Return of Fly on the Wall: African Fabric Collage Leopard in Three Weeks!
Come be a “Fly on the Wall” as I continue to work on my African wax-print fabric collage leopard, now named T’swana. I began this fabric portrait last November, in … Read More
On the Road: Catching Fabric Collage Fish at The National Quilt Museum
On August 1-3—in a very roomy, light-filled, and temperature-controlled (it was very hot outside) classroom off a side hallway of The National Quilt Museum—a fanciful fabric collage school of sea-life … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fish
Your appetite for fish should be satisfied this week as I serve up two portions, one today and one in your regular Saturday post. As an appetizer, today’s Throwback Thursday … Read More
Telling the Stories Behind the Quilts in Our Lives
While at The National Quilt Museum recently to teach a three-day fish class (more on that next week) and visit my “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts, Rebecca Glasby, Director … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Butterfly Wings and Other Things
The adage says that little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. In this quilt of my niece, “Monarch Maia,” she is made of butterfly wings and … Read More
Live Online Fabric Collage Classes for Fall 2024: Register Now!
My schedule for the rest of this year will be full o’ fabric collage classes—some for an evening here and there, and some for a whole week at a time. … Read More
Susan Carlson’s “Specimens” Fabric Collage Quilts at National Quilt Museum
I’m currently at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky visiting the display of a dozen of my “Specimens” quilts. I am honored to have my quilts shown in such … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Specimens” Fabric Collage Quilts Return to Paducah
My “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts opened on July 19 at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. Currently I am in Paducah teaching a three day class at … Read More
Susan Carlson—Further Thoughts On: Creating Skinny Lines in Fabric Collage
These blog posts are often inspired by whichever fabric collage class I happen to be teaching at the time. Last week I started my Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Teaching My Fabric Collage Students to Work in Drafts
Working in drafts isn’t a concept that everyone is familiar with. And if they are familiar with it (like drafting a letter or story), they might not be aware that … Read More