Though I have thoroughly enjoyed the five class weeks and numerous students I’ve taught so far this year, the beginning of this week opened a stretch of time that is … Read More
Backgrounds for your fabric collage quilt, as I’ve said before, can be surprisingly challenging. The choices of background are nearly infinite. How do you narrow it down? The answer I … Read More
DISPATCH: A message or report sent in haste, like a journalist’s report from a distant location. While I may not be traveling to any “distant location” right now, I … Read More
I talk a lot about the sequence in which it is easiest and most effective to create your fabric collage. Today’s post discusses when and how to add sheer fabrics … Read More
Three weeks ago, I said my goodbyes to a new group of women who attended what I’ve called a “revival” of a retreat that I used to hold at a … Read More
Last week I introduced the subject of working in a particular sequence when creating your fabric collage quilt. Today I get more specific by talking about working in sequence when … Read More
In the midst of really hot temperatures and that general never-ending list of things to do, I had a moment yesterday when I decided to change my mind about what … Read More
As you begin to work on your fabric collage—choosing fabrics from your palette, cutting and gluing them down—I would have you think about the order in which you collage the … Read More
In last week’s post I introduced you to a fabric collage retreat that way back when, I used to hold every year, down the road from Tom and I at … Read More
If you’ve been following along with the previous steps in our review of the technique of fabric collage, you’ll be ready to start putting down fabric to create your image. … Read More