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QuiltedMess
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One day, I shall sew the family heirloom. In the meantime, I'm practicing.

24/7 caregiver of adult special needs son. Epilepsy sucks.

she/her
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wckrause.bsky.social
Perhaps my mother-in-laws most heralded quilt. The Charm of Impressionism.

quiltsbymarlene.com/charm-of-imp...
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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quiltlovinlisa.bsky.social
@naso4265.bsky.social took my quilting haiku and made it look pretty. #quiltsky #haiku
A picture of a quilting haiku that says Sewing all day long Womp womp womp sings the machine Kids must feed themselves
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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djbyrnes1.bsky.social
IL Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office has issued a release on the economic and social impact of Operation Midway Blitz, citing Chalkbeat, WBEZ and other news outlets.
Operation Midway Blitz: The Economic and Human Costs to Illinois Communities
CHICAGO — Operation Midway Blitz, the Trump Administration's deployment of federal agents that began in September, turned Illinois neighborhoods...
gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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aclu.org
Sheryl Crow is no stranger to using her voice as an artist to speak out on causes she believes in.

Thank you to Sheryl for headlining the Creatives for Freedom concert benefitting the ACLU and for exercising your free speech rights to fight for our communities.
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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bittenbeadsjewelry.myatproto.social
Get yourself of your favorite crazy cat person some kitty jewelry from my etsy shop, Bitten Beads! bittenbeads.etsy.com

You wonderful customers are the reason my chronically ill self can make rent so thanks for sharing and thanks for shopping 🥹
A cat face and tiger's eye stretch bracelet sits on the stone of a grotto. The bracelet is viewed at eye level at a slight angle, showing a cat head flanked by 8mm gemstone rounds. Gold and black Japanese seed beads alternate between the gemstones. A pair of gold cat face and tiger's eye earrings against a white marble background. The cat face is made from gilt, transparent, light brown Czech glass. A faceted, 14mm tiger's eye oval functions as the cat's body. The cat is mounted on a 18K gold-plated ball pin that is shaped around it to form a tail. The earring hooks are 14K gold-plated ball-end wires.
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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mistresssnowphd.bsky.social
this isn’t some woe-is-me pity-party shit (though I will as always gladly take your money) but a reality check for people who aren’t scrambling & a reminder to those who are that you aren’t struggling bc you’re bad at your job, you’re struggling bc our government wants you to struggle
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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jayapal.house.gov
Senate Republicans just killed Democrats’ attempt to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for 3 years.

They don’t want to lower your health care costs. They want you to pay more for worse care so that their billionaire buddies in the health insurance industry can get even richer.
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness, a new report from (~checks notes~) CDC finds. Meanwhile, the administration no longer recommends COVID-19 shots for kids.
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
www.cdc.gov
December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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goseahox.bsky.social
Bought a new sewing box from Costco and someone had filled it with cookies. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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oldbluedoor.bsky.social
What better way to memorialize a terrible year than by making knit Christmas tree ornaments shaped like lemons? That year I made a bunch of these for family and friends. I live to confuse future historians 🧶
A life size lemon knit from yellow wool yarn sits on an unfinished wood table top. A green felt stem and leaf have been sewn to the lemon. “2020” has been embroidered on the leaf in silver seed beads.
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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somewhereinstpaul.bsky.social
Newly completed, inspired by peaceful protests and allyship.

#QuiltSky #craftivism #PrideAlly #Resist
December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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hermader.bsky.social
Going round in circles 2061
Stitched with Eleganza 8wt EZM1059
Stop killing the children!
See my YouTube channel for the tutorials: youtube.com/@HermadeRuiter
#hermaderuiter #goingroundincircles #wonderfilspecialtythread #StitchingForPeace #HandmadeArt #ThreadsOfUnity #ArtForChange #quiltsky
A 4x4 inch square made with cotton fabric in bright tones divided into strips. Yellow hand-stitched lines form concentric circles radiating outward from the center. At the center, there is a wooden button. The overall stitching creates a harmonious, meditative pattern. Stop killing the children!
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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judithanne.bsky.social
#PinkWednesday
As Seen In Paducah
This is another quilt that was in the miniatures exhibit. Trudy Wasson from Eden Prairie, MM. named it "Hearts A Plenty." The quilt was completed in 2006.
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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racheline.bsky.social
Trans people are not why your healthcare costs are high. Neither is abortion.

Healthcare costs are high because the US has decided the ability to stay alive is a for-profit business.

