Perhaps the biggest fabric collage challenge one can give oneself is to create a portrait of a person. I admire the courage it takes to choose to create a portrait in fabric, and I admire the perseverance it requires to finish the task. It isn’t easy, though the quilts in this week’s Throwback Thursday, like Kelly Stockwell’s quilt of her husband, Bob (above), might make it seem easy.
I have taught a lot of classes where people have chosen to make portraits. And I have often wished I could give them more guidance than I am able to with my limited time in class. However, because of a series of Zoom fabric collage slideshow and demos that Tom and I put together in 2020, I’ve since had the videos of those sessions available as reference for my students. The presentations cover all the features of a face: nose, eyes, mouth, neck and hair, plus four other portraiture related topics.
Now for the first time, I’m combining all eight hour-long videos into one collection. The Facial Features eWorkshop will be available starting this Saturday, June 3. Look for the announcement in Saturday’s regularly scheduled blog post.
If you are interested in better understanding and creating portraits in fabric, the Facial Features eWorkshop (a great companion resource to the Fabric Collage Online Master Class) can take you beyond the basics to the next level of challenge: Portraiture.
Fabric Collage Master Class
For instructions on the entire fabric collage process, you can purchase the Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual. Using video, photos, and text I take you from soup to nuts, beginning to end in creating your own fabric collage masterpiece.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Spiral eWorkshop
Wondering if fabric collage is for you? This eWorkshop is intended for beginners in fabric collage. The spiral project is simple, low stress, but still teaches the basic techniques of fabric collage. It also serves as a handy refresher course for those with more experience.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Learn fabric collage with Susan Carlson. Each step is clearly written, illustrated with photos, and demonstrated with video. Learn with a Sea Turtle then launch into any fabric collage project you wish.
Serendipity Quilts for Sale
$29.95 plus shipping. Full color throughout. Four complete projects, start to finish, of increasing complexity. Learn fabric collage with this book.