I would like to make a picture quilt of my dog, Gunnar. I want to use Gunnar's actual photo and transform it into a quilt. I can't google how to do it because I don't know the name of the technique. I have attached a photo of a quilt that shows what I want to do. Anyone have links to tutorials on how to make this type of quilt? Book or website recommendations? Thanks!

I think it is called a portrait quilt, or a picture quilt.

Gunnar is such a cool name!!!!!!!! :D

I think this might be paper piecing, and very complicated paper piecing at that. I made two small wall hangings - a Westie and a Scottie- as gifts for a friend of mine some years ago using Sharon Malek's patterns. They were hard, but with a lot of patience (and a sharp seam ripper) both my dogs turned out just fine. I'll have to see if I took their pictures.

She's got a lot of dogs and cats, and some other animals on her website. Go check it out.

http://www.malec-designs.com/index.html

Thanks! I'll have a look.

Yes they are paper pieced from the site above. A direct link to the pattern you posted is. http://www.malec-designs.com/cgi-bin...keys=NEWFQUILT,NEWFPATT,NEWFFABPAK

This can also be done as applique - we have a woman in our guild who does beautiful work like this - applique from pictures -

Looks like thread painting to me...along with applique or PP...

Another member of the board show us her quilt in process of her dog quilt you might can do some looking under the pictures and you might find it message.

No expert and never done one, but I agree with Charlee.