Self portrait quilts ideas

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…

I have one week left in my Photoshop for Quilters online class. I thought I would share another PSE technique with you: The point of this lesson was to take an image and edit it so that you could print out a pattern to create an applique quilt. I chose a favorite image of my niece, Lilly: Original Image Image changed to black and white with levels adjustment Image deepened with Hue and Saturation adjustment Image has been posterized Then we were taught to soften the edges of the posterized…

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 today. Hope that doesn't confuse you too much. lol First off we have (again) Lady #76….Barbara, the tea party lady, with a great photo of herself and her fabric portrait. I LOVE it when my ladies take a picture with themselves!! I smile for a week!! Thank you so very much, Barbara!! I LOVE it! You both look marvelous!!! And next, let me introduce you to…

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…