At the entrance to Tanque Verde Ranch on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona, you enter a different world. This was my third visit to the ranch to teach fabric collage … Read More
This Saturday in your regularly scheduled post, we’ll return to Tucson, Arizona. In January of this year (2024) I traveled there for my third stint of teaching fabric collage at … Read More
I encourage my fabric collage students to go wild with color and pattern, especially when their subject is something like a Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish (above). But how to do … Read More
My “Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish” Zoom class has progressed swimmingly. 😉 Even though we now have held two of the four classes, people keep registering—we’re up to 64 participants—it’s still … Read More
So far in this new year, there’s already been weeks of shared creativity through new Finish Line posts, monthly feedback through our Patreon meetings, a new online mini-workshop (see in-progress example … Read More
It’s not too late to join in with me and over 50 others via Zoom as we create fantastical fabric collage “Quilter’s Trophy Fish.” We recorded last Thursday’s first session … Read More
Creating a pattern is a critical early step for creating a fabric collage quilt. Because it’s so important, describing how to make a pattern was one of the first “how … Read More
In the past few days I completed testing three new brands of duckbill scissors on fabrics for my newest fabric palette—adding new photos and information to our already updated Scissors … Read More
It’s time to introduce a new series of posts that expand with further thoughts and information on popular fabric collage topics covered in earlier versions. Over time my experience as … Read More
I sometimes receive requests for shorter fabric collage classes, ones that only take a couple days. My go-to class in that case is a fish, bug, and butterfly class. These … Read More