Susan Carlson Online Resources for Learning Fabric Collage (Updated April 2021)
Until the world changes back to where we can meet in class wherever in the world I am teaching, I want you to know about the various ways you can … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Epiphanies Down Under
It’s my job to teach fabric collage. So I feel pretty good when somebody gets it. I call these occasions lightbulb moments. During our trip to Melbourne, Australia for the Australasian Quilt Convention in … Read More
Quilt Stories: (Re)Introducing “Crocodylus Smylus” (Update with Slideshow)
I’ve finished up a series of four Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations this past week, highlighting my quilt “Crocodylus Smylus.” This 22-foot long quilt depicts a life-size saltwater … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Croc Quilt Goes Down Under
Tonight in our Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentation, I’ll be presenting “Crocodylus Smylus,” my 20-foot saltwater crocodile quilt. So for today’s Throwback Thursday post, it seemed like a … Read More
Quilt Stories: Kaloli Moondance (Update with Slideshow)
One of 2020’s Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations featured my quilt “Kaloli Moondance.” This quilt of a marabou stork was made entirely of scraps, and that was the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Using Scraps for Fabric Collage
Another week. Another week of using what we’ve got—to make meals, to tidy around the house, to work in a different way, and to create what we can. Staying at … Read More
Keep Calm, Sew A Mask, and Listen to Pluto
This will be a short follow-up post of information that I didn’t want to get missed in my regularly scheduled weekly post. First: I wanted to share a blog post … Read More
Quilt Stories: Monarch Maia (Update with Slideshow)
This week’s Thursday Night from My Studio Live! presentation featured my quilt “Monarch Maia,” detail above. Using the Zoom streaming platform, about 70 ladies from around the United States, Scotland, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Spice Up Your Fabric Collage with Sheers
I trust you are all managing well during these trying times. There seems to be very little we can do but hunker down and wait it out. In fact, that … Read More
Quilt Stories: “Dixie Dingo Dreaming” (Update with Slideshow)
Quilt Stories: “Dixie Dingo Dreaming” (Slideshow Update) Original Update from June 17, 2017 “Dixie Dingo Dreaming,” the quilt of my dearly departed dog, Pippin, remains one of my favorites. … Read More