by Suzann Thompson | Nov 10, 2011 | Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Nautical flags are happy and colorful, and I just love them. But not only that, they actually spell stuff! I mean that each flag represents a letter of the alphabet. In Polymer Clay for Everyone (my first book—oh yes, I love polymer clay, too), nautical flags decorate...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 10, 2011 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
What could I make with the little sunflower I crocheted for the October Crochet Along? Another earring organizer! (See an earring organizer made with crocheted pansies here.) My daughter likes green, which is convenient, because her school colors are green and yellow...
by Suzann Thompson | Nov 1, 2011 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We’ve all made friends online. Every now and then, on a very happy day, we get to meet them in person! Years ago, I joined a Yahoo group of knitters. Among them was Nana Sadie Rose. At the time she was knitting lace things and learning the wonders of the lace...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 28, 2011 | Knitting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After two years and two months in the making, my brown seveness cardigan is finished! (Actually I thought it was longer than that. Thank goodness we have blog archives to aid our memory.) Here’s the best part: our weather was cold enough yesterday to wear it! I had...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 21, 2011 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
After record-breaking heat and draught this summer, our part of Texas welcomed about 5 inches of rain last month. The flowers wasted no time putting on an autumn show of color: yellow cow-pen daisies, magenta four-o’clocks, red and blue sage, and multicolor...
by Suzann Thompson | Oct 19, 2011 | Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Gail Hughes will be selling her gorgeous buttons at the Quilt Festival, November 2 (preview night) through November 6, in Houston, Texas. She designs and manufactures them herself in the United States. Hurray! In case you’ve missed my previous posts about Gail’s...
