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 | Sep 13, 2016 | Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Thanks to Lindsay for asking about the Kaiser roll in Cute Crochet World. It’s part of the “Cheese Sandwich on a Kaiser Roll” pattern on pages 56-58. Crocheting the Kaiser roll, I ran across two places in the instructions that need correcting: Page...
by Suzann Thompson | Sep 13, 2016 | Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Last week was Langdon Review Weekend in Granbury, Texas. The weekend celebrates the publication of the current Langdon Review of the Arts in Texas journal, and features poetry and prose readings, art exhibits and talks, and musical events. I was pleased to present a...
