31 Animal Quilts that Will Make You Look, Even if You’re Not a Quilter
The 2023 annual Judged Quilt Show of the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, displayed a profusion of quilts featuring animals!
I fell in love with all the exotic species, lovable pets, and countryside farm animals. I think you will, too! The quilts in my photos have been magnified to show detail. If you would like to see more of any of these quilts, please search for them using the quilt title and maker, which are provided.
Buddy
By Hiroko Miyama of Azumino City, Nagano, Japan and quilted by Masanobu Miyana.
Techniques: machine pieced and quilted; fused appliqué; hand dyed.
Confabulation
By Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend, WA.
Techniques: machine appliquéd and quilted; hand dyed and painted; digitally printed; professionally printed fabric.
The One That Got Away
By Kestrel Michaud of West Melbourne, FL.
Techniques: fused applique, digital cutting, machine quilted.
Blossoming Flock
By Xiaping Yuan of Fort Collins, CO.
Techniques: fused appliqué; thread painted, fabric collaged; machine quilted.
Malaki – The Apple of My Eye
By Cindy Peterson of Las Cruces, NM.
Techniques: hand appliqued; machine quilted.
Please Don’t Eat the Dahlias
By Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend, WA.
Techniques: hand dyed and painted; digitally printed; professionally printed fabric; digitally painted; machine quilted.
Blooming Bright Eyes
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: hand embellished, painted, and embroidered; raw-edge appliquéd; thread painted; machine free-motion embroidered and quilted.
Xebo
By Hollis Chatelain of Hillsborough, NC.
Techniques: hand painted, machine quilted.
Star Gazer
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: machine embellished, free-motion embroidered, quilted, raw-edge appliquéd, felted, thread painted.
In Flight
By Pam Seaberg of Kenmore, WA.
Techniques: hand appliquéd, dyed, and painted; threadpainted.
My Helper
By Pam Seaberg of Kenmore, WA.
Techniques: machine pieced and quilted; hand appliquéd, embroidered, dyed, painted, penciled, and beaded; threadpainted.
Rise and Shine
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: raw-edge appliquéd; machine free-motion embroidered and quilted.
A Horse With No Name
By Judith Phelps of Battle Ground, WA.
Techniques: hand painted, thread painted, machine quilted.
Sheep in the Cotswolds
By Miyuki Humphries of Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Techniques: machine appliquéd and quilted; fused applique; hand dyed and painted.
Emma
By Karen West of Union Hall, VA.
Techniques: professionally printed fabric; threadpainted.
Moving With the Seasons
By Lydia Middaugh of Lowville, NY, and Quilted by Jean Knapp.
Techniques: machine pieced and quilted; hand appliquéd, embellished, and embroidered; fused appliqué.
Greeting Between the Lines
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: machine-pieced, free-motion embroidered and quilted; raw-edge appliquéd.
My Australia
By Helen Godden of Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Techniques: hand painted; free motion machine quilted.
Parrot Is a Bird of Paradise
By Galla Grotto of Boussac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Techniques: machine-appliqued and quilted.
Clustered in the Cliffs
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: hand embellished and embroidered; machine embellished, raw-edge appliquéd, free-motion embroidered, and quilted; thread painted.
Long Tall Sally
By Susan de Vanny of Greenvale, VIC, Australia.
Techniques: machine appliquéd, embellished, and quilted; hand dyed; collaged; threadpainted; couched.
Reap for Joy
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: raw-edge appliquéd; machine free-motion embroidered and quilted; felted; thread painted.
Muuu…Muuu…!!
By Esther Troncholi Simo of Javea, Alicante, Spain.
Techniques: fused applique, threadpainted, interwoven, machine quilted.
Tree Hugger in Red
By Lorraine Turner of Clearwater, FL.
Techniques: raw-edge appliquéd; machine free-motion embroidered and quilted; felted.
Crazy Becomes Eclectic
By Cindy Cooksey of Irvine, CA and quilted by Frances Holliday Alford, Bronwen Burton, Peggy Calvert, Lisa Chin, Joanell Connoly, Jamie Fingal, Vickie Valdez Green, Margrit Hall, Sharla Hicks, Michelle Howe, Stacy Hurt, Jan Kirby, Sherry Kleinman, Joann Sarachman, Julie Schlueter, Sharon Smith, Del Thomas, and Kathy York
Techniques: hand appliquéd, embellished, embroidered, dyed, printed, quilted, and pieced; machine embroidered; professionally printed fabric.
Why Did the Tiger Cross the River?
By Carla Wolf of Littlerock, CA.
Techniques: machine appliquéd and embellished; thread-sketched; fused appliqué.
Seeking Strength
By O.V. Brantley of Atlanta, GA, and quilted by Maxine Moore.
Techniques: machine pieced and quilted. Pattern by Violet Craft.
Paycheck the Cow
By Marcia Henry of Dickinson, Texas.
Techniques: machine appliqued, pieced, and quilted. The pattern was by Laura Heine, and the machine quilting design was by Karlee Porter.
A Child’s Garden of Delights
By Audrey Durnan of Pasadena, CA.
Techniques: hand dyed and painted; machine quilted.
Garden State Big Bird
By SuZanne L. Gilbride of Cypress, Texas.
Techniques: fused applique; rough-edge appliquéd; thread work; crystal embellishment; machine quilting.
A New Beginning
By Katherine Dossman of Belton, Texas.
Techniques: hand appliqued, embellished, quilted, and embroidered; machine appliqued; free-motion stitched and embellished; fabric manipulation.
The Heart of the Lion
By Koleen McDowell of Salem, Oregon and quilted by Jefferson Williams.
Techniques: machine pieced and quilted. Pattern by Pride and Joy Quilting.
I think my favorite quilt of this astonishing collection of animal quilts is ‘Blooming Bright Eyes.’ She stole my heart! In case you missed it, check out the 2023 quilt show winners and things I loved from the Quilt Market showroom.
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