The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Online Submissions 13
I hope you admire the pieces in this collection of Fabric Collage Finish Line quilts. This is an especially varied bunch—not so much in subject as in style. The impressionistic … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Washington State Fabric Collage
In this Throwback Thursday we finish up the re-visit to Washington State begun in last week’s Throwback Thursday. Just a year ago Tom and I traveled to the Seattle area … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Classes 2021—and Now
“The future is never certain” is a well-worn aphorism, and it’s never been more true than during this pandemic. However, sometimes we just have to move ahead with the attitude … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage in Washington State
In this week’s Throwback Thursday you can add a little armchair traveling to your fabric collage appreciation. In this post we revisit my trip to the Seattle, Washington area with … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line: Online Submissions 12
In Maine there comes a day in August when the weather turns. One day the temperature tops out at around eighty with ninety percent humidity. You sit in a pool … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage with Intent
This title of this week’s Throwback Thursday gave me a little chuckle, a snort of ironic realization. “What are your intentions?” For most of us, our intentions have been completely … Read More
In Progress Fabric Collage: Quilt Stories—”Blue Moon Sam” Part 2
A little over two months ago I posted the first installment of a quilt I’m working on this year, a portrait of my son Sam, at age 23—as a blue … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Thinking of Fabric Collage in Drafts
Most people who try fabric collage for the first time come from a quilting background. Because piecing (machine or fusible) is what they’re used to, it sometimes takes them a … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: What We Did On Our 2020 Summer Vacation
I am using the term “Summer Vacation” in a loose sense. We’re home. Since March. Like so many folks these days. But we’re truly making the best of it. It’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Last Summer in Maine
When I compare this summer to last summer, I’m grateful how fortunate my family and I have been during this pandemic. Despite the changes we’ve all endured, the two summers … Read More