Art Quilts

Ideas and inspiration for art quilts made by the fiber and textile artists we've interviewed on Create Whimsy.
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a drawing of people sitting around a fire
Spotlight: Rhonda Denney, Fiber Artist
Ancestral Longhouse fiber art by Rhonda Denney; Rhonda Denney creates fiber art inspired by her life experiences and travels. She uses hand-held pigments to color on fabric and stitching to add dimension and refers to these creations as Pigment Patchwork.
the eye of a zebra is shown in this drawing
Spotlight: Rhonda Denney, Fiber Artist
Zebra fiber art by Rhonda Denney; Rhonda Denney creates fiber art inspired by her life experiences and travels. She uses hand-held pigments to color on fabric and stitching to add dimension and refers to these creations as Pigment Patchwork.
a drawing of a child holding a bird
Spotlight: Rhonda Denney, Fiber Artist
Tamposati, Those Born in the Rio fiber art by Rhonda Denney; Rhonda Denney creates fiber art inspired by her life experiences and travels. She uses hand-held pigments to color on fabric and stitching to add dimension and refers to these creations as Pigment Patchwork.
a patch of grass that is in the middle of some dirt and grass with small plants growing on it
Spotlight: Irene Koroluk, Textile Artist
Out Where the Spinifix Grows fiber art by Irene Koroluk; Irene Koroluk creates intricate fiber and textile art inspired by the sights and experiences around her in Australia. She enjoys experimenting with new techniques to translate her visions into 2D and 3D art.
a drawing of some trees in the woods
Spotlight: Irene Koroluk, Textile Artist
Bushland Bluster fiber art by Irene Koroluk; Irene Koroluk creates intricate fiber and textile art inspired by the sights and experiences around her in Australia. She enjoys experimenting with new techniques to translate her visions into 2D and 3D art.
three goats with long horns standing next to each other
Spotlight: Rhonda Denney, Fiber Artist
Bighorn Sheep fiber art by Rhonda Denney; Rhonda Denney creates fiber art inspired by her life experiences and travels. She uses hand-held pigments to color on fabric and stitching to add dimension and refers to these creations as Pigment Patchwork.
Birds Must Fly fiber art by Lynn van Wyk; Lynn van Wyk has always found creating to be her happy place. During Covid, she explored using fabric to make art. Now she creates detailed fiber art pieces inspired by the sights, culture, and people of South Africa.
Spotlight: Lynn van Wyk, Fiber Artist
Birds Must Fly fiber art by Lynn van Wyk; Lynn van Wyk has always found creating to be her happy place. During Covid, she explored using fabric to make art. Now she creates detailed fiber art pieces inspired by the sights, culture, and people of South Africa.
an abstract painting with blue, pink and purple colors
Spotlight: Émilie Trahan, Fiber Artist
Blooming fiber art by Emilie Trahan; Émilie Trahan creates award-winning fiber art inspired by nature and the world around her. Working improvisationally, she starts by selecting a color palette and setting minimal boundaries for the finished piece.
a piece of art that is on display
Spotlight: Susan Callahan, Textile Artist
No Celebrity fiber art by Susan Callahan; Susan Callahan combines her experiences and passion for food while working in a commercial kitchen, with her love of working with textiles to create her art.
a painting of two people on skis in the snow
Spotlight: Karen Hewer, Fiber Artist
Dilly Dally Alley fiber art by Karen Hewer; Karen Hewer made traditional quilts for about ten years. A bronze statue of a girl sparked an idea for an art quilt. Now, most of her quilts tell stories of a moment in someone’s life.
a colorful quilt is hanging on the wall
Spotlight: Hillary Goodwin, Textile Artist
Baptist Fan Redux quilt by Hillary Goodwin; Hillary Goodwin balances her life as an Emergency Medicine Physician and makes time to create textile art. Look closely at her work for the details and hand stitching.
an image of a dog's face with its mouth open
Spotlight: Rhonda Denney, Fiber Artist
Bulldog fiber art by Rhonda Denney; Rhonda Denney creates fiber art inspired by her life experiences and travels. She uses hand-held pigments to color on fabric and stitching to add dimension and refers to these creations as Pigment Patchwork.
two pieces of art that have been made out of strips of blue and black paper
Spotlight: Hillary Goodwin, Textile Artist
Escape Room quilt by Hillary Goodwin; Hillary Goodwin balances her life as an Emergency Medicine Physician and makes time to create textile art. Look closely at her work for the details and hand stitching.
an abstract painting with circles and squares on the bottom, in multicolored colors
Spotlight: Heather Akerberg, Modern Quilter
Joyous/Mourning (Dialectic No. 1) modern quilt by Heather Akerberg; Heather Akerberg loves puzzles, and designing quilts is very much about solving puzzles! Many of her projects begin with a concept or question that she is grappling with, and how that could be represented using simple shapes and colors.
a drawing of flowers and grass on a black background
Spotlight: Irene Koroluk, Textile Artist
Before the Snow fiber art by Irene Koroluk; Irene Koroluk creates intricate fiber and textile art inspired by the sights and experiences around her in Australia. She enjoys experimenting with new techniques to translate her visions into 2D and 3D art.