On the Road: MISA, January 2019—at Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, AZ
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” Like Dorothy says to her loyal pup in “The Wizard of Oz” I might have said something similar during my recent … Read More
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On the Road: Madison, WI Fiber Arts Group
One of the highlights of my 12-days in Wisconsin was the time I got to spend with Nancy Blake—my student, fellow art quilter, chauffeur, organizer, hostess, and now friend. Nancy, … Read More
On the Road: Woodland Ridge Retreat, Downsville, WI, November 2018
This was my fourth trip to Woodland Ridge Retreat, a retreat center in Downsville, WI, owned and operated by Chris Daly. My flight from Portland to Madison was blessedly uneventful—a … 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
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: 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
On the Road: September 2018 Sisters, Oregon
The town of Sisters is named for the Three Sisters volcanic peaks (below) of the Cascade Mountain Range, located in central Oregon—a popular hiking and outdoor recreation destination. However if you’re … Read More
On the Road: Madeline Island, WI
When I left on my two-week teaching junket, it was summer in Maine—when I arrived on Madeline Island it was a very similar summer in Wisconsin, with just a tinge … Read More
On the Road: NH & ME Summertime 2018 Lectures and Exhibit
What a summer it has been so far! Hot and sunny, foggy and rainy. And so muggy! Not really what we’re used to for Maine summers, but what can you … Read More
On the Road: Morro Bay, CA, and the Seven Sisters Quilt Show, June 2018
Definition of morro: a rounded hill or promontory.
Definition of Morro Rock: a volcanic plug, or lava dome, in Morro Bay, CA, dating from the Oligocene epoch (from 27 to 23 million years ago). From what I understand, it’s the last volcanic plug (the lava rock leftover when the volcano itself crumbles) in a range running inland—seven of them in fact—hence the origin of the name for the Seven Sisters Quilt Show.