Our reporter in the field, Susan Carlson, checks in from her recent assignment in Bar Harbor, Maine. For this dispatch Susan has sent in photos and captions of show and … Read More
Remember that old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial: Two Great Tastes that Taste Great Together? That’s kind of how I feel about traveling to teach fabric collage. What a great … Read More
This week I’ve been preparing to head off for my final in-person week-long class of the year in Bar Harbor, Maine (be sure to check out next year’s offerings at … Read More
This week’s Throwback Thursday revisits the online follow-along class—Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish—I ran in February 2024. Afterwards, I received a lot of in-progress and finished collage quilts to share (such … Read More
I hope you have some enjoyable plans for this Labor Day weekend (here in the U.S. anyway). We’ll be heading out for a better-make-the-time-for-it-before-summer-ends family excursion by ferry to Monhegan … Read More
Early this week we held pre-class coaching for my class in Bar Harbor, Maine, which takes place September 14-18. Coaching via Zoom is my chance to get a peek at … Read More
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
Go ahead: be a showoff! You’ve done the hard—but enjoyable—work of creating and quilting your fabric collage. Now it’s time to show it off. There are a number of ways … 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
Last week we talked about the decision you make just before quilting your fabric collage: whether to glue down all the edges of the pieces of fabric so the presser … Read More