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Three Stories

by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, TextileFusion

A fragment of patchwork, a delicate doily, and piece of filet crochet hint at three of the stories in this neatly-kept house. No matter how many floors they may have, all the homes in the places we live, have many stories. In Mirra Bank’s book, Anonymous was a...

Poppy, Doily, Shawl

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 18, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, TextileFusion

The good thing about having several projects going at once, is that sometimes you finish a couple or three of them in rapid succession. This week’s finishing streak began with a TextileFusion project called A Very Bright Spot in 2020. It’s based on a photo...

Doily Premonition

by Suzann Thompson | Aug 6, 2018 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Retro Blog Post

On a Saturday in July, I went to my first Needles and Friends meeting in Comanche, Texas.  For some reason, as I drove along the driveway, my macramé cord doily popped into my mind.  It’s a big doily that usually hangs with the Celebrate Doilies...

Doily Posters at IOLI

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 26, 2018 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Nineteen of the Doily Heritage Posters from the Celebrate Doilies exhibit are on display at the International Organization of Lace (IOLI) convention in San Antonio, Texas, through Friday of this week. As advertised, the posters tell about doily crocheters of the past...

Dublin Rippers Quilt Exhibit

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 4, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post

The Dublin Rippers Quilt Exhibit is the work of a group of five friends who get together once a week for quilting and crafting. We’ve picked our favorite quilts to display at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery, Tarleton State University, Stephenville,...

Colour Collective Fridays

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 23, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Fridays are fun on Twitter. The process actually starts the Saturday before, when the Colour Collective (@Clr_Collective) posts a color for the week. The idea is for artists to create a piece using that color, or to find a previous work that has the color in it. On...
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Starting at lower left, here’s the Twinkle Star Be Starting at lower left, here’s the Twinkle Star Bedspread motif. It’s my overall favorite, because it’s pretty, the crochet pattern is relatively straightforward, and I love the name ✨Twinkle Star✨.🥰

Moving clockwise from there: Whirligig Wheel, Fantasy Medallion, and Pilot Wheel motif. 

They’re all pinned out and ready for spray starch!

Find instructions to crochet these bedspread and tablecloth motifs in 150 Favorite Crochet Designs, Ed. Mary Carolyn Waldrep (Dover), and from online sources.
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#CrochetSquares #BedspreadSquares #VintageCrochet #Motif #Crochet
It’s Election Day in the U. S. Citizens, if you h It’s Election Day in the U. S.  Citizens, if you haven’t voted yet, go and do it! 

#ElectionDay #Vote2026 
Can you read the #SecretMessage ?

Read about the quilt at https://textilefusion.com/election-day/
Our Black Hawthorn has haws! I haven’t seen this m Our Black Hawthorn has haws! I haven’t seen this many on one tree, ever. Apparently, we could make jelly with these berries, but we have to remove the numerous seeds first. Like apples, haw seeds contain cyanide compounds. I think I will just enjoy looking at them. 
Swipe to see this tree’s flowers from earlier this year (April 23). 
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#BlackHawthorn #TXWildFlowers2026 #RoseFamily
Near Proctor Lake, Comanche County, TX
"Richard Diamond, Private Detective" That's the t "Richard Diamond, Private Detective"

That's the title of a mid-20th century radio series playing from time to time on SiriusXM Classic Radio. What does that have to with argyle socks?

Find out by reading "Radio 1" at my blog--link in bio or go to textilefusion.com/blog If it doesn't come up first on the page, scroll down a little.

#RichardDiamond #PrivateDetective #ClassicRadio #SiriusXM #ArgyleSocks
Most of us who grew up in the US have pledged our 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 people we like best, but for everybody else in the United States as well.

So let’s honor our pledge by voting for candidates who will protect liberty and justice for all, because we have pledged our allegiance to that concept over and over again.

All means all.
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…And Justice for All quilt was completed in 2023, by me.

#PledgeOfAllegiance #LibertyAndJusticeForAll #Vote2026 #AllMeansAll #FiletCrochet
The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden. 💛🧡
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#FallGarden #SquashBlossoms #Marigolds #CowpenDaisy
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