One of the ideas that my students have the toughest time wrapping their heads around is the idea of working in sequence. There’s an order in which makes your fabric collage image a little easier to create. Specifically, the things that are in front, those that are nearest the viewer, should be done first. I made my first stab at explaining this in today’s Throwback Thursday post, using several examples to show that beginning with what’s in front results in an image that is more faithful to your design, while making the process much easier.
Nowhere is the idea of starting with what’s in front more important than when doing a fabric collage face. What sticks out furthest on a face? Why it’s clear as the nose … Yeah, it’s the nose! Tonight, in the second of this month’s Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations, I’ll be showing examples of fabric collage noses and describing how to create them, and why it makes perfect “scents” to start there.
For an up-to-date listing of current and past presentations, visit the front page of this website and scroll down to the Thursday Night in My Studio Live! section.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Spiral eWorkshop
Wondering if fabric collage is for you? This eWorkshop is intended for beginners in fabric collage. The spiral project is simple, low stress, but still teaches the basic techniques of fabric collage. It also serves as a handy refresher course for those with more experience.
Free Fabric Collage Pattern
I would like to repeat the offer I made earlier in a Throwback Thursday post, “Fabric Collage Coping.”
To help you cope with these strange and worrisome times, please accept a free pattern using the following coupon code: collagecopingfreepattern
Feel free to share this with your friends. So far more than 540 people have downloaded their favorite pattern. Let’s keep it going.
Once you’ve selected your pattern, copy and paste the coupon code into the box in your shopping cart and click “Apply Coupon.” One pattern will be yours free (though feel free to purchase more at $5 each). Offer (for now) expires May 31, 2020.
These patterns are download only, meaning you will be able to download the pattern immediately after payment. An email with a link to download the pattern will be sent to you automatically. If you do not see it in your mailbox, PLEASE check your Spam or Junk folders. If not there, contact us directly though my website and we will email it to you. This pattern, and any you have ever purchased, is always available to you by visiting the “My Account” page and clicking on the “Downloads” link.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Learn fabric collage with Susan Carlson. Each step is clearly written, illustrated with photos, and demonstrated with video. Learn with a Sea Turtle then launch into any fabric collage project you wish.
Fabric Collage Master Class
For instructions on the entire fabric collage process, you can purchase the Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual. Using video, photos, and text I take you from soup to nuts, beginning to end in creating your own fabric collage masterpiece.
Serendipity Quilts for Sale
My book on fabric collage, Serendipity Quilts, is back in stock! The price is $29.95 plus shipping. For a signed copy click the button below. Note: If you want a inscribed copy (as in “To Jane”) I have to be home to do it, so you may want to check my teaching schedule. Otherwise your order may be delayed.