Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #116: Cuddly Creatures
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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Quilts Based on My Patterns
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
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #115: The Beauty in the Beasts
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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Celestial Portraits for the Solstice
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
This Week in My Studio: A Week of Zoom Meetings with Students!
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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Celestial Portraits
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
Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Studio Watch—Bella Luna
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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: 13 Is Not Unlucky for Fabric Collage Finish Line Quilts
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
Susan Carlson Last Week in My Studio: Making Lists and Checking Them Off
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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: An Even Dozen Fabric Collage Finish Line Posts
The Fabric Collage Finish Line Number 12—the subject of today’s Throwback Thursday—appeared at the beginning of September 2018. Appropriately, an even dozen finished quilts were featured. In reading through this post anew, … Read More