Seven Years and Counting: Most Popular Fabric Collage Posts of 2022

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. readers! However you spend the day (or weekend), I hope it’s filled with favorite things—people, food, family games, maybe even outdoor activities like a walk with the dog(s). And if you’re out and about traveling, be safe and sane and maybe treat yourself to a nice relaxing soak in the tub when you get home. I assume that most of my readers can consider themselves a major caregiver of their family, so remember to take care of yourself as well.

Tom and I enjoy taking care of our families by cooking good food, so we tend to be in charge of the main elements of a holiday menu—including desserts such as Tom’s (a.k.a. the Pie Meister) much anticipated pies—an apple version is pictured above, plus you can see a corner of the vegan GF pumpkin and pecan torte he made for me! The Thanksgiving menu is one of the things we’ve been thinking of for a couple weeks now (among other things), so it’s no wonder that the seven year anniversary of our blog totally passed us by. It happened earlier in November.

That’s seven years of posts without missing a week! We’ve strived to provide useful information on the technique of fabric collage in one form or another—through my own work, or through classroom “tours” of classes I’ve taught, and through the hundreds of “Finish Line” quilts—collages submitted by students and followers.

Here are some seven-year statistical highlights for susancarlson.com.

Views: 2,589,165
Visitors: 884,773
Countries of origin: 209
Posts: 639

While English-speaking countries—United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia—together account for the vast majority of visits and views, it fascinates me how far our fabric collage posts have traveled around the world. It makes me want to stick map tacks in our world map poster! It’s so cool to know that folks in Zimbabwe and Singapore and Thailand, among so many other far-flung locations, are counted among our readers. A big thanks to all of you for showing up for us.

Several times on past anniversaries we have shared the most popular posts of the year. Below is a list for the past year. So if you need to take a mental break during the next few days, brew a cuppa and find a quiet spot, then click on any (or all) titles for a short (or long) respite into the world of fabric collage. Enjoy.

Most Popular of our Fabric Collage posts of 2022
(some posts originally appeared in previous years) 

1. In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—Sam’s Moon Portrait “Earthshine” Part 6—Finished!!
2. No Scrap too Small (to Save for Fabric Collage)
3. Hang It Up: Making Your Art Quilt Art
4. Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage Update
5. Fabric Collage Finish Line 78: A Spiral Special
6. Why Glue? Updated with Video
7. The Fabric Collage Toolkit
8. Finishing: Put the Final Touch on Your Fabric Collage Quilt
9. Free-Motion Quilting on Fabric Collage Quilts
10. An Eye for an Eye

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Register for Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch 2022-2023

Registration is now open for two upcoming Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch series. Join me live in my studio as I work on my lace polar bear “Winfrieda” in this continuation of a series begun in October. For more information about this series, click here.

• December: Winfrieda the Lace Polar Bear #2

December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022
$78
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All those who sign up for this December Fly on the Wall series will be given access to an hour-long video combining the four opening slideshow presentations from the October Winfrieda series #1 (see beginning and end photos above). This will allow those who may have missed the first series to easily catch up to where the second series will begin.

• January: Sunshine Oma
January 5, 12, 19, 26, 2023
$98
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Watch—and work along with me—as I create a collage portrait of my lovely mama (a.k.a. Oma) as a radiant sun face—to have ready for her 90th birthday at the end of January.

For those who wish to try their hand at a sunface portrait, in addition to the slideshow, demo, Q&A, and full recordings of the four presentations, registrants will also receive all of the following:

• A free PDF of my Sun Portrait pattern.

• Free access to the Thursday Night in My Studio Live! recorded presentation (see preview below) that explains how to adapt my Sun Face pattern to a photo of a particular person.

• And a $20 discount for a one-on-one coaching session scheduled for January or February 2023—in case you’re interested in specialized help with your own work-along creation.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Serendipity Quilts for Sale

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