To begin with, Comfortable New Yr! Thus far so good on our finish—a quiet begin—a puzzle and board recreation was concerned. We mirrored how in previous years, like three a long time in the past, we’d be out with mates, wandering across the city we lived in throughout First Night time festivities—meals, music, fireworks at midnight. Then we settled into pizza, popcorn, and flicks till the ball dropped on TV. Now, properly (I’m certain lots of you might be proper there with us)—been there, carried out that, don’t trouble setting the alarm for midnight.
Possibly dressing up for a New Yr’s outing is a factor of the distant previous, and luxury is extra of a guiding thought for the query of “what to put on tonight?” However that doesn’t imply we are able to’t add some glitz and sparkle to decorate up… our quilts. 😉
I’m by no means one to discourage the usage of sheer materials—sparkled or not—in material collage. Nonetheless, there’s a time and a spot to make use of them to their greatest benefit.
In in the present day’s Throwback Thursday I revisit how sheers can be utilized, normally close to the top of the method, to attain a number of completely different results, corresponding to shadows as illustrated on my budgie Kiiora’s eggs (under). This consideration to once we use sheers—in different phrases, in what sequence—will be fairly useful within the layering of a material collage.
This Saturday in your first common submit of 2025, we’ll proceed our six half Material Collage Evaluate—to date: selecting material, reducing a palette, and gluing. These posts have been particularly chosen in preparation for the upcoming Comply with Alongside Courses in February and June, but additionally to show everybody to the fundamentals of material collage basically. Possibly in reviewing the fundamentals, you’ll be impressed to leap into the New Yr with recent material collage inspiration.
See you on Saturday with one other Sequence submit—specializing in how sequence also can help in creating fantastic particulars. See you then!
Should you’ve ever thought-about giving your self the present of a week-long material collage class expertise with me—and aren’t scared off by staying cozy in your house, not touring wherever, and conserving your material stash shut by—do we’ve a particular provide for you—a $100 low cost (which supplies you the chance so as to add extra material to that stash!).
January 20-24, 2025
Susan Carlson 5-Day Dwell On-line Class—All Ranges, Animals Solely
Worth WAS: $995
NOW: $895
REGISTER HERE
Reap the benefits of this particular provide solely for January’s “Cozy” Dwell On-line Material Collage Class
Take a look at 2025 Material Collage lessons with Susan—each in-person and on-line lessons (together with our 4-week Work-Alongs) are scheduled and open for registration. Click on the 2025 hyperlink under for extra data, together with dates, charges, and descriptions.
2025 Dwell On-line and In-Particular person Material Collage Courses
Additional Susan Carlson Studying Assets: Susan Carlson Quilts web site, patterns, weblog (basically), YouTube movies, Spiral eWorkshop, Patreon, and our February Fantastical Fish and Summertime’s Fascinating Bugs and Butterfly Work-Alongs
NOW AVAILABLE!
Susan Carlson Material Collage: Fantastical Fish eWorkshop
INCLUDES:
• All 4 recordings from the four-week class.
• Prolonged 10-minute version of piecing time lapse (see under).
• Over six hours of video instruction.
• Annotated movies with “bounce factors” to assist discover the knowledge you want.
• Supplies record
• Hyperlinks to useful weblog posts.
• Free fish sample of your selection.
Susan Carlson Material Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Be taught material collage by means of a start-to-finish undertaking—from sample and material choice by means of quilting and binding. Every step is clearly written, illustrated with images, and additional demonstrated with movies. Be taught the approach with a Sea Turtle then launch into any material collage undertaking you would like. Lifetime entry and appropriate for all ranges, together with newcomers. Sea Turtle Sample included
Learn all in regards to the Sea Turtle eWorkshop on this weblog submit: Material Collage Sea Turtle eWorkshop Launch.
Material Collage On-line Grasp Class
The Susan Carlson Material Collage On-line Grasp Class Guide is a multi-media useful resource information to the course of of material collage. Utilizing video, images, 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 material collage masterpiece, following my tips in a step-by-step format. Lifetime Entry. Appropriate for all ranges, together with newcomers.
Learn all in regards to the course of of making the Grasp Class—clarification of its genesis—the whys and hows Tom and I made a number of the selections we did on this submit: On-line Grasp Class Now Accessible: Some Reflections.
Facial Options eWorkshop
Designed as a complement to the Material Collage On-line Grasp Class, or for individuals who have a very good understanding of the fundamentals of Material Collage. Lifetime Entry. Intermediate or superior ranges urged.
The Facial Options eWorkshop comprises 8 movies and over 8 hours of in-depth instruction for creating every characteristic of a portrait in material. The movies are annotated with “Soar Factors” permitting you to scan ahead and backward to the knowledge you want. Facial options PDF templates are included as reference and primary designs to work together with. Just like the Material Collage On-line Grasp Class, membership on this eWorkshop is for all times.
Ebook: Serendipity Quilts—Slicing Unfastened Material Collage
Full colour all through. 5 tasks of accelerating complexity, 4 patterns to enlarge are included.
These books will probably be signed by Susan and will be inscribed to a selected individual.
Learn extra about Serendipity Quilts!