Backgrounds of fabric collage quilts are surprisingly challenging to design. You’ve spent all this time on your main image—a portrait of a pet or a person perhaps—and now you have … Read More
This past week in my monthly Patreon Show and Share Zoom Meeting, a very basic but very important question came up: How do I approach gluing when I have hundreds … Read More
I know it’s summer and you’re all immersed in whatever that means for you: kids, grandkids, gardening, vacation. But take a moment and think ahead to this fall. Will you … Read More
This Saturday will be open registration for two new Live Online Fabric Collage Classes. If you are a Patreon supporter or if you have submitted your name and email to … Read More
Some of you will be familiar with the quilts of Marilyn Davidson from previous Fabric Collage Finish Line posts. Her work is stunning. You may also recall that her quilts … Read More
Last week the blog was guest-written by two of my students who met in Edinburgh, Scotland to visit my quilt “Tickled Pink” where it is on display at Dovecot Studios. … Read More
I don’t often have guest posts, but when I do it’s because the guest has a particular skill or experience I don’t have. In the case of this week’s Throwback … Read More
This past week I finished up a live online fabric collage class. One question that came up during the week and often comes up in class is: How small a … Read More
Perhaps the biggest fabric collage challenge one can give oneself is to create a portrait of a person. I admire the courage it takes to choose to create a portrait … Read More
In my “How-To” blog posts—there’s now seventy-nine of them (see the “Category” search feature)—I share tips and techniques for fabric collage. As useful as they are to those learning the … Read More