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Throwback Thursday

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Very First “How-To” Fabric Collage Post

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Very First “How-To” Fabric Collage Post

May 25, 2023

In my “How-To” blog posts—there’s now seventy-nine of them (see the “Category” search feature)—I share tips and techniques for fabric collage. As useful as they are to those learning the … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Diary Entry for this Date

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Diary Entry for this Date

May 18, 2023

Four years ago in 2019 on this very date we ran the post below. I had recently been out to Pacific Grove, California to teach at Empty Spools Seminars and … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Working Fabric Collage in Drafts

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Working Fabric Collage in Drafts

May 11, 2023

This TBT takes readers back to the original post I wrote in December 2015. I know, I’ve thrownback to this post plenty of times, but that’s because the idea of … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Live Online Fabric Collage Classes—First and Next

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Live Online Fabric Collage Classes—First and Next

May 4, 2023

Just over two years ago, Tom and I hosted our very first Fabric Collage Live Online Class—five full days of teaching and learning, lots of fabric and lots of work … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Finish Line—from #23 to #89

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Finish Line—from #23 to #89

April 27, 2023

This coming Saturday’s post will be Finish Line #89! Has a nice ring to it, eh? Tom and I usually decide on the main Saturday post topic first, before the … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Lace Polar Bear Part 1

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Collage Lace Polar Bear Part 1

April 20, 2023

Progress on Winfrieda the lace polar bear was interrupted for a while, but now I am gradually getting back to work on her. Nevertheless, she’s come a long way from … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Unlearning Looking and Learning Seeing Part 2—Your Subject

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Unlearning Looking and Learning Seeing Part 2—Your Subject

April 13, 2023

Last Saturday in one of Tom’s Favorite Posts, we revisited Unlearning Looking and Learning Seeing Part 1—Colors, that invited us to reevaluate how we see when making our fabric choices. … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fly on the Wall Studio Watch—Lace Polar Bear 2nd and 3rd Drafts

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fly on the Wall Studio Watch—Lace Polar Bear 2nd and 3rd Drafts

April 6, 2023

There’s still time to register for this live Zoom event! March 2 and April 6 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom All registrants will receive links to recordings of both … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Quilt Stories Revisited—Dixie Dingo Dreaming

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Quilt Stories Revisited—Dixie Dingo Dreaming

March 30, 2023

This post featuring my quilt “Dixie Dingo Dreaming” tells the story of my dearly departed dog Pippin. Having a story attached to a quilt adds a depth of meaning in … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Quilt Stories Revisited—Crocodylus Smylus

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Quilt Stories Revisited—Crocodylus Smylus

March 23, 2023

You can’t go any further back into the susancarlson.com archives than when you search for posts about my 20-foot long saltwater crocodile, “Crocodylus Smylus,” aka “Stevie.” My blog itself launched … Read More

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