by Suzann Thompson | Aug 9, 2026 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Every now and then I make the trek to the Chicken House Flea Market between Stephenville and Dublin, Texas, to look for vintage crochet. Sometimes I’m lucky, especially the time this filet crochet peacock turned up in one of the shops for $1.00. That is not a...
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 featuring photos, maker stories, history, and...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2022 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Garden, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In elementary school, each one of us students gave a silly little Valentine’s Day card to every other student in the class. The idea of fun and silliness is forever linked to Valentine’s Day in my mind. I’m surprised and saddened to be reminded that,...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 10, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, TextileFusion
The wild success of a crocheted doily trim as the letter “O” in What to Do in a Democracy, got me thinking about other literary possibilities for the doilies in my collection. Let’s see. Through the summer and fall of 2020 I worked to make sure...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 7, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, TextileFusion
I was a new Volunteer Deputy Registrar in 2018. My job was to give people voter registration cards, help them understand the forms, and return the completed forms to the proper county office. It can be fun, or deadly dull, depending on how many people want to...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 3, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, TextileFusion
I have a dream, where stars are frolicking in the night sky. It’s a recurring dream. I’m outside at night. I look up, and stars are chasing each other across the sky, turning somersaults, and tumbling around in crazy spirals. They’re playing. Like I...
