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Twelve by Twelve

The International Art Quilt Challenge

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International Quilt Museum Acquisition & Exhibition 2024

What an honour! 44 artworks from the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project are now part of the permanent collection of the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. A selection of these works is on exhibition until 11 May 2024. View the 12×12 exhibition online gallery.

Overview

Colorplay by Twelve by Twelve12x12book

We are twelve quilt artists who embarked on an online art challenge together in September 2007.  For four years, we each made a 12×12 inch quilted art piece on a designated theme or colour palette. For 2012, we decided to change things a bit. We made rectangular pieces, 20×12 inches. Sweet, our final 2012 challenge was revealed on 12 December 2012 – 12/12/12!

The results are showcased on this website.

  • Theme Series (2007-2009)
  • Colorplay Series (2009-2011)
  • 2012 Series (2012)

Our eponymous book Twelve by Twelve: the International Art Quilt Challenge was published in 2011 and is still available.

April 2017: We have self-published Colorplay a catalogue style book that documents the Colorplay series. The 174 page paperback book features photos and artist statements for all 144 quilts together with mosaic images for each of the 12 Colorplay challenges. There is also an introduction by Diane Perin. Colorplay is available only from Amazon and CreateSpace.


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