by Suzann Thompson | Feb 24, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My sweet friend Hazel gave me a cardigan she bought years ago in Scotland. It was a pretty example of Fair Isle knitting, done with raglan sleeves. Thank you, Hazel! The star pattern put me in a wintery, snowy frame of mind, and luckily there were just enough complete...
by Suzann Thompson | Feb 14, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We don’t normally go around leaving coffeepots on the bed, but this is a special coffeepot. It’s from the now-closed Winterling chinaware factory in Schwarzenbach an der Saale in northern Bavaria. My great-grandmother, Lina Schödel, worked there. One of...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 8, 2017 | Crochet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
When I proposed the Curlicue Poncho for Love of Crochet magazine over a year ago, I thought it was a long shot. What a happy surprise it was to receive the acceptance letter last spring! Then the work began. Remind me never (almost never) to propose a garment in...
by Suzann Thompson | Jan 4, 2017 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
A Worthy Accomplishment at the Sacred Threads exhibit, 2017 Sacred Threads exhibits quilts about spirituality, joy, grief, healing, peace, and inspiration, every two years. A Worthy Accomplishment joined the show in 2017, and I introduced the piece with a story about...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 19, 2016 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Cute Crochet World, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
In a book from childhood,* a teeny tiny woman lived in a teeny tiny house with her teeny tiny cat. I wanted to live in that house, with its pretty wall paper and cute furniture. I hope the teeny tiny woman would find Sweet Home suitable for herself and her teeny tiny...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 1, 2016 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Crochet Garden, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
I wondered and planned and fretted about how I might strongly stabilize a quilt so it would hold up a bunch of crocheted flowers. As the work progressed, my original vision developed. Instead of crocheting with yarn, I decided to use No. 10 crochet cotton. The flowers...
