Intro to Collage Quilting - HQ Watch and Learn Quilting Show 

Hello! I hope this quick note finds you in good spirits and healthy. I have a busy day in my sewing room and now I'm sewing a little tea mat for my living room end table while I watch you. I hope you have a wonderful evening! Thanks for posting this video!

I love Emily Taylor designs.

It’s fun watching all of you have fun as a group.

What a fun project. I wish Denise's mike was closer to her mouth. I couldn't hear what she said. I can't wait to follow along and try this out.

Hi from Dallas, Tx....new to quilting and picking up every tip that I can...this is different!

I have made quilts large and small, quilts using a photo or a landscape scene. I am hooked. I am waiting for a book by Emily Taylor on collage quilting can't wait. Really enjoyed hearing the group chat, hope I can catch another show.

I've been asked to make a quilt, but there's nothing out there in that theme, so I landed on collage quilting as a way to make it. I'm excited to see your progress and learn so hopefully I can do this too and make something beautiful that will be loved.

What a great challenge. Love the designer’s featured, the projects all look like fun. Please consider an interview with Bisa Butler, she creates the most beautiful collage quilts. I would say she is the premier collage quilter of our time. Thanks Ann

Maybe but I would not attemt this beautiful as they look.

I’m anxious to watch your projects develop. I would like to make one of these and be able to learn from your challenges. I’m also looking forward to April 12th’s program!😊

I am doing the Laura Heine flamingo wall hanging. this is my first one. I cannot wait to get started. so far I have my fabrics and my background piece with my pattern on it.

I am interested in how you, as experienced quilters take to this challenge with out the art background! I’ve seen a video on the panel with the orange tree and some other collage videos. They are a lot of very very very tiny pieces and you do need to get value/level of the lightness to darkness issue clearly in view! Christina Whitney doing the long arm over the many pieces and not having the piece flip back or the glue being too lumpy will certainly be a challenge. I’ve done many raw edge appliqués they work very well on my Juki in FMQ mode but it’s only one layer! I’ve found cut outs around say a butterfly, that leave an .5-1.0 inch around an object, that works well without any glue or iron on backing. Best if stitching starts more in the center and is directed out as you go at the edge of the feature will keep it tacked down with quilting stitching. I plan on doing a small project using “mosaic” like prints to attach larger pieces than usually is customary for collages. That means fewer very tiny pierces. Also note I’ve done some fabric color embellishments with fabric markers this help with shading, so even if you don’t quite get the right level of darkness it’s good to know there is a remedy so your finished project can still be artistic! Thanks for the series, I’ll look for them! One more comment, I got a very small pattern of Laura Heinz’s (Frog I think) she had so little help on doing her pattern in the “instructions” that I never got another one! I always wanted to do that cow but after seeing how small the pieces actually are in a collage I didn’t think I’ld ever do one! A kit version is advisable if you don’t understand light/dark values! We will see how those LH patterns go!

I have a pattern I’ve been wanting to do. I’m looking forward to sewing along! I’d love to do it on my Amara.

Looking forward to this. I bought a pattern last month but haven’t started yet. Will be fun!!

I would like to do a real simple but small picture but the cow collage using strips seems like a pretty good one to start with.

I hope that you will share tips and techniques for quilting through the layers and layers of fabric and Steam a Seam 2. It seems to play havoc with tension and skipping.I love the collage quilts and have one ready to go on my Amara. I’m anxious to see the end result of all your projects.😊

It’s always funny that I can never make the pattern as is. I always have to change it somehow 😂 just like (sorry I missed your name) contestant #1 on the left.

I love the horse collage behind you. Is there a kit for if?

Where do we find the “pattern ease” listed on the supplies list? What is this and can you use a product like Quilters Dream batting?

Would love to see the lemon tree when done.

Denise needs to adjust her mic in the future so we can hear her better.

Do you need to know how to classically quilt before you collage quilt??

I love your learning videos. However you sound system really needs work. The volume fads in and out. Please fix this. It is hard to follow along when I can't hear everyone talking. Thank you.

Can't hear at all, the person with the glasses