An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

May 21, 2016

Imagine you’re in one of my five-day classes. You’ve chosen an ambitious project: a fabric collage portrait of an important person in your life. But this is day two of the … Read More

Why Glue?

Why Glue?

May 7, 2016

“You use glue? Really?” I get asked about it a lot and the questions usually fall into one of three categories: why adhesive at all, why not fusible, and how do you do it?

Making a Pattern for a Fabric Collage Quilt

Making a Pattern for a Fabric Collage Quilt

April 2, 2016

So you want to make a fabric collage quilt. Great! After choosing an image to work from, the next step in creating a fabric collage quilt is making a simple pattern. This is a critical step, one that even beginning students sense has an enormous influence on the success of their finished product.

From Photo to Fabric: Choose the Best Shot

From Photo to Fabric: Choose the Best Shot

January 9, 2016

Listen up. Time for some tough love. That picture of your laughing grandchild, that snapshot of your beloved bulldog, the antique photo of your great-grandmother: what wonderful memories they elicit! … Read More