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Immersing into Fabric Collage 2025: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 1

Immersing into Fabric Collage 2025: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 1

September 27, 2025

Three weeks ago was a first—when my first two-week class began. Not just two weeks of teaching, but teaching the same students for two weeks. I’ve been looking forward to … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine, Part 1

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine, Part 1

September 25, 2025

This Saturday in your weekly blog post, I’ll introduce you to the students and work of my Bar Harbor 2025 Fabric Collage Intensive, hosted by MISA—Madeline Island School of the … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Extra! Extra! A Weekend in Maine

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Extra! Extra! A Weekend in Maine

September 20, 2025

Last week, we introduced this new blog format—the Dispatch—with a visit to Bar Harbor, Maine, where I was teaching a two-week Fabric Collage Intensive with MISA—Madeline Island School of the … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Knowing When Your Fabric Collage is Done

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Knowing When Your Fabric Collage is Done

September 18, 2025

How will I know when it’s done? Since most students do not complete their projects in class, I hear this question quite a bit. How will I know when my … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Bar Harbor Here I Come!

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Bar Harbor Here I Come!

September 13, 2025

Last weekend, I headed off for two weeks of teaching, a new Fabric Collage Intensive, in Bar Harbor, Maine, with MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts. Since I’ll be busy … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Another Set of Eyes

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Another Set of Eyes

September 11, 2025

Feedback is an invaluable tool to improving your fabric collage quilt. There’s a skill to both give and take feedback so that it doesn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Feedback should be … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Spray Bottle Ironing

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Top Tip—Spray Bottle Ironing

September 6, 2025

I am not a fan of ironing. Which is ironic, no? Despite how much fabric I have—folded in stacks, crumpled into boxes, stuffed into bags, creased by the warm and … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Getting Over the Hump of Getting Started

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Getting Over the Hump of Getting Started

September 4, 2025

This week I’m preparing for my two-week fabric collage class in Bar Harbor, Maine. Among the other supplies I intend to pack for the drive up the coast, I’ll include … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: New and Upcoming Classes—Open Studio Hours, Italy 2026, and More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: New and Upcoming Classes—Open Studio Hours, Italy 2026, and More

August 30, 2025

When I started teaching fabric collage, the format was pretty straightforward: I traveled (usually local enough to drive) to a fabric shop or a quilt guild and I taught in-person … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #117: Summer’s End Butterflies

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #117: Summer’s End Butterflies

August 30, 2025

This weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Maine. Labor Day weekend. The kids back in school. Days get noticeably shorter. Also, it’s the time in past years when … Read More

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