A fabric collage quilt doesn't need to be scary!

This post is the first in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn David…

You’ve heard of a photo collage, but have you heard of a collage quilt? Let us introduce you to this exciting way of combining scraps to create a picture quilt. With virtually no rules and endless designs, collage quilts offer a unique way to play with scraps. Layered pieces of fabric come together to create […]

Join us as we learn how to make picture quilts with expert fiber artist Wendy Butler Berns whose method is simple, fast, and oh-sew fun!

The art of textiles has been passed down for generations…including mine. My great-grandfather was a tailor who married a seamstress who gave birth to my grandmother, an awning maker who had my father who was an upholsterer, who married my mother, a gifted hand-embroiderer, who had me. I have been a graphic designer for over four decades and although I’ve long felt an affinity for fibers and threads, I only began fabric collage in 2016. How in the world did that happen?

Something that isn’t obvious about fabric collage (as I teach it) is the importance of the sequence in which you approach the construction of your image. Where you start, and the order in whi…

Tips on how to create a collage from a photo. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fKPJQMx6o90&feature=youtu.be

I love to create textile collage, like this little ladybug, which can be used as a block in a quilt, a pillow or other projects!

Susan Brubaker Knapp's raw-edge botanical fabric collage tutorial is sew fun & inspiring. Any quilter, fiber artist, or crafter will love it!

Some of the venues where I teach fabric collage are really stunningly beautiful. I’m thinking of Tahoe and Santa Fe and Madeline Island and Pacific Grove. But they ain’t got nothin̵…