Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Summer Special 4 of 16: How to Choose Fabric
In this week’s Summer Special, our Fabric Collage by the Numbers addresses a common question about what fabrics to use for fabric collage. Spoiler: not only batiks!
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Fabric Collage Summer Rerun Saturday #2 of 4: On the Road in 2017—Kalispell, MT
In this week’s second of four Summer Rerun Saturdays, we continue with the theme of summer travel. For I don’t know how many summertimes in a row, I travelled to … Read More
Quilt Stories: Monarch Maia (Update with Slideshow)
This week’s Thursday Night from My Studio Live! presentation featured my quilt “Monarch Maia,” detail above. Using the Zoom streaming platform, about 70 ladies from around the United States, Scotland, … Read More
What’s On Top?: Fabric Collage Hair
As I’m revving up for my fall fabric collage teaching schedule, I’m starting to think about what my students will be choosing for their subjects. Animals, people, rusty trucks? And, … Read More
Quilt Story: Monarch Maia
I made “Monarch Maia” as a gift for my sister, Heidi. This portrait of her daughter, my niece, Maia, was started during Heidi’s fiftieth year, and was intended to be … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Cousin Fabric Collage Quilt
Sprinkled throughout my blog posts are the fabric collage How-To posts. Gluing is covered here, cutting and finishing there. The whole process is pretty much explained if you look close … Read More
Fabric Collage and the Messy-Scary Stage
When working on a fabric collage, you will almost certainly, sooner or later, enter the Messy-Scary Stage, or the M-SS. You won’t be able to say I didn’t warn you. … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Scraps vs. Yardage in Fabric Collage
Fabric collage is a creative method of working. The “rules” are few and flexible. In this week’s Throwback Thursday I feature the Quilt Story for my piece “Samuelsaurus Rex,” which … Read More
On the Road: October 2018, Harpswell, Maine Quilt Retreat
The four seasons of my year: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Retreat Season. While I do a couple other of my Maine Quilt Retreats in the spring and early summer, I … Read More
The Fabric Collage Quilts of Susan Carlson at the New England Quilt Museum
A N N O U N C I N G ”‹The Fabric Collage Quilts of Susan Carlson September 26 through December 30, 2018 ”‹Join Us for the Curator’s Reception and … Read More