The Finish Line: Fabric Collage Quilts of Jerri Stroud
Three and a half years ago in 2016, I met Jerri Stroud when she attended my class my Maine Quilt Retreat. In September last year, I renewed my acquaintance with … Read More
The Finish Line
Fabric Collage Finish Line: Portraits
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
Fabric Collage Finish Line: Online Submissions 4
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
Fabric Collage Finish Line: Solstice Edition
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
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: More Quilts from Online Submissions 3
Here’s fresh batch of Finish Line fabric collage quilts from quilters around the country—and, I can literally say this week, from around the world. For those who don’t know, these … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: More Quilts from Online Submissions 2
For those who don’t know, Finish Line quilts are fabric collage quilts that students have either started in one of my classes and finished on their own or ones they … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: More Quilts from Online Submissions
Help! I’m running out of Finish Line quilts! I have a few left in the inbox, but not enough for a whole blog post, so if you have a quilt … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilts from Online Submissions
This month’s collection of Finish Line quilts come from different sources. They are from former students, readers of my book “Serendipity Quilts” (such as Connie Morrison’s sun face above), and … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilted Menagerie
Critters. Why do we love them so much? Even when they don’t love us back, we are thrilled by them. Encounters with wild animals make memories we hold for a … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilts from the Quilt Gallery, Part 2
This is it—the last post from my Montana classes, for this year at least. And it’s a good one. In The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilts from the Quilt Gallery, … Read More