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Introducing the Texas Crochet Heritage Exhibit

Introducing the Texas Crochet Heritage Exhibit

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 13, 2023 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

The Texas Crochet Heritage traveling exhibit is about doily crocheters, doily culture, and doily history, with a little doily art and poetry, for good measure. The exhibit consists of forty-five 16 x 20″ panels that feature photos, maker stories, history, and...

Experts Share How to Introduce Texture and Patterns into Your Home Design

by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2022 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion

Thank you to Ryan Castillo of Redfin, who invited theTextileFusion.com team (me) to contribute to his blog post, “Experts Share How to Introduce Texture and Patterns into Your Home Design.” Ryan encouraged contributors to republish his post with their own...

Kerrville Honeycomb Doily Origin Story

by Suzann Thompson | Jan 14, 2022 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, TextileFusion

Hexie quilts are so pretty and simple, they’ve inspired many a quilter to take up paper-piecing. Quilters get into the slow process of hand-sewing the hexies together, and one day, they have sewn together enough motifs for a quilt top! I’m all about...

Seeking Crochet Apprentice

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 27, 2021 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, TextileFusion

I am seeking a Texas crocheter to join me in a mentor/apprenticeship team to apply for the 2022 apprenticeship program, funded by Texas Folklife. Our project will be about Texas Thread Crochet Culture. Read more about the Texas Folklife program we will apply for at...

Election Day

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 10, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, TextileFusion

The wild success of a crocheted doily trim as the letter “O” in What to Do in a Democracy, got me thinking about other literary possibilities for the doilies in my collection. Let’s see. Through the summer and fall of 2020 I worked to make sure...

What to Do in a Democracy

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, TextileFusion

I was a new Volunteer Deputy Registrar in 2018. My job was to give people voter registration cards, help them understand the forms, and return the completed forms to the proper county office. It can be fun, or deadly dull, depending on how many people want to...
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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.

#MCVCollection #CenterForKnitAndCrochet #DigitalMuseum #OnlineCollections
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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#BedtimePrayer #NowILayMeDownToSleep #VintageCrochet #FiletCrochet #Austin #CitywideVintageSale #MichaelLongcrier
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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#CrochetThings #WhatAreTheySupposedToBe #Austin  #CitywideVintageSale
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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#EvelineFoland #GiddapTheDonkey #AraratTheElephant #PoliticalCircus #QuiltFestival #50YearsOfGreatQuilts #IQF2024
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==

#50YearsOfGreatQuilts #InternationalQuiltFestival #IQF2O24 #WhatToDoInADemocracy #RegisterToVote #MyQuilt #RedWhiteAndBlueQuilt #ThisIsMeSmiling
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