Anna Scott Graham

Laid on a carpeted floor is a brightly coloured Alexandria Quilt, an English paper-pieced pattern by Jodi Godfrey. Made from hexagon-based blocks in greens, pinks, yellows, and blues, it's enhanced with other hexagon blocks in vibrant scrappy shades and designs. A large quilt-in-progress, much remains to be sewn. This photo is of the current state of stitching, with loose blocks acting as placeholders for blocks still to be completed.

A new #blogpost mostly about the writing and my books. With a little about the quilt pictured below. 😊🪡💙🧵💗📚💜

Link to the blog in my bio above.

#writing
#self-publishing
#creativity
#joy
#aspirations
#EPP
#Englishpaperpiecing

Thank you! 💓

I'm a big time scrappy fan! 💓

It was a pleasure to stitch, can't wait to see yours! ❤️

Autumnally coloured quilt top in jewel tones. Blocks are large hexagons made from smaller hexagons, diamonds and half-hexagons.

Six years ago this month I completed the hand sewing on this Cherish #epp #quilt. Pattern is by Jodi Godfrey. When it was finished I gave it to my youngest daughter and her husband as a wedding gift. Recently she told me it's her fave cozy. ☺️

#Englishpaperpiecing
#handsewing
#quiltsky
#keepsake

My question to Republicans, ICE, those who support the administration, RFK Jr., etc, etc, etc....

WHY DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD MAKING OTHERS HURT?

#resist

The Rescue of Owl Chicken Part Two

Yip yap not so much about #chickens as about the current state of America.

But Owl Chicken does figure prominently, if you don't mind taking on the persona of an isolated, lonely chicken.

God (💚) figures prominently too.

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#resist
#Scripture
#Jesussky

The rescue of Owl Chicken Part One

An unexpected #allegory upon reflection.

And, spoiler alert; Owl is just fine! 😊

#chickens
#chickensky
#humannature

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Thank you! 💕

Handsewn quilt made from jewel shaped papers sewn as hearts. The tones are warm and autumnal, and the quilt is hung from an old fashioned laundry line on a sunny day.

Jewel toned English paper pieced hearts stitched together.

Jewel paper pieces are sewn into hearts in autumnal tones in a quilt, with greenery behind it.

Paper pieces heart quilt displayed on an old laundry line. The quilt is jeweled toned, dappled in summer sunshine.

The Warm Hearted quilt I finished during summer. Because all hearts matter, always. 🩷💙💛💜🩵🤎

#quiltsky
#quilting
#epp
#Englishpaperpiecing
#love
#peace
#handsewing

A quilt top handing from an old fashioned laundry line. The fabrics are autumnal florals, mustard colored batiks and navy prints. Also included are raspberry hued squares.

Made a quilt top. Because my shoulder is meh. So I can't do any BELOVED hand sewing. 😭

But uncomplicated 8" squares have their own charm. I used Alison Glass batiks, which AREN'T conducive to EPP. And some RSS prints. And went a few years back in time. Before Kawandi entered my life. ☺️

#quiltsky

LOVE is the ONLY WAY, written on a twenty by twenty-nine inch piece of cardboard. A multi colored paper-pieced hexagon flower is glued to the upper right corner. A small Christian fish is drawn in the bottom right corner.

God said, "Make a sign please."

Here's my sign.

#love

The worth of perseverance

Yip yap perseverance blah blah blah.... Where a cranky shoulder threatens a coup, but I'm not listening. And other life and sewing silliness.

#blogpost
#perseverance
#handsewing
#hope
#LucyBoston
#epp

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Morning chicken routine

Yip yap cluck cluck... A #blogpost about #chickens! Specifically their (and my) morning routine. 🐔💖🐔

#chickensky

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Scrappy and vibrantly colored Lucy Boston blocks appliqed onto Kona melon solid fabric, along with randomly basted hexagons. Safety pins affix areas of fabric securely.

