Right here in America, at the moment is a day to: be grateful, to go to with our household and pals, to take pleasure in their firm, and to feast collectively. To people who are studying this weblog put up, I want you all of that for at the moment and all through the upcoming vacation season—nevertheless you have a good time this time of yr.
One of many biggies that I’m grateful for in 2024, was the chance to exhibit 12 of my material collage quilts on the Nationwide Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky—and so they’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 residence! Within the meantime, my Specimens Exhibit is hanging round in Paducah, when you have the inclination and skill, please cease by and say hello to my Specimens from me.
Particular Announcement:
Specimens
has been prolonged via December 30, 2024!
Nationwide Quilt Museum information right here
Not solely am I appreciative that the exhibit has been prolonged, however that I used to be in a position to journey right down to see it in August, acquired to fulfill the stunning of us who run the museum, and to show an awesome class all about creating some spectacular collaged fish. Fish have been a little bit of a theme this yr, and it’s been enjoyable for me to get again to these material collage “roots”—which I’ll be diving into once more in only a couple months in February’s stay Fantastical Fish class—learn extra about that in my 2025 Lessons hyperlink beneath.
Nevertheless, at the moment’s Throwback Thursday put up can be leaping again in 2024 to “Specimens” at NQM—a brief put up to take pleasure in throughout a brief break on a presumably busy day.
Cheers! To all of you on the market, you’re on the listing 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 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 beneath for extra info, together with dates, charges, and descriptions.
2025 Stay On-line and In-Particular person Cloth Collage Lessons
Additional Susan Carlson Studying Sources beneath, plus: Susan Carlson Quilts web site, patterns, weblog (usually), 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 listing
• Hyperlinks to useful weblog posts.
• Free fish sample of your alternative.
Susan Carlson Cloth Collage: Sea Turtle eWorkshop
Study material collage via a start-to-finish venture—from sample and material choice via quilting and binding. Every step is clearly written, illustrated with images, and additional demonstrated with movies. Study the method with a Sea Turtle then launch into any material collage venture you want. Lifetime entry and appropriate for all ranges, together with learners. Sea Turtle Sample included
Learn all in regards to the Sea Turtle eWorkshop on this weblog put up: 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, 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 personal material collage masterpiece, following my tips in a step-by-step format. Lifetime Entry. Appropriate for all ranges, together with learners.
Learn all in regards to the course of of making the Grasp Class—rationalization of its genesis—the whys and hows Tom and I made among the selections we did on this put up: 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 many who have a very good 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 material. The movies are annotated with “Bounce Factors” permitting you to scan ahead and backward to the data you want. Facial options PDF templates are included as reference and primary designs to work together with. Just like the Cloth Collage On-line Grasp Class, membership on this eWorkshop is for all times.
Guide: Serendipity Quilts—Reducing Free Cloth Collage
Full colour all through. 5 tasks of accelerating complexity, 4 patterns to enlarge are included.
These books can be signed by Susan and will be inscribed to a specific particular person.
Learn extra about Serendipity Quilts!