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.

Silver Linings Originals also has tons of intricate PP patterns of dogs. I have not tried making any yet but I did order a set of cat patterns.
http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/cc/c.html

Check out Sharon Schamber's web site. She has directions for doing something like this. I think she calls it piecelique. Paper piecing would also work for this picture.

Companies, such as Jacquard, produce pre - treated material that you can print photographs onto using your bubble - jet printer. I mention Jacquard as it seems to be the cheapest and also produces a good resolution in the intensity that is produced on the material. Just follow the simple instructions which are enclosed in the packet. They sell them 10 per packet over here. I usually print in best or vivid mode and quilt and embellish after I have heat - treated the result, and left the correct amount of time after printing.

Here's a link to software that's supposed to help you make quilts like this:

http://www.cosman.nl/index_en.php

and here's an online program that does something similar:

http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/quilts/patchwork

I haven't tried either but had bookmarked these for future reference. Hope they help!