by Suzann Thompson | Feb 12, 2015 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Moths have good taste. They chose to place their offspring on my beloved cherry sweater, which I knitted by hand from Sasha Kagan’s Big and Little Sweaters. On their way to adulthood, the baby moths nibbled more holes than I wanted to repair. So I put the cherry...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 12, 2014 | Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I was the lucky one on October 23! My daughter Ella and I spent a busy morning with third graders at an Austin-area elementary school for Art Days. This is Ella at the beginning of the day. Parents spent weeks organizing and preparing for Art Days, and funded the...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 12, 2014 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Owls are so cute! Crocheters love them, if #crochetowls on Instagram is anything to go by, or have a look at crocheted owls on Google Images for an amazing variety of big-eyed birds. To quote the famous sonnet writer, Elizabeth Barrett Brownyarn, “How do I...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 10, 2014 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I wish September began with a P, so we could use it in this catchy name: Productive Peptember. Okay, I’m laughing, because it looks so funny in print. Microsoft Word doesn’t have a synonym for “productive” that begins with S, so I’m off...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 5, 2014 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My mom and I went to the Threads of Texas Quilt Show on October 3 to see all the beautiful quilts made mostly by members of the Town & Country Quilt Guild of Stephenville, Texas. We hadn’t even made our way to the quilt exhibit, before my friend Hazel saw...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 15, 2014 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I placed a darkly colorful man’s sweater on the thrift-shop counter. The cashier looked at me apprehensively. “Do you realize this sweater is 100 percent wool?” she asked. Yes, I did. That’s why I bought it. Frankly I was amazed that such a...
