by Suzann Thompson | Jul 25, 2016 | Art Quilt, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Mama Lion, which debuted in a big way last year on World Lion Day, was featured during June 2016 at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery, as part of the Animals Art Exhibition, Special Merit Award Category. I’m pleased to share (or show off, if you...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 21, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Crochet Garden, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Quilters and other crafters are generous people! I picked up this long, skinny seed packet panel at a quilt guild meeting—someone was cleaning out old projects and brought it to the giveaway table. The panel was about 11 inches wide and 37.5 inches long. It lay in my...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 21, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Image copyright Love of Crochet/Caleb Young, Photographer. I’m so pleased to have Cute Crochet World’s Horse Chestnut Leaf featured in this lovely wrap! Instructions are in the Fall 2016 issue of Love of Crochet magazine, which will be on the newsstands in...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 15, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Horse chestnuts! They’re such cool trees, and I would never have known about them if we hadn’t moved to England. Their flowers are fancy and frilly, and they produce very hard nuts. Their leaves inspired the “Horse Chestnut Leaf” design in Cute...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 13, 2016 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
A couple of flowers and some buttons dressed up this backpack to the point where my 13-year-old daughter was willing to use it for her recent trip to the state of New York (as opposed to driving into town and buying a new one). We carefully removed the...
