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Daughters’ Advice Proves Invaluable

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 11, 2012 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Garden, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Ella’s hand hovered over a pile of buttons, ready to sort. From Eva’s position in the armchair, she could oversee our work while also texting, facebooking, and doing homework. A box of crocheted flowers stood nearby. It was time to embellish the quilt. Choosing...

A Quilting Ladies’ Valentine Project

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 7, 2012 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

This year, Valentine’s Day fell on Tuesday, which is the day our weekly quilting/crafting group meets. To celebrate, we were all to make a small quilt, using embellishments or other supplies from everyone in the group. One member made fabric flowers for everyone,...

Wrapping Up Taos

by Suzann Thompson | Oct 27, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Here are a few more things about our trip to the Taos Wool Festival. This is the rug yarn I bought from Liesel Orend of Earth Arts. Liesel’s yarns are dyed with indigo, cedar, sage, cochenille, madder, and other natural dyestuffs. Ellen of Ellen’s Wooly...

Fame through Flickr

by Suzann Thompson | Sep 1, 2008 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Like my fellow knitters and crocheters on Ravelry, I have a Flickr account to host the photos that I post to Ravelry. The following story probably wouldn’t have happened without Ravelry and Flickr. Thank you to them! The Cafe Rouge is a nice place to eat on...

Knitted Willow Pattern Plate

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...

Crafty Valentine’s Day!

by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2008 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops

Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Time to starch some of these vintage-style crochet Time to starch some of these vintage-style crochet motifs! This time I pinned them dry and used spray starch. I crocheted them from 150 Favorite Crochet Designs, ed. Mary Carolyn Waldrep, Dover Publications. • #ThreadCrochet #VintageMotifs #StarchingCrochet
We stopped by The Trading Post antique mall in Lam We stopped by The Trading Post antique mall in Lampasas, TX, the other day, and found crochet galore! Doilies were everywhere! And, among other crocheted things, there were cute crocheted potholders probably from the 1940s and 50s.❤️ Read a little more about it at https://textilefusion.com/doily-heaven-in-lampasas/ or click the link in bio. • #CrochetGalore #TheTradingPost #LampasasTX #CelebrateDoilies
My fellow US Citizens and Texans, if you aren’t ye My fellow US Citizens and Texans, if you aren’t yet registered to vote, now is the time! We have midterm elections coming up in November, and time is passing faster than it seems. The deadline to register in Texas is October 5th. Visit https://textilefusion.com/its-time-to-register/ or click on link in bio for more important dates, live links, and the story of this quilt.❤️🤍💙 • #RegisterToVote #RegistrationDeadline #DoilyO #CelebrateDoilies #PoliticalQuilt
Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, Comanche Mercantile on the square in Comanche, TX, has a charming and interesting variety of textiles in the way-back room. That’s where I saw this lavender pillowcase, appliquéd with the crocheted letters H E R, and trimmed with crochet. It sent me on a deep dive to learn more about His & Hers pillowcases. I’ve been trying for a long time to get back to blogging. Hand-embellished pillowcases were a reasonably quick and fun subject to write about. I hope you will read about them here: https://textilefusion.com/blog or https://textilefusion.com/his-hers-pillowcases-with-crochet/ • #HisAndHers #Pillowcase #Crochet #Embellishment #ComancheMercantile
Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dre Who here had a bed doll with a fancy crocheted dress? I never did, but that doesn’t stop me from admiring the skill and workmanship that goes into making one. The purple dress is from Annie’s Calendar Bed Doll Society, May 1993. Over the years, Annie Potter came up with dozens of amazing bed doll patterns, each as fabulous as the next. Miss Annie sells her crochet patterns at https://annie-potter-presents.storenvy.com/ These were for sale at the Benbrook Antique Mall in Benbrook, TX. It’s definitely worth stopping by there. Make sure you have ample time, because it’s a big place. • #CrochetBedDoll #BedDoll #AnniePotter #BenbrookAntiqueMall
“…where collections, big and small, famous and per “…where collections, big and small, famous and personal, finally have a home.” This means you can upload pictures and descriptions of your own knitted and crocheted works, and knitted and crocheted things you have collected or inherited, for all to study and enjoy, while you keep your k/c treasures at home.❤️ Read about it at https://pieceworkmagazine.com/discover-a-digital-home-for-knitting-and-crochet-history/ • #CenterForKnitAndCrochet #DigitalMuseum #CrochetMuseum #KnittingMuseum
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