An important step in creating your fabric collage is deciding how big the final piece should be. After you draw the smaller line drawing of your subject, you’ll need to … Read More
Many of these Top Tips are in response to questions I receive in either my in-person or online classes. Today’s Tip is no exception and will cover two instances of … Read More
A couple weeks prior to my recent fabric collage class in Santa Fe, my students participated in pre-class coaching. I started doing these Zoom meetings for my Live Online Classes, … Read More
I’m not sure that people take me seriously when I say “No scrap is too small to save!” They’ll pick up a pinkie-fingernail-sized piece of fabric and say, “Surely you … Read More
Sparkling wishes for a serene and reflective Winter Solstice to those in the Northern Hemisphere, and the same light-filled wishes for the Summer Solstice to those in the Southern Hemisphere. … Read More
Here’s a gentle reminder that your fabric collage quilt is a piece of art. Like a painting or a photograph, the image you create is meant to be presented in … Read More
Scissors are probably the most important tool—aside from your fingers—for fabric collage. When I am working on a collage, my scissors are like an extra appendage, and I use them … Read More
A piece of foundation fabric lies beneath a fabric collage. It’s nothing to be scared about—except for the “messy-scary” stage every collage goes through—see above and below photos to confirm … Read More
I am not a fan of ironing. Which is ironic, no? Despite how much fabric I have—folded in stacks, crumpled into boxes, stuffed into bags, creased by the warm and … Read More
If you’ve been following my blog, you must know by now that I love color. You may have also heard me say that “Color Is Irrelevant.” These two ideas are … Read More