All The Art Quilts I Made in 2017

It's not likely I'll finish anything else in the next three days, so here's the collection of art quilts I made in 2017. I'm posting them here without much commentary, review or introspection. Not all the pictures are great. It's just a tally.

At the very end, I've included what I consider small, medium and large and how many I made in each category.

December

White Dog with Purple Sprouts, 6x6


White Dog Under A Green Sky, 6x6


White Dog with Orange Posies, 6x6


This White Dog series will be available at the "Think Pawsitive" fundraiser at Craft Napa in January.

In A Moment, 12x9



To the Light, 12x9


Everything At Once, 12x9


This series of bowl quilts were made to illustrate an upcoming article in Quilting Arts magazine.

A collection of 5x7s made throughout the year

























Several of these 5x7 pieces will be available at the Artist Market at Craft Napa in January and in my Etsy shop after.

November

Flourishing Framework 1, 12x12


Framing Flourish 2, 12x12


Framing Flourish 3, 12x12


These three pieces were made as part of the Cloth Paper Scissors Art Lesson Expressive Surface Design which includes a video tutorial. (It's only $3.99! Check it out here.)

October

Spiral and Seedling, 18x18


Beetle Pincushions

Several of these will also be available at the Craft Napa Artist Market.

Small Favors, 20x20


September

Tiny Treasures, 3x5






These small decorative fabric collages were created for the Cloth Paper Scissors Art Lesson "Tiny Textured Treasures" which includes a video tutorial of some of my favorite embroidery stitches.

Sun Rises. Tree Grows. Door Opens., 20x20


June

Eight Design Guides program example, 8x10

This small piece was made for a program to illustrate how I use the Eight Design Guides from my book, Art Quilt Collage: A Creative Journey in Fabric, Paint, and Stitch.

Rising Resting, 40x40


May 

Nourishment, 6x6


Moonlit Grove, 18x18


Cultivate, 7x5


Nourish, 7x5


These two pieces were made for a fundraising auction for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.

April 

Wiggly Tree, 8x8


March

Wings and Leaves, 8x6


Cup of Comfort, 8x5


These two pieces were part of the Spotlight Auction at the SAQA Conference.

Captivating Compositions workshop samples, 6x6

I don't really consider these "finished" art quilts, but it's a great teaching tool and definitely something that got "done" in 2017.

February

untitled, 12x12


Light as a Feather, 16x20


Both of these pieces were made as demo samples for my appearance on The Quilt Show.

Cultivate and Climb, 20x20


January

Cup of Kindness, 48x32


38 Small -- Less than 9" on all sides

13 Medium -- 9 to 30" on all sides

2 Large -- greater than 30" on any side

Total: 53, not including the beetles!

Other statistics I could tally, but not right now...

How many were made for specific calls for entry or publication
How many were made mostly to sell
How many am I really really pleased with
How many do I consider very weak
How many have sold
How many were made for charity