Celebrating Fabric Collage with a Decade of Blog Posts
Ten Years! Wow! Today marks exactly 10 years ago to the day that the first post of this blog was published! That inaugural post was about my recently completed 20-foot … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage in Santa Fe This Year and Next
Next spring I will be returning to magical Santa Fe to teach fabric collage. The class, hosted by MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts, will run from March 23-27. I … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Curvy Scissors
Scissors are probably the most important tool—aside from your fingers—for fabric collage. When I am working on a collage, my scissors are like an extra appendage, and I use them … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Scissors for Fabric Collage
I’ve given quite a bit of thought to scissors. While I have pretty much stuck with the same model and brand my whole career—Gingher 6-inch appliqué scissors (above)—I have tried … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Long Weekend in Italy
My fabric collage class in Citta della Pieve, the small town halfway between Rome and Florence, ended last Thursday night. I and my sister Heidi, who had accompanied me, caught … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: A Teacher’s Pride
The Finish Line quilts included in today’s Throwback Thursday are from students who all participated in the Road to California Showcase 2019 quilt show. All the quilts were started in … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Buon Giorno from Italy!
Salute! This past week I was in Citta della Pieve, Italy, a charming town about halfway between Rome and Florence, where I taught a fabric collage class for Strada Toscana. Accompanying … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage from Maine to Italy
All the Finish Line quilts in this week’s Throwback Thursday were started in my Harpswell, Maine quilt retreats. I miss the classes I used to host here in my hometown. … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—What Lies Beneath
A piece of foundation fabric lies beneath a fabric collage. It’s nothing to be scared about—except for the “messy-scary” stage every collage goes through—see above and below photos to confirm … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Our First Top Tip
Another Fabric Collage Top Tip is headed your way this Saturday in your regular post. This Throwback to our very first Top Tip is just an appetizer to get you … Read More