by Suzann Thompson | May 31, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
When Afternoon’s background was done (see previous post), the cut-out vase and teacup became patterns. I cut the cup further, into saucer, outside cup, and inside cup pieces, and those pieces into pieces again. I arranged the pattern shapes onto knitted fabric...
by Suzann Thompson | May 30, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Slanting afternoon shadows fill me with anticipation, melancholy, satisfaction. Late in 2014, I knitted yardage to make a wall hanging with slanting shadows and those feelings in it. And for once, no pink was allowed. I put pink in almost everything, because I love...
by Suzann Thompson | May 29, 2016 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I consider craft design and art to be two ends of a spectrum. Sometimes they meet, like in my little “Tropical Sunflower” wall hanging. It is knitted and quilted in the TextileFusion tradition, and I embellished with buttons and the very cute...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 18, 2016 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Crochet While Waiting Life and travel include a lot of waiting–at least for me they do. Thank goodness for knitting and crochet, which makes the time fun and productive–like last Sunday, when I was in a long, long security checkpoint line at the airport in...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 16, 2016 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I was happy this year to present a couple of Open Studios sessions at the International Quilt Festival in Chicago. It’s great to talk to so many interested and enthusiastic people. For “Quilting Sweater Knits” I hurried up and prepared two more minis...
