by Suzann Thompson | Jan 2, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered my new book! It’s coming out in May, which seems like a long time to wait, but you know what? I thought 2008 seemed like a long way away, and here it is, already. Lark Books settled on a cover design for my book, and I think...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 28, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Woolwinder asked about our other Christmas stockings, so here they are! Charles’ mother, Gene, knitted his when he was a child. Gene is short for Eugenia, a beautiful name, though she said she didn’t like it much. It’s Ella’s middle name. I...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 17, 2007 | Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Ella and I discussed Christmas stockings the other day. “We have Christmas stockings somewhere,” I said. “Can you find them, Mama?” Since we moved back to Texas, Santa has been leaving small gifts and chocolate and fruit in a set of pretty,...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 7, 2007 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My mom and I discussed Eva’s artwork from the last post. Ella put her arms around me and said, “Mama, I want a blog about me!” That was perfect timing, because she just finished a wall hanging. It is mostly made from craft felt. She arranged many...
by Suzann Thompson | Dec 7, 2007 | Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I finished the last of the felt angel ornaments! Yay! I expected heavenly music or a beautiful fanfare when I snipped the last thread, but all was quiet as I hung Angel Number 7 on our ficus tree. Before the job could really, really be finished, the project bag had to...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 30, 2007 | Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We came into a mother lode of buttons a few months ago. (Thank you, Joy!) They’re plain shirt-type buttons in many colors. Eva can think of more ways to use them. She wanted to make Christmas ornaments from pine cones, and the buttons seemed the natural choice....
