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
On the Road Teaching
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
On the Road: Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI
This was my second trip to Mackinac Island, MI, to teach at the Grand Hotel’s Annual Needle Art Seminar, and I’m happy to report that this time the ferry didn’t … Read More
On the Road: Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts 2017
In my previous post I introduced you to the first half of my two-week sojourn in the land of all-things-cheese, Wisconsin. After a wonderful week at Woodland Ridge Retreat in Downsville, it was … Read More
On the Road: Woodland Ridge Retreat 2017
I break my teaching into two seasons, Winter/Spring and Fall. Between those seasons lie the Holidays (November-December) and the Summer (July-August) when I either don’t teach at all or only teach … Read More
On the Road Teaching: Empty Spools 2017, Session 2
I arrived back home to Maine from this teaching trip just in time for a good old Nor’Easter (that’s a blizzard for you non-New England folks). A foot or more—hard … Read More
On the Road: Empty Spools 2017, Session 1
UPDATE Here’s a walkaround video of my first classroom at Empty Spools 2017. When making my teaching schedule each year, I make sure a keep two weeks open in the … Read More
On the Road: Art Quilt Tahoe
In mid-November, I finished up my 2016 teaching schedule with a trip to Nevada to teach at Art Quilt Tahoe. I flew there directly from Houston where I had been attending the … Read More
On the Road: Kalispell, MT 2016
When one thinks of quilting meccas, I guess Kalispell, Montana, isn’t the first place to spring to mind. However, I am one of a number of quilting teachers who return … Read More
On the Road: Harpswell, ME—June 2016 Summertime Collage Quilt Retreat
This week I give the students in my recent Summertime Quilt Retreat a chance to shine—such as Joanne Hannon Shaw and her flower bedecked feline above. Last week my husband … Read More