Perhaps the biggest fabric collage challenge one can give oneself is to create a portrait of a person. I admire the courage it takes to choose to create a portrait … Read More
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Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Finish Line #90
I love Finish Line quilts. I love reading the stories behind the quilts and examining the images, letting them pull me in to see and notice all the details and … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Very First “How-To” Fabric Collage Post
In my “How-To” blog posts—there’s now seventy-nine of them (see the “Category” search feature)—I share tips and techniques for fabric collage. As useful as they are to those learning the … Read More
Fabric Collage International: Susan Carlson Comes to Europe, Africa, and South America (Virtually)
If submissions to the Fabric Collage Finish Line are any indication, fabric collage has spread throughout the world. Just take a look at the quilts sprinkled throughout this post! The … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Diary Entry for this Date
Four years ago in 2019 on this very date we ran the post below. I had recently been out to Pacific Grove, California to teach at Empty Spools Seminars and … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage—”Layer by Layer”: How I Use Drafts to Make Progress
I don’t know about you, but I can overwhelm myself pretty quickly with all the directions I’d like to go—and not just in my fabric collage work—there’s other creative ideas, … Read More