by Suzann Thompson | Jun 3, 2021 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, TextileFusion
I have a dream, where stars are frolicking in the night sky. It’s a recurring dream. I’m outside at night. I look up, and stars are chasing each other across the sky, turning somersaults, and tumbling around in crazy spirals. They’re playing. Like I...
by Suzann Thompson | May 31, 2021 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Once there was a wonderful magazine called INKnitters, published by Diane Piwko. I contributed long, in-depth articles about all kinds of things related to knitting. Color was a focus. I was particularly interested in yellow, as you’ll read below. The article...
by Suzann Thompson | May 30, 2021 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Yellow Around the House Awww, Izzy. She was a pretty and sweet cat! Like many animals we’ve known, she knew how to present herself to her best advantage. The Holstein-patterned fuzzy fabric matched her perfectly and made us wonder “Is it a cat? Is it a...
by Suzann Thompson | May 29, 2021 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Consulting the Experts Maybe we don’t think about it every day, but we are surrounded by the work of color experts. Fashion, food, craft magazines, advertisements, variegated yarns, and print fabrics are created for maximum appeal. Creators want you to buy them,...
by Suzann Thompson | May 29, 2021 | Crochet, Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
A Suffusion of Yellow This is the last of four installments of my article about how to study a color with the goal of using it in your craft. I’m using the color yellow as an example for following the method. You can use the same method with any color. Do you...
by Suzann Thompson | May 26, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, TextileFusion
Gaudí Gaillardia (2015) is my Texas-style interpretation of a stained glass window in Parc Güell, by Barcelona’s famous architect, Antoni Gaudí. A common and lovely wildflower of Texas, the Firewheel, aka Gaillardia, replaced Gaudí’s original stained glass...
