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Crochet, Science, and Our Daughters

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 1, 2015 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post

My college sophomore daughter, Eva, was home for the holidays. We don’t have a TV, we live in the country, her friends were scattered across the state, and there’s only so much Twitter and such a person can do before petrification sets in. “Mom, I...

Mark Your Calendars for Great Crochet

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 18, 2015 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

We’ll have a lot to celebrate on March 17 this year. Naturally we’ll be wearing green (or our color of choice) for St. Patrick’s Day. Then we can mosey down to the nearest newsstand for a copy of the Spring 2015 issue of Interweave Crochet. One of my...

Throwback Thursday: Cherry Picking Vest

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 12, 2015 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Moths have good taste. They chose to place their offspring on my beloved cherry sweater, which I knitted by hand from Sasha Kagan’s Big and Little Sweaters. On their way to adulthood, the baby moths nibbled more holes than I wanted to repair. So I put the cherry...

Gambel Oak Leaves: A Photo Tutorial

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 25, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Patricia, a crocheter who contacted me through Ravelry, asked for clarification of the instructions for the Gambel Oak Leaves on pages 21-23 of Crochet Garden. Thank you for asking, Patricia! We’ll start with the Small Leaf (page 23). You will need the book for...

Perspective Daisy Table Mat Finally Finished

by Suzann Thompson | Nov 21, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Charm Lace, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

I enjoy getting together with family on weekends and “watching” football. Why did I put “watching” in quotes? Because I usually only look at the TV when people get excited, hoping that whatever fantastic play just happened will be shown again....
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The Center for Knit and Crochet’s new Maria C. V The Center for Knit and Crochet’s new Maria C. Vallejo Lace Collection is live!

“Center for Knit and Crochet is honored to be the digital home of the Maria C. Vallejo Lace Collection, Photographed by George A. Leinonen. 
Start exploring today digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/mcvcollection ” 

I’m proud to have served as a CKC Board member since 2018. The Maria C. Vallejo Lace Collection has been years in the making, with a lot of hard work from experts on our Board of Directors. I’m not an expert in collections, but I got to help out as a proofreader. We all pitched in.

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I was never very fond of this bedtime prayer, wher I was never very fond of this bedtime prayer, where children had to think about the possibility of dying in their sleep. But I have to admit this filet crocheted version of the prayer with pictures of children was Impressive. You can find the pattern for sale at vintageknitcrochet.net – swipe to see.
Seen at the Austin Citywide Vintage Sale, where Michael Longcrier has his many vintage embroideries, bandannas, quilts, crochet, and clothing piled on tables. He used to sell by the pound, but now he casts his experienced eye over your pile of stuff, and makes mental calculations to arrive at a price.
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Found this at the Austin Citywide Vintage Sale, an Found this at the Austin Citywide Vintage Sale, and wondered “what could this be?“ The mystery deepened when I found three of the same shapes attached to each each other – swipe to see. There were two or three more of the singles, so what do you think? Is this a set of…um…something?
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Political Circus, by Misty M. Cole, was part of 50 Political Circus, by Misty M. Cole, was part of 50 Years of Great Quilts at @quiltfestival last week. It’s a delightful riff on Eveline Foland’s Giddap the Very Democratic Donkey  and Ararat the Elephant designs from the 1930s. They’re oh so familiar to me, bc I made them a few years ago. It was great to see this fun new interpretation of fun old designs. Swipe to see more. 
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The magnificent 50 Years of Great Quilts exhibit c The magnificent 50 Years of Great Quilts exhibit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the International Quilt Festival. The mostly red, white, and blue quilts hang inside and outside of a big tube of quilts. I wish you could see it in person!

Swipe to see a better pic of the quilt tube. Swipe again to see what I wrote about my quilt What to Do in a Democracy. 

I’m thrilled to be included in this exhibit!❤️🤍💙
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Do you see the Register to Vote quilt, called What Do you see the Register to Vote quilt, called What to Do in a Democracy? That’s mine! I made it! It’s my own design! I’m so pleased and proud it is part of this exhibit. ❤️🤍💙

Reposting this photo from @quiltfestival — https://www.instagram.com/p/DBq2tmCNC90/?igsh=MTc4dXM0bmJndHN0ZQ==

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