by Suzann Thompson | Sep 16, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Many thanks to my cousin Phyllis for showing me how to make a homecoming mum. She was appalled at how much homecoming mums cost, so she and her daughters and their dates would get together before the homecoming football game and make their own. Their black and gold...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Please join our September Crochet Bouquet Along! This month’s flower is the Mumsy, on pages 58-60 of Crochet Bouquet. It’s shown here with a Corrugated Leaf. Make whichever size you like or whichever size you have the patience for. In the Japanese flower...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 27, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I’m re-crocheting a poncho with a border of pansies, using Plain & Fancy Sheep & Wool Company’s yarn. It stretched a lot when I blocked it the first time. I didn’t like the finished garment. I redesigned it. The second time around, it...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 12, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
From watching my daughter sling her backpack around, I know how much wear and tear a school backpack endures. I would hesitate to put flowers on her backpack. If she really wanted flowers, though, we would put them in an area of the backpack that isn’t likely to...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 10, 2008 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We went out to check on some wild pig bones, which lie in a culvert down the dirt road from our house. We hoped they were bleached and clean enough for us to take home and add to Ella’s collection. Too bad–they still had fur and other stuff attached to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 21, 2008 | Crochet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Eva loved Ana Paula Rimoli’s Amigurumi World. She brought it on our Colorado trip in June and spent hours crocheting cute little projects (the pear, which we named Solo, a coffee cup, an octopus). We had to make a special stop so she could buy stuffing for her...
