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Antelope Horns in Bastrop

by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2018 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Exhibits & Programs, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

By the time the sun came up on Saturday, April 21, my wall hanging Antelope Horns was in the back seat of the car, and we were on the way to pick up my friend Peggy. Our destination was Bastrop, Texas, and our mission was to deliver Antelope Horns for the second round...

Celebrate Doilies Podcast Adventure

by Suzann Thompson | May 4, 2018 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Installing Celebrate Doilies in Austin last week was an adventure, which became even more exciting when Casey of www.kcknits.com came by the German Free School to interview me for Episode 95 of the www.verypink.com podcast. In a testament to how well social media can...

Visit Celebrate Doilies in Austin

by Suzann Thompson | May 2, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

It’s May, so come and see the Celebrate Doilies exhibit at the German Free School, 507 East 10th Street, Austin, Texas! It is open for viewing on Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. all through the month of May 2018. The German Free School was built by...

Celebrate Doilies on Red Heart Blog

by Suzann Thompson | May 1, 2018 | Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

Please enjoy a short, sweet blog post about the Celebrate Doilies exhibit on Coats & Clark’s Heart Strings, a blog by Red Heart Yarns, where you’ll get an insight into the secret power of doilies!

Celebrate Doilies in Comanche

by Suzann Thompson | Apr 15, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

The Celebrate Doilies exhibit was at the 4 North Event Center in Comanche, TX for a week in March. The vintage building on the courthouse square matched the vintage doily wall hangings and posters beautifully. You might say that Comanche is in northwest Central Texas,...

Sweet Picot Shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day

by Suzann Thompson | Mar 13, 2018 | Crochet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion

You still have a few days before St. Patrick’s Day to crochet a shamrock table mat or ornament! The pattern is part of my “Sweet Picot Heart” collection, available through Ravelry. The Shamrock is part of the “Sweet Picot Heart Motif and More”...
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Dear U. S. Citizens, Most of us have pledged our Dear U. S. Citizens,

Most of us have pledged our allegiance to the flag of the United States of America hundreds of times. We pledge our allegiance to the flag of a nation with liberty and justice for all.

That means liberty and justice are not exclusively for the people we like best, but for everybody else in the United States as well.

So honor your pledge by voting for candidates who will protect liberty and justice for all, because you have pledged your allegiance to that concept over and over again.

All means all.
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…And Justice for All quilt was completed in 2023, by me.

#PledgeOfAllegiance #LibertyAndJusticeForAll #Vote2026 #AllMeansAll #FiletCrochet
The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden The early morning sunshine lit up Charles‘s garden. 💛🧡
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#FallGarden #SquashBlossoms #Marigolds #CowpenDaisy
Wow! This lovely collar* comes with a Certificate Wow! This lovely collar* comes with a Certificate of Authenticity by some supposed authority in the UK, certifying that it is real, authentic Irish crochet. 

Do you see the problem with this?

It goes to show that some claims on Certificates of Authenticity are not true. And that not all people calling themselves experts are what they claim to be.

It certainly is beautiful lace, just not Irish Crochet or any other kind of crochet.

* It really is a collar, but I wanted you to be able to see the details of its construction. Should have taken a picture of the whole thing. Maybe next time.
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#CrochetDetective #NotCrochet #KnowYourLaces
An avalanche is like a landslide, only it is made An avalanche is like a landslide, only it is made of snowflakes instead of mud. That is what this quilt, Snowflakes Create Avalanches, is about.

Fellow Snowflakes, let's vote and cause an avalanche for Democracy.

More about this quilt at https://textilefusion.com/blog/

#TextileFusion #Vote #Snowflakes
Close! Mostly I used this No. 10 crochet cotton by Close! Mostly I used this No. 10 crochet cotton by the American Thread Company. Definitely vintage. ❤️
Crocheting these vintage bedspread/tablecloth/doil Crocheting these vintage bedspread/tablecloth/doily motifs has been educational. I think they’re beautiful, but I’m -not- tempted to make a bedspread or tablecloth out of any one of them. 

The square at top right, designed in the 1940s or so by Cecilia Vanek, is from the Puritan Bedspread aka County Clare Bedspread. Free pattern here: https://freevintagecrochet.com/bedspread-patterns/star208/puritan-bedspread-pattern

The other three are in 150 Favorite Crochet Designs, Ed. Mary Carolyn Waldrep (Dover), and online sources.

#CrochetSquares #BedspreadSquares #VintageCrochet #Motif #Crochet
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