On the Road: June 2018 Harpswell, Maine Quilt Retreat
Some years at my June Maine Quilt Retreat it’s very tempting to sneak outside to enjoy the beautiful early summer sunshine. Not this year. The cool and gray weather kept my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The Finish Line Vol. 3 and Jean Savalchak
Coming up Saturday in your regular blog post, I’ll talk about my Maine Quilt Retreat held here last week in Harpswell. Attending that retreat was repeat student Jean Savalchak. That’s … Read More
On the Road Teaching: Urunga, Australia—2018
Australia is big. It was a whole day of travel to fly from Perth on the west coast to Coffs Harbour on the east coast. It was twilight by the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: On the Road: Melbourne, Australia
Sandwiched between two blog posts about a recent trip to Australia, this week’s Throwback Thursday takes you back to my first trip Down Under, when I was invited to teach at Melbourn’s Australian Quilting Convention (AQC) in April 2016. That was the year “Crocodylus Smylus” (or Stevie), my 22-foot saltwater crocodile quilt attended the show with me. She made quite a splash as she returned to her homeland, as you’ll see in the post.
Ack! Website Mayhem! Please be patient!
If you are visiting my blog or website you may be experiencing a slowdown, or having trouble logging in to the Master Class Manual. Please know we are painfully aware … Read More
On the Road Teaching: Perth, Australia—2018
I might as well start this post off with a HUGE thank you to Michelle Pearson for being such a wonderful host and tour guide during my visit to Perth. … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Why Glue?
Glue is essential to fabric collage, so over the years I’ve received lots of inquiries about how, why, and what kind of glue I use. Why don’t I use fusibles? … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Toolkit
While I was traveling to far off lands to teach recently (more on that next week and the week after), Tom followed through with an idea we had been … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage
In this Throwback Thursday, I bring back a blog post originally from April 2016 and updated with video in February 2017, I describe how to make a pattern from your … Read More
Featuring Marilyn Davidson: Fabric Collage as Art and Therapy
I am fascinated by other artists. As a type of art teacher myself, I find the journey artists make to their art especially interesting. How do they choose one media … Read More