On the Road: October 2017 Maine All Levels Quilt Retreat
First-timer Mary Cannizzaro (above) traveled to Maine with her husband Joe (also above), for my third and final fall quilting retreat here in my home state of Maine. Just as … Read More
Teaching
On the Road: SoCal Guilds September 2017
One of the first fabric collage quilts I made was a portrait of my sister, entitled California Dreams. She’s sitting on—an imagined—California beach under a night sky with multi-colored palm … Read More
Registration Open for Susan Carlson 2018 Quilt Retreats
It’s time. Registration is now open for my 2018 Maine Quilt Retreats. I hope if you plan to attend that you’ve made your choice by now of which date (or … Read More
Susan Carlson 2018 Maine Quilt Retreats: How to Sign Up Next Week
Next Saturday, October 7, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, registration for my five 2018 Maine quilt retreats opens up. I’ve had a number of people wonder how to do it, … Read More
FYI: 2017 Retreat Openings, 2018 Retreat Dates, Online Course Update
There’s a lot of work to my business that goes on behind the scenes, so to speak. At least you don’t often hear about here in the blog. (An exception was when … Read More
On the Road: Maine Quilt Retreat May 2017
The greater Portland area is not only the largest metropolis in Maine (Pop: 500,000), the city is also where I hold some of my Maine Quilt Retreats. As home to more … Read More
Choosing Fabric for Fabric Collage (Updated with Video)
I received the following comment on my Facebook page the other day:
“Question: Do you use Batiks exclusively or regular cotton fabric as well? Many of these pieces have so much detail in the fabric that I’m guessing you would have to be shopping for fabric all the time in order to find the best fit for your piece.”
This along with my recent experience in my classes, convinced me that I hadn’t given enough guidance on how to choose fabric for fabric collage. It’s doesn’t happen all the time, but too often my students arrive in class without the right fabric for their subject, despite having read my original blog post “Choosing Fabric for Fabric Collage” (see below). Choosing fabric to bring to class continues to be a challenge.
Susan Carlson 2018 Teaching Schedule, Part 1
Many people have contacted me to ask when I was going to announce my 2018 teaching schedule. Well, here it is, in part. I say in part because I am … Read More
On the Road: MISA at Tanque Verde, Tucson, AZ
When cold weather strikes, MISA moves to warmer climes, following the snow birds to the Southwest. They call the retreat MISA-West, gathering just outside of Tucson, AZ, at the Tanque Verde Ranch Resort. That’s where I spent the third week of January, teaching fabric collage to a group of 19 students.
On the Road: Maine Quilt Retreats October 2016
Now that the International Quilt Festival show of my “Specimens” quilts (catalog available) is over, it’s time to catch up on a couple of retreats I held last month. Despite the … Read More