Finish Line #18: Three-Dog Nights, and a Few Cats
During the last few months of winter here in Maine we’ve experienced our share of three-dog nights. For those few who aren’t aware of the saying, it’s a means of … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Choosing Your Subject for Fabric Collage
Fabric collage, as they say, is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration. But that 10 percent is soooo important. Especially when trying a new technique, finding a subject that … Read More
Quilt Stories: Polka Dodo–Welcome Home Update
After three and a half years, my quilt “Polka Dodo” is back home. He was part of a traveling exhibit by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) called Wild Fabrications. The show, made up of animal quilts from 38 artists, traveled throughout the country, making fourteen stops at quilt festivals and museums. Some of the Wild Fabrications’ exhibits included: Houston Quilt Market and Festival, Texas Quilt Museum, and the Chicago International Quilt Festival. According to SAQA the show hosted more that 150,000 visitors during its tour.
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Top Down, Bottom Up Fabric Collage
Here’s looking at you, kid. On this Valentine’s Day, let’s take a look at that window to the soul, the human eye. Nothing gives your fabric collage portrait more life … Read More
Promoting the Appreciation of and Enthusiasm for Fabric Collage
I like to imagine my readers opening their emails on Saturday morning to read the blog, cup of coffee in hand. It gives me a lot of pleasure to picture … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Dixie Dingo Dreaming
I usually have a method to my madness in choosing these Throwback Thursdays. I try to find some sort of tie-in to the upcoming Saturday morning post. This post, however, … Read More
A Special Finish Line: Road to California Showcase 2019
I never tire of showing off my students’ quilts in these Finish Line blog posts. It’s my small way of recognizing their hard work and the inspiration that they in … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Hang It Up
Quilts can be hung for display in a number of different ways. In the Throwback Thursday post below I explore some methods to hang your fabric collage quilt. Deciding which … Read More
On the Road: MISA, January 2019—at Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, AZ
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Like Dorothy says to her loyal pup in “The Wizard of Oz” I might have said something similar during my recent … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting My First Fabric Collage Class at Tanque Verde
I have just returned—after a delay due to the winter storm (more on this Saturday)—from teaching a fabric collage class in Tucson, Arizona. This was my second time teaching at … Read More