Today’s Throwback Thursday revisits a class from April 2017, my second visit to Woodland Ridge Retreat in Downsville, Wisconsin. Since then I’ve returned many times to teach week-long classes. The … Read More
Last week we focused our Finish Line on the beasts of fabric collage. This week we do a one-eighty and feature some outright cuddly creatures: a cat, cow, and koala. … Read More
The first step in my Fabric Collage Master Class, and the first step in any of my classes, is to choose a subject and create a pattern. Sometimes this step … Read More
The animals represented in these Finish Line quilts have a reputation, deserved or not, for ferocity. They are often depicted as remorseless killers, examples of “nature, red in tooth and … Read More
Here’s wishing you a beautifully warm and lovely Solstice—today marks the full return of long summer days in the Northern Hemisphere—while in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun begins to leave … Read More
That’s me and my guy, Tom, horsing around at the very first Zoom in a week of Zooms—photo credit goes to one of the first students I met with this … Read More
As I look forward to July’s Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch, during which I’ll be creating a collaged full moon portrait (more info follows below), it made … Read More
Join me this summer, via Zoom, for four Thursdays in July and August as I work on a new project in my studio—a beautiful full moon. Fly on the Wall: … Read More
As mentioned in last week’s Throwback Thursday, back in December 2018 we had a run on bird quilts submitted to the Fabric Collage Finish Line. Both Volume 12 and Volume … Read More
Last week in my studio, I had two true priorities to check off the list: 1.) pack for this week’s class at Woodland Ridge Retreat in Downsville, Wisconsin; and 2.) … Read More