Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Down the Road: Harpswell, Maine Retreat Revival—June 2026—Part 2
Three weeks ago, I said my goodbyes to a new group of women who attended what I’ve called a “revival” of a retreat that I used to hold at a … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—7 of 14: Sequence in Portraits
Last week I introduced the subject of working in a particular sequence when creating your fabric collage quilt. Today I get more specific by talking about working in sequence when … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage—An Unplanned July 4th Maine Retreat Post
In the midst of really hot temperatures and that general never-ending list of things to do, I had a moment yesterday when I decided to change my mind about what … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—6 of 14: Sequence
As you begin to work on your fabric collage—choosing fabrics from your palette, cutting and gluing them down—I would have you think about the order in which you collage the … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Down the Road: Harpswell, Maine Retreat Revival—June 2026—Part 1
In last week’s post I introduced you to a fabric collage retreat that way back when, I used to hold every year, down the road from Tom and I at … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—5 of 14: Creating a Fabric Palette
If you’ve been following along with the previous steps in our review of the technique of fabric collage, you’ll be ready to start putting down fabric to create your image. … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: The Return of the Harpswell, ME, Retreat!
For years—about a dozen I think—I held fabric collage retreats here in my hometown of Harpswell, Maine. Back in 2019, I decided to take a break and regroup. Then, well, … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—4 of 14: Choosing Fabric for Your Fabric Collage Quilt
This step in our Summer Special series emphasizes why we love fabric collage: it’s all about the fabric! You love fabric, I love fabric, we all love fabric! In fact, … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #124: Quilts Based on My Patterns
The theme for our Finish Line post this week is fabric collage quilts that have used my patterns as their design or inspiration. It just knocks my socks off to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—3 of 14: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage
In today’s Throwback Thursday post, you’ll get up-close and personal with one of our pups, Felix, that’s him above. In this post, Felix becomes my subject for a line drawing … Read More