by Suzann Thompson | Mar 9, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Zwiebelmuster design is full of flowers, leaves, stems, and curlicues. They can all be crocheted, appliqued, beaded, and embroidered. So that’s what I did, and it took some time. You know from reading the earlier post about the Winterling wall hanging, that...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 24, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My sweet friend Hazel gave me a cardigan she bought years ago in Scotland. It was a pretty example of Fair Isle knitting, done with raglan sleeves. Thank you, Hazel! The star pattern put me in a wintery, snowy frame of mind, and luckily there were just enough complete...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We don’t normally go around leaving coffeepots on the bed, but this is a special coffeepot. It’s from the now-closed Winterling chinaware factory in Schwarzenbach an der Saale in northern Bavaria. My great-grandmother, Lina Schödel, worked there. One of...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 4, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A Worthy Accomplishment at the Sacred Threads exhibit, 2017 Sacred Threads exhibits quilts about spirituality, joy, grief, healing, peace, and inspiration, every two years. A Worthy Accomplishment joined the show in 2017, and I introduced the piece with a story about...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 19, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In a book from childhood,* a teeny tiny woman lived in a teeny tiny house with her teeny tiny cat. I wanted to live in that house, with its pretty wall paper and cute furniture. I hope the teeny tiny woman would find Sweet Home suitable for herself and her teeny tiny...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 30, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Among brilliant yellow stars and blazing comets, the dark star shows that brightness cannot be bright without a contrasting darkness. And though it doesn’t shine with bold yellow light, a dark star is still a star. The Inspiration and Making of Crochet Comets At...
