Susan Carlson Glorious Gecko Follow Along: Student Work Show and Share
For four evenings in February, I live-streamed via Zoom as I created a fabric collage quilt. For this event I chose my Gecko Pattern as a starting point. I encouraged … Read More
Student Work
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Did You Miss Saturday’s Post? Click Here
Due to a mysterious technical issue, you most likely did not receive Saturday’s post in your email inbox. I hope you will take the time to click the link below … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage On the Road: Santa Fe 2026 with MISA—Part 2
What a fun class this was. I love the photo above, it reminds me of the “personality” of the class—relaxed yet attentive, friendly and ready with a smile for others—caring … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage On the Road: Santa Fe 2026—Part 1
Today will be a treat for me to share the lovely people and their collage subjects of my most recent in-person class, with MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts—in Santa … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage NOT On the Road: March 2026 Live Online Class—Always Beginning
If the angel deigns to come, it will be because you have convinced him, not by your tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning. —Rainer Maria Rilke … Read More
Live Online Classes: March 2026 Preview and November 2025 Review
We’re coming up to our next 5-day Live Online Class, running the first week of March. We’re limiting attendance to eight students but there are still spots open. Thinking ahead … 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
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: MISA in Bar Harbor, Maine—Wrap-Up
If you ever went to summer camp, you’ll remember the feelings you experienced at the end of camp when suddenly you had to leave all the friends you made and … Read More
Immersing into Fabric Collage: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 2
The messy-scary stage happens, but it doesn’t last. The worst of it occurs in the first couple days of a class, when projects haven’t had time to “flesh out” yet. … Read More
Immersing into Fabric Collage 2025: Susan Carlson On the Road—Bar Harbor, Maine—Part 1
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