Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Telling the Story with Backgrounds
As I was writing a recent series of posts featuring completed student work (The Finish Line), a theme arose that at some point many of my students said their projects … Read More
Throwback Thursday
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: My NEQM Show Closes This Weekend
My exhibit of over thirty of my fabric collage quilts has been showing for the last three months at the New England Quilt Museum. What a wonderful opportunity it has … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Revisiting Backgrounds
This Saturday, I’ll continue with another in the year-ending series of Finish Line posts. It’s always interesting to see what catches peoples’ attention. One comment from last week’s Finish Line … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Fabric Project for the Holidays (or Whenever)
Now that the kids in our family are mostly grown up, we’re taking it a little easier with the gift giving. We’re actually doing Secret Santa this year, so everyone’s … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: 2019 Teaching Schedule and Heads Up for Maine Retreats Info
This Saturday, along with your regular blog post (featuring the second half of my fabric collage teaching trip to Wisconsin), you’ll receive a special post with an update on my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Best Posts of Year One & Two
Last Saturday was the three year anniversary of this blog! Tom and I have met our challenge to produce a new post each week, minus one or two weather-related repeats, … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Teaching in Wisconsin
While I finish up more than a week of teaching in Wisconsin, including five days at Woodland Ridge Retreat, I figured it would be a good time to revisit my … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: To Tulle or Not to Tulle
One of the last decisions to make on your fabric collage quilt is how to quilt it. Since this is raw-edge quilting, you have to take the edges into consideration. … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Using Sheer, Netting, and other Semi-Transparent Fabrics
I use all kinds of fabric in my fabric collage quilts. That part seems pretty obvious when you see pictures of them. What might not be obvious is that I … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: “Dain,” My First Fabric Collage Quilt
I like to choose these Throwback Thursdays so that they lead into the week’s new post. This Saturday I’ll be talking about the opening reception for my show of fabric … Read More