To Tulle or Not to Tulle
Ahh, a sweet summer breeze lifting the sheer curtains (I can hear Seals and Crofts now)…. Wait! Could I use a bit of those curtains in my collage?! I have, and … Read More
Quilt Stories: Thread Drawing
Thirty-two years ago this week, while visiting Maine (and still living in Maryland), I met and had my first date with my (future) husband, Tom. I met him at his … Read More
Summer in Maine
Summer in Maine is brief. Despite what the calendar says, summer pretty much starts on July 4 and is over on Labor Day. Because of its brevity, I schedule my teaching so … Read More
On the Road: Kalispell, MT 2017 Part 2
Between my two weeks of teaching fabric collage classes at the Quilt Gallery in Kalispell, Montana, I had a two day “weekend” to catch up on a little sleep and … Read More
On the Road: Kalispell, MT 2017 Part 1
A trip to Kalispell, Montana has been an annual tradition for several years now. Joan Hodgeboom first invited me to teach at her shop, the Quilt Gallery, way back in—I believe—2013 (you’d … Read More
Eye for an Eye: Updated with Video
My original post pretty thoroughly explained my method for creating eyes and other highly detailed features. However, there’s always room for improvement, and sometimes there’s no substitute for actually seeing something … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: On the Road Teaching—June 2017 Maine Quilt Retreat
So the weather teased us all week long during my June 2017 Maine Quilt Retreat. It started out much hotter than normal, up in the 90’s for the first couple … Read More
Quilt Stories: “Dixie Dingo Dreaming” Updated with Video
“Dixie Dingo Dreaming,” the quilt of my dearly departed dog, Pippin, remains one of my favorites. Recently I have had a few students using Australian Aboriginal print fabrics like those … Read More
Copyright and Copywrong: A Follow Up
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post called “Copyright and Copywrong: Finding an Image for Fabric Collage.” It was primarily about how we all need to be more careful about … Read More
FYI: 2017 Retreat Openings, 2018 Retreat Dates, Online Course Update
There’s a lot of work to my business that goes on behind the scenes, so to speak. At least you don’t often hear about here in the blog. (An exception was when … Read More