I was at the American Quilter’s Society show in Des Moines, IA recently. As I made my way through the quilt displays I noticed so many very intricately pieced quilts. These intricate quilts must have taken months or maybe even years to complete.
Of course I took lots of pictures to share with you. Check out these awesome quilts! (You may see my finger in some of the photos, just to give you an idea of the scale of the pieces. I did not touch any quilts!) This is only a sampling of the fantastic quilts I saw.
Intricate quilts

by Janet Stone of Overland Park, Kansas

by Dawn Fox Cooper of British Columbia, Canada

by Marina Landi of Sao Paulo, Brazil

by Cindy Behrens of Waukesha, Wisconsin

The pieces really are that small!

by Mary Bauer of Crestwood, Kentucky

by Rachel Barack of Los Angeles, California



by Karen Boe, Marilyn Lidstrom Larson and Barb Simons of Langdon, North Dakota



by Simone Steuxner of Haerjedalen, Sweden


by Nancy Simmons of Duncannon, Pennsylvania



by Julie Edwards of Colorado Springs, Colorado


by Robyn Gragg of Lone Jack, Missouri

That fussy-cut yellow bee circle is less than 1 inch!

by Margaret Solomon Gunn of Gorham, Maine

We are proud that Margaret quilts on a Handi Quilter Fusion!

by Susan Nelson of Byron, Minnesota



by Beth Nufer & Clem Buzick of Brookings, Oregon


by Harumi Asada of Aichi, Japan


by Ann Zemke of Indio, California


by Claire Marks of Bremerton, Washington


by Junko Fujiwara of Chiba, Japan


Amazing, right?  Come back next week and we’ll talk about how to quilt intricate quilts.
Until then, quilt every day!
by Mary Beth Krapil
The amazing ability of the artistry and the art that I see in these quilts oh how I would long to be able to create something that beautiful I do a lot of utilitarian quilts thank you for sharing these
Simply stunning patchwork and quilting <3<3<3
[…] Last week I shared a bunch of photos of intricate quilts seen at the AQS Quiltweek in Des Moines, IA. If you missed it, you can see it here. As an educator, the question I get the most is: How do you decide how to quilt something? Checking out the fabulous quilting on these intricate quilts got me to thinking about some intricate quilts that I have done in the past. Quilting intricate quilts, just like any other quilt top, has to be decided on a case by case basis. There is no hard-and-fast rule on how to choose designs for quilting. However, there are some considerations I think about when making choices. […]
Amazing applique and piecing decisions as well as how to quilt. A lot of thought and talent went into these beauties!