On the Road: Kalispell, MT, June 2018
June has become the month for my annual trek to Kalispell, Montana. It’s a cute little town, nestled next to the Rockies, and the landing point for those visiting Glacier … Read More
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Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Kalispell, MT
I have been visiting the Quilt Gallery in Kalispell, MT for a number of years now. This Saturday in your regular post, I’ll talk about my latest visit in June … Read More
Art Shaming
SPECIAL THIS WEEK BY TOM ALLEN (Artwork above, by our then 8-year-old son, Sam) Many of you know that I am married to Susan and am a partner with her … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Why Color Is Irrelevant”
This week, as I finish up my travel for the season (no more security lines until September!), I handed off Saturday’s blog post to Tom. He had an idea for … Read More
Filling in the Corners: Revisiting Backgrounds
Backgrounds pose more of a challenge than you might think they should. I’ve seen that happen again and again with my students—and it’s the same for me—though saying that doesn’t … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The “Background” of “Golden Temple of the Good Girls”
This Saturday in your regular blog post I’ll be revisiting the theme of backgrounds in fabric collage. I tackled this topic once in “Telling the Story: Fabric Collage Backgrounds,” but at … Read More
On the Road: June 2018 Harpswell, Maine Quilt Retreat
Some years at my June Maine Quilt Retreat it’s very tempting to sneak outside to enjoy the beautiful early summer sunshine. Not this year. The cool and gray weather kept my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The Finish Line Vol. 3 and Jean Savalchak
Coming up Saturday in your regular blog post, I’ll talk about my Maine Quilt Retreat held here last week in Harpswell. Attending that retreat was repeat student Jean Savalchak. That’s … Read More
On the Road Teaching: Urunga, Australia—2018
Australia is big. It was a whole day of travel to fly from Perth on the west coast to Coffs Harbour on the east coast. It was twilight by the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: On the Road: Melbourne, Australia
Sandwiched between two blog posts about a recent trip to Australia, this week’s Throwback Thursday takes you back to my first trip Down Under, when I was invited to teach at Melbourn’s Australian Quilting Convention (AQC) in April 2016. That was the year “Crocodylus Smylus” (or Stevie), my 22-foot saltwater crocodile quilt attended the show with me. She made quite a splash as she returned to her homeland, as you’ll see in the post.