Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The Very First Fabric Collage Finish Line Post
Over eight years ago, in August 2016, we created a new collection of blog posts under the title of The Finish Line. This was the first time we featured the … Read More
The Finish Line
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line #110: Fabulous Fish
I love the process of collaging fabric fish—and I love (possibly even more) seeing the results of others’ fabric collaged fish. Each and every one of them are fabulous to … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: The Finish Line #109—Portraits
The human face. For centuries artists have been fascinated by the features of the human face. This tradition continues with today’s Fabric Collage Finish Line. These artists found inspiration from … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #108: Celestial Happenings
This has been a good few days to cast our thoughts up to the heavens. First there was Halloween on October 31st. I know, Halloween doesn’t usually bring to mind … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #108: Celestials
This has been a good few days to cast our thoughts up to the heavens. First there was Halloween on October 31st. I know, Halloween doesn’t usually bring to mind … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line # 107: Migrations
Long straggling wedges of Canada geese call to each other as they criss-cross our autumn skies. Funnily enough they aren’t all heading south, but wander here and there to one … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #106: Beautiful Beasts
These fabric collage quilts look like they’re ready to let out a roar or a howl or a snarl (as in the case of Ardis Bucy’s cheetah “Geraldine”, above). And … Read More
Fascinating Bugs and Butterflies: Student Fabric Collage Quilts 1
With the popularity of my Quilter’s Fantastical Trophy Fish Follow-Along Class last February (see the work in these four posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4), it … Read More
The Fabric Collage Finish Line #105: Sea Turtles
One goal of my fabric collage teaching career has been to introduce various subjects that are easily accessible, interesting, and particularly well suited to collage. Favorites are fish and bugs … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Finish Line: Summer Fish-Tales
We hadn’t planned it this way, but my two blog posts this week worked out quite nicely for this Memorial Day Weekend—a time to gather with and remember others—but it … Read More