by Suzann Thompson | Nov 16, 2015 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
At 42″ x 31″, Puzzling Pinks is among my largest wall hangings. That’s a lot of knitting! Luckily, at the Ultimate Sweater Machine, I can crank out the stockinette stitch in record time. As usual, I knitted a varied, shaded fabric by changing yarn...
by Suzann Thompson | Jul 1, 2014 | Knitting, Life, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
We loved the skips of England, low-slung dumpsters parked temporarily in front of houses where people were cleaning out or remodeling. We would stroll by, glancing nonchalantly into the skips, looking for interesting furniture or other treasures that were, for the...
by Suzann Thompson | Apr 13, 2012 | Knitting, Polymer Clay, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
Polymer clay buttons are so much fun to make! They’re colorful and pretty. They’re machine-washable and dryable. Button-lover that I am, I have enjoyed making these little beauties since the 1980s, which adds up to lots of buttons. How can a person display buttons? A...
by Suzann Thompson | Mar 7, 2012 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Quilting and Crafting, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion
This year, Valentine’s Day fell on Tuesday, which is the day our weekly quilting/crafting group meets. To celebrate, we were all to make a small quilt, using embellishments or other supplies from everyone in the group. One member made fabric flowers for everyone,...
by Suzann Thompson | May 8, 2006 | Art Quilt, Knitting, Life, Retro Blog Post, TextileFusion, Workshops
One way to knit a natural-looking scene is to work with several similar shades of each color, but only one or two rows of one color at one time, which is what we will do in the Garden of Design workshop at this year’s Iwannaknit ReTreat. This method makes for...