Portraits are tough. Doesn’t matter which medium you use—oils, watercolors, crayons, charcoal or fabric—depicting a person is a huge challenge. Ellen Parrott with her “Flower Girl” above, has tried at … Read More
This week for Throwback Thursday we go back to the basics. Lately, I’ve been fielding quite a few inquiries from people who are new to fabric collage. They have questions … Read More
Here is my 2020 class schedule. I teach fabric collage at different venues around the country. Each venue handles the advertising for the classes, often giving priority to their own … Read More
I’ve been in a somewhat contemplative mood lately, looking at time—how much of it we have on a day to day basis and in our lives in general, and how … Read More
Last week in your Throwback Thursday, I showed you one of my favorite ways to finish the edge of your fabric collage quilt. This week I show you methods of … Read More
Here’s a lovely collection of fabric collage quilts from around the world. Their makers hail from Scotland and New Zealand, from East Coast and West Coast, USA—we live in a … Read More
As we finish up the year and the decade, I thought it would be useful to look back at one of my favorite ways of finishing my quilts. Back in … Read More
In a couple weeks, I’ll be releasing my entire 2020 teaching schedule. However, several of the classes I have committed to (for example, Empty Spools in Pacific Grove, CA) are … Read More
Today, December 21, is the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere—the shortest day of the year or, as I prefer to say, the longest night. From now on the days … Read More
This weekend is the Winter Solstice. December 21 is the longest night of the year and the official beginning to winter—here in the Northern Hemisphere, at least. In recognition of … Read More