Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Top Tip: Tiny Scrap Storage
I’m not sure that people take me seriously when I say “No scrap is too small to save!” They’ll pick up a pinkie-fingernail-sized piece of fabric and say, “Surely you … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Organizing Fabric for Fabric Collage
Whether the addiction to fabric was our introduction to quilting or our quilting created our addiction to fabric, many of us have more fabric than we really know what to … Read More
Valentine’s Day 2026: Soup = Love
My husband Tom, is one of those people who loves cooking—and cooking for someone else is a major love language of his. I have greatly benefitted from this over the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: How is it possible to learn fabric collage online?
How is it possible to teach fabric collage online? During the “interesting” days of early 2020, when I could no longer travel to teach, this was a question Tom and … Read More
Live Online Classes: March 2026 Preview and November 2025 Review
We’re coming up to our next 5-day Live Online Class, running the first week of March. We’re limiting attendance to eight students but there are still spots open. Thinking ahead … Read More
Today! Glorious Gecko Fabric Collage Follow Along Begins!
Well, Groundhog Day has come and gone and I doubt that many of us have much love for Punxsutawney Phil right now, but let’s keep in mind that (according to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #119: A Reminder of Spring from the Depths of Winter
As we here in the northern United States hunker down for a prolonged cold snap—single digits (Fahrenheit) every day—today’s post is a reminder that Spring, while not around the corner, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Enlarging the the Pattern for Your Glorious Gecko
In just a week from today our Glorious Gecko Follow Along begins. Each Thursday evening (7pm Eastern Time) for the month of February, I’ll be hosting a Zoom presentation where … Read More
Preview of February’s Glorious Gecko Follow Along 2026
I don’t know about you, but at this time of year I’m in need of a creative jumpstart. The end-of-year holidays require their own sort of creative energy, but when … Read More
Holiday Baking Recipes
Holiday recipes, you may be asking? Well yes, I’m just finishing up now with family holidays. Growing up in my family, between December 21st and January 20th, three of the … Read More