by Suzann Thompson | Oct 17, 2005 | Art Quilt, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I arrived at Joy’s Fabrics a little after nine o’clock, to find Joy and her husband, George, already setting up for my talk to the Busy Bees Sewing Group. We brought in my piles of samples, and organized them for the program. Before long, the ladies came...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 7, 2005 | Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Here are the finished projects from the ‘Small Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. Randi admitted a sewing machine phobia at the beginning of class, but she really wanted to make a tote bag. So she plunged in. As we worked out the construction...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 6, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Tuesday was a long, hard-working, fun day. I had the best possible students in my ‘Quilts and Tote Bags from Your Old Sweaters’ workshop. I dutifully provided a tote bag pattern, all written out with measurements and everything. None of them used it. They all...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 25, 2005 | Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The pink tassel finally has a finial. Hurray! It should have been knitted circularly, but it wasn’t, so it has a seam. The cover made me think of a sweater, so I thought of making the seam like a cardigan band. “Let’s play buttons!” I said to...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 23, 2005 | Crochet, Earthen House, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
With one thing and another, this pink tassel is taking way too long! Since the last post about it, I finished knitting the top, knitted on a loop, darned in ends, and rolled and sewed the knitting to change the fringe into a tassel. All that’s left is to knit a...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 10, 2005 | Art Quilt, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Knitting and Crochet Guild of Great Britain has this small wall hanging of mine in its collection–Thank you, Liz Gillett! The Guild has a fantastic collection and a grand vision for preserving and displaying old and new knitting and crochet for future...
