by Suzann Thompson | Oct 29, 2026 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Most of us who grew up in the US have pledged our allegiance to the flag of the United States of America hundreds of times. We pledge our allegiance to the flag of a nation with liberty and justice for all. That means liberty and justice are not exclusively for the...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 22, 2026 | Crochet, Earthen House, Life, Quilting and Crafting
Years before we built our earthen house, we bought a carved stone alcove in anticipation. We eventually embedded it in the northeast corner of the living room, where it waited even more years for the next thing to happen. The next thing was to furnish the alcove for a...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 20, 2026 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Early voting for the 2026 midterm election started yesterday in Texas and quite a few more states. Charles and I voted this morning. My fellow U. S. Citizens, have you voted yet? If so—yay! If not, look up where your polling place is and when it is open, decide when...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 19, 2026 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Two of my friends love Halloween. It wouldn’t be going too far out on a limb to claim that Alissa has more Halloween decorations than decorations for Christmas. She is fond of the skeleton aesthetic. During COVID times, my daughters stayed in her house for a...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 6, 2026 | Crochet, TextileFusion
About one year ago, I did the last bit of admin work (sending an invoice) for Quarto Publishers, who published a little book of eleven of my crocheted flower bookmarks as part of a crochet kit called Crochet Botanical Bookmarks is available to buy direct from
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2026 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, TextileFusion
The year 2020 was like no other in our lives. Many died. Many of the rest of us were lucky (?) enough to stay home to try and avoid catching the COVID virus. My husband Charles went to work, because completing his geoarchaeological work was considered essential for...
