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Throwback Thursday

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: When Is My Fabric Collage Done?

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: When Is My Fabric Collage Done?

September 16, 2021

Students ask: When is my fabric collage quilt finished? After all, you can just keep on going, adding layer, after layer…. Some may expect a simple answer, others probably anticipate … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summertime (Non-Fabric Collage) Videos

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summertime (Non-Fabric Collage) Videos

September 9, 2021

This week, I’m poring over my and Tom’s photos of this summer for my annual “What I Did This Summer” post, which will appear this Saturday. This post takes a … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Learning Fabric Collage from My In-Progress Quilts

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage: Learning Fabric Collage from My In-Progress Quilts

September 2, 2021

Showing and writing about my fabric collage quilts while they’re still in progress is something I have done from the very beginning of the blog almost six years ago. My … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer Fabric Collage Friends

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer Fabric Collage Friends

August 26, 2021

During my career teaching fabric collage I’ve made a few good friends, both among colleagues and students. Darlene Determan has attended many of my classes, possibly for a dozen or … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Using Sheer Fabrics in Fabric Collage

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Using Sheer Fabrics in Fabric Collage

August 19, 2021

As you may know from earlier posts, I’m using some summer time to finish up the moon portrait of my son, Sam. I’ve already reached the third draft stage where … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Courage

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Courage

August 12, 2021

This week’s TBT is a favorite post of mine, even though I didn’t write it. It was a guest post by my significant other and partner, Tom. He has been … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Suddenly Last Summer

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Suddenly Last Summer

August 5, 2021

Near the end of each summer I step back from fabric collage and dedicate one post to reflecting on the summer: gardens, outdoor activities, adventures. We live in Maine, which … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage “Categories”

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage “Categories”

July 29, 2021

At the end of August five years ago, we published the very first Finish Line blog post, celebrating a few of my students’ finished fabric collage quilts, including “Zaia” (above) … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Celestial Portrait Summer Challenge

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Celestial Portrait Summer Challenge

July 22, 2021

Have you picked up the challenge I laid down to start a new fabric collage this summer or finish an old one? The last two weeks in these Throwbacks I’ve … Read More

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer 2021 Fabric Collage Project (Continued)

Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Summer 2021 Fabric Collage Project (Continued)

July 15, 2021

Last week I asked if you had any summer plans or goals. One of mine is to work in my studio finishing a collage quilt of my son Sam—while still … Read More

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