Since I started this blog in November of 2015, I have hosted four Maine summer quilt retreats—2016 through 2019 inclusive—so for each of the next four weeks I’ll be revisiting … Read More
Before we take a four week break from creating new blog posts (you’ll still receive Saturday posts, just not a new ones—think of it like old time TV when they … Read More
Tonight in my latest (and last in the series) installment of Thursday Night in My Studio Live! I will talk about using sheers, netting and other decorative fabrics to jazz … Read More
Wow, what a year we’ve had already, wouldn’t you say? It’s hard to believe that it was only four months ago that the whole world changed. If all had gone … Read More
Most quilts are rectangles (or squares—anyway, the corners are right angles). But most of our fabric collage quilt main images are not rectangles. They may be round or roundish things … Read More
How do I continue to teach fabric collage when all my classes for this year have been cancelled or postponed? That’s the question that Tom and I have been pondering … Read More
Ah, backgrounds. If you’ve ever made a fabric collage quilt you may have unexpectedly hit a wall when the time came for the background. The image may have gone along … Read More
These in-progress faces were submitted by invitation as the second series of my new Thursday Night in My Studio Live! was wrapping up at the end of May. This series … Read More
With so many of our regular events being cancelled due to the pandemic, you may find yourself searching for something to do. If you discover you finally have the time … Read More
Earlier this month, in my “Inspiration” post, I shared the beginnings of a collage quilt of Sam I’ve recently begun. The photo above is an earth detail from the background … Read More