Quilt Story: Monarch Maia
I made “Monarch Maia” as a gift for my sister, Heidi. This portrait of her daughter, my niece, Maia, was started during Heidi’s fiftieth year, and was intended to be … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Cousin Fabric Collage Quilt
Sprinkled throughout my blog posts are the fabric collage How-To posts. Gluing is covered here, cutting and finishing there. The whole process is pretty much explained if you look close … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilted Menagerie
Critters. Why do we love them so much? Even when they don’t love us back, we are thrilled by them. Encounters with wild animals make memories we hold for a … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Quilts from the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual
Those who use the Fabric Collage Master Class Manual have a varying range of experience. Some have taken a class with me, some have read my book “Serendipity Quilts,” some … Read More
A Fabric Collage UFO, Monarchs, and other Summer Diversions
Summer in Maine. There’s a reason it’s called Vacationland. There’s also a reason I take a break from travel and quilt retreats for July and August each year. After making … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage How-To Buffet (Update)
Over the past few months, these Throwback Thursdays have (with other posts inserted here and there) been leading you through the fabric collage process. It began back at the end … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage How-To Buffet
Over the past few months, these Throwback Thursdays have (with other posts inserted here and there) been leading you through the fabric collage process. It began back at the end … Read More
Fabric Collage and the Messy-Scary Stage
When working on a fabric collage, you will almost certainly, sooner or later, enter the Messy-Scary Stage, or the M-SS. You won’t be able to say I didn’t warn you. … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Hang It Up
If you’re new to fabric collage, there are certainly a few choices for the final step to completing your quilt. Displaying your quilt means deciding how it will be hung … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilts from the Quilt Gallery, Part 2
This is it—the last post from my Montana classes, for this year at least. And it’s a good one. In The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Quilts from the Quilt Gallery, … Read More