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
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line: Empty Spools 2016
Please enjoy this variation on the usual Finish Line post. As this (and next week’s) post appear I’ll either be in the middle of or will have just finished my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Empty Spools Part 1
As this blog post appears in your inbox I will be more than midway through Session 3 and already looking forward to Session 4 of Empty Spools. I have taught … Read More
No Scrap too Small to Save (for Fabric Collage)
Fabric collage involves a lot of fussy cutting—and trimming—and snipping. Inevitably the process creates a ton of scraps. I tell my students to save their scraps. And they ask me, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Storage
Fabric is our medium: our oils, our watercolors, our inks. Unfortunately our choice of medium can take up a lot of space. Plus there’s so much more variety! Color, pattern, … Read More