Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Return of the Zookeepers
This week’s TBT reconnects with a group of four quilters, three of whom first met in one of my Live Online Classes. Back in May of 2021 LeahGrace Kayler, Catriona … Read More
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Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Happy Birthday, Oma!
My mama, Meta, now known as Oma, turns 90 years old tomorrow, January 20, 2023. Please take a moment to wish her Happy Birthday in the comments below—we’ll print them … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: A Value-able Fabric Collage Palette
In last Saturday’s post, I showed readers the fabric selection I’m using for my new Fly on the Wall series, Sunshine Oma (see details below to register). But I pulled … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Preparing for a New Project
Over the past week, as I prepared for tonight’s Fly on the Wall: Susan Carlson Studio Watch, one of my tasks has been to collect a selection of fabrics for … Read More
The Eyes Have It: A Gallery of Fabric Collage Eyes
“Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.” ― Tarjei Vesaas, The Boat in the Evening In the fabric collage portraits I specialize in—those of animals and people—one of … Read More
Seven Years and Counting: Most Popular Fabric Collage Posts of 2022
First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. readers! However you spend the day (or weekend), I hope it’s filled with favorite things—people, food, family games, maybe even outdoor activities … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Coiffure
Making hair for your fabric collage portrait does not involve cutting thousands of skinny strips of fabric and laying them next to each other on your subject’s head. Such an … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line #85
In this post I have the pleasure of sharing more finished fabric collage quilts—a couple were submitted from students in recent classes, such as a serene llama (detail above) by … Read More
Susan Carlson Throwback Thursday: Fabric Collage Feathers
This week’s Throwback Thursday provides guidance on how to create the illusion of feathers in fabric collage. Recreating the beauty of birds has been a favorite subject in my classes—one … Read More
Fabric Collage Finish Line #84
I’ve been hearing from more and more readers who have been inspired by the quilts they see here in my Fabric Collage Finish Line series. Both Simone Jérôme (“Hibiscus” above) … Read More