Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fish
Your appetite for fish should be satisfied this week as I serve up two portions, one today and one in your regular Saturday post. As an appetizer, today’s Throwback Thursday … Read More
Throwback Thursday
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Butterfly Wings and Other Things
The adage says that little girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice. In this quilt of my niece, “Monarch Maia,” she is made of butterfly wings and … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Specimens” Fabric Collage Quilts Return to Paducah
My “Specimens” exhibit of fabric collage quilts opened on July 19 at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. Currently I am in Paducah teaching a three day class at … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Teaching My Fabric Collage Students to Work in Drafts
Working in drafts isn’t a concept that everyone is familiar with. And if they are familiar with it (like drafting a letter or story), they might not be aware that … Read More
Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies Zoom Follow-Along—Has Begun!
Response continues to be enthusiastic for my new Zoom Follow Along—Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies—a step-by-step project that will introduce you to or perhaps build on your fabric collage … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage in Bar Harbor, Maine—Past and Future!
A couple years ago I taught for the first ever Madeline Island School of the Arts class in Bar Harbor, Maine. Based in Wisconsin (on Madeline Island in Lake Superior), … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Fish Follow-Along Review
Starting in two weeks is my new Zoom follow-along class—Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies. Currently there’s over 50 people signed up to watch live over four Thursday evenings as … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Specimens” 2024—Fabric Collage Quilts to Appear at the National Quilt Museum
The countdown is on! Just three short weeks from tomorrow, my Specimens exhibit of twelve fabric collage quilts, will open at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky—from July 19 … Read More
REMINDER: New Zoom Follow-Along: Fascinating Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies
First of all—Happy Solstice—may you fully enjoy this day, the 20th of June. Depending on where you live, it will be either the longest day (in the Northern Hemisphere) or … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Bugs and Butterflies
Bugs, beetles and butterflies are some of nature’s most colorful creatures. As such, they make wonderful subjects for fabric collage. I made dozens of them in my earlier collage years, … Read More