Such simple, bright beauty in these appliqed Lucy Boston blocks, as well as random scrappiness, lol. As safety pins disappear, wholeness emerges, an unexpected thrill that these blocks are even being used. ☺️💓 But now it's time to feed the chickens, hah!

#handsewing #Englishpaperpiecing #quiltsky

A quilt in progress, marked by honeycomb blocks affixed to the quilt top with safety pins. In the center is a pink-melon hued two-inch hexagon appliqued in place onto blue fabric.

Heaps left to applique (note all the safety pins, lol), but this is the last 2" hexagon affixed! Now to some EPP for the rest of the evening, other than a quick trip to the chicken run to get everyone into the coop for the night. ☺️

#handsewing

Eight chickens explore their coop; three drink water, two eat from a feeder, while three others stand apart. Five are mostly black, three are mostly brown.

Oh, and we now have chickens. Three Welsummers and five Barnevelders. Nadia and Owl are in the forefront. They aren't sure about what to make of the run, quite wet from over half an inch of rain.

#chickens
#chickensky

Blue fabric basted honeycomb paper shapes being appliqued onto pinkish-orange fabric in a quilt. Purple honeycombs with light purple stars are also featured.

Some old fave fabrics coming back to make me smile on a rainy Tuesday morning.

Remain joyful! 💙

#handsewing #englishpaperpiecing #quilting
#quiltsky
#joy
#epp

Blogging or Bluesky

One quilt finished, two novels published, several protests attended, and many prayers offered during my Lenten sabbatical. Which I'll continue for now. More about that in the #blogpost below.

Take care and maintain your joy! 💙💪💙

#socialmedia
#Bluesky

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A book, Letters & Papers From Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, sits on a desk. In the upper left corner of the photograph is a post-it note that reads: Never feel at the mercy of the world.

In addition to Bishop Budde's book, I'll be rereading Letters & Papers From Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer during Lent. Hope to engage with you all on the flip side of Easter. 💗

Montgomery bus boycott - Wikipedia

Twenty-eighth day of Black History Month.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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8500 steps (or Why I am [briefly?] stepping away from the fight for liberty)

After tomorrow I'm taking a(n) (early) Lenten sabbatical from Bluesky, and reality. Here's why....

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1968 Olympics Black Power salute - Wikipedia

Twenty-seventh day of Black History Month.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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How We Learn To Be Brave, a book by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, sits atop a stack of books on a coffee table. The dust jacket is blue, the title in black and yellow lettering.

Bishop Budde's book arrived at the local bookstore today, and I collected it forthwith!

Can't wait to delve into this, definitely need all the bravery pointers I can get.

#booksky
#CourageIsContagious

You bet! 😉

A homemade American flag with the large black fabric rectangle in the center which sports the word RESIST taking up nearly all the black fabric.

Here's the flag. Spent another couple of joyfully DEFIANT hours in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse waving this very flag. So grateful for the sunshine and all who honk and wave in support. 💙💪💙

#resist
#defenddemocracy

I chose RESIST 👍

Rosa Parks - Wikipedia

Twenty-sixth day of Black History Month.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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A homemade improv American flag lying on a table with a large rectangle of black fabric placed in the flag's center.

Please help me choose a word to construct on the black fabric (in masking tape) to express.... I don't even know anymore.

Stand. Rise. I considered Wake Up. Is that too long a sentiment? Other than extreme profanity, all suggestions are welcome!

#Resist
#DefendDemocracy
#fiftyfiftyone

A woman holds up a homemade improv flag based on the American flag. Low volume stripes replace red, dark florals stand in for white, and the blue union rectangle is instead a copper print with small groups of multicoloured feathers, nearly fifty of them. Artwork is hung on the walls, including a peacock and hawk on the far left.

5.5 hours after the original start time (and 3.5 hours after supper), here's a flag. Other than the low volume stripes (Rashida Coleman-Hale's Speckled), it's all from Stephanie Sliwinski's Woodland & Wildflowers collection. I call it Spare the Air, Hug a Bear, Show You Care.

LOL!

#sewsky
#flag