Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Classes for 2025
Ready to take your first (or next) fabric collage class? My entire schedule for 2025 is now set. This should give my prospective students plenty of time to plan ahead … Read More
On the Road: Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine, September 2024—Part 2—Getting Messy and Scary
I have a phrase for the time in a collage—or any project for that matter—when you’re far enough into it to make a mess, but not far enough to see … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Thinking of Florida
By the time you read this post, Hurricane Milton will have hit the coast of Florida. Two weeks ago, during my class in Bar Harbor, Maine, it was another hurricane … Read More
On the Road: Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine, with MISA—September 2024—Part 1
I live in Maine, and the distinct pleasure of being able to drive to a location I’m teaching at such as Bar Harbor, was enhanced when I could also stop … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Noses to Go with the Eyes
Recently I updated my blog post “Eye for an Eye,” which now has videos demonstrating a couple ways to create eyes—human and otherwise—in fabric collage. If you’ve chewed on that … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #106: Beautiful Beasts
These fabric collage quilts look like they’re ready to let out a roar or a howl or a snarl (as in the case of Ardis Bucy’s cheetah “Geraldine”, above). And … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Back to (Fabric Collage) Zoo
In this Throwback Thursday let’s go back to a collection of fabric collage zoo animals, like Jean McCreary’s “Mountain Gorilla and Baby” (above). The following zebras and snakes and tigers … Read More
Further Thoughts On… An Eye for an Eye—Creating an Eye in Fabric Collage
“How do you make an eye?” It’s not uncommon for me to get asked that simple yet perplexing question. After more than three decades of making fabric collage quilts, and … Read More
NOT TOO LATE! Return of Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Studio Watch—African Leopard
If you sign up now, you can still join me in a weekly studio visit as I work on my newest fabric collage portrait, an African leopard. The second of … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Travels to Italy: Under the Tuscan Sun(portrait)
Next year in October 2025, I’ll be teaching in Italy! I invite you to come join me. For a few years now, Tom and I have tossed around the idea … Read More