Just a year ago, in April 2020, I introduced the Fabric Collage Spiral eWorkshop. It was the beginning of the pandemic and both Tom and I wanted to provide a simple, inexpensive distraction from the news. At $25, the Spiral eWorkshop teaches the start-to-finish techniques of fabric collage.
The Spiral eWorkshop is also included as an opening exercise in the Fabric Collage Master Class. A spiral is the perfect way to familiarize yourself with the process of fabric collage while having fun just playing with your fabric. Students who take my advice and start with the spiral exercise often comment how glad they are they started there.
Jean McCreary who (at the time of this writing) is attending my April 2021 Live Online Class, created the lovely spiral above, as a test-run of her fabric palette before creating a stunning blue and yellow macaw this week. Next week, we’ll share the results of that class in our newest “NOT on the Road Teaching” post.
Announcing the Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Spiral eWorkshop
Upcoming Live Online Class
May 17-21, Fabric Collage Menagerie
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Host: Susan Carlson
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Live Online Class Testimonials
“Taking the class helped me significantly advance my confidence with collage and my skill in executing my vision. Susan is a gifted teacher and she and Tom have created an excellent online learning experience.” —Joan M.
“Susan is a wonderful teacher with a gentle, encouraging style that encourages and guides students to create work that is their own. She has an uncanny knack for seeing the smallest correction to drawing, fabric, or design and to demonstrate with annotations on the screen how and where changes are needed. With screenshots of this annotated feedback, we moved forward with clear understanding of what was needed to create our projects. I got far more accomplished during this week than I thought possible.” —Judy N.
“I also liked the fact that I could work many more hours of the day. That would not have been possible attending an in-person class. I loved the freedom of working and doing other necessary things as needed throughout the day.” —Jan A.
“I’m sure we all got more of Susan’s individual time under this format. It was less expensive than paying for travel and lodgings and food on top of the class fee. It was key that we could go back to our fabric stash whenever we needed to. We had all the supplies we needed at our finger tips, and didn’t have to worry about what we had forgotten to pack.” —Nancy G.
“I loved the breakout rooms! I really enjoyed getting to know my fellow students in the smaller setting.” —Sandy L.
“In some ways I prefer the online class. Relationships are a huge part of a class; on the other hand, you’re never going to be best friends with the entire group and being comfortable in your own home made a huge difference in my comfort level.” —Mary M.
“I was particularly impressed that Susan and Tom called me the week before class to make sure I would have all I needed for the technical part of the class and then the personal Zoom meeting with Susan beforehand to make certain that I had a good pattern for my class piece before the course began. We were all ready from Day One to get the most out of the course as possible!” —Marie W.
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.