A Leap Day Fabric Collage Leap of Faith
It’s Leap Day in this Leap Year, and it’s gotten me thinking about metaphorical leaps: Leaps of faith. One of the most popular type of posts in my blog are … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Dose of Fabric Collage Courage
This Saturday your regular weekly blog post will land on February 29. That’s right, leap day. In honor of that auspicious date, and inspired by some recent comments from readers, … Read More
More Fabric Collage Finish Line Quilts: Online Submissions 6
Fabric collage quilts from around the world! Sometimes husband and partner Tom shows me the statistics that display where in the world people are when they visit the website. The … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage International
This week’s TBT harkens back to a serendipitous connection between two former students of mine, Terri Ahrens and Ria Mille. Terri is from Australia and Ria is from Belgium. Terri … Read More
Sequence in Fabric Collage Part 1
Something that isn’t obvious about fabric collage (as I teach it) is the importance of the sequence in which you approach the construction of your image. Where you start, and … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Skinny Lines in Fabric Collage
One of the advantages of the way I do fabric collage, I believe, is it’s ability to create very fine details. There are a few different techniques for achieving those … Read More
More Fabric Collage Finish Line Quilts: Online Submissions 5
I never tire of showing off the fabulous fabric collage quilts that people send in. Some are started in one of my workshops, others are begun using my book Serendipity … Read More
Throwback Thursday: The First Fabric Collage Finish Line
Three and a half years ago I posted the very first Fabric Collage Finish Line. This Saturday, I’ll post the 44th(!) Finish Line. That’s hundreds of finished fabric collage quilts. … Read More
Creating Feathers in Fabric Collage
Birds are a popular subject for my fabric collage students. And why not? They are bright and bold and beautiful. They present a unique challenge, however. What do birds have … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Feathered Fabric Collage Menagerie
Birds are a common subject in my fabric collage classes. Their variety and beauty make them very attractive. This TBT features not one but two whole Fabric Collage Finish Line … Read More