Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Elements
While taking the summer off from teaching, I did have two lectures of a (relatively) local variety. The first lecture was at Cocheco Quilters Guild in Dover, New Hampshire. As … Read More
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Summer Vacation Special: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage
I may have taken the week off for a little family R&R, but I wanted to be sure you had some useful information to set you on your way toward … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: From Photo to Fabric: Choose the Best Shot
Summer’s here and the time is right … to start a fabric collage quilt! One of the first steps is, of course, picking out a picture of your subject. But … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 11
The Dog Days of Summer. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, we’re in the middle of them. But the Dog Days have nothing to do with our furry companions, but … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The First Finish Line
Last week in your regular Saturday blog post, I published the 10th “Finish Line” of completed student work. Totaling a show of over 120 quilts based on classes I’ve taught … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 10
One of my more popular blog post categories are these “Finish Line” posts—and this is Volume 10—congrats to all those who have submitted their finished quilts! For you newbies to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday (Kinda): Specimens on Display
Reminder: See “Specimens” at Maine Quilts in Augusta This Weekend The Maine Quilts show at the Augusta Civic Center starts today July 26th, and runs through Saturday the 28th. My “Specimens” … Read More
Announcing My 2019 Teaching Schedule
2019 Teaching Schedule Since almost every teaching location listed is one I’ve been to before, I included links to past blog posts from those venues, so you’ll have more than enough … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer in Maine
Summer in Maine is slipping by! For this Throwback Thursday I am harkening back to last summer of 2017, which was remarkably full—family, kayaking, gardening—we try to cram so much … Read More
On the Road: Morro Bay, CA, and the Seven Sisters Quilt Show, June 2018
Definition of morro: a rounded hill or promontory.
Definition of Morro Rock: a volcanic plug, or lava dome, in Morro Bay, CA, dating from the Oligocene epoch (from 27 to 23 million years ago). From what I understand, it’s the last volcanic plug (the lava rock leftover when the volcano itself crumbles) in a range running inland—seven of them in fact—hence the origin of the name for the Seven Sisters Quilt Show.