On August 1-3—in a very roomy, light-filled, and temperature-controlled (it was very hot outside) classroom off a side hallway of The National Quilt Museum—a fanciful fabric collage school of sea-life … Read More
Your appetite for fish should be satisfied this week as I serve up two portions, one today and one in your regular Saturday post. As an appetizer, today’s Throwback Thursday … Read More
While at The National Quilt Museum recently to teach a three-day fish class (more on that next week) and visit my “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts, Rebecca Glasby, Director … Read More
The adage says that little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. In this quilt of my niece, “Monarch Maia,” she is made of butterfly wings and … Read More
My schedule for the rest of this year will be full o’ fabric collage classes—some for an evening here and there, and some for a whole week at a time. … Read More
I’m currently at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky visiting the display of a dozen of my “Specimens” quilts. I am honored to have my quilts shown in such … Read More
My “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts opened on July 19 at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. Currently I am in Paducah teaching a three day class at … Read More
These blog posts are often inspired by whichever fabric collage class I happen to be teaching at the time. Last week I started my Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies … Read More
Working in drafts isn’t a concept that everyone is familiar with. And if they are familiar with it (like drafting a letter or story), they might not be aware that … Read More
The way I create a fabric collage almost always involves using a line-drawing pattern of my subject. For my week-long classes, students create their own patterns. For my shorter classes, … Read More