You may remember some recent posts about my teaching fabric collage in Bar Harbor, Maine (see links below). If you are intrigued by the class and location, I will be … Read More
Buongiorno! It’s been almost a month since my first class teaching in Italy and I’m just now getting the chance to process this great experience. I joked with my students … Read More
Ten Years! Wow! Today marks exactly 10 years ago to the day that the first post of this blog was published! That inaugural post was about my recently completed 20-foot … Read More
Next spring I will be returning to magical Santa Fe to teach fabric collage. The class, hosted by MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts, will run from March 23-27. I … Read More
Scissors are probably the most important tool—aside from your fingers—for fabric collage. When I am working on a collage, my scissors are like an extra appendage, and I use them … Read More
I’ve given quite a bit of thought to scissors. While I have pretty much stuck with the same model and brand my whole career—Gingher 6-inch appliqué scissors (above)—I have tried … Read More
My fabric collage class in Citta della Pieve, the small town halfway between Rome and Florence, ended last Thursday night. I and my sister Heidi, who had accompanied me, caught … Read More
The Finish Line quilts included in today’s Throwback Thursday are from students who all participated in the Road to California Showcase 2019 quilt show. All the quilts were started in … Read More
Salute! This past week I was in Citta della Pieve, Italy, a charming town about halfway between Rome and Florence, where I taught a fabric collage class for Strada Toscana. Accompanying … Read More
All the Finish Line quilts in this week’s Throwback Thursday were started in my Harpswell, Maine quilt retreats. I miss the classes I used to host here in my hometown. … Read More