September 2021 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part Two: Furbies
Last week I began this series of three posts covering my September 2021 Live Online Class. The three posts are based on the three Zoom breakout rooms I assigned my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Sequence, or Putting Your Fabric Collage in Order
I admit it: fabric collage isn’t always intuitive. When I mention sequence in fabric collage, I’m talking about the (optimal) order in which you approach the various layers of your … Read More
September 2021 Live Online Fabric Collage Class—Part One: Leaping Lemurs
Leaping Lemurs! It’s another Live Online Class under my belt! A big thank you to my twelve students for a fabulous week of fabric collage creativity. As per usual, the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fur
A while ago, I thought it would be helpful to talk about how to depict fur in fabric collage, since furry pets and other critters are such popular subjects for … Read More
Dog Noses and Fabric Sources for Fabric Collage
I obviously love fabric. And I have a decent collection from shops all around the United States and from several foreign countries. Traveling to teach fabric collage has been a … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: My Dog Pippin in Fabric Collage
When you memorialize a pet in fabric collage, it feels like a part of them stays with you long after they have departed. For me, a warm and tactile part … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Student Work—Finish Line #71
Moose or mouse, face or fish, fabric collage can handle it. That’s what I realize every time I run another Fabric Collage Finish Line post. Whatever your subject is, fabric … Read More
Not Quite a Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Oma’s Pumpkin Patch—An Autumn Harvest on the 1st Anniversary
Today is the first full day of Autumn, and Oma’s Pumpkin Patch came into being almost one year ago. Oma is Meta, my mom, and “Oma” to her grandchildren. My … Read More
In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—Sam’s Moon Portrait Part 4
Okay folks, it’s down to the wire—finishing the portrait collage of my son, Sam—my summer project. And three days from today, summer is officially over. Just so you know, when … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: When Is My Fabric Collage Done?
Students ask: When is my fabric collage quilt finished? After all, you can just keep on going, adding layer, after layer…. Some may expect a simple answer, others probably anticipate … Read More