Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Keeping Your Foundation Taut
Many of these Top Tips are in response to questions I receive in either my in-person or online classes. Today’s Tip is no exception and will cover two instances of … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—13 of 14: Free-Motion Machine Quilting
Last week we talked about the decision you make just before quilting your fabric collage: whether to glue down all the edges of the pieces of fabric so the presser … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Summer of 2026 #1—Taking it Easy & Staying Cool
In the last couple months, if I wasn’t talking about the summer classes I was teaching—in Harpswell and online—it was about the cicada collage I was getting back to for … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—12 of 14: Shadow Quilting
You’ve done the hard work (and had the enjoyment) of making your image in fabric collage. You’ve been cutting, placing, and gluing and now that the image is complete, it’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage NOT On the Road: July 2026 Live Online Class
It’s the Dog Days of Summer, and a very relaxed Chicory (by Cynthia LeRouge, in-progress above), demonstrates that lounging and dreaming of mischief is the best way to pass these … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—11 of 14: Are We There Yet?
Creating a fabric collage quilt is a journey. Starting with a blank piece of foundation fabric, we add bits and pieces of fabric, layer upon layer, until we arrive at … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: This Week in My Studio—Return of the Cicada—Still in Second Draft
For years, I’ve told my students that getting the first draft of a collage project done would be the longest of the three drafts I talk about. An easy definition … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—10 of 14: Sheer Curiosity?
Are you curious about what fabrics can be used for fabric collage? Are only cottons “allowed”? Do they need to be high thread count batiks? Today’s post will dispel any … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: This Week in My Studio—Return of the Cicada—Second Draft
Though I have thoroughly enjoyed the five class weeks and numerous students I’ve taught so far this year, the beginning of this week opened a stretch of time that is … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—9 of 14: Background Stories
Backgrounds for your fabric collage quilt, as I’ve said before, can be surprisingly challenging. The choices of background are nearly infinite. How do you narrow it down? The answer I … Read More