The Fabric Collage Finish Line # 107: Migrations
Long straggling wedges of Canada geese call to each other as they criss-cross our autumn skies. Funnily enough they aren’t all heading south, but wander here and there to one … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Feathered Friends
Birds! Whether your ordinary backyard (or barnyard) visitors or tropical runway models—they all make great subjects for fabric collage. Today’s Throwback Thursday shows several examples of how my students have … Read More
Registration Open: 2025 Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Classes—Update
We attend quilt classes to surround ourselves with other like-minded fabric-enthusiasts who get all excited when someone starts talking about their “stash” and how they “store” it. Now, taken out-of-context … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Organize Your Fabric for My Upcoming Classes!
Coming in my Saturday post, I’ll be opening up registration for all my 2025 fabric collage classes. To get ready for class you may be thinking about organizing your fabrics. … Read More
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