Fabric collage is a creative method of working. The “rules” are few and flexible. In this week’s Throwback Thursday I feature the Quilt Story for my piece “Samuelsaurus Rex,” which … Read More
As I work on this post, the Summer Solstice—Midsummer’s Day—the Longest Day of the Year (in the Northern Hemisphere), is passing outside. And here in my part of Maine, it’s … Read More
Quilters come to my fabric collage classes with their subjects in hand: their pets, other large animals, their relatives, and so on. They work hard and sometimes stress out about … Read More
As promised, this week’s post finishes up the fabric collage quilts from Show-and-Share at this year’s Empty Spools Seminars at Asilomar Conference Grounds, in Pacific Grove, CA. (If you missed … Read More
Recently these Throwback Thursday posts have focused on introducing the technique of fabric collage. The first post described how to create a pattern. The second post gave you guide for … Read More
I owned my fabric collage quilt “Elements” for such a brief time that it was lovely to visit with it when it was borrowed back from the owner to be … Read More
Sometimes students ask me “What art class or instruction can I take to improve my fabric collage quilts?” My answer is for them to take a beginner drawing or painting … Read More
Two weeks ago, I posted Part 1 of this year’s travel and teaching for Empty Spools Seminars. I left you as I was heading of to the second week’s class … Read More
In last week’s Throwback Thursday, I revisited the first step in fabric collage: making a pattern. So this week I’m following up with the next step: choosing your fabric. When … Read More
I’ve taught at Empty Spools Seminars at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California since 2009. That’s ten years of students—and many years I’ve taught two sessions. At 20 students … Read More