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On learning how to live in a different body

July 7, 2018Leave a comment

The thought of writing this post has been with me for a while. What made me finally write it, was a comment I saw in a support group for people who suffer from an autoimmune disease called Sjogren’s Syndrome. I’m a member of this group. I joined a few months after getting diagnosed (the path … Continue reading On learning how to live in a different body

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Top for the #mqgchallenge using #hoffmanfabrics is done. Swipe to see the plan in illustrator. #showusyourmqg

This project started a while back last winter (during summer I was somehow drawn to more colorful fabrics..). I ordered these @purlsoho #minerallinen because I couldn't resist the sparkliness, but once I had them it took me a long time to come up with a project that made sense to me. I finally settled on an abstract design that was inspired by rock crystals, hence the hexagonal block shape. ... I'm planning on arranging the sparkly blocks on a more neutral background and was delighted to find a fabric with perfect texture and color at @tint_makerspace! (➡️ swipe to see). ... I also wanted to point out that if you find, like me, that the shininess ✨ gets a bit much, you can try mixing the front and back sides of the fabric. (➡️ See last image for a close up.) #purlsohominerallinen #rockcrystalquilt #originalquiltdesign

This is a spotted lantern fly. It's an invasive species that poses a threat to a number of important crops in the US. It's been reported in Pennsylvania and sure enough we've come across 4 of these on our short trip to Philly already. They are quite distinctive. If you see this insect or it's eggs, please kill them and report the sighting to the Pennsylvania Departement of Agriculture. You can help prevent this pest from spreading. #invasivespecies #spottedlanternfly

At last weekend's @dcmqg guild meeting I picked up a few fabrics for a charity quilt. As a piecing side product of the grid design I went for (➡️3rd picture), I was left with a bunch of small half square triangles. This is what ultimately became of them. I'm thinking of sewing up a small pillow, that can be filled up with my "to small to be sewn up" scraps collection (➡️2nd picture) and using this as the decorative case. It makes me happy if I can avoid throwing things away :) 🌱♻️

Slowly moving forward with whatever this will be. Still mostly using scraps from my #amhdeardiary quilt... Those @annamariahorner fabrics are just too pretty to waste ;) #mqgblockstudy #organicdiamondblock

Davis and I joined a small but highly motivated crowd of protesters in Herndon VA this morning to raise awareness for climate change and show solidarity with the Fridays for Futur movement. They will be there all day, so if you like close by, so stop by! #fridayforfuture #climatestrikes #strike2019 #herndonclimatestrike

Here's my pineapple block for the #amhdeardiary. I went for slightly thinner strips than specified in the pattern. For the fabric choices I tried to follow two simple heuristics: 1) Alternate between cool and warm colors. 2) For the warm colors increase value and decrease value for the cool colors. I succeeded to some degree ;) ➡️ swipe to see grey scale image. I also could not resist getting a bit self referential with a batik pineapple pattern on the edges. #verdigrisdeardiary

It's time to start putting some of these #amhdeardiary blocks together. Not so much because I'm finished with piecing, but because the ad-hoc design wall was blocking our couch. Now the bottom sections a sewn up and can be safely stored until I've figured out how I'll fill the remaining spots in this quilt. #verdigrisdeardiary #quiltlife

Finished petal blocks for my #amhdeardiary quilt! I had a lot of fun with print placement in these blocks. Only two blocks left to go, one small fan block and the pineapple block. ... #verdigrisdeardiary

Using up some of the scraps from my Dear Diary quilt in this small paper piecing project. Maybe this can become a pillow or a wall hanging. The pattern Im using is my #organicdiamondblock. ... Fabrics: Luminous by @annamariahorner and confetti cottons by @rileyblakedesigns ... #dcmqg #thirdthursdaychallenge #mqgblockstudy #foundationpaperpiecing

Three more little fan blocks. I discovered a while ago that this big love in midnight blue by @annamariahorner harmonizes well with the yellow and decided that my #amhdeardiary needs some of this combo :) Swipe to see the completed "fan block corner". #amhdeardiaryquiltalong #verdigrisdeardiary

Voila, the first flower petal block for my #amhdeardiary sampler quilt! This came together easier and more quickly than I had expected. The main challenge, as noted by others, was to manage the mounting layers of fabric in the center (➡️ swipe to see back). . To really showcase the fact that this block was constructed by using multiple background pieces, rather than by attaching the petals through appliqué onto a single background square, I used a directional print and varied the orientation of the print in the background. This gives rise to a nice burst or cross pattern. . Also, here I felt the lighter weight of the yarndied woven fabric from @annamariahorner made it easier to sew all the curves by machine. #verdigrisdeardiary

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Top for the #mqgchallenge using #hoffmanfabrics is done. Swipe to see the plan in illustrator. #showusyourmqg

This project started a while back last winter (during summer I was somehow drawn to more colorful fabrics..). I ordered these @purlsoho #minerallinen because I couldn't resist the sparkliness, but once I had them it took me a long time to come up with a project that made sense to me. I finally settled on an abstract design that was inspired by rock crystals, hence the hexagonal block shape. ... I'm planning on arranging the sparkly blocks on a more neutral background and was delighted to find a fabric with perfect texture and color at @tint_makerspace! (➡️ swipe to see). ... I also wanted to point out that if you find, like me, that the shininess ✨ gets a bit much, you can try mixing the front and back sides of the fabric. (➡️ See last image for a close up.) #purlsohominerallinen #rockcrystalquilt #originalquiltdesign

This is a spotted lantern fly. It's an invasive species that poses a threat to a number of important crops in the US. It's been reported in Pennsylvania and sure enough we've come across 4 of these on our short trip to Philly already. They are quite distinctive. If you see this insect or it's eggs, please kill them and report the sighting to the Pennsylvania Departement of Agriculture. You can help prevent this pest from spreading. #invasivespecies #spottedlanternfly

At last weekend's @dcmqg guild meeting I picked up a few fabrics for a charity quilt. As a piecing side product of the grid design I went for (➡️3rd picture), I was left with a bunch of small half square triangles. This is what ultimately became of them. I'm thinking of sewing up a small pillow, that can be filled up with my "to small to be sewn up" scraps collection (➡️2nd picture) and using this as the decorative case. It makes me happy if I can avoid throwing things away :) 🌱♻️

Slowly moving forward with whatever this will be. Still mostly using scraps from my #amhdeardiary quilt... Those @annamariahorner fabrics are just too pretty to waste ;) #mqgblockstudy #organicdiamondblock

Davis and I joined a small but highly motivated crowd of protesters in Herndon VA this morning to raise awareness for climate change and show solidarity with the Fridays for Futur movement. They will be there all day, so if you like close by, so stop by! #fridayforfuture #climatestrikes #strike2019 #herndonclimatestrike