Susan Carlson Quilts

Reflections on the Houston International Quilt Festival

November 12, 2016

So, as the kids say, that happened. Five (okay, four and a half) days at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Five days of meeting and making friends. Five days of … Read More

Specimens at the International Quilt Festival

November 5, 2016

My exhibit “Specimens” opened this past Wednesday evening at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. It has run for the last two and half days and continues until the end … Read More

Welcome to the New Website (For Real This Time)

October 31, 2016

Change is inevitable—and it ain’t easy. When my old website started malfunctioning, and when more and more people started accessing the internet through mobile devices, for which you needed a … Read More

Happy Anniversary: The Best of the First Year

October 29, 2016

A year ago next week I published my first ever blog post. Next week will be number 52. Fifty-two, folks! Whoo-hoo! That was the goal—a post a week, every Saturday, … Read More

In Progress: Introducing “Kaloli Moondance”

October 22, 2016

Whew! After an intense few weeks with little sleep and a lot of leaning on my family, the quilt of Chloe the Marabou Stork is finally done. I won’t make … Read More

Quilt Stories: Golden Temple of the Good Girls

October 15, 2016

“Golden Temple of the Good Girls” is the last quilt (besides the final installment of Marabou Stork) to receive the Quilt Story treatment before it and ten other “Specimens” quilts … Read More

Quilt Stories: Fire Beetle & Exuberance

October 8, 2016

I’ve tried to ensure that “Specimens,” my exhibit of extinct, endangered, and overlooked animals includes creatures of all different kinds. I haven’t neglected the insect world. My quilts “Fire Beetle” and “Exuberance” represent their colorful and many-legged family.