Cheryl

I had the privilege of knowing someone with a mitochondrial disorder, with severe dystonia. A drug like this would have been life changing for her. It is unconscionable to not move forward with the approval process. Thank you for sharing Hope's story.

I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.

She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.

But the FDA recently denied its approval.

Now, her health hangs in the balance.

Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵

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The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in just the last 3 days.

In Texas alone, at least 56 measles patients — mostly children — have been hospitalized thus far.

Based upon the steady, often rapid increase in the number..

Same postcards now with black Sharpie script that says "and I have to add our military too..."

Added another bit to the front...because WTAF!

Postcards addressed to Rep Jackson, Sen Cornyn, with the one to Sen Cruz flipped over showing the front. It has a pink background with white lettering saying "Don't mess with Texas Women." In the background is a sheet of paper with their addresses and year they run for reelection.

It's been a couple of months. Trying to drag myself into spring and do something constructive. My goal is actual letters and phone calls in the weeks to come. Considering where I live, I *might* be spitting into the wind on getting any of my representatives' heads out of their asses. 🫤

I like the curved strip quilt, looks like it was fun to make.

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Fabric collage made of cotton, lace and silk. Blue and teal owl on red pink background.

One hour recorded FABRIC COLLAGE webinar calicohorses.com/recording-fa...
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Beautiful! Love the color combos.

Yellow fabric with a white circular accent pattern matches up along a seam in a quilt block.

Yellow fabric with a white circular accent pattern matches up along a seam, in a second quilt block.

Quilting practice showing stylized flowers and loops with some leaves.

Quilting practice of a design that has large random swirls using wavy lines.

Serendipitous matching fabric patterns along a seam (twice!) and practicing some free motion quilting after about a year of doing nothing on the longarm. Both were particularly satisfying this past week. #tinyjoys #quiltsky

Thank you!

Many future generations! 😁

A lemon pig sits on a windowsill in front of a lace curtain. He has matchstick legs, cloves for eyes, tiny ears, and a fold in the lemon makes a smiling mouth that holds a penny.

First I've heard of making a lemon pig for luck, but I'm giving it a go. I unfortunately squashed one of his clove eyes. His tail is a bent sewing pin. Used the oldest penny from my purse (1951). He leaks a bit, but looks optimistic and smells nice.

I really like how you've placed the contrasting fabrics around each block!

Quilt blocks made with floral fabrics and contrasting yellow fabrics. The block pattern is known as "Jacob's Ladder."

A brindle dog with white markings sits in front of a colorful quilt top. She looks concerned that she is not getting treats for sitting nicely.

A quilt top is draped over the rails of a quilting machine. Colors are yellow, red, white and cream, black, and gray.

It took almost 10 years, but I put borders on my Allietare! Miss Freddy approves. Did I pull out another of my many unfinished projects to work on? No, no I did not. Always wanted to make a Florabunda quilt. I'm on a @quiltville-bonnie.bsky.social streak this month! #quiltsky

It looks like "Elvira" from GE Designs.

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Just beautiful! I love the colors and how everything flows together.

Large black mug with a teaspoon handle sticking out. There is a small chip on the rim. It contains hot coffee with milk.

A 9x13 pyrex dish with cranberry cake. The cake is lightly browned on top, and reddish cranberries are peeking through the crust. The dish is sitting on a white stovetop cooling.

My #tinyjoys for the past week. My favorite coffee mug. Perfect weight and size. Showing it's age since I can't find another. Tried a new recipe, cranberry cake, and it was yummy! (I don't feel much like cooking lately, so that was a win).

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

First was Challenger, we were watching in school. Second, fall of the Berlin Wall.

Red bloom in the foreground, on a green plant. It's in a white pot and sitting on a red and white table.

Tabby cat with yellow-green eyes looking at the photographer. His ears are perky and he wants to be petted.

Making me happy this week, the red Holiday cactus is blooming, and I got to snuggle a random garage cat. He was a purrfect chonk!

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Researchers report stunning surge of misogyny after the election

Is it really stunning though? Really? youtu.be/dgxj_wfH-0w?...

Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.

www.npr.org/2024/12/09/n...

Pulling it out and working on it, I'm realizing what a neat pattern it is! I still have 2 more mysteries to finish.

One corner of a quilt top with white, black, yellow, gray, and red. There is a border piece made of white scrappy strips lying next to the top.

Crescent moon in a dark sky next to Venus.

Making me happy this week: Progress on the scrappy strippy borders, and stopping to admire the moon and Venus. I might have this quilt top finished by the end of the month!

I have plenty of holiday/seasonal fabric, and keep telling myself I'll make themed quilts from it, but still haven't!

The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law The conservative majority spent much of the oral arguments for US v. Skrmetti trying to erase the trans community.

Here is my write up in @thenation.com about yesterday’s awful anti-trans hearing at SCOTUS.

If I made the arguments Alito and Barrett made when I was in law school, I would have gotten an F. Unless my professors were bigots like them.

Quilt top with red, yellow, cream, gray, and black colors. It is draped on the bars of a quilting machine.

Close up of a quilt block, in the center is a patch of white fabric with the word "moo" repeated across it in small black script letters. It is set in contrast with more traditional floral and geometric fabrics.

A brown and cream / white quilt top hanging on a gray design wall. Blocks have colors striped diagonally with a blue strip at the center of each block.

A hand holds an empty plastic container in front of a quit top, showing the project is finished and not stored in the container.

Hope top is complete! (Pattern from GE Designs). Celebrating an empty bin.

Next up, Allietare. (pattern by Bonnie Hunter @quiltville-bonnie.bsky.social) My first mystery quilt; it's been waiting for borders since 2016! Favorite part? Moo fabric. 😂
#quilt #quilting

Love the colors!