Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Visit to Santa Fe
I believe this is the third time teaching for Madeline Island School of the Arts at their “winter campus” in the New Mexico city of Santa Fe. I arrived in … Read More
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Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Quilts Based on My Patterns
Keep it simple. That’s one piece of advice I give those just learning fabric collage for the first time. The students in today’s Finish Line Throwback Thursday all took that … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #122: Flights of Fancy
Birds are a common subject for fabric collage. They can be done quite successfully as the stunning examples in this Finish Line show. If a student does run into trouble, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Master Class Fabric Collage Finish Line
If you’ve been following this weekly blog for a while, you’ve seen lots of the fabric collage quilts made by my students. Typically, the collection of quilts you’ll see in … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage NOT On the Road: March 2026 Live Online Class—Always Beginning
If the angel deigns to come, it will be because you have convinced him, not by your tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning. —Rainer Maria Rilke … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Sometimes a Week Isn’t Enough
I debuted my new two-week Fabric Collage Immersion workshops last September with a class in Bar Harbor, Maine. It was such an overall hit with both students and myself that … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #121: Portraits
Today’s Fabric Collage Finish Line features three fantastic and engaging portraits. Each one exemplifies a different approach to the art of portraiture. Jackie Dalley’s double portrait (detail above), is a … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: The Belgian Connection 2
Today we continue to revisit our past Fabric Collage Finish Line posts with this collection of quilts by Ria Mille, in The Belgian Connection 2. I first met Ria and … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #120: The Dogs of Winter
As tired of winter as the humans in our household are, I think our dogs might be even more ready for spring. After sniffing the same clumps of snow for … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Gecko Follow Along Wraps Up Today
Today will be the last live presentation in our Glorious Gecko Follow Along and I’ll be talking about finishing touches for my gecko collage. I thank all of you who … Read More