This is the second in a weekly series of four Throwback Thursdays featuring past summer quilt retreats. Last week we traveled to 2016, and this week we revisit 2017 and the second of my Maine Quilt Retreats that I’ve captured in blog format.
This post features two classroom “walk-through” videos showing the setting at the nearby Harpswell Inn and the works in progress of my 12 students. One such in-progress work was Marilyn Davidson’s gray-crowned crane eventually entitled “Elegance” (above). Marilyn has been featured in several past blog posts including here and here.
Enjoy this post featuring a slide show of student work, and our night out for dinner and some site-seeing in my beautiful hometown of Harpswell, Maine.
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.
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.
Hello Susan, my name is Julie Rush. I have been pictorial art quilting for a few years now and have recently used your methodology to complete a swirl and the serendipitous turtle. (Purchased both the book & pattern). The question I have is- when you have the pieces laid out with a dab of glue in each piece- how do you get that all sewn down? Do you go back & apply a lot more glue? I didn’t & the pieces were constantly ‘flapping’ around. Also, do you sew all the pieces down using a domestic machine? If so, what do you use? I have a Bernina 449QE with a about an 8†throat & it is rather difficult to manipulate artwork on it. By the time I’m through sewing pieces down some fabric pieces are stretched a bit. Thanks for any suggestions you might give.
Yes, I glue all the edges down before quilting. I also have a home Bernina, an old one, with a small neck. I roll the piece so that it fits underneath. Be sure to start your quilting in the center and move outward. There will always be some contraction or movement of the piece, which is why it’s important to leave extra around the edges and don’t square up the piece to final size until after quilting.
I loved looking back at the classes in Maine; aside from the collage information, let me say I really really enjoy Tom’s choice of background music! I must get me some of that cool jazz piano.