by Suzann Thompson | May 28, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Exciting news! Today, I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to cover the remaining expenses of the Celebrate Doilies! exhibit you’ve been reading about on this blog. Donation levels start at just $5.00, and there are rewards for each level. The more...
by Suzann Thompson | May 27, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, Texas Crochet Heritage, TextileFusion
Sunday, May 28, at 12:30 p.m. Central Time, I will launch a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to cover the remaining expenses of the Celebrate Doilies! exhibit you’ve been reading about on this blog. Donation levels start at just $5.00, and there are rewards...
by Suzann Thompson | May 9, 2017 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Fiber artists Alyssa Arney and Liz Flynn (@thread.winners) called for community donations of crocheted or knitted oak leaves for “Reveries,” an exhibit they are putting on this summer. Well, I felt quite a connection there, since I’m also putting on...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 6, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
At our 2015 Dublin Rippers quilting retreat, my friend Donna challenged us. She had a black plastic bag full of fabric. We had to close our eyes and reach into the bag. We had until the next year’s retreat to make something from the fabric we drew from the bag....
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 30, 2017 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s great to have a stash of ready-crocheted flowers, because you may need them for a wall hanging. Here’s a rundown of the crocheted flowers in Winterling. Flower Number 1: In the summer of 2006, I pitched a book idea to Lark Crafts, a subsidiary of...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 26, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
It’s a good thing that arranging crocheted flowers is so much fun, because I had to try many different arrangements before finding my favorite for Winterling. Here are a few: Hmmm. Yeah, the white flowers seem too startlingly bright. For the next try, I took the...
