Distinguishing art quilts from the main category of quilts can be difficult. Art quilts can be created using any of the techniques of a quilt - piecing, applique, whole cloth, or even machine embroidery. These are techniques, tho, and art involves more than mere technique. Meaningfulness, in whatever way the viewer percieves it, is involved in the experience of an art quilt, as opposed to a quilt built as an exercise in craft or technical capabilities. Science quilt A quilt is a type of bedding— a bed covering composed of a quilt top, a layer of fabric for backing, and a layer of batting in between, generally combined using the technique of quilting. ...

Quilts are named

During the late 1900's, the quilt community started to encourage quilters to label their quilts, starting with a name for the quilt, in addition to their own name, and completion date for the work. This was an important step in taking the craft of quilting into the art realm. A quilt's name implies there is some meaning to a quilt beyond its creation, to whatever degree.

Emotion in an Art Quilt

One aspect of some art quilts is the ability of the piece to evoke an emotion in the viewer. While examples of quilts displaying the darker end of the emotional spectrum are still rare, they do exist. Quilts at recent quilt shows focused on the September 11, 2001 attacks have particularily explored grief and anger. The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated attacks carried out against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. ...