Fabric Collage Finish Line (Sort of): Thursday Night Spirals
Last month, I presented a series of Thursday Night in My Studio Live! webinars called “Is It Drafty in Here? Fabric Collage Drafts.” I used a spiral design to demonstrate … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Master Class Quilts
Tom and I are working hard to keep you creatively entertained and occupied with fabric collage-related happenings—where to begin? First, let’s start with this week’s Throwback Thursday where we revisit … Read More
Create a Palette for Fabric Collage
A painter’s main tool, beside her brushes, is her palette. For each painting, an artist chooses from her countless tubes of paint just the ones she wants for this particular … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage
Some fabric collage subjects are meant to be more fanciful than others. But if interpreting a subject in a realistic way is your goal for a finished quilt, the place … Read More
Fabric Collage Coaching Case Study: Joanne Schwartz’s “Catch”
Joanne Schwartz has been a huge supporter of mine for years now. She’s traveled from California to attend a couple of my Maine quilt retreats, and she’s been a joy … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Learning from Fabric Collage Coaching
The pandemic has opened up a new realm of learning with online teaching—and I’m discovering it has its benefits. In the Throwback Thursday post below, I introduced readers to my … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Online Submissions 15
Except for one very handsome dog, all the fabric collage quilts in this edition of the Finish Line are portraits of people. Portraits are easily the most difficult subject. Capturing … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Spirals in Kaloli Moondance
After last Saturday’s post on “The Under-Appreciated Fabric Collage Spiral”, which accompanies my Thursday Night series of live presentations in which I’m creating a spiral as a sample quilt, I’m … Read More
The Under-Appreciated Fabric Collage Spiral
In my most recent Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations, I’ve been creating a spiral-shaped fabric collage quilt as a demonstration of how to think in “drafts” as a … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Oma’s Pumpkin Patch
We’ve never before repeated a blog post twice in a row, but we received such a positive response to last Saturday’s post that we decided it was a good time … Read More