Quilt Art

Quilting

Lizzy Rockwell is a quilter and quilting teacher. In 2008 she formed a group called Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. The group is made up of children and adults, who meet weekly in Norwalk, CT and make collaborative quilts. Quilts are made as gifts, for fundraising and for personal use. Others are created for public installation. To date, seven quilts are in the permanent collection at Norwalk Community College, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk Public Library, South Norwalk Branch Library and Newfield Library in Bridgeport, CT. Each of the installation quilts is designed by Lizzy and incorporates fabric art from numerous individuals. Public quilting bees allow even more people to participate in the communal work of art.

Lizzy is currently working on a picture book about communal quilting.

Group with banner	Creating paper collage designs Working on design of Flagship quilt, the first quilt created collaboratively by Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project, an intergenerational after school art program in Norwalk, CT	Paper collages for Flagship Quilt Created by individual quilters at Peace by Piece meetings, using classic ninepatch template.
Flagship Designs in Fabric Paper collage designs were translated into fabric.	Norwalk Community College A plaque was installed at the Flagship Quilt on November 28, 2018	Peace by Piece group portrait February 2018
LOVE Letters pencil sketch	9 years celebration cake	LOVE quilt on the frame
Doris and America at the frame	Viola and Sandra at the frame	LOVE letters center panel
LOVE fabric art pile	Lizzy with LOVE quilt in progress	The Love Quilt on the frame
LOVE event countdown	LOVE event big reveal	Mentors in front of LOVE quilt
Children's Room at Norwalk Library	Fabric art patchwork	Owl head SoNo Library Quilt
Owl applique pieces	Ernestine holding one wing pieced	Fabric art made by children
Lizzy sewing applique elements	Take Flight Quilt top assembled	Take Flight Quilt South Norwalk Branch Library, Norwalk, CT 2015
Applique for Open up Quilt Butterfly panel for Newfield Branch Library in Bridgeport, CT. Commissioned by Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library.	Patchwork Assembly Assembling the collage of kid's fabric art generated in workshops with Bridgeport, CT youth from Positive Young Brothers and Sisters mentoring program.	Quilting Bee At Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport, CT
Unveiling quilt at Newfield Library	Open Up quilt at Newfield Library	Paper Collage Quilt Sketch For Heart to Heart Quilt designed for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.
Heart to Heart Detail Artwork was created with fabric paint and stencils in workshops at Norwalk Public Library and Peace by Piece meetings.	Peace by Piece meeting The Heart to Heart quilt in progress at Peace by Piece meeting in Norwalk, CT	Heart to Heart Quilt Finished Heart to Heart Quilt for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.
Hand Lettering Design in Pencil Early iteration of slogan for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt, created for Norwalk Public Library, with Peace by Piece quilters.	Assembled fabic Lettering	Computer Sketch Norwalk Quilt sketch, second iteration created in photoshop, with border intended for kids' art. To be created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.
Lettering in Assembly Lettering design was scaled up and printed out to make paper templates for fabric cutting.	Assembly of Words Norwalk Has Heart lettering in assembly.	Madeline with her Patch A piece of fabric art created for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt.
Quilting Bee Peace by Piece hosted community quilting bees at public places. Here at the Norwalk Oyster Fest in Norwalk, CT	Norwalk Has Heart Quilt Finished	Quilt Unveiling At Norwalk Public Library, Norwalk, CT
Sketch for Growing Together Quilt Requested by Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT.	Growing Together Quilt At Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT	Peace by Piece Group Portrait At Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Growing together quilt signage Over 700 individuals contributed to this quilt	Detail of Lizzy's Improv Quilt Created for personal use.	Lizzy's bed quilt Lizzy made this quilt for her home.
Quilted Shoulder Bag Created as a prototype for girls' sewing project at Peace by Piece

Quilting

Group with banner

Creating paper collage designs

Working on design of Flagship quilt, the first quilt created collaboratively by Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project, an intergenerational after school art program in Norwalk, CT

Paper collages for Flagship Quilt

Created by individual quilters at Peace by Piece meetings, using classic ninepatch template.

Flagship Designs in Fabric

Paper collage designs were translated into fabric.

Norwalk Community College

A plaque was installed at the Flagship Quilt on November 28, 2018

Peace by Piece group portrait

February 2018

LOVE Letters pencil sketch

9 years celebration cake

LOVE quilt on the frame

Doris and America at the frame

Viola and Sandra at the frame

LOVE letters center panel

LOVE fabric art pile

Lizzy with LOVE quilt in progress

The Love Quilt on the frame

LOVE event countdown

LOVE event big reveal

Mentors in front of LOVE quilt

Children's Room at Norwalk Library

Fabric art patchwork

Owl head SoNo Library Quilt

Owl applique pieces

Ernestine holding one wing pieced

Fabric art made by children

Lizzy sewing applique elements

Take Flight Quilt top assembled

Take Flight Quilt

South Norwalk Branch Library, Norwalk, CT 2015

Applique for Open up Quilt

Butterfly panel for Newfield Branch Library in Bridgeport, CT. Commissioned by Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library.

Patchwork Assembly

Assembling the collage of kid's fabric art generated in workshops with Bridgeport, CT youth from Positive Young Brothers and Sisters mentoring program.

Quilting Bee

At Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport, CT

Unveiling quilt at Newfield Library

Open Up quilt at Newfield Library

Paper Collage Quilt Sketch

For Heart to Heart Quilt designed for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.

Heart to Heart Detail

Artwork was created with fabric paint and stencils in workshops at Norwalk Public Library and Peace by Piece meetings.

Peace by Piece meeting

The Heart to Heart quilt in progress at Peace by Piece meeting in Norwalk, CT

Heart to Heart Quilt

Finished Heart to Heart Quilt for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.

Hand Lettering Design in Pencil

Early iteration of slogan for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt, created for Norwalk Public Library, with Peace by Piece quilters.

Assembled fabic Lettering

Computer Sketch

Norwalk Quilt sketch, second iteration created in photoshop, with border intended for kids' art. To be created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project.

Lettering in Assembly

Lettering design was scaled up and printed out to make paper templates for fabric cutting.

Assembly of Words

Norwalk Has Heart lettering in assembly.

Madeline with her Patch

A piece of fabric art created for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt.

Quilting Bee

Peace by Piece hosted community quilting bees at public places. Here at the Norwalk Oyster Fest in Norwalk, CT

Norwalk Has Heart Quilt Finished

Quilt Unveiling

At Norwalk Public Library, Norwalk, CT

Sketch for Growing Together Quilt

Requested by Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT.

Growing Together Quilt

At Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT

Peace by Piece Group Portrait

At Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Growing together quilt signage

Over 700 individuals contributed to this quilt

Detail of Lizzy's Improv Quilt

Created for personal use.

Lizzy's bed quilt

Lizzy made this quilt for her home.

Quilted Shoulder Bag

Created as a prototype for girls' sewing project at Peace by Piece