I started my career in fabric collage—and evolved my way of working—doing portraits of people. Portraits are challengingly particular in that a portrait is meant to look like someone. When you’re … Read More
I love getting feedback from my students about my fabric collage classes. Hearing what works, what sticks in their minds, what they learn after hearing it once, and what I … Read More
Having flown back from Australia a week ago today, it seems only fitting that this week’s Throwback Thursday revisits my previous 2016 visit to the annual Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) … Read More
This Throwback Thursday reintroduces you to fabric collage artist Marilyn Davidson. Hopefully, this post will whet your appetite to see more of her work in this Saturday’s regular post, which … Read More
I cram a lot of information into the five days of my fabric collage retreats. It isn’t always clear what’s sticking in my students’ minds and what’s slipping right by. … Read More
This Throwback Thursday revisits the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts where “Crocodylus Smylus” premiered. I attended the opening of that show with my buddy and student Darlene Determan … Read More
Next week I travel to Australia for a short “holiday” and to teach at the Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) in Melbourne. This will be my second opportunity to teach at … Read More
This week marks one year since the launch of the Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual. This Saturday for your regular weekly blog post, I’ll present a Finish Line post … Read More
I try hard to provide new content about fabric collage each week, but some weeks are more “how-to” oriented than others. What many may not realize, however, is that after … Read More
No, it’s not a spy story starring Tom Cruise. The Belgian Connection refers to two fabric collage quilters from Belgium. I first met Ria Mille and Rit Verhoeven when they attended … Read More