Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Urunga, Australia
Next week I travel to Australia for a short “holiday” and to teach at the Australasian Quilt Convention (AQC) in Melbourne. This will be my second opportunity to teach at … Read More
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The Finish Line: Quilts from the First Year of the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual
Another year, another fabric collage milestone. Last March I launched the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual. This was my attempt to distill as much as possible of what I knew … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Reflections on the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual
This week marks one year since the launch of the Fabric Collage Online Master Class Manual. This Saturday for your regular weekly blog post, I’ll present a Finish Line post … Read More
Using Facebook for Sharing Fabric Collage
Facebook is a great tool for me to share my love of fabric collage. It’s an excellent platform for displaying images, telling a story about the image, allowing readers to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: How to Use the Website
I try hard to provide new content about fabric collage each week, but some weeks are more “how-to” oriented than others. What many may not realize, however, is that after … Read More
Quilt Stories: Surprise Me (Updated with Video)
“Surprise Me,” my fabric collage quilt portrait of my husband Tom and two college buddies, Mike and Joe, turns 27 years old this year. Tom turns 54 this week (the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Thread Drawing
This week is my husband Tom’s birthday. So both this Throwback Thursday and the regular Saturday post will feature quilts of him. In the post below I describe some early … Read More
The Finish Line: Belgian Connection 2
“What would life be without this great passion?” This is what my friend and former student Ria Mille asked in one of her emails. I first met Ria and her … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The Belgian Connection
No, it’s not a spy story starring Tom Cruise. The Belgian Connection refers to two fabric collage quilters from Belgium. I first met Ria Mille and Rit Verhoeven when they attended … Read More
Finish Line #18: Three-Dog Nights, and a Few Cats
During the last few months of winter here in Maine we’ve experienced our share of three-dog nights. For those few who aren’t aware of the saying, it’s a means of … Read More