Fabric Collage Finish Line #87: Portraits
If you really want to challenge your fabric collage skills, try making a portrait. Portraits of family members or other recognizable people are especially challenging. It’s hard enough to master … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Hairy Subject
Last week in this space we shared a post about creating fur in fabric collage quilts of your animal friends. This week, as I am teaching an animals-only class virtually … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line #86: Follow Up
Koalas and lions and (red panda) bears, oh my! Don’t panic. This Fabric Collage Finish Line features some furry animal friends—including the red panda (detail above) by Robyn Ellis from … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line #86
This is a test. We’ve heard from some that they didn’t receive this post from last Saturday in their email. So we are sending out this post again to make … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fur
In your regular post on Saturday you’ll meet furry creatures, such as Cheri Artz’s koala (in-progress above), in a new Fabric Collage Finish Line post. This week I’ve been preparing … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: “Winfrieda” the Lace Polar Bear—First Draft
My mother’s 90th (!) birthday was yesterday and today would have been my grandmother’s birthday. In honor of both of them, I thought it would be an auspicious day to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday, Oma!
My mama, Meta, now known as Oma, turns 90 years old tomorrow, January 20, 2023. Please take a moment to wish her Happy Birthday in the comments below—we’ll print them … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: The Power of a Palette
In last week’s post, I talked about value in fabric colors—lightness and darkness—by converting all photos to a gray color scale. Specifically, photos of the fabrics I’ve chosen for my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Value-able Fabric Collage Palette
In last Saturday’s post, I showed readers the fabric selection I’m using for my new Fly on the Wall series, Sunshine Oma (see details below to register). But I pulled … Read More
Registration Open for a New Live Online Fabric Collage Class
You are invited to join me via Zoom for a 5-Day Live Online Fabric Collage Class. This class is for all levels of fabric collage proficiency, from beginner to advanced. … Read More