Among many other issues, you shouldn’t be paying for hospital and prescription advertising.
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
quiltedmess.bsky.social
WIP Wednesday #Quiltsky! Learning to foundation paper piece FPP. This will end up a 1 sq ft block with a snowman to hang on my parents' door in assisted living. Hopefully. Small, festive, not much to store. Then to see if I can keep up with a block a month for the year. Pattern in alt text
Three foundation paper pieced fabric bits sitting on red crackled fabric. All 3 pieces have a blue background. First piece appears to have 3 brown sticks going through it for a hand. The second piece has 1 brown stick for the arm. The 3rd piece looks like a top hat. All three are from the January block Mr. Snowman from Beverly A Maxwell's book: A Year of Paper Piecing 12 Sensational Seasonal Designs, which I borrowed from my local library.
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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pbump.com
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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itsviviactually.bsky.social
Awards eligibility 2025!

I released 1 novel, 1 novella and 3 short stories this year, if anyone is a voter anywhere

More importantly, and this is the only award I'm semi-seriously campaigning for, Samantha The Tarantula is a strong contender for TFR's Best Character 2025, probably maybe
A promotional graphic for indie author Vivian Moira Valentine, displaying the covers for everything she released in 2025. Text reads: For Your Consideration Novel: Along Torturous Paths, Amelia Temple Book Three Novella: Shadows Over Ravenkirk 1: The Last Will And Testament Of Wilhelmina Bruttenholm Short Stories: All You Have To Do Is Want, you must [not] run away, The Bird Woman. A promotional image for Shadows Over Ravenkirk. A drawing of Samantha The Tarantula in a crinkly frame dominates the lower left. Text surrounds it to the top and right. The background is a close-up of the cover to Shadows Over Ravenkirk 1, faded to dark blue, with Gothic protagonist Victoria staring in shock at the spider who ate her lunch. Text reads: The Transfeminine Review Reader's Choice Awards Best Character 2025 Vote Samantha The Tarantula The People's Choice.
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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altssa.altgov.info
🚨🚨🚨I’ve talked before about how our records are NOT the most up to date and should NOT be used in this way. It WILL result in citizens being denied their constitutional right to vote. You can submit public comments until 12/12 and I urge you to please do so!! Spread the word!! #AltCitizen alert🚨🚨🚨
kathleenromig.bsky.social Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 2d
In May, the Trump Admin secretly--and probably illegally--began using SSA data to verify voters' citizenship.

One big problem: Social Security data don’t have complete or up-to-date citizenship info, so this could disenfranchise U.S. citizens ahead of the midterms.

www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...
Trump Administration’s Legally Dubious Misuse of Social Security Data Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters
Friday, December 12 is the deadline for public comments on a policy the Trump Administration secretly adopted in May, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) access to personal data from the....
www.cbpp.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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walshfreedom.bsky.social
And that suburban Boston parish should tell ICE’s acting director to fuck off.
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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nicolecowie.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar 9
Yarn ball wreath, 14”
Something fun and Christmassy. One of my favourite decorations, being a knitter and crocheter. 😁
Christmas wreath made of various size balls of yarn in dark red, dark green and white. Two sets of knitting needles and a pin style stitch holder intertwined in the balls. The largest set of needles is holding a swatch of striped knitting in the colours of the yarn balls, to the upper left part of the wreath.
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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nicolecowie.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar
52”x65”
One of two memory quilts made from shirts. After doing 7 MQs for other people, these were made from my own dad’s shirts. This was for my brother. Lots of blue and even more plaid. He had a definite style.☺️
Quilt made from a large variety of plaids. Lots of blues, some greens, teals and reds. Comprised of two different blocks. 10 are a pieced circle within a square and 7 with pieced square set on point within a square. Half blocks fill in the gaps to make a rectangle quilt.
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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irishquilter13.bsky.social
You can never have to much #Fabric! #sewing
#quilting
December 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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sharonprigan.bsky.social
This interpretation of the Wave Landscape Patchwork Technique is so beautiful
"Sunset on Pelican Rock" by Holly Short

#quiltsky #sewsky #artquilt #fabricart #wavelandscapepatchwork #curvywaves #wavyquilting #wavequilting
tryptich of a wave landscape patchwork art quilt
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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ryanlionhobbs.bsky.social
Took up a new hobby of crewel embroidery to make a Christmas gift for someone who quilts. Didn’t turn out too shabby for a first try.
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM