Originally Posted by
Drue
OK! so how do you define an "ART QUILT" or an "ART QUILTER"?
Is it applique", is it the "thread art" on the quilt top? Is it because it looks like "modern art"? I've seen too many variations of what folks call an "Art QUilt".... would really like to know. I may even , but probably not, fall into that category.
I think that an Art Quilt is rather like modern art, but the quilter is using fabric, batting and stitches to create the fabric art quilt or wall hanging and stepping outside of the "Traditional" quilting box. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.