After last Saturday’s post on “The Under-Appreciated Fabric Collage Spiral”, which accompanies my Thursday Night series of live presentations in which I’m creating a spiral as a sample quilt, I’m seeing spirals everywhere!
For example, in the quilt above, “Kaloli Moondance,” I included three stylized spirals: one for the moon, and a couple more to indicate wind blowing over the African plains. Read more about the making of this marabou stork “Chloë” in this week’s Throwback Thursday.
Spirals are a great way to dip your toe in the fabric collage waters. It’s a simple each-one-is-unique project that takes as much time as you want to give it, and teaches the basic skills to move forward in the fabric collage technique. My Spiral eWorkshop takes you through the process step-by-step.
It’s not too late to join in the current Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations—creating your fabric collage quilt in drafts: “Is It Drafty in Here?” It’s only $7 per session. You can register by clicking below. You can also catch up on previous presentations by visiting my website and scrolling down to the Thursday Night section: www.susancarlson.com.
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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
$29.95 plus shipping. Full color throughout. Four complete projects, start to finish, of increasing complexity. Learn fabric collage with this book.