Looks fantastic - so much fun! And such a sweet quilt tester 🐈⬛
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Looks fantastic - so much fun! And such a sweet quilt tester 🐈⬛
Yes, that’s what I do: get the kiddo to choose a backing fabric and pull a couple of colours from it, then I supplement that with fq’s or scraps based on the scrappiness level of the pattern I’m making. Having the backing first makes the rest cohesive even if they’re not my preferred colours.
I’m so glad it found you. That’s what I hope for all the quilts I make: that they find the right person, even if it’s not the first person who receives it.
Almost any vintage machine will be ok for a starter — look for straight stitch, reverse, and zigzag. You won’t need hundreds of stitches, but speed control is helpful. Avoid Singers made in the past 50 years. If you want new, Janome entry level are pretty good (the one with cats on it is even cute!)
So anyway, the two types of villains in Discworld novels are: a) chaotic megalomaniacs who do evil haphazardly and can be thwarted by exploiting their own flaws; and b) soulless bureaucrats who do evil extremely efficiently and sleep soundly in their beds. I know which one is the lesser evil.
Download, fractal, gender bender, greenhouse gas, phallocratic, sandwich generation, spaghetti squash, twist tie, and Texas Hold-em.
Happy Labour Day! This is the day when we honour and celebrate the history of the Canadian Labour Movement. Did you know Americans took the idea for Labor Day from Canada? Or that the holiday dates back 130+ years? This is the story! 🧵 1/9
CEOs are trying to convince you that quiet quitting is worse than wage theft, while they plan on replacing you with a robot. Unions know better. Happy Labor Day Weekend.
Congratulations - it looks great!
Can you alternate legs every hour or two, so the right one gets a break?
"What if I never become less exhausted than I am now?" and other tales of terror
Fabulous! Could you please use alt text?
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Spirals wil look great with all those straight lines!
It looks amazing already! Rule of thumb is that thinner thread emphasizes texture (because the stitches are less visible), whereas thicker thread emphasizes line. So if you want the thread to be a feature, go for perle cotton in 8-weight or 12-wt; for the thread to blend, go 40 or 50-wt cotton.
Oh no! The helper strikes again!
Love it! A scrappy border sounds perfect.
Absolutely beautiful!
Gorgeous. I especially love how you’ve wrapped the design around the neckline.
Yes, and it’s a surprise and a treat every day for 24 days!
Canadian Quilters: if you like Liberty fabrics, you’ll love this! I’m not affiliated, I’m just so excited I had to share! #QuiltSky outofhandquilting.com/products/pre...
Also the middle-years books by @stephanieburgis.bsky.social : I don’t know if they’re in audio, but the series that starts with Dragon with a Chocolate Heart is fantastic (I‘ve given it to a few nieces & nephews.)
“Thoughts and prayers.” “There is something deeply hypocritical about praying for a problem you are unwilling to resolve.” -Miroslav Volf
Canadians! This is important for us too! Call your local politicians. Call your school board representatives. Tell them it is inappropriate to push AI into education - the same technology that has been causing mania and encouraging people (especially children) to commit suicide. #cdnpoli
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Who else has had this exact doctor’s appt:
#CdnPoli!
Wizards of Once series (4 books): they’re read by David Tennant!
Perfect timing! This site has a listing of second-hand fabric stores, in person & online. www.sewingthroughfog.com/thriftyourfa...
What a sweet helper!
I like the first one, with the offset concentric pattern.
It’s fantastic!
It looks great, and what an excellent idea!
Do it! Join us over on QuiltSky! (And she’s a grown adult, she can learn on her own dammit.)
Sorry about the video compression, but here's some more burrowing owl silliness to enjoy. 🪶
respectability politics will see us all killed
Make it gallon, for more accuracy
The sashing gives space so the star points don’t run into each other.
Totally a matter of taste: I prefer with the confetti cornerstones.
Aww, cutie Izzy! 🥰
Your posts are beautiful and moving; could you please add alt text to the images? It’s the kind thing to do, and will make people more likely to engage.
Look at all that gorgeous texture!
Start by telling Carney & your MP not to cut Pharmacare in the fall budget.
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Sooo relatable. “Oh, I can read that one anytime!” (Anytime never comes….)
i love writing alt text actually - i get to describe the thing and also add some context as necessary and i can be funny as long as im not detracting from depicting what needs to be depicted. Its pretty cool and you should do it too!
Yes absolutely there are small tents (1-2 person: they are rectangular not square). Depending on how heavy the blanket is, any dome tent should work.
My first quilt, circa 2006: a log cabin in blues and greens with brown centres. I pieced it in a quilting class in small town Saskatchewan, quilted it very sparsely in the ditch with a walking foot, hand-quilted a cable border, made it into a quillow, and gave it to my dad. #SewAndTell #QuiltSky
Gorgeous!
Hooray!
Looks great! And hemming is just the worst, right?
