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PRE-ORDER: Proud Work - Aurifil Collection | Ben Millett
PRE-ORDER: You will be charged when your order is placed. The order will ship in February 2026. Proud Work marks the Aurifil debut of designer Ben Millett, assembling twelve threads he regularly ...
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I'll have more to say on this before too long, but want to put this out there right quick: I HAVE A THREAD COLLECTION WITH AURIFIL COMING IN FEBRUARY!
Made it to the studio for a bit tonight. Did I baste the QuiltConCouture? No. Did I cut more fabric for the next quilt I’m making? Also no. Did I do what I planned? Yes: I took inventory of my Aurifil thread spools (weight, sizes, colors) and they’re organized in my on-hand fabric spreadsheet.
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Made it to the studio for a bit tonight. Did I baste the QuiltConCouture? No. Did I cut more fabric for the next quilt I’m making? Also no. Did I do what I planned? Yes: I took inventory of my Aurifil thread spools (weight, sizes, colors) and they’re organized in my on-hand fabric spreadsheet.
Adding quilting to this 12 yd (and yet more to grow) garland/scarf/thing while the teen plays Rivals.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Adding quilting to this 12 yd (and yet more to grow) garland/scarf/thing while the teen plays Rivals.
The lyrics are so bad. Actively bad. Like “put a bunch of words in a blender and use whatever sequence pours out” bad. And I can’t get it out of my head.
touchdown by Jake Jonez on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 3:10
music.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The lyrics are so bad. Actively bad. Like “put a bunch of words in a blender and use whatever sequence pours out” bad. And I can’t get it out of my head.
I’m so mad at Marvel Zombies. I went into it with a bad attitude (because it has the same horrendous animation style of What If (seriously, it’s just so bad!)), but minute 90 really made me ask what the point was. Deaths of “main” characters up to that point really were for nothing.
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I’m so mad at Marvel Zombies. I went into it with a bad attitude (because it has the same horrendous animation style of What If (seriously, it’s just so bad!)), but minute 90 really made me ask what the point was. Deaths of “main” characters up to that point really were for nothing.
Big same for me. With very, very, very few exceptions. As in, my one exception has already been claimed years ago.
Before you get curious, no I do not do custom work for individuals. It stresses me the fuck out in ways that aren’t worth it. Freelance work is different because there’s solid expectations, I don’t know what to tell ya. I wish I understood this brain too.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Big same for me. With very, very, very few exceptions. As in, my one exception has already been claimed years ago.
I saw someone post a few weeks ago about their Thanksgiving poutine and we had to try it: potato and sweet potato fries, curds, Brie, stuffing (ours: Nigella’s orange, cranberry, cornbread stuffing), cranberry sauce (ours: Ocean Spray’s orange cranberry relish), gravy. Really good!
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I saw someone post a few weeks ago about their Thanksgiving poutine and we had to try it: potato and sweet potato fries, curds, Brie, stuffing (ours: Nigella’s orange, cranberry, cornbread stuffing), cranberry sauce (ours: Ocean Spray’s orange cranberry relish), gravy. Really good!
Cool! I need to update my css now.
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Cool! I need to update my css now.
Apple, just stop with the “enable personal focus?” suggestions. If I wanted to enable that, I would have done so 300 suggestions ago. (Also, give me back the option to say “No”. I’m never going to enable it “Later”.)
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Apple, just stop with the “enable personal focus?” suggestions. If I wanted to enable that, I would have done so 300 suggestions ago. (Also, give me back the option to say “No”. I’m never going to enable it “Later”.)
Read more about these quilts and the @aurifil.bsky.social 28wt that I used.
benmillett.us/blog/stitch-...
benmillett.us/blog/stitch-...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Read more about these quilts and the @aurifil.bsky.social 28wt that I used.
benmillett.us/blog/stitch-...
benmillett.us/blog/stitch-...
YouTube music video rabbit hole reminded me of Taran Killam’s interpretation of Robyn’s song, side-by-side here.
Robyn / SNL Dance Comparison
YouTube video by juneculp
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
YouTube music video rabbit hole reminded me of Taran Killam’s interpretation of Robyn’s song, side-by-side here.
Blog post coming soon about this “Stitch It on a Whoopee Cushion” series.
(Please tell me someone else remembers this throwaway line from Small Wonder.)
