Finish Line #18: Three-Dog Nights, and a Few Cats
During the last few months of winter here in Maine we’ve experienced our share of three-dog nights. For those few who aren’t aware of the saying, it’s a means of … Read More
The Finish Line
A Special Finish Line: Road to California Showcase 2019
I never tire of showing off my students’ quilts in these Finish Line blog posts. It’s my small way of recognizing their hard work and the inspiration that they in … Read More
The Finish Line #17: A Focus on Two Friends in Fabric
As attentive readers of my blog have noticed, I’ve been putting out quite a few Finish Line posts lately. Recent posts have shown completed works with the focus on bird … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Quilts #16—the Maine Edition
This week’s Finish Line selection is focused on quilts begun in past Maine Quilt Retreats. I love sharing Maine with my students and it’s a nice change of pace when I … Read More
The Finish Line: Volume 15—Auld Lang Syne 2018
For this edition of the Finish Line—completed student fabric collage quilts—I’ve created a retrospective of fabric collages that were started this year, most of which were begun in one of … Read More
The Finish Line, Volume 14: A Second Fabric Collage Aviary
One of nature’s most successful animals, birds are everywhere—including my fabric collage classes! I see one or two birds in almost every classroom. Their exotic colors and interesting shapes make … Read More
The Susan Carlson Finish Line, Volume 13: A Fabric Collage Aviary
I think one of the favorite categories of my blog is the Finish Line. These posts showcase the completed work of my students, with the addition of any photos I … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 12
A dozen Finish Line posts! And more in the works! After posts #10 and #11 earlier this summer, there was a bunch of submissions of finished quilts, and I’m grateful that former students keep sending them in. But before I share those new ones, I still have earlier photos to catch up on—a problem that’s great to have.
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 11
The Dog Days of Summer. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, we’re in the middle of them. But the Dog Days have nothing to do with our furry companions, but … Read More
The Finish Line: Completed Student Work Volume 10
One of my more popular blog post categories are these “Finish Line” posts—and this is Volume 10—congrats to all those who have submitted their finished quilts! For you newbies to … Read More