At the end of August five years ago, we published the very first Finish Line blog post, celebrating a few of my students’ finished fabric collage quilts, including “Zaia” (above) by Quin Brannaka. Little did we realize what an awesome gallery of work this collection of quilts would become. For this Saturday’s regular post, we’ll be presenting the fiftieth installment of “The Finish Line.” Wow! A special thank you to the hundreds of my students who have shared your fabric collage artwork and stories through these posts—they have inspired me and no doubt thousands of others since 2016.
May Tom and I suggest that in this era of binge-watching, why not binge-view some Finish Line posts between now and the Big 50 on Saturday? There’s a wealth of amazing creativity to choose from.
“But how do I find them on your website? There’s so much information!”
Glad you asked.
If you navigate to any blog post, this one or any on my website, look in the right hand column (on a computer) or at the bottom of the page (on iPad or other device), and you’ll find a drop down menu called “Blog Post Categories.” By selecting any one of the drop-down menu items you can sort the website by what you’re interested in finding.
For example if you want to see more of “The Finish Line” posts, select that option.
Here’s a direct link: https://susancarlson.com/category/the-finish-line/
There are other categories to peruse as well—options include links to “How to” (https://susancarlson.com/category/how-to/), posts that specifically refer to the technique of fabric collage, and “Quilt Stories” (https://susancarlson.com/category/quilt-stories/), which describe the stories behind, and the creation of, my own quilts.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can always contact me through my contact page: https://susancarlson.com/contact/ . And if you’d like to submit your own finished fabric collage quilt for a future Finish Line post, please do so using the button below—thank you!
Submit Quilt for "Finish Line"
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.
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.
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.
Love looking back at all the amazing pieces produced by those you have inspired and encouraged to keep moving forward. Your have such a kind and gentle way of giving advice and creating strength to push on.
So look forward to Thursdays and Saturdays.
Thank You
Susan, Your work is always beautiful ans amazing! Please tell your Mom her pumpkins are gorgeous- I love all of them. Please give her love and hugs for me.
I always look forward to your posts and inspiration! Thank you so much for all the time you and Tom have put into your blog, it is greatly appreciated!