by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2008 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
Happy Valentine’s Day!
by Suzann Thompson | May 24, 2007 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
If you’ve been knitting or crocheting very long, you have probably wondered about the different terminologies used to describe yarn, like bulky, sport, DK, and worsted. They all refer to the size of a yarn, which should give you a rough idea of what size of...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 10, 2006 | Art Quilt, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My computer was ready to pick up on Friday, a day later than promised. “It took a lot longer to download the updates than I thought,” said the computer repair guy. If he needed a day longer to get it back up to speed, it would have taken me a week longer,...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 21, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After reading the post before this, one of my regular readers (Hi Mom!) said, “When you put all those buttons on the background, they obliterate the patterns.” Hmmm. The patterns look pretty good. Do I really want to obliterate them? Nooooo so it was time...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Black was my original choice for the binding around the heart quilt. I took it along with me to The Flying Needle, Stephenville’s wonderful quilt shop (on the loop, near Ace Hardware). I tried several black fabrics with small white patterns. They...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 28, 2006 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Some red wool that’s been in my stash for at least a dozen years finally gets its chance to shine! It’s the perfect weight for crocheting a trim for my heart wall hanging. Here it is, mostly done. It will go around the outside of the piece. Two posts back,...
