Students

Here you can see some work of students and read comments they shared with me. If you have taken a class and/or read my book and want to share a photo, please send it to me and I will add it here. Photos are in random order, but finished quilts are at the top. Thanks to all my student for letting me see the growth of their collage journey!

July 2026

In all my too infrequent creative time I just completed my collage arrangement today. I couldn't wait to share the result with YOU! 

I have loved working on this project, searching for the "just right" fabric and then fitting it all together. Sometimes spending an hour on a 9" square section trying to get it JUST RIGHT. Getting into the flow and letting the piece develop into some unexpected outcomes has been pure joy!  Janet

June 2026

Thanks for the amazing classes this weekend! Hope to see you at MAQ again! Nina.

April 2026

Carly,

It quickly became clear that your Freestyle Color Collage was the very best of the best at Empty Spools! I feel so lucky and honored to have taken part with all the other terrific participants. 

I have completed the Empty Spools survey, written to the Madeline Art School to express the hope you’ll be invited to Tucson, Arizona’s offerings some year, and am exploring more ways to bring you back out West.

Have you considered offering a 5-days class in the Netherlands or beyond??  Tracy

Can't say enough about this class! I wish everyone could take it. I learned so much and look at fabric, color and the relationships they can form. Just mind blowing. Iris.

Thank you Carly for your patience and encouraging words. Of course Empty Spools signed you up for more teaching. You are a delight! I hope to see you again soon and to see my fellow attendees finished pieces! Gale

I really enjoyed your class and appreciated the flexibility that you showed me when I deviated from the lesson plan and worked on a jeans jacket. Thanks for your patience with me!

I love my jacket so much that I'm starting one for my granddaughter too. She likes blue so I'll go with cool colors this time. I'll send a photo when it's finished. Joni

Carly, your workshop was the most fun I've had in years! Kathy

Thank you Carly for a tremendous experience at Asilomar. I could not have asked for anyone greater. Glad to know I can see you again in one year! 

Thank you everyone for all the great interactions. Very special for a first time experience! Laurel

International Quilt Festival in Houston is asking student to fill out a review form. These are some of the comments from the 2025 class:

The class was out of my comfort zone but I LOVED the class and the experience of something new. Off I go....

* She was fantastic

* Carly was a phenomenal teacher! Cheerful, humorous and so willing to share her expertise. Thank you!

* Excellent class. Thank you!

* More classes from Ms. Mul

* Loved this class! Great fun.

* Carly was clear and systematic in her teaching. Very encouraging manner, circulated continuously and provided very helpful feedback.

* She has developed a very understandable approach & taught it clearly. Also very supportive.

* Great instructor + individual feedback. Helpful she had the bags of colors for us to go through as needed.

* Thank you for the time spent with class. You explained things beautifully in a way I could understand. I appreciated the tips on quilting too! Thank you!

June 2025

This woman is unbelievably fantastic. Take her class, lecture, anything!  You absolutely nailed it with your teaching. Wendy