Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Beyond the First Draft
This Saturday in your weekly scheduled post we’ll finish up with the final installment from my recent January 2022 Live Online Class. The twelve students in class all made terrific … Read More
January 2022 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part Two: Crazy Fur Sure
January in Maine is a good time to stay nice and cozy inside at home—even better with a new collage project. However, my job for January was to get a … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: More Fabric Collage Feathered Friends
This week I’m featuring another dose of fabric collage birds. For those of you who missed it, last week’s Fabric Collage Aviary is found here. This round of feathered friends … Read More
January 2022 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part One: Winging It
After having many returning students for 2021’s Live Online Classes, there were a bunch of new faces for this January’s class—such as Martha Beauchamp’s “Olivia,” pictured above. Many of the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Feathered Friends
This week and next week my Finish Line posts feature fabric collage birds. Way back at the end of 2018 we published two consecutive week’s worth of feathered friends. The … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line No. 76
There is something fascinating to me about spirals. They are an ancient symbol of new beginnings, images found in nature everywhere—from galaxies to fern fronds to snails. My first fabric … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Palette
As this post arrives in your inbox, I will be ready to start Day 4 of my latest Live Online week-long Class. In preparation for Day 1, students have chosen … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line No. 75
I like a good story. Who doesn’t? These new entries into the Fabric Collage Finish Line come with really good stories, telling me not just about the quilts but about … Read More
A Happy Birthday to Oma and a Throwback Thursday to Oma’s Pumpkin Patch!
Today my mom turns 89 years old!! Readers of my blog posts know plenty about my family, both people and pets, through my fabric collage portrait quilts. And for the … Read More
In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—Sam’s Moon Portrait “Earthshine” Part 6—Finished!!
This collage portrait of my son Sam, has been in progress almost as long as COVID-19 has been on our radar. In other words, almost two years. And like COVID, … Read More