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 | Apr 18, 2021 | Art Quilt, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Knitting, Life, TextileFusion
The good thing about having several projects going at once, is that sometimes you finish a couple or three of them in rapid succession. This week’s finishing streak began with a TextileFusion project called A Very Bright Spot in 2020. It’s based on a photo...
by Suzann Thompson | Aug 6, 2018 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Retro Blog Post
On a Saturday in July, I went to my first Needles and Friends meeting in Comanche, Texas. For some reason, as I drove along the driveway, my macramé cord doily popped into my mind. It’s a big doily that usually hangs with the Celebrate Doilies...
by Suzann Thompson | Jun 12, 2018 | Art Quilt, Celebrate Doilies, Crochet, Doily Adventure, Exhibits & Programs, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Hot Snakes and doilies? Yeah, I was kind of confused, too, when I read the first paragraph of this article by journalist Dave Thomas of the Austin American-Statesman. But read on—it all begins to make sense. Many thanks to Dave for writing about the Celebrate Doilies...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 28, 2017 | Crochet, Doily Adventure, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Now that the Celebrate Doilies exhibit is up and running. I’m taking a break to make other stuff. Yep, I can’t stop making. We live in the country, and no one is close enough to peek into our windows. That’s why in the three and a half years we have...