They’re so great!
Absolutely! I learned that the lengthwise grain is also more stable than crosswise.
Love it!
Amazing work. I’m in awe at the curved piecing!
Aww, what a sweet Midge!
It would be fabulous! Join us over on QuiltSky!
I finished just in time for my wife to take it to school tomorrow! And of course it’s Pippin-approved. The trickiest part was one of my modifications: adding an extra layer of waxed canvas on the bottom and up the sides for extra protection. #SewSky #QuiltSky #Caturday (a day late, oops)
Aw, thanks!
Yeah, it’s so good! (Everything she writes is amazing, tbh.) I haven’t tried the audiobooks, but I know they exist.
Canadians! Only a few days left to make your voice heard on where the govt spends money. This only takes a few minutes. If you don't like the options presented, be sure to make good use of "other" #CanPoli
San Andreas Shifters by @gailcarriger.bsky.social
SOUND ON i aspire to this degree of bizarreness
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On the Paris metro: two guys moving an IKEA bookcase from one apartment to another 4 stops away. Also the musicians in the metro were top notch!
Excellent 😂🦫🇨🇦
Cosigned
Popcorn: the dinner of champions
Hi! To my knowledge, the discover algorithm isn’t trainable. You can add feeds for any & every topic, though; and lots of people have starter packs of people to follow (and then you get everything they post, not just quilts or cats or whatever). @msardy.bsky.social has some great ones to check out.
Beautiful. I just love the florals.
Gorgeous!!!
Two more recommendations: 1) with 2nd-hand fabric, wash it hot & dry it hot too. If it’s going to shrink or bleed, better before you cut into it. 2) don’t save money with bad or old thread: it’ll be frustrating & not last as long. Aurifil 50wt or other good thread for piecing is worth the extra.
4/ Or, to have it visible only as a pillow, “Chev” goes on the quillow top, and “rolet” on the quilt back (under the quillow when the quilt is open). As you said, best to appliqué the second part. I figure my quillow block size by dividing the quilt into 4 rows by 3 columns. DM me if it’s confusing
3/ once under where the quillow top is attached (so it’s visible when everything is folded up), and once aligned with the quillow back to be legible with the quilt open. You could piece both “Chev”, but I recommend appliqué for “rolet” *after* the quilt is finished, bound, & sewn to quillow top.
2/ So if you want to split “Chevrolet” into “Chev” on the quillow front and “rolet” on the quilt back, and have both parts of the word visible at all times, you’ll need 2 sets: “Chev” on *quillow* front & back, and “rolet” on *quilt* back twice:
1/ So a quillow is a mini quilt with its own front & back, attached to the backing of the quilt (I add gussets for ease). When the quilt is open, the quillow back shows; but when the quilt is folded in, the quillow front and _quilt_ back show like a regular pillow. (You probably already knew that.)
No cheating, last photo of your pet
If you want to go traditional patchwork, there are lots of great patterns that only use squares and rectangles: the classics are 9-patch and Irish Chain, but there are sooo many. If you want a more modern vibe, a designer I recommend is The Blanket Statement. Good luck, and keep #QuiltSky posted!
You’re welcome! For your first quilt, I would recommend only woven cotton or poly/cotton or cotton/rayon/viscose blends of all about the same light-medium weight: heavy weights and slippery or stretchy fabrics will dial up the difficulty level.
Thrifted sheets & men’s dress shirts, IKEA duvet covers, creative reuse centres - lots of ways to get fabric besides buying brand new quilting cotton! Here’s a map of specific second-hand fabric stores: www.sewingthroughfog.com/thriftyourfa...
One of us! One of us!
What a sweetie!
Love the ombre arrangement!
What great colours!
Welcome to QuiltSky — you can do it!
Super cute!
I don't even know how to find it? Like Im assuming its a website and yeah Im sure you Google it but nope no idea
What a gorgeous cabinet on the treadle machine!
I’m expanding my quilting hobby to include bags! bsky.app/profile/zand...
@queeralchemy.com I really enjoyed your presentation — well done! It made me more determined to visit my local queer crafting night, even though it conflicts with my queer choir rehearsal. Has the embroidery circle you set up continued even though the project is finished?
Cute! I like the one on the right slightly more — I think it highlights the shape better.
Whoops: #QuiltSky ⬆️
Bag progress: outside & straps are done, lining still to do. (I’m varying from the instructions so the lining can have a bathtub bottom of waxed canvas, to protect it from lunch spills.)
Fantastic!
Amazing work!
I make a lot of quillows, and I’m happy to answer any questions or brainstorm together.
I’m getting the hang of sewing bags! Pattern: Oxbow Tote by Noodlehead (I added piping to the pocket) Fabric: Slow Summer canvas by Suzy Quilts for AGF Label: Emmaline Bags Rainbow-finish shears: @ldhscissors.bsky.social #QuiltSky
Both?
This is bonkers and amazing.
Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.