Fabric collage art quilts

A few photos of student work from 3 workshops I taught at @mainequilts this past weekend. They did great

Have you ever made or wanted to make a collage quilt? I made a collage quilt several years ago, and it was so much fun. I got so carried away cutting out flowers that I ended up making not one but two quilts. Each one had its own look, because I just couldn’t make all the ideas play well together :) Some of these photos were taken many years ago, and you can tell cameras have come a long way, but I think you’ll get a kick out of seeing the process anyway.Collage quilts are basically a…

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…

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?

So you want to make a fabric collage quilt. Great! After choosing an image to work from, the next step in creating a fabric collage quilt is making a simple pattern. This is a critical step, one th…

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…

Posts about Collage Art Quilts written by lifesloosethreads

A series of embroidered landscapes depicting impressions of the Canadian West Coast. Each one is unique and combines many techniques. The techniques include hand embroidery, machine sewing, applique, couching and beading. The materials include cotton fabric, sewing thread, glass beads, yarn and twine. 3 x 4 ½” SOLD www.chursinoff.com/kirsten