by Suzann Thompson | Apr 18, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, TextileFusion
The good thing about having several projects going at once, is that sometimes you finish a couple or three of them in rapid succession. This week’s finishing streak began with a TextileFusion project called A Very Bright Spot in 2020. It’s based on a photo...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 6, 2018 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Retro Blog Post
On a Saturday in July, I went to my first Needles and Friends meeting in Comanche, Texas. For some reason, as I drove along the driveway, my macramé cord doily popped into my mind. It’s a big doily that usually hangs with the Celebrate Doilies...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 5, 2018 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
All kinds of things happened last fall. I was going to add, “as usual,” but really, more than the usual stuff happened last fall. My final Christmas in July report got forgotten in the shuffle. The good news is that the Santa Train was finished on time! In...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 17, 2017 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Britain’s National Gallery has a film series called Art Gold. On Twitter recently, the Gallery urged people to watch, using #artgold. People and museums took over the hashtag, tweeting golden artifacts, golden jewelry, and art of gold. What a wonder! I got into...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 30, 2017 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last time I reported on my Christmas in July project, the Santa Train was being chased by a headless snowman. Poor guy! At least he got a head (ahead?) in Week 9, but it would be two more weeks before the snowman was finally able to climb aboard the train. The...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 29, 2017 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My linen jacket needed something. It needed to be more interesting, beautiful, cool. What would a crochet flower lady do? Break out the No. 10 crochet cotton, choose a flower from Crochet Bouquet, and embellish the lapels! If you read my previous post, you may...
