Story quilts

Heidi Parkes explores storytelling through textiles and hand stitches. Learn how to create a diary quilt like an experienced quilter and teacher.

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

Mexican Señora

There’s no particular order to the quilts in this post–just some quilts that I saw that were interesting, or lovely, like this one with the eight billion triangles. Titled Summer at th…

I just heard from Kim and she cannot make it to the retreat. I am taking a shot that someone might see this and have June 3rd -7th available to have alot of fun in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Idaho. The first day 2nd we meet early and go to Farm Chicks which is a huge sale of all kinds of antiques and shabby chic and ideas galore . It is always a highlight. Then we go to Artfest which has fantastic art and the best earrings in the world. I have red cowboy hats for everyone to wear since our…

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…

Lesson idea from Art. Paper. Scissors. Glue! 3rd graders started a conversation about what textile arts are by reading the book "Tar Beach" by author and artist Faith Ringgold. We talked about how the book and its illustrations were actually inspired by a story quilt that Ringgold created (the original work is pictured in the back of the book I had). The story in the book brought up the themes of both inequality (which works well since February is Black History Month) and imagination. The…