Story quilts

Mary Lou Weidman - The Folk School Quilt. Three and a half years in the making, the wonderfully colorful and imaginative quilt is hanging on display in the Community Room of Keith House at The John C.Campbell Folk School.

Centennial Album Quilt 1876 Minnie Burdick Shelburne Museum

These narrative quilt drawings allow students to experiment with line and pattern, while also giving them an outlet for personal storytellin...

Faith Ringgold’s “Tar Beach”

The techniques used for making story quilts, with many photos as examples, including fabric choice, photo transfer, appliqué, , embroidery, words, and embellishments.

Mary Lou Weidman uses her quilts as a medium to tell stories, and through workshops and books, she helps quiltmakers find and tell their own stories. Spotlight: Mary Lou Weidman, Artist, Author, Designer, Teacher and Quilter @mary_lou_weidman #quilt #artquilt #humorquilt #funquilt #appliquequilt #applique #makersgonnamake #handmade #creativehappylife #quiltsthatmakeyousmile #createwhimsy

One of my favorite memories that I can remember from my childhood is going to Butler Fishing Lake and fishing with my dad. This was an activity that we tried to do every Sunday when the weather...

What a whirlwind two weeks it has been for Teri and me! We hit the ground running at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts and didn't stop until Teri hopped on a plane to return home. With all that activity behind us—trips to France, castles, and cathedrals—posting about the amazing quilts we saw at the quilt show is now possible. There were so many wonderful quilts, that it would be challenging to show them all in one post. Today's quilts are from the exhibit hosted by the British Quilt Study…

Tracy Boberg Nichols on Instagram: "Faith Ringgold’s Story Quilt book Tar Beach and their own dreams for the future were the inspiration for my 3rd grader’s own story quilt designs. This lesson is in my TPT link in my bio."

Piece colorful scrappy circles with string quilting, master basic appliqué, and tell mini color stories using your scrap fabric stash!

Someday I will attempt such cool embroidery/applique

Quilting astronaut Karen Nyberg invites you to make a star-themed quilt block for her Astronomical Quilts Block Challenge! Click through for block ideas plus links to Karen’s stories about her out-of-this world quilting experience.

Mexican Señora

Check out that background too....she didn't repeat one single fabric. WOW! And see the cute little bird? And bumblebee?

Heidi Parkes talks about how she stitches unique diary quilts to tell her story. She even shares how she began and what materials she uses.

Bible Quilt, Harriet Powers, 1885-1886

I can’t wait to see the new movie! My kids grew up with Toy Story and I just love it. I saw this panel and was so excited! Heres my Etsy Shop Heres the Toy Story Panel So I think the panel was meant to be cut out individual shapes and then made into stuffed… Continue reading Toy Story Quilt

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