Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday: Fabric Feathers
Early this week we held pre-class coaching for my class in Bar Harbor, Maine, which takes place September 14-18. Coaching via Zoom is my chance to get a peek at … Read More
Throwback Thursday
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—14 of 14: Show It Off
Go ahead: be a showoff! You’ve done the hard—but enjoyable—work of creating and quilting your fabric collage. Now it’s time to show it off. There are a number of ways … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—13 of 14: Free-Motion Machine Quilting
Last week we talked about the decision you make just before quilting your fabric collage: whether to glue down all the edges of the pieces of fabric so the presser … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—12 of 14: Shadow Quilting
You’ve done the hard work (and had the enjoyment) of making your image in fabric collage. You’ve been cutting, placing, and gluing and now that the image is complete, it’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—11 of 14: Are We There Yet?
Creating a fabric collage quilt is a journey. Starting with a blank piece of foundation fabric, we add bits and pieces of fabric, layer upon layer, until we arrive at … Read More
Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Throwback Thursday Summer Special—10 of 14: Sheer Curiosity?
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
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
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
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
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