patchwork
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Lil crafty update
I have a first draft of a front torso sloper, which I will explain probably once I’ve got the back sloper done and can have a more interesting story to tell. Knitting a little bit every day on the wristwarmers for J – who says, “great, just in time for warm weather!” (She knows that… Continue reading
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Anti-Semitism and my quilt’s 15 minutes of fame
thanks to my longtime friend EZDZ for introducing me to the podcast mentioned below, and consulting on this scholarly article which you are about to enjoy Anti-Semitism: what it is and isn’t Not anti-Semitism: critique of Israel, a country that is doing war crimes, i.e. the campus protests demanding that universities divest from Israel and… Continue reading
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Garden intrigue and so many crafts
I know you’re here for brassica content — don’t worry. I know what the people want. So let’s start there. Brassica mystery For the past four years of my longcovidness, what I eat has changed drastically. I eat chicken soup every day now, I haven’t had a potato since January 2021, and I use rutabagas… Continue reading
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FAD Friday 5: Fun-A-Day Round-up, and what February gives us
Finishing up Fun-A-Day In the last few days of Fun-A-Day I didn’t do a lot of sewing. Still without an iron (though I’ve got it now!), I didn’t feel incredibly motivated — and I had all that drama with running out of a med (got it back!) and doing a sleep study (went as well… Continue reading
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FAD Friday 3: Fun-A-Day round-up
Let’s imagine it’s last Friday. Here’s the fun-a-day round-up for the week! Jan 13 I did the color wheel exercise. The swatch challenge was to choose the color that was speaking to me — Rose! Such a nice pink — and then choose some analagous colors. Analagous means they’re neighbors on the color wheel. This… Continue reading
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FAD Friday 2: Fun-A-Day Round-up
Happy Friday! Here’s what I’ve been doing for Fun-A-Day for the past week. Jan 6 For the section on seasons – the swatch exercise. The assignment was to choose a blue for each season, then a pink, etc. The columns below are, from left to right: spring, summer, autumn, winter. Jan 7 I don’t recall!… Continue reading
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FAD Friday 1: Fun-A-Day Round-up (and a crucial money tip for sick and disabled folks)
Happy Friday! Here’s what I’ve been up to for Fun-A-Day so far, picking up where I left off on January 1st in the announcement post. (Skip to the end for the disability money tip.) Jan 2 Temperature color pull After this, I chose two fabrics from each pile to make blocks from. In the process,… Continue reading
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Another Jew for a Free Palestine: My biggest quilty finish yet
I finished this beautiful banner, and I’m so pleased — here is a gallery of photos from start to finish. Mercury is in fact retrograde!! I wrote a post about this that is lost in the ether. Round 2: Fabric I’ve mentioned that I have few quilters in my family. B is one of them,… Continue reading
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On the Mend
I’ve resumed sewing, but I’m not yet back to my baseline before the appointment. My body and my mitochondria are still on the mend. Here’s what I’ve completed: Works in progress: Works currently in Time Out: What I’m fantasizing about: A couple things I’d love to shout from the rooftops: The nice thing about having… Continue reading
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Using my words
Before I say another word, let’s talk about the Social Justice Sewing Academy. They are probably my first role models for using quilts/patchwork for advocating for marginalized and oppressed people. Sara Trail has led incredible work with the SJSA. I knew pretty quickly that I wanted to create messaging around Israel’s attacks on Gaza, and… Continue reading
Crafting from the Couch 