Keep it simple. That’s one piece of advice I give those just learning fabric collage for the first time. The students in today’s Finish Line Throwback Thursday all took that … Read More
Birds are a common subject for fabric collage. They can be done quite successfully as the stunning examples in this Finish Line show. If a student does run into trouble, … Read More
If you’ve been following this weekly blog for a while, you’ve seen lots of the fabric collage quilts made by my students. Typically, the collection of quilts you’ll see in … Read More
If the angel deigns to come, it will be because you have convinced him, not by your tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning. —Rainer Maria Rilke … Read More
I debuted my new two-week Fabric Collage Immersion workshops last September with a class in Bar Harbor, Maine. It was such an overall hit with both students and myself that … Read More
Today’s Fabric Collage Finish Line features three fantastic and engaging portraits. Each one exemplifies a different approach to the art of portraiture. Jackie Dalley’s double portrait (detail above), is a … Read More
Today we continue to revisit our past Fabric Collage Finish Line posts with this collection of quilts by Ria Mille, in The Belgian Connection 2. I first met Ria and … Read More
As tired of winter as the humans in our household are, I think our dogs might be even more ready for spring. After sniffing the same clumps of snow for … Read More
Today will be the last live presentation in our Glorious Gecko Follow Along and I’ll be talking about finishing touches for my gecko collage. I thank all of you who … Read More
I’m not sure that people take me seriously when I say “No scrap is too small to save!” They’ll pick up a pinkie-fingernail-sized piece of fabric and say, “Surely you … Read More