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I make quilts and good vibes and beautiful connections π» letβs gooooo πΌππ ππ πππππ bit.ly/4qS3N21 πππ ππ π½ππππππ ? Hereβs my starter pack >>> https://go.bsky.app/8dbHS4H
SEAMSIDE IS BACK with Demetri Broxton π» From boxing gloves to ancestral tapestries, Broxton makes beaded work honoring complex histories while imagining healing futures.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts π§ Iβll also put a link in bio of you
We made the news! well, the ART news but I'm incredibly chuffed!
Is Female Anatomy Too "Controversial" for the American Quilter's Society? hyperallergic.com/988785/is-fe...
GRANDMA DICEY HEAD ! Making an ancestral marionette π€·ββοΈ letβs see what happens
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I LOVE vintage fabric from the 1970s. Today I took out my βThe Pinewoodβ print by Ronald Hansen-Denmark, 1970s. Hard to tell from the pic but it dark green and reaches floor to ceiling in my studio.
Hahah I like that idea Tina and I both used the same word π§‘
STUNNING !
LIKE FAMILY unlocked insights and memories for me that I could not have accessed any other way β¨ It maps the segregated geography of this family burial-ground and is my take on #mapquilts but there are so many ways
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I hope you'll join us for MAPQUILTS *this week* β¨ Link in bio #quiltsky
Thatβs not a Robin.
Truth be told there arrrreeee 2 crates for blue, 2 for black and 3 for white (which I rarely use white so why do I have so much ?)
48-star oracle in the morning light β¨ BROAD STRIPES // BRIGHT STARS is a breathless patriotic thought experiment through American history
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Canβt wait to share the full text ! Just need to get a good shot
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Many thanks again to @swansonsfabrics.bsky.social for this US flag circa 1912-1959
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OK but YOU can see the beauty here right ? πββοΈ
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Weβre always right on the cutting edge of historyβ¦ who knows whatβs next? But I like imagining a future when we look back at this time and are amazed at how we were able to sidestep collapse
Can do !
Love these colors !
In 1963, a White boss fired Jessie Telfair for registering to vote. She responded by creating her iconic Freedom quiltβa powerful critique that still resonates. One family knows this story intimately. Does the other?
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Front title: JESSIE TELFAIR
Back title: THE WHITE MAN WHO FIRED HER
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BREATH TAKING
From an old wedding-ring quilt emerges hope: what if humanityβs greatest crisis becomes our finest moment? πβ¨
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COLLAPSE WE THOUGHT WAS CERTAIN points to a future where humanity not only avoids catastrophe but also creates good lives for everyone πͺ letβs get to work #quiltsky
Hahha fabric Iβve got β¦ what aisle does Joannβs keep the extra hours on ? lol
HAIL YEAHHHH
ABSOLUTELY ! Itβs so great
That day Jessica Wohl and I made a mad dash to Huntsville to see Alicia Henry 𧑠I love how she uses old quilts
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Hahha my rule of thumb: if itβs cloth you can always find a way to make it work ! (I think that weave is lovely)
Not gonna lie, I love our sewing circles on the NOOK too! βοΈ YOU JUST NEVER KNOW whatβs gonna happen lol
Happy to be here !
Iβve always wanted to make one of these
I love a flip flop
This is so fun ! Iβm in love
Valerieβs such a pro
Weβve already had so much fun planning this on the phoneβ¦ youβre in for a treat!
I feel the same way about my grandpa. He passed when I was 16 and I have SO MANY things I want to talk to him about