Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Photos for Fabric Collage
This Saturday when your weekly blog post arrives, prepare for another Finish Line post featuring the completed work of my fabric collage students. A theme that came up in the … Read More
Throwback Thursday
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Filling in the Fabric Collage Corners
Backgrounds of fabric collage quilts are surprisingly challenging to design. You’ve spent all this time on your main image—a portrait of a pet or a person perhaps—and now you have … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Out of Pins? Time to Glue
This past week in my monthly Patreon Show and Share Zoom Meeting, a very basic but very important question came up: How do I approach gluing when I have hundreds … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Susan Carlson Fall 2023 Online Fabric Collage Classes
I know it’s summer and you’re all immersed in whatever that means for you: kids, grandkids, gardening, vacation. But take a moment and think ahead to this fall. Will you … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Sniffing our Sources of Fabric for Fabric Collage
This Saturday will be open registration for two new Live Online Fabric Collage Classes. If you are a Patreon supporter or if you have submitted your name and email to … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: The Fabric Collage Quilts of Marilyn Davidson
Some of you will be familiar with the quilts of Marilyn Davidson from previous Fabric Collage Finish Line posts. Her work is stunning. You may also recall that her quilts … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Tickled Pink” Quilt Story
Last week the blog was guest-written by two of my students who met in Edinburgh, Scotland to visit my quilt “Tickled Pink” where it is on display at Dovecot Studios. … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Photography with Your Phone
I don’t often have guest posts, but when I do it’s because the guest has a particular skill or experience I don’t have. In the case of this week’s Throwback … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: No Scrap Too Small to Save
This past week I finished up a live online fabric collage class. One question that came up during the week and often comes up in class is: How small a … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Portraits
Perhaps the biggest fabric collage challenge one can give oneself is to create a portrait of a person. I admire the courage it takes to choose to create a portrait … Read More