A New Year of Fabric Collage: 2026 Classes and Such
Cheers! The New Year is coming up fast—like it always seems to do—but my teaching schedule for the year is almost complete. Included on the schedule are live online classes, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Another Fine Kettle of Fabric Collage Fish
In last week’s Throwback Thursday post, I re-introduced you to some of my fish quilts—small quilts that focus of color and texture. That post prepped you for the Saturday post—a … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Cropping Your Quilt
Here’s a gentle reminder that your fabric collage quilt is a piece of art. Like a painting or a photograph, the image you create is meant to be presented in … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fine Kettle of Fabric Collage Fish
In this week’s Throwback Thursday I discuss the beginning of my career in fabric collage. Back then I was creating small quilts to sell in galleries and art shows. I … Read More
Susan Carlson’s Bites of Inspiration: Fabric Collage Travels to the Renaissance
My October trip to Italy to teach a one-week class has been the source of inspiration for a lot of recent blog posts. Italy—the small corner I experienced—continues to inspire … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Giving Thanks
Happy Thanksgiving! Tom and I know that not all of you out there reading this post are in parts of the world that celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s one of our favorite … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage in Italy: A Photo Journal of October 2025 Class Activities and Outings
To (almost) finish up my week of teaching in Città della Pieve, Italy, please join me as I look back on our side-trips and activities that added so much to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Join Me for Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine
You may remember some recent posts about my teaching fabric collage in Bar Harbor, Maine (see links below). If you are intrigued by the class and location, I will be … Read More
Bel Sole Italiano: Student Fabric Collage from Citta della Pieve, Italy
Buongiorno! It’s been almost a month since my first class teaching in Italy and I’m just now getting the chance to process this great experience. I joked with my students … Read More
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