What sort of fabric do I collect for fabric collage? A question I get asked all the time. In the next couple weeks of Saturday posts, I’ll be reflecting on … Read More
More than a year ago, I was invited to have an exhibit of my quilts at AQS Quiltweek-Paducah 2022. The invitation seems like a long time past, but now the … Read More
This year, at the end of this month, from April 27-30, my collection of large (mostly) animal quilts, “Specimens,” will have its next big exposure at the AQS Quiltweek-Paducah show. … Read More
This is the second in the pair of posts which are a variation on our usual Finish Line posts. As this post appears I’ve just returned home after two back-to-back … Read More
My teaching at Empty Spools in 2022 is over. I taught two sessions back to back this year, so yesterday I said goodbye to my second class of Asilomar students. … Read More
Please enjoy this variation on the usual Finish Line post. As this (and next week’s) post appear I’ll either be in the middle of or will have just finished my … Read More
As this blog post appears in your inbox I will be more than midway through Session 3 and already looking forward to Session 4 of Empty Spools. I have taught … Read More
Fabric collage involves a lot of fussy cutting—and trimming—and snipping. Inevitably the process creates a ton of scraps. I tell my students to save their scraps. And they ask me, … Read More
Fabric is our medium: our oils, our watercolors, our inks. Unfortunately our choice of medium can take up a lot of space. Plus there’s so much more variety! Color, pattern, … Read More
Occasionally, when Tom has an idea for a blog post that particularly appeals to him, I hand over the reins for a week. This is one of those occasions. —Susan … Read More