Susan Carlson Fabric Collage at AQS Quiltweek-Paducah 2022
Here I am in Paducah, Kentucky at AQS Quiltweek for all the festivities but most especially to display my “Specimens” quilts. This will be a quick post to share with … Read More
Susan Carlson Not-So-Throwback Thursday: AQS Quiltweek-Paducah
This week I am in Paducah for AQS Quiltweek, a showcase for some of the nation’s most beautiful quilts. My responsibilities while here include hanging out and greeting visitors to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage—On the Road Teaching: Empty Spools March 2022 at Asilomar, Part 2
Asilomar State Park of California, at the tip of the Monterey Peninsula, in the town of Pacific Grove, is a beautiful part of the world to travel to and it’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Before a Class Read “Making a Palette”
Coming up this week in your regular Saturday post we’ll have the second of two reflections on teaching at Empty Spools 2022. I had lots of great students who came … Read More
On the Road Teaching: Empty Spools March 2022 at Asilomar, Part 1
I’m going to start at the end. At the end of my first in-person class of the year 2022—after a week with folks that would have been in my first … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Before Beginning Read: “Fabric Selection”
What sort of fabric do I collect for fabric collage? A question I get asked all the time. In the next couple weeks of Saturday posts, I’ll be reflecting on … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage “Specimens” Show at Paducah 2022
More than a year ago, I was invited to have an exhibit of my quilts at AQS Quiltweek-Paducah 2022. The invitation seems like a long time past, but now the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage “Specimens” at IQF Houston 2016
This year, at the end of this month, from April 27-30, my collection of large (mostly) animal quilts, “Specimens,” will have its next big exposure at the AQS Quiltweek-Paducah show. … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line: Empty Spools 2019
This is the second in the pair of posts which are a variation on our usual Finish Line posts. As this post appears I’ve just returned home after two back-to-back … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Empty Spools Part 2
My teaching at Empty Spools in 2022 is over. I taught two sessions back to back this year, so yesterday I said goodbye to my second class of Asilomar students. … Read More