by Suzann Thompson | Oct 28, 2016 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The beauty of starting this 16-week Christmas felt kit project in July was the flexibility in the schedule. When I decided to enter a juried show with a new quilt, I was able to take a few weeks off of making the wreath to make the quilt. When the quilt was finished,...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 12, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This wall hanging is called Three Stories, and I also have three stories to share with you in this post. First Story I’m putting together an exhibit called “Celebrate Doilies!” which will run from July through September 2017. The exhibit will feature...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 12, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Town ‘n Country Quilt Guild’s biennial quilt show, Threads of Texas, near Stephenville, TX, is over for 2016. I imagine there are some members still recovering from organizing and staffing this wonderful exhibit. My friend Peggy and I sold tickets for...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 28, 2016 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The third four weeks of my twelve week Christmas in July project are done, and now I’m in the home stretch. Making the ornaments and toys to decorate the wreath is so fun. They turn out very cute and they always make me smile. Week nine. Week ten. Week eleven....
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 25, 2016 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
The Five Point flower from pages 85-86 of Crochet Bouquet was perfect to embellish my latest wall hanging. The Five Points in the photo are made with Aunt Lydia’s No. 10 crochet cotton. They are really small and cute. I’m making the wall hanging to enter...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 30, 2016 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Lately several people I know have said, “I can’t believe we’re already at the end of August,” shaking their heads in disbelief. Today, for the first time this year, I heard someone say: “The holidays will be here before we know it.”...
