In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—”Blue Moon Sam” Part 2
A little over two months ago I posted the first installment of a quilt I’m working on this year, a portrait of my son Sam, at age 23—as a blue … Read More
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Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Thinking of Fabric Collage in Drafts
Most people who try fabric collage for the first time come from a quilting background. Because piecing (machine or fusible) is what they’re used to, it sometimes takes them a … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: What We Did On Our 2020 Summer Vacation
I am using the term “Summer Vacation” in a loose sense. We’re home. Since March. Like so many folks these days. But we’re truly making the best of it. It’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Last Summer in Maine
When I compare this summer to last summer, I’m grateful how fortunate my family and I have been during this pandemic. Despite the changes we’ve all endured, the two summers … Read More
Fabric Collage Summer Rerun Saturday #4 of 4: On the Road in 2019—Pacific Grove, CA
In this final installment of 2020’s Summer Rerun Saturday we revisit my two 2019 sessions at Empty Spools Seminars, held at Asilomar State Park on the Monterey Peninsula in California. … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Maine Summer Quilt Retreat 2019
In this fourth and final post in a series of Throwback Thursdays featuring my Summer Quilt Retreats held here in Maine, we look back just one year to June 2019. … Read More
Fabric Collage Summer Rerun Saturday #3 of 4: On the Road in 2018—Australia
G’day, mate! This week we travel (virtually) down under to Australia, specifically to Perth on the west coast and Urunga (north of Sydney) on the east coast where I taught … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Maine Summer Quilt Retreat 2018
In this third week in a series of four Throwback Thursdays featuring my summer Maine Quilt Retreats, we head back to 2018 for June’s class held at the iconic Harpswell … Read More
Fabric Collage Summer Rerun Saturday #2 of 4: On the Road in 2017—Kalispell, MT
In this week’s second of four Summer Rerun Saturdays, we continue with the theme of summer travel. For I don’t know how many summertimes in a row, I travelled to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Maine Summer Quilt Retreat 2017
This is the second in a weekly series of four Throwback Thursdays featuring past summer quilt retreats. Last week we traveled to 2016, and this week we revisit 2017 and … Read More