When I compare this summer to last summer, I’m grateful how fortunate my family and I have been during this pandemic. Despite the changes we’ve all endured, the two summers still have a lot in common. I stick close to home during the months of July and August anyway, so the cancellation of this year’s teaching didn’t change any summer travel plans. My son is a year out of college so we don’t have the concern of whether or how returning to school will happen.
In fact, here in Maine, we tend to lay low in the summertime anyway, concentrating on enjoying the warm weather while we have it.
In this Throwback Thursday, you’ll see how I spent last summer. I was finishing up my quilt Monarch Maia; tending my garden; and finding the caterpillars, feeding, and then hatching monarch butterflies. Tom went out paddling his kayak whenever he could.
This Saturday, we’ll ease back into the weekly blog posts by showing you how we’ve spent this summer. I have new quilts to talk about, more butterflies, and Tom has a couple paddling videos of his local adventures to show off.
And of course, we’ll talk about the major overhaul we’ve just completed on the Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual.
Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations return tonight Thursday, August 13!
The next four sessions will “fill in the gaps” from the previous Improvisational Faces series.
To sign up for these live events visit the website: www.susancarlson.com and scroll down to the Thursday Night section. You can also purchase recordings of past three series of presentations there.
Here’s the schedule:
August 13: Neck and Hair
August 20: Child vs. Adult Faces
August 27: Glasses
September 3: Smiles and Teeth
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.