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Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—10 of 14: Sheer Curiosity?

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—10 of 14: Sheer Curiosity?

July 30, 2026

Are you curious about what fabrics can be used for fabric collage? Are only cottons “allowed”? Do they need to be high thread count batiks? Today’s post will dispel any … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—8 of 14: Using Sheers in Sequence

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—8 of 14: Using Sheers in Sequence

July 16, 2026

I talk a lot about the sequence in which it is easiest and most effective to create your fabric collage. Today’s post discusses when and how to add sheer fabrics … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—7 of 14: Sequence in Portraits

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—7 of 14: Sequence in Portraits

July 9, 2026

Last week I introduced the subject of working in a particular sequence when creating your fabric collage quilt. Today I get more specific by talking about working in sequence when … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—6 of 14: Sequence

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—6 of 14: Sequence

July 2, 2026

As you begin to work on your fabric collage—choosing fabrics from your palette, cutting and gluing them down—I would have you think about the order in which you collage the … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—5 of 14: Creating a Fabric Palette

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—5 of 14: Creating a Fabric Palette

June 25, 2026

If you’ve been following along with the previous steps in our review of the technique of fabric collage, you’ll be ready to start putting down fabric to create your image. … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—4 of 14: Choosing Fabric for Your Fabric Collage Quilt

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—4 of 14: Choosing Fabric for Your Fabric Collage Quilt

June 18, 2026

This step in our Summer Special series emphasizes why we love fabric collage: it’s all about the fabric! You love fabric, I love fabric, we all love fabric! In fact, … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—3 of 14: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—3 of 14: Making a Pattern for Fabric Collage

June 11, 2026

In today’s Throwback Thursday post, you’ll get up-close and personal with one of our pups, Felix, that’s him above. In this post, Felix becomes my subject for a line drawing … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—2 of 14: Choosing Your Subject for Fabric Collage

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—2 of 14: Choosing Your Subject for Fabric Collage

June 4, 2026

Want to create a fabric collage quilt but aren’t sure which subject to choose? In today’s post—the second in our summer-long series of fabric collage how-to posts—amid my hints and … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—1 of 14: Choosing a Photo

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—1 of 14: Choosing a Photo

May 28, 2026

After a long winter, it seems that all-of-a-sudden, summer is here—and time for our annual Fabric Collage Summer Special. From now through August, our Throwback Thursdays will feature a series … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Time in My Studio

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Time in My Studio

May 14, 2026

I’ve been in the current version of my studio for about 13 years now (that’s a photo of it taken this week, above), and in that time the wood exterior … Read More

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