Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Courage
This week’s TBT is a favorite post of mine, even though I didn’t write it. It was a guest post by my significant other and partner, Tom. He has been … Read More
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In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—Sam’s Moon Portrait Part 3
This fabric collage portrait of my son Sam, is one that I began the week of his 23rd birthday, April 2020. Now more than a year later, it has become … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Suddenly Last Summer
Near the end of each summer I step back from fabric collage and dedicate one post to reflecting on the summer: gardens, outdoor activities, adventures. We live in Maine, which … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Student Work—Finish Line #69
With so many Olympic athletes crossing finish lines this week, I figured it was high time to share some more Finish Line quilts! For some fabric collage artists the race … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage “Categories”
At the end of August five years ago, we published the very first Finish Line blog post, celebrating a few of my students’ finished fabric collage quilts, including “Zaia” (above) … Read More
Susan Carlson’s Back to Basics Fabric Collage: Part 3 of 3
This is the third and final week of a 3-part series of posts going back to the basics of fabric collage. My intent has been to explain the process in … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Celestial Portrait Summer Challenge
Have you picked up the challenge I laid down to start a new fabric collage this summer or finish an old one? The last two weeks in these Throwbacks I’ve … Read More
Susan Carlson’s Back to Basics Fabric Collage: Part 2 of 3
This is the second week of going back to the basics of fabric collage. My intent is to explain the process as a Summertime Challenge to consume in small bites … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer 2021 Fabric Collage Project (Continued)
Last week I asked if you had any summer plans or goals. One of mine is to work in my studio finishing a collage quilt of my son Sam—while still … Read More
Oma’s Pumpkin Patch: Summer Crop 2021
My mom, a.k.a. Oma, has been faithfully tending to her seasonal pumpkin crop since the Spring Harvest was posted almost four months ago. The softer hues of those earlier stuffed … Read More