In the past few days I completed testing three new brands of duckbill scissors on fabrics for my newest fabric palette—adding new photos and information to our already updated Scissors for Fabric Collage post of last week! In that Saturday’s post are also “further thoughts” and a new video on how to use these odd-looking 6″ duckbill appliqué scissors for fabric collage. Check out the newest version here or through the Throwback Thursday link below.
A week ago I was nearing the end of 5 days in Tucson, Arizona, teaching another wonderful group of collage artists. The fish-in-progress you see above was a class project that sat on a table in the middle of the classroom for anyone and everyone to add to. (To create your own fabric collage fish you may want to join me in my four-week Thursday night Follow Along, see below.) I had a couple ulterior motives for this group project, one was to test run the three pairs of new duckbill scissors that I had brought with me. The other motive will be revealed later this month when I talk about the class itself.
However, class weeks being what they are, who has time to document the pros and cons of a particular pair of scissors? It certainly wasn’t me. I had to wait until I got home to do that.
In a couple weeks I’ll be telling you all about my rowdy Tucson class. The Wild West atmosphere was infectious, and before you knew it, I was demonstrating my new scissors with a little quick-draw action—captured below. Here’s to my very fun students, and to Mary, who jumped in to capture my very unrehearsed moves. 😉
Beginning Tonight, February 1, 2024, 7pm Eastern Time!
Thursday Night Follow-Along: Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish
Part One of Four: Getting Started—Patterns and Fabrics
If this looks like fun, you may be interested to join me via Zoom in my four-week series “Thursday Night Follow-Along: Quilter’s Trophy Fish.” Create your own fish as I make my own and show examples of others. The object is to simply play with fabric, have fun, and be creative.
Fish come in interesting shapes and wild colors, with fins and spots and stripes and all sorts of embellishments. I’ve found out that as long as you include a head, a body, a couple of fins and a tail, there’s no doubt it’s a fish! It’s the type of subject where you can let your imagination run as wild as the colors, and it’ll still look like a fish.
This mini-course will feature four weekly live demos on Zoom—recorded to view later if needed—plus homework for you (and your fish) over the following week. See the links below for more information or to register.
Thursday Night Follow-Along: Quilter’s Trophy Fish
February 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2024—7:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Each session will last roughly 1-1/2 hours.
Price: $78
USE THIS LINK TO REGISTER
As with all our Thursday Night sessions, a recording link will be emailed the next evening to all registrants to review or watch later if you cannot join us live.
For more information follow this link.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Spiral eWorkshop
Wondering if fabric collage is for you? This playful eWorkshop, though intended for beginners, is suitable for all levels, with lifetime access. The spiral project teaches the basic techniques of fabric collage and is simple and low stress. However, it also serves as a handy refresher course for those with more experience.
Why does a spiral make a great project for fabric collage? Find out in my post The Under-Appreciated Fabric Collage Spiral. The Spiral eWorkshop is included as an exercise in the Fabric Collage Master Class. Get a taste of the process, then if you decide to buy the Master Class you’ll get the full $25 cost back as credit toward the purchase.
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Gifts cards are available in six designs for any amount and can be applied as a “coupon” to reduce the price of a larger purchase—or towards a smaller purchase with a remaining balance to be used at a later date.
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Fabric Collage Online Master Class
The Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual is a multi-media resource guide to the process of fabric collage. Using video, photos, text, and links to my blog posts for further relevant reading and information, I take you from beginning to end in creating your own fabric collage masterpiece, following my guidelines in a step-by-step format. Lifetime Access. Suitable for all levels, including beginners.
Read all about the process of creating the Master Class—explanation of its genesis—the whys and hows Tom and I made some of the decisions we did in this post: Online Master Class Now Available: Some Reflections.
Facial Features eWorkshop
Designed as a supplement to the Fabric Collage Online Master Class, or for those who have a good understanding of the basics of Fabric Collage. Lifetime Access. Intermediate or advanced levels suggested.
The Facial Features eWorkshop contains 8 videos and over 8 hours of in-depth instruction for creating each feature of a portrait in fabric. The videos are annotated with “Jump Points” allowing you to scan forward and backward to the information you need. Facial features PDF templates are included as reference and basic designs to work along with. Like the Fabric Collage Online Master Class, membership in this eWorkshop is for life.
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Learn fabric collage through a start-to-finish project—from pattern and fabric selection through quilting and binding. Each step is clearly written, illustrated with photos, and further demonstrated with videos. Learn the technique with a Sea Turtle then launch into any fabric collage project you wish. Lifetime access and suitable for all levels, including beginners. Sea Turtle Pattern included
Read all about the Sea Turtle eWorkshop in this blog post: Fabric Collage Sea Turtle eWorkshop Launch.
Book: Serendipity Quilts—Cutting Loose Fabric Collage
Full color throughout. Five projects of increasing complexity, four patterns to enlarge are included.
These books will be signed by Susan and can be inscribed to a particular person.
Read more about Serendipity Quilts!
Susan Carlson Patterns
Sent directly to recipient’s computer, these are line drawings that work well with the book, Serendipity Quilts or the Fabric Collage Online Master Class. Select desired design(s) and check email to print a PDF to have enlarged at a local copy shop.
Live Online Fabric Collage Classes
Five day classes with Susan that immerse you in fabric collage—in the comfort of your own home and surrounded by your own fabric stash. Join and learn from other students as everyone embarks on their own journeys creating an image of their choice in fabric. Beginners will learn the technique of fabric collage including the theory of choosing and blending colors based on pattern and value. Those with experience will further hone their fabric collage skills.
Options available for beginner through advanced levels—animals only and portraits only classes available in 2024
For a thorough explanation of what a Live Online Class is about, see this post: First Live Online Fabric Collage Class Results.