Quilt Stories: Surprise Me (Updated with Video)
“Surprise Me,” my fabric collage quilt portrait of my husband Tom and two college buddies, Mike and Joe, turns 27 years old this year. Tom turns 54 this week (the … Read More
Quilt Stories
Quilt Stories: Polka Dodo–Welcome Home Update
After three and a half years, my quilt “Polka Dodo” is back home. He was part of a traveling exhibit by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) called Wild Fabrications. The show, made up of animal quilts from 38 artists, traveled throughout the country, making fourteen stops at quilt festivals and museums. Some of the Wild Fabrications’ exhibits included: Houston Quilt Market and Festival, Texas Quilt Museum, and the Chicago International Quilt Festival. According to SAQA the show hosted more that 150,000 visitors during its tour.
The Fabric Collage Quilts of Susan Carlson at the New England Quilt Museum
A N N O U N C I N G ”‹The Fabric Collage Quilts of Susan Carlson September 26 through December 30, 2018 ”‹Join Us for the Curator’s Reception and … Read More
Quilt Stories: Two Self Portraits
There’s a long tradition of artists making self-portraits. Often the reason (or intent) of these self-portraits was simply exploratory. They needed to practice or try something out and they used the model … Read More
Quilt Stories: Twilight
We’re not calling it a retrospective. However, this October through December, the New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) in Lowell, MA, will be hosting a show of my work. There will be, give … Read More
Quilt Stories: California Dreams, A Sepia-Toned Update
Every so often, in the two year course of this blog, I do an update of one post or another—usually months apart. Well, three weeks ago, I posted a Quilt … Read More
Quilt Stories: California Dreams
Last Sunday I returned from two weeks of teaching. Ordinarily after a teaching jaunt the next blog would be an “On the Road” post, featuring student work and a summary of my travel. On … Read More
Kissin’ Cousins: An Online Class Preview Part 2
I hope you read last week’s, “Kissin’ Cousins: An Online Class Preview Part 1.” If you haven’t, maybe you should click on the link and read it now. Go ahead … Read More
Quilt Stories: Thread Drawing
Thirty-two years ago this week, while visiting Maine (and still living in Maryland), I met and had my first date with my (future) husband, Tom. I met him at his … Read More
Quilt Stories: “Dixie Dingo Dreaming” Updated with Video
“Dixie Dingo Dreaming,” the quilt of my dearly departed dog, Pippin, remains one of my favorites. Recently I have had a few students using Australian Aboriginal print fabrics like those … Read More