional medium with...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– In another contemporary classic, Katie covers the essence of the mandala: its origin, design, and construction in quilts. Once again, her artistic principles could be applied to many media, but they are...

Joen Wolfrom –– New and improved! The essential guide to the art of color Color. It has the power to set a mood, make a statement, bring a design vividly to life. Now Joen Wolfrom’s classic guide to creating with color has been...

Leni Levenson Wiener –– Turn photos into fabulous fabric art collages You’ll be surprised how easy it is to transform a photo into gallery-worthy fabric art with Leni Wiener’s simple methods. Leni walks you step by step through...

Elizabeth Barton –– Deepen your quilt artistry by creating quilts in a series This inspiring guide from art quilter Elizabeth Barton is for quilt artists who have mastered the basics and want to explore deeper levels of creativity and skill...

Gloria Loughman –– Light not only catches the eye, it can transform your work into something truly magical. With four inspiring projects to get you started, Gloria shows you how to bring light into your quilts to set a mood. You'll learn how...

Jean Wells –– Discover your artistic voice Expand your creative horizons and embrace the process of developing your design skills using your own intuition. Jean provides you with more design guidelines and new exercises to hone your natural...

Judith Baker Montano –– Create a true work of art Bestselling author Judith Baker Montano is back with a new comprehensive stitch guide that will take you beyond traditional embroidery. She'll show you how to create stunning landscapes and...

Ellen Anne Eddy –– Floral fantasy A flower garden is a place to daydream, make wishes, quiet the mind, or spark imagination. Bring this special space indoors by making a floral art quilt using fusible appliqué and machine embroidery...

Rayna Gillman –– No such thing as a mistake! • Create one-of-a-kind quilts with free-form cutting and piecing • Discover how to spontaneously combine your own original units and design as you go! • Blend hand-prints and...

Paula Nadelstern –– The Magic is Revealed! • From the award-winning and best-selling author, Paula Nadelstern• Twelve projects-each one makes an artistic 20" square kaleidoscope block• Intoducing 22.5° wedges (her...

Joyce R. Becker –– Everyone Can Enjoy the Panoramic View! • This book is tailored to the quilter who wants to try more artistic styles• Release your inner artist-try something new without a big commitment• Use your vacation...

Katie Pasquini Masopust –– At Home with the Experts! • Katie's innovative techniques • Learn everything you need to get started making beautiful quilts • Available whenever and wherever it's convenient for YOU! Also...

Lorraine Torrence –– Find and Develop the Artist Within You • Spectacular, artful quilts are within your reach • Create a group of identical blocks, then trim and join them to create optical excitement • Lorraine does the...

Ricky Tims –– Become a fabulous quilt artist - the fun, easy way! Popular quilting expert Ricky Tims presents an imaginative, new piecing technique that quilters will adore! Convergence quilts feature two or more fabrics cut into strips,...