by Suzann Thompson | Jul 27, 2014 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Finally, finally, I’m making another TextileFusion wall hanging. It will have a narrow band of blue sky and lots of green for the base. After it’s quilted, I’m going to applique Firewheels all over it. The Firewheel is a two-layer flower project from...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 15, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Uncategorized
Warning! If you build a house with dirt, you’re bound to get dirty! This is Eva after a morning of shifting newly-pressed blocks off of the block machine. All of us brick-movers were covered with fine grit. Two good things about being so dirty: your teeth and...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 25, 2010 | Earthen House, Life, Retro Blog Post
To practice our earthen brick-laying and plastering technique, we built a well-house. Our rock foundation, about 5 x 7 feet on the inside, rests on top of a concrete foundation that we dug by hand. The first layer of earthen block is always the hardest to lay, because...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 26, 2009 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
What do you do, when you’re visiting Austin, Texas, and you’ve already had breakfast and it’s hours too early to shop or go to the library? You visit the Texas Capitol, of course! It’s open early and late (hours here). When your money is...
by Suzann Thompson | May 12, 2008 | Crochet, Crochet Bouquet, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
My sweet daughters picked me a bouquet of Texas wildflowers for Mother’s Day. My usual reaction to our wildflowers is “Pink Evening Primroses are my favorite! …except for Gaillardia…and Wine Cups are my favorite, too…and I really like...
