This week I’m featuring another dose of fabric collage birds. For those of you who missed it, last week’s Fabric Collage Aviary is found here. This round of feathered friends … Read More
After having many returning students for 2021’s Live Online Classes, there were a bunch of new faces for this January’s class—such as Martha Beauchamp’s “Olivia,” pictured above. Many of the … Read More
This week and next week my Finish Line posts feature fabric collage birds. Way back at the end of 2018 we published two consecutive week’s worth of feathered friends. The … Read More
There is something fascinating to me about spirals. They are an ancient symbol of new beginnings, images found in nature everywhere—from galaxies to fern fronds to snails. My first fabric … Read More
As this post arrives in your inbox, I will be ready to start Day 4 of my latest Live Online week-long Class. In preparation for Day 1, students have chosen … Read More
I like a good story. Who doesn’t? These new entries into the Fabric Collage Finish Line come with really good stories, telling me not just about the quilts but about … Read More
Today my mom turns 89 years old!! Readers of my blog posts know plenty about my family, both people and pets, through my fabric collage portrait quilts. And for the … Read More
This collage portrait of my son Sam, has been in progress almost as long as COVID-19 has been on our radar. In other words, almost two years. And like COVID, … Read More
This Saturday in your regular weekly post, I’ll unveil my (finally) finished quilt, “Earthshine.” The piece is a portrait of my son as a crescent moon, the third portrait (one … Read More
Ria Mille, along with her friend Rit Verhoeven, have the distinction, I believe, of traveling the furthest to attend one of my classes here in Harpswell, Maine. Ria and Rit … Read More