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
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Marilyn and Joel Davidson
This week’s Throwback Thursday is a post featuring my friend Marilyn Davidson who is an artist and student. Actually it features both her quilts and her husband Joel’s photography. She … Read More
On the Road: Alegre Retreat, Gateway Canyons, CO
One of the only downsides of my job is that I have to travel. A lot. At least it seems like a lot to me. I’m such a homebody in … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Desert Dreams
Coming up on the regular Saturday blog post I’ll cover my trip to Alegre Retreat at Gateway Canyons Resort. This desert-oasis retreat in western Colorado brought to mind another trip … Read More
Fabric Collage Flowers: My Love-Hate Relationship
Have you seen that Pixar movie, The Incredibles? It’s one of Tom’s and my favorite animated movies. Anyway, it’s a story about a family of superheroes. At one point, the … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Choosing Fabric for Fabric Collage
Choosing fabric for fabric collage is such an important topic that it took me two tries before I felt I had done the subject justice. I took my first crack … Read More
On the Road: April 2018 Maine Quilt Retreat, Portland
Some travels take me far from home—some are a bit closer. Portland, Maine, is near enough to be an “evening out” destination for Tom and I. This particular week, Portland … Read More