Just a couple months plus two years ago, we published the first post of Oma’s Pumpkin’s Patch—in a (somewhat) desperate effort to find homes for the repurposed fabric pumpkins that … Read More
In my latest Live Online Class I had the highest ever percentage of canine subject matter. Of the twelve students, eight of them were creating dog portraits. Eight dog noses! … Read More
New Series Starting Tonight! It’s not too late to register. Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on fabric collage quilts! The purpose of … Read More
Starting next Thursday: Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on fabric collage quilts! The purpose of my Fly on the Wall series is … Read More
If this were NOT a holiday weekend, I would be bringing you the second in our three-part post about my latest Live Online Class. The first part appeared last week. … Read More
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. readers! However you spend the day (or weekend), I hope it’s filled with favorite things—people, food, family games, maybe even outdoor activities … Read More
Welcome to the first Live Online Fabric Collage class of my (so-called) sabbatical year. I may be staying home, cozy in my studio, but through this and other upcoming classes, … Read More
Making hair for your fabric collage portrait does not involve cutting thousands of skinny strips of fabric and laying them next to each other on your subject’s head. Such an … Read More
In this post I have the pleasure of sharing more finished fabric collage quilts—a couple were submitted from students in recent classes, such as a serene llama (detail above) by … Read More
This week’s Throwback Thursday provides guidance on how to create the illusion of feathers in fabric collage. Recreating the beauty of birds has been a favorite subject in my classes—one … Read More