I made this set of mini art quilts mostly from cotton batiks, with an occasional cotton print thrown in. I started by paper piecing the backgrounds where I could. In a couple of places, like on the background for the sun, I made a pattern piece in a curved shape and cut it out from my paper-pieced section, then sewed it to another section.

I used Pigma pens, which are permanent ink markers, to draw the faces on my moons, sun, and flower.


Original designs, art quilts, and photos copyright Elizabeth Ruffing, all rights reserved.