Susan carlson collage quilts

Something that isn’t obvious about fabric collage (as I teach it) is the importance of the sequence in which you approach the construction of your image. Where you start, and the order in whi…

In November and December I hosted a 4-week Fly on the Wall Susan Carlson Studio Watch, where I invited viewers into my studio as I began work of my next fabric collage quilt, a leopard using Africa…

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 David…

Last October 2023, I hosted a Live Online Fabric Collage Class solely for advanced students in fabric collage. It was the second such class—the first being a portraits only online class earlier in …

My mother’s 90th (!) birthday was yesterday and today would have been my grandmother’s birthday. In honor of both of them, I thought it would be an auspicious day to feature my newest (…

I don’t know about you, but I can overwhelm myself pretty quickly with all the directions I’d like to go—and not just in my fabric collage work—there’s other creative ideas, house…

Posts about How To written by Susan

So far in this new year, there’s already been weeks of shared creativity through new Finish Line posts, monthly feedback through our Patreon meetings, a new online mini-workshop (see in-progr…

Among you, the readers of my blog post, there are so many who are familiar with my family—there are old friends, neighbors, other family members, and students and followers who have become friends.…

Some of the venues where I teach fabric collage are really stunningly beautiful. I’m thinking of Tahoe and Santa Fe and Madeline Island and Pacific Grove. But they ain’t got nothin̵…