Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Knowing When Your Fabric Collage is Done
How will I know when it’s done? Since most students do not complete their projects in class, I hear this question quite a bit. How will I know when my … Read More
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Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Bar Harbor Here I Come!
Last weekend, I headed off for two weeks of teaching, a new Fabric Collage Intensive, in Bar Harbor, Maine, with MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts. Since I’ll be busy … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Another Set of Eyes
Feedback is an invaluable tool to improving your fabric collage quilt. There’s a skill to both give and take feedback so that it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Feedback should be … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Spray Bottle Ironing
I am not a fan of ironing. Which is ironic, no? Despite how much fabric I have—folded in stacks, crumpled into boxes, stuffed into bags, creased by the warm and … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Getting Over the Hump of Getting Started
This week I’m preparing for my two-week fabric collage class in Bar Harbor, Maine. Among the other supplies I intend to pack for the drive up the coast, I’ll include … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: New and Upcoming Classes—Open Studio Hours, Italy 2026, and More
When I started teaching fabric collage, the format was pretty straightforward: I traveled (usually local enough to drive) to a fabric shop or a quilt guild and I taught in-person … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #117: Summer’s End Butterflies
This weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Maine. Labor Day weekend. The kids back in school. Days get noticeably shorter. Also, it’s the time in past years when … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Our Shared Fear of Criticism
There’s little that’s more disheartening than putting one’s creative energy into a project, then having someone make a carelessly insensitive comment about it. It’s something that could be said with … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Adding Color to Your Black & White Subject
If you’ve been following my blog, you must know by now that I love color. You may have also heard me say that “Color Is Irrelevant.” These two ideas are … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Taking the Creative Leap
The theme of our recent Throwback Thursdays has been inspiration—where it comes from and how to get it. That theme continues today with a post that first appeared on February … Read More