by Suzann Thompson | Jul 30, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Our friends Gail and Beau visited in June. We talked, took care of goats and chickens for a neighbor, ate, talked a lot more, worked on the house, discussed science and social studies, and took a side trip to Austin. It was a great visit! While we finished building...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 22, 2011 | Life, Quilting and Crafting
After finishing my book, Crochet Garden, back in May, my brain needed a break. Luckily, about that time, the Herrschners catalog arrived. It’s one of my favorite things to find in the mailbox. Even more luckily, an embroidery kit I had admired was on sale! The...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 7, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
Around Christmas 2010, my brother Eric and family visited. We put them to work on the house right away! No, they wanted to work on the house. Really. Alanna, Ella, and Marshall worked hard in the mud department. They checked our slurry by emerging their arms up to the...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 2, 2011 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
This was the northwest corner of our earthen house before we started to work on the chilly Thanksgiving weekend of 2010. Our goal was to build up the walls between window openings on the north side of the house. The short wall spans between windows were just the right...
by Suzann Thompson | May 16, 2011 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Green Yarn Lost and Found I crocheted for my new book just about everywhere—at basketball games, at the Tuesday quilting bee, and at Dairy Queen. Maybe I’m the only person who crochets at our local Dairy Queen, because when a green ball of yarn was accidentally...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 5, 2010 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Four years ago this month, we visited beautiful Alpine, Texas. My husband drove and I sat in the passenger seat, designing the Ray Flower (pages 31-32 of Crochet Bouquet). Next week, I’ll be going to Alpine again. This time, it’s for a crochet and knitting...
