Quilt Stories: Kaloli Moondance (Update with Slideshow)
One of 2020’s Thursday Night in My Studio Live! presentations featured my quilt “Kaloli Moondance.” This quilt of a marabou stork was made entirely of scraps, and that was the … Read More
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Creating Feathers in Fabric Collage
Birds are a popular subject for my fabric collage students. And why not? They are bright and bold and beautiful. They present a unique challenge, however. What do birds have … Read More
On the Road: October 2019 Portland, ME Advanced Fabric Collage Quilt Retreat
The retreat in Portland, Maine was this year’s last of three Maine retreats. The faces of my ladies were, of course, familiar to me, since to qualify as advanced, these … Read More
On the Road: Maine Fabric Collage Quilt Retreat, June 2019
If you checked out this week’s Throwback Thursday post, you would have seen links to 12 previous posts from my Maine retreats—and those are just the ones from 2016 through … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage as Art and Therapy
This Throwback Thursday reintroduces you to fabric collage artist Marilyn Davidson. Hopefully, this post will whet your appetite to see more of her work in this Saturday’s regular post, which … Read More
The Finish Line: The Fabric Collage Quilts of Joanne Hannon Shaw
This post is the second in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Tips from Students
I cram a lot of information into the five days of my fabric collage retreats. It isn’t always clear what’s sticking in my students’ minds and what’s slipping right by. … Read More
The Finish Line: The Fabric Collage Quilts of Darlene Determan
This post is the first in a series of three “Finish Line” posts featuring students who excel at fabric collage. The three I chose—Darlene Determan, Joanne Hannon Shaw, and Marilyn … Read More
On the Road: Portland, ME Collage Quilt Two-Fer—October 2018
I pretty much squeezed the month of October full with my Maine Quilt Retreats. I reported on my Harpswell Retreat a couple weeks ago. Now you get a two-for-one deal … Read More
On the Road: April 2018 Maine Quilt Retreat, Portland
Some travels take me far from home—some are a bit closer. Portland, Maine, is near enough to be an “evening out” destination for Tom and I. This particular week, Portland … Read More