Check out these picture quilt patterns and projects from the Bluprint community to inspire you to plan your first picture quilt.

In May 2011 my wonderfully creative mother died at the age of 85. Her death was unexpected but not surprising - nonetheless, it still left a void in my sewing spirit. Several trips, alone, driving back and forth between Michigan and New York gave me a lot of time to process and think. When I returned from the funeral, I also returned to my empty sewing studio. The only problem was that I was not ready to be around a lot of people. I wanted to play. I didn't want to work. I put things on hold…

Here is how I turned a photo into a pattern: Pick a photo of your choice. School photos work very well as the lighting is good and the face is usually without shadows Use any photo editing software of your choice. There are lots of free software available online. I use Picnik. Use the posterize function to get this effect. Play around with the colours until you are happy. I settled on 10 colours. Save the posterized picture and go to the Pencil Sketch function. Without any further editing I…

LuAnn Kessi

Every year, thousands of quilters and quilt lovers descend on Houston, Texas for the International Quilt Festival and Quilt Market. This year, Quilt Festival is from November 2-5, 2023. Many attendees’ favorite part of their annual trip is seeing the Festival Judged Show presented by Quilts, Inc.

Lots of pictures this week….and YES, I am a day early! Usually, I post on Saturday, but I have a full day tomorrow, so thought I'd do it t...

If you haven't figured it our yet, fabric portraits is/are one of my interests as an art quilter. Here are some resources I've found to be helpful with this journey: Tutorials / Classes : This amazing quilt is "Rundy" by Marilyn Belford. Realistic Fabric Portraits with Marilyn Belford is an online class through Quilt University. If you haven't taken an online class, it's a wonderful way to * work with world-reknown teachers * meet people all over the world * be inspired by your fellow…