This week in October of 2023, summer has decided to make a temporary return to Maine. Temps went above eighty degrees (Fahrenheit), and my longtime BFCFF (best fabric collage friend forever) Darlene Determan, invited me and my sister Heidi, to visit her and her husband Len, at their sea-side home a little over an hour south of us. We stayed for a two day mini-retreat. The crashing surf was soothing and walking barefoot on the long beach was a treat. Good friends and good food and constant catching up. Thank you again, Darlene and Len.
Darlene must have attended ten or more (we lost count) of my classes, but more importantly we grew to be close friends even when not wielding the glue and scissors. She has a great sense of humor, plus a fanciful sense of color that makes it a pleasure to work with her on her quilts—such as one of her rainbow-inspired pup collage above.
Today’s Throwback Thursday features many of Darlene’s quilts. It’s part of a series of three posts featuring the fabric collages of three long-time students and friends: Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn Davidson.
The Finish Line: The Fabric Collage Quilts of Darlene Determan
Facial Features eWorkshop
Click here for more information.
- Eight videos (over 8 hours combined length) collected into one convenient and organized spot
- Each annotated with “Jump Points” allowing you to scan forward and backward to the information you need
- Facial Features Templates included as PDF’s to download and work along with
- Like the Fabric Collage Online Master Class, membership in this eWorkshop is for life
$99
BUY NOW
(With a special Summertime offer good from now through August 31st, 2023)
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.
Holy moly! Darlene’s work is so inspiring! Her colors are just sublime.
Oh Darlene, you are a magician translating a picture into an outburst of colors! It simply is a gift, No wonder you have so much in common with Susan.