You are a Quilt Artist

The definition of quilting has transformed from craft to fine art. Today Quilting has deviated from the traditional fabric blocks and patterns. The emphasis is now on the design.

Quilts are collages and can be created from fabric, paper or and available form of mixed media material. The range can scope between classic fabric assemblage to Vision Boards.

Paper collage is quilting and is gaining popularity.

Quilt Art Collage – Artful Paper Recycling. Paper quilt collages are made with familiar paper products that are gradually being phased out of our everyday lives. These items that have been a part of our day to day routines and are now slowly being replaced with digital technology. In the near future we will no longer reach for maps, telephone books, magazines, sewing patterns, cook books – we will mostly rely on reading books digitally and researching needed information online.

Paper Collage Quilts use the basic block patterns found in traditional American quilting such as The Lone Star, The Log Cabin, and The Pinwheel. These block patterns all have historical roots and have inspired many quilt variations in the last 200 years. Paper vintage quilting brings the art of traditional fabric quilting into a creative new place. It recognizes traditional fabric quilting while providing a revised new look.

Traditional American Quilts are now seen as Art

Years ago quilting was not thought of as an art. It was a practical opportunity for reuse and recycling of fabric. Quilting saved money and provided a social activity in the home. Today fabric quilting is primarily viewed as an art. The necessity of making quilts has lost its original significance. But, the popularity of quilt making continues.