Starting January 5: Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on a fabric collage portrait! In January, I’ll host a special, 4-week “work-along-with-me” Fly … Read More
You may have seen this post before: how to create an eye in fabric collage. Forming the eye as a unit, starting with the pupil and working “t0p-down, bottom-up” has … Read More
Just a couple months plus two years ago, we published the first post of Oma’s Pumpkin’s Patch—in a (somewhat) desperate effort to find homes for the repurposed fabric pumpkins that … Read More
New Series Starting Tonight! It’s not too late to register. Come be a “Fly on the Wall” of my studio as I work on fabric collage quilts! The purpose of … Read More
Making hair for your fabric collage portrait does not involve cutting thousands of skinny strips of fabric and laying them next to each other on your subject’s head. Such an … Read More
This week’s Throwback Thursday provides guidance on how to create the illusion of feathers in fabric collage. Recreating the beauty of birds has been a favorite subject in my classes—one … Read More
As I work on creating my polar bear “Winfrieda” (see the Fly on the Wall: Studio Watch info below), I am reminded how different creating Winfrieda’s fur out of lace … Read More
Step by step. One day at a time. Whatever phrase you choose to break down an overwhelming task into smaller manageable pieces. Bird by bird is how writer Anne Lamott … Read More
Recently in the second session of my four-week “Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch” (see below for an update) someone asked about the scissors I was using. It … Read More
This Saturday in your regular post I’ll take you into the classroom at Woodland Ridge Retreat Center in Downsville, WI, where I taught a week-long fabric collage class a few … Read More