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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...

Celebrate Doilies Opening Reception Today

by Suzann Thompson | Jul 22, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

We’re celebrating Celebrate Doilies today, July 22, with an opening reception from noon to 2 p.m. at the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council, 204 River North Boulevard, in Stephenville, Texas. Just look for the big doilies on the front of the building. The one on...

Crochet Bloggers Spread News of Celebrate Doilies!

by Suzann Thompson | Jun 10, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

I am very honored to have the Celebrate Doilies! exhibit featured in two well-known crochet blogs! Please follow the links and read new information and a behind-the-scenes look at Celebrate Doilies! Rachel Choi hosts the popular Crochet Spot blog, where readers can...

Celebrate Doilies Kickstarter Campaign to Launch May 28–Please Donate!

by Suzann Thompson | May 27, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

Sunday, May 28, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time, I will launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to cover the remaining expenses of the Celebrate Doilies! exhibit you’ve been reading about on this blog. Donation levels start at just $5.00, and there are rewards...

Natcromo 2017 Celebrates Doilies

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 25, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion

Thank you to Amy and Donna of Crochetville.com for inviting me to join this year’s National Crochet Month blog tour! This is a wonderful thing they do, in addition to providing an internet home for crocheters all year round. Today, the love of crochet ties...

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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. • #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? • #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. • #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!❤️🤍💙 • @quiltfestival #InternationalQuiltFestival #50YearsOfGreatQuilts #WhatToDoInADemocracy #TextileFusion
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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TextileFusion is Suzann Thompson’s signature art-making technique, combining knitting, crochet, quilting, embellishment, and the associated writing. At textilefusion.com, find out about Suzann’s TextileFusion works, her presentations and workshops, information about current and upcoming exhibits, and items for sale. Contact Suzann at knitandcrochetwithsuzann@outlook.com.
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