Return of Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Studio Watch in ONE Week!
This is a reminder to come be a “Fly on the Wall” as I continue to work on my African wax-print fabric collage leopard, now named T’swana. I began this … Read More
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Fascinating Bugs and Butterflies: Student Fabric Collage Quilts 2
There has been a fluttering of Fascinating Bugs and Butterflies landing in our email box this week—such as “My Cicada Song,” by Karen Stenback, above. What a luscious treat to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Back to School 2024—Upcoming Live Online Fabric Collage Classes
As kids head back to school this week, I thought it would be a good time to remind you of our upcoming educational opportunities. This fall we’re offering two Live … Read More
Fascinating Bugs and Butterflies: Student Fabric Collage Quilts 1
With the popularity of my Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish Follow-Along Class last February (see the work in these four posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4), it … Read More
Return of Fly on the Wall: African Fabric Collage Leopard in Three Weeks!
Come be a “Fly on the Wall” as I continue to work on my African wax-print fabric collage leopard, now named T’swana. I began this fabric portrait last November, in … Read More
On the Road: Catching Fabric Collage Fish at The National Quilt Museum
On August 1-3—in a very roomy, light-filled, and temperature-controlled (it was very hot outside) classroom off a side hallway of The National Quilt Museum—a fanciful fabric collage school of sea-life … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fish
Your appetite for fish should be satisfied this week as I serve up two portions, one today and one in your regular Saturday post. As an appetizer, today’s Throwback Thursday … Read More
Telling the Stories Behind the Quilts in Our Lives
While at The National Quilt Museum recently to teach a three-day fish class (more on that next week) and visit my “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts, Rebecca Glasby, Director … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Butterfly Wings and Other Things
The adage says that little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. In this quilt of my niece, “Monarch Maia,” she is made of butterfly wings and … Read More
Live Online Fabric Collage Classes for Fall 2024: Register Now!
My schedule for the rest of this year will be full o’ fabric collage classes—some for an evening here and there, and some for a whole week at a time. … Read More