Fabric collage is a technique used often in art quilts. Learn how to create a layered, three dimensional look collage from a photograph with this step-by-step tutorial.
Susan Brubaker Knapp's raw-edge botanical fabric collage tutorial is sew fun & inspiring. Any quilter, fiber artist, or crafter will love it!
Roben-Marie gives you five tips on why making collages are so much fun. She also touches on how this art practice can also inspire in other directions of your art.
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?
Fabric collage is a technique used often in art quilts. Learn how to create a layered, three dimensional look collage from a photograph with this step-by-step tutorial.
Explore different approaches to choosing a photo for your fabric art, thread sketching, thread painting, art quilting, and appliqué projects.
Difficulty Level: BEGINNER Get your serving of veggies with this bite-sized project! This single tomato is perfect for a quick wall hanging, pillow, or to use with the coordinating veggies. Included in the download: -The downloadable pattern & template includes 6 pages of instruction and template. Print at home on letter size paper. Template is 10" x 10"~ instructions for piecing it together are provided. Additional Supplies Required: -Wide variety of fabric. -Lite Steam a Seam 2 (or adhesive of your choice) -Fabric Scissors -Parchment Paper *Downloadable patterns are non-refundable
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…
Fabric collage is a technique used often in art quilts. Learn how to create a layered, three dimensional look collage from a photograph with this step-by-step tutorial.
I just love the look of a fabric collage using mixed media. You can make your piece as small or as large as you like. Sometimes I have a project in mind and will cut the fabric piece to fit, and sometimes I don't have a project in mind and the piece gets put aside until the right project presents itself. Watch the video tutorial below or scroll down for the written instructions What You Need A piece of fabric - cut to whatever size you need for your project. Fusible web such as Mistyfuse An assortment of wool -
Instantly learn how to create a delightful and realistic pet portrait using fabric, batting, and thread. In this video download, artist Faith Cleary shares her method for creating unique quilted pet portraits.
Two Excerpts from Online Master Class Manual Lesson 2. The Fabric Collage Technique (Excerpt #1) Fabric Selection First, you gather an initial selection of fabric you think you’d like to use…
Welcome to the World of Collage Quilting! Starting a new hobby like textile collage can be exciting and intimidating! Fortunately, with the resources I've created here at CollageQuilter.com, you can learn the methods and supplies you'll need to enjoy the process of making a collage quilt! To begin, I'd like to intr
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…
Sometimes coming up with the idea of what to make for my next collage quilt is hard but other times I am awash with ideas and not enough time. That is my usual problem.
Phyllis Cullen is inspired by the people and places in her life to create art quilts using collage and stain glass quilting techniques.
How to make a no-sew scrap fabric découpage collage. It's an easy and fast method and the results are beautiful! All you need are a few supplies.
Joanne Schwartz has been a huge supporter of mine for years now. She’s traveled from California to attend a couple of my Maine quilt retreats, and she’s been a joy to have in class each…
Before starting your fabric collage pet portrait, discover what you need to know about colour value. It's the secret to great pet portraits.
I stitch a lot. And I have a lot of raw materials that can be stitched. So I do. I stitch.
As a designer / artist who is always trying to improve, there are times when my brain is on full-throttle creative mode and I seem to tap into a source of inspiration beyond my own capacity. I know that sounds weird. But, what I mean is that when I push myself to innovate, I'm rewarded with with that "stroke of geniu
Watch this video as Roben-Marie shows you how to create your very own card and envelope
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 […]
Children use collage materials to make patchwork houses from cardboard and fabric scraps.
Want to wow everyone with your applique then check out how to create interesting fabric for applique pieces - tutorials
Fabric Collage : Wattle&Loop's sewing kits take your imagination in a different direction by bringing fun and DIY adventure to simple textile upcycling.
There's an imminent new arrival in our extended family, so it's time for me to get working on another version of my baby beach scenes. Simon...
Joanne Schwartz has been a huge supporter of mine for years now. She’s traveled from California to attend a couple of my Maine quilt retreats, and she’s been a joy to have in class each…
Quilts in 2022 are back! And I have been lucky enough to attend these and teach.
Welcome to the World of Collage Quilting! Starting a new hobby like textile collage can be exciting and intimidating! Fortunately, with the resources I've created here at CollageQuilter.com, you can learn the methods and supplies you'll need to enjoy the process of making a collage quilt! To begin, I'd like to intr
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…
How to Design a Simple Art Quilt. Create an image and make it into an Art Quilt. Fabric scrap and fusible web will make it simple and quick
As promised, I’m selecting some of the most popular posts from my blog and updating them with video—something that elaborates on or shows more detail in the fabric collage technique. Starting…
As promised, I’m selecting some of the most popular posts from my blog and updating them with video—something that elaborates on or shows more detail in the fabric collage technique. Starting…