(Please tell me someone else remembers this throwaway line from Small Wonder.)
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Blog post coming soon about this “Stitch It on a Whoopee Cushion” series.
(Please tell me someone else remembers this throwaway line from Small Wonder.)
(Please tell me someone else remembers this throwaway line from Small Wonder.)
Preview of what I’ve been working on. (Shout out to Tyler Glenn for this gem of a song.)
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Preview of what I’ve been working on. (Shout out to Tyler Glenn for this gem of a song.)
There is nothing as annoying as acrylic paint colors that only come in semi opaque.
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There is nothing as annoying as acrylic paint colors that only come in semi opaque.
An afternoon and evening of painting.
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 AM
An afternoon and evening of painting.
Reposted by Ben Millett
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune.
Because I’ve already seen a post, I’m resharing this link I keep in a permanently open tab for every November/December.
Carol Is Not the Romance of Your Memes
Todd Haynes’s drama gets embraced online in a manner that doesn’t jibe with the nature of its story.
www.vulture.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Because I’ve already seen a post, I’m resharing this link I keep in a permanently open tab for every November/December.
Somehow Apple Mysic decided I needed to know about Jake Jonez’s new EP and now I know “Touchdown” exists and unfortunately for me I’ve not stopped thinking about it all day. It is so dumb! It does not deserve my attention! And yet here we are!
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Somehow Apple Mysic decided I needed to know about Jake Jonez’s new EP and now I know “Touchdown” exists and unfortunately for me I’ve not stopped thinking about it all day. It is so dumb! It does not deserve my attention! And yet here we are!
My quilts arrived back to my studio from the Des Moines Art Center. It’s still hard to believe that they are already back. And it also means that some of them can now go on to their new homes, which is fantastic.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My quilts arrived back to my studio from the Des Moines Art Center. It’s still hard to believe that they are already back. And it also means that some of them can now go on to their new homes, which is fantastic.
The great thing about my grandma’s Busy Day Cake is that you can make the batter in the time it takes your husband to get ready to run, it bakes for the duration of his run, and is ready to eat by the time he’s showered.
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The great thing about my grandma’s Busy Day Cake is that you can make the batter in the time it takes your husband to get ready to run, it bakes for the duration of his run, and is ready to eat by the time he’s showered.
Considering how many movies are leaving Criterion Channel this month, it’s really good I’ve got as much time off planned as I do.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Considering how many movies are leaving Criterion Channel this month, it’s really good I’ve got as much time off planned as I do.
Had no idea that Topo Chico Hard, Blue Moon, or Peroni were part of Molson Coors.
www.molsoncoors.com/brands/our-b...
www.molsoncoors.com/brands/our-b...
ICYMI: The Heritage Foundation was founded by Joseph Coors and is still majorly funded by his family’s not-for-profit: The Adolph Coors Foundation, which is directly funded by Molson Coors via family ownership trusts.
So, if you hate nazis please do not bring any of these beers this holiday season.
So, if you hate nazis please do not bring any of these beers this holiday season.
if somebody showed up to thanksgiving looking like this i would citizen's arrest them
November 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Had no idea that Topo Chico Hard, Blue Moon, or Peroni were part of Molson Coors.
www.molsoncoors.com/brands/our-b...
www.molsoncoors.com/brands/our-b...
Reposted by Ben Millett
I need the most recent because the second most recent isn’t enough. I DON’T WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TERRIBLE PERSON’S PROFILE AND BOOK!
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I need the most recent because the second most recent isn’t enough. I DON’T WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TERRIBLE PERSON’S PROFILE AND BOOK!
I want to know why the doofus on the far right is putting on a sock DIRECTLY on the sand. Every one knows you stand on one foot and awkwardly balance to dust off the sand, then put on your sock and immediately the shoe. (But it appears he has only one sock and one shoe in total clothing, so… YOLO?)
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I want to know why the doofus on the far right is putting on a sock DIRECTLY on the sand. Every one knows you stand on one foot and awkwardly balance to dust off the sand, then put on your sock and immediately the shoe. (But it appears he has only one sock and one shoe in total clothing, so… YOLO?)
Et oublie moi
Parcours ces flots, efface mes pas
Parcours ces flots, efface mes pas
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Et oublie moi
Parcours ces flots, efface mes pas
Parcours ces flots, efface mes pas