NOT on the Road: June 2024 Live Online Fabric Collage Portrait Class—Part 1
I’ve had a bit of a break from my week-long online classes—the last was at the end of February—as I was back to in-person teaching during the last few months. … Read More
Author: Susan
REMINDER: New Zoom Follow-Along: Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies
First of all—Happy Solstice—may you fully enjoy this day, the 20th of June. Depending on where you live, it will be either the longest day (in the Northern Hemisphere) or … Read More
New Zoom Follow-Along: Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies
Introducing a special summertime Thursday Night series—Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies—live from my studio! Starting mid-July and for four Thursdays, I’ll invite you to join me via Zoom to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies
Bugs, beetles and butterflies are some of nature’s most colorful creatures. As such, they make wonderful subjects for fabric collage. I made dozens of them in my earlier collage years, … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #105: Sea Turtles
One goal of my fabric collage teaching career has been to introduce various subjects that are easily accessible, interesting, and particularly well suited to collage. Favorites are fish and bugs … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Sea Turtles
It has been over four years since I launched my Sea Turtle eWorkshop. Since then there have been scores of fabric collage sea turtles, created by both those using the … Read More
“Specimens” 2024—Fabric Collage Quilts to Appear at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY
Susan Carlson’s Specimens Exhibit What: A collection of fabric collage quilts that tell stories of their individual animal, insect, and human subjects Where: The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky When: … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage at the International Quilt Festival-Houston
Some of you may know that my collection of quilts entitled “Specimens” had its premier at the International Quilt Festival-Houston in 2016—the subject of today’s Throwback Thursday post. Since then, … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line: Summer Fish-Tales
We hadn’t planned it this way, but my two blog posts this week worked out quite nicely for this Memorial Day Weekend—a time to gather with and remember others—but it … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Wings and Fins—Not to be Missed
As we count down the days to the official start of summer, Memorial Day, some of you may have a different idea of “wings” on your mind, like BBQ wings … Read More