Right here in America, as we speak is a day to: be grateful, to go to with our household and associates, to take pleasure in their firm, and to feast collectively. To those who are studying this weblog submit, I want you all of that for as we speak and all through the upcoming vacation season—nonetheless you have a good time this time of 12 months.
One of many biggies that I’m grateful for in 2024, was the chance to exhibit 12 of my cloth collage quilts on the Nationwide Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky—they usually’re STILL there!
Initially the exhibit was to shut by now, however I suppose I’ll simply have to attend till January to get them dwelling! Within the meantime, my Specimens Exhibit is hanging round in Paducah, when you’ve got the inclination and talent, please cease by and say hello to my Specimens from me.
Particular Announcement:
Specimens
has been prolonged by means of December 30, 2024!
Nationwide Quilt Museum data right here
Not solely am I appreciative that the exhibit has been prolonged, however that I used to be capable of journey right down to see it in August, obtained to satisfy the beautiful people who run the museum, and to show an amazing class all about creating some spectacular collaged fish. Fish have been a little bit of a theme this 12 months, and it’s been enjoyable for me to get again to these cloth collage “roots”—which I’ll be diving into once more in only a couple months in February’s reside Fantastical Fish class—learn extra about that in my 2025 Courses hyperlink beneath.
Nevertheless, as we speak’s Throwback Thursday submit might be leaping again in 2024 to “Specimens” at NQM—a brief submit to take pleasure in throughout a brief break on a probably busy day.
Cheers! To all of you on the market, you’re on the record of whom each Tom and I’m very grateful for. Blissful Thanksgiving.
Susan Carlson’s “Specimens” Cloth Collage Quilts at Nationwide Quilt Museum
Take a look at 2025 Cloth Collage courses with Susan—each in-person and on-line courses (together with our 4-week Work-Alongs) are scheduled and open for registration. Click on the 2025 hyperlink beneath for extra data, together with dates, charges, and descriptions.
2025 Dwell On-line and In-Individual Cloth Collage Courses
Additional Susan Carlson Studying Sources beneath, plus: Susan Carlson Quilts web site, patterns, weblog (typically), YouTube movies, Spiral eWorkshop, Patreon, and our February Fantastical Fish and Summertime’s Fascinating Bugs and Butterfly Work-Alongs
NOW AVAILABLE!
Susan Carlson Cloth Collage: Fantastical Fish eWorkshop
INCLUDES:
• All 4 recordings from the four-week class.
• Prolonged 10-minute version of piecing time lapse (see beneath).
• Over six hours of video instruction.
• Annotated movies with “leap factors” to assist discover the data you want.
• Supplies record
• Hyperlinks to useful weblog posts.
• Free fish sample of your alternative.
Susan Carlson Cloth Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Be taught cloth collage by means of a start-to-finish mission—from sample and cloth choice by means of quilting and binding. Every step is clearly written, illustrated with photographs, and additional demonstrated with movies. Be taught the approach with a Sea Turtle then launch into any cloth collage mission you would like. Lifetime entry and appropriate for all ranges, together with inexperienced persons. Sea Turtle Sample included
Learn all concerning the Sea Turtle eWorkshop on this weblog submit: Cloth Collage Sea Turtle eWorkshop Launch.
Cloth Collage On-line Grasp Class
The Susan Carlson Cloth Collage On-line Grasp Class Handbook is a multi-media useful resource information to the course of of cloth collage. Utilizing video, photographs, textual content, and hyperlinks to my weblog posts for additional related studying and data, I take you from starting to finish in creating your individual cloth collage masterpiece, following my pointers in a step-by-step format. Lifetime Entry. Appropriate for all ranges, together with inexperienced persons.
Learn all concerning the course of of making the Grasp Class—clarification of its genesis—the whys and hows Tom and I made a few of the choices we did on this submit: On-line Grasp Class Now Obtainable: Some Reflections.
Facial Options eWorkshop
Designed as a complement to the Cloth Collage On-line Grasp Class, or for individuals who have a great understanding of the fundamentals of Cloth Collage. Lifetime Entry. Intermediate or superior ranges recommended.
The Facial Options eWorkshop incorporates 8 movies and over 8 hours of in-depth instruction for creating every function of a portrait in cloth. The movies are annotated with “Leap Factors” permitting you to scan ahead and backward to the data you want. Facial options PDF templates are included as reference and fundamental designs to work together with. Just like the Cloth Collage On-line Grasp Class, membership on this eWorkshop is for all times.
Ebook: Serendipity Quilts—Chopping Free Cloth Collage
Full coloration all through. 5 tasks of accelerating complexity, 4 patterns to enlarge are included.
These books might be signed by Susan and may be inscribed to a selected particular person.
Learn extra about Serendipity Quilts!