by Suzann Thompson | Aug 19, 2005 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My husband went down to Austin earlier this week for business. Eva, Ella, and I tagged along. We stayed in the Holiday Inn at Town Lake, and I would recommend it if you’re planning a visit to Austin. Go ahead and pay $10 extra for a lake-view room. It’s...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 15, 2005 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My favorite things to order from the Herrschner’s needlecraft catalog are felt Christmas ornaments with lots of sequins. They are so cute! It’s so fun to cut along the pre-printed lines and sew the sequins on the dots provided, with the pre-measured...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 10, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This little bag used to be my favorite pink t-shirt. When it got too holey to wear, I cut it into a long, one-inch-wide strip, starting at the bottom and cutting around and around in a sort of spiral. When it was cut, I stretched the strip and it curled in on itself...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 3, 2005 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post
It’s been years since we had a vacation on Galveston Island, but I hope it won’t be so long next time. We were there last week with my husband’s family in a lovely house right on the beach. The kids (including my husband) built sand castles and swam....
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 1, 2005 | Crochet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Have I mentioned that I’m proud of my daughter? She will be 10 in about a month. Even as a small child, she amazed me with her ability to observe and her eagerness to try new things and test her own ideas. We were cleaning out her room recently, when we found...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 15, 2005 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last night, while listening to a book on tape, I stitched the sleeves into the body of my KnitRedKAL cardigan. Here it is! The photo makes the sweater seem harshly stripey, but it is a very soft, fuzzy sweater. Can you tell in this close up? The three KALs I joined...
