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raggednorth · 7 days

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Your life is like a quilt

And everybody weaves their share

Some weave huge great tapestries

And some weave tiny squares

Some squares bring you laughter

And some will bring you tears

Some are stitched and sewn by those

Who are no longer here

In places there are threads

From people choosing not to stay

And every time you touch these threads

It brings back all the pain

But every little thread

That weaves its joy and pain and fun

Has stitched a quilt together

Of the person you’ve become

And every little tiny part

Has slowly taught you how

To weave your contribution

Into the blanket you have now

So I know there are squares that comfort you

And some that you dislike

But without them all you wouldn’t have

This patchwork of your life

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Becky Hemsley 2020

Image created with Bing

'Patchwork' is from the book Talking to the Wild

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raggednorth · 10 days

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Current progress on the Bear! Mosaic quilt.

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raggednorth · 11 days

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Quilt’s coming along nicely! And yes, it's totally inspired by Bifrost. Fun times :)

#star quilt #i love epp

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raggednorth · 14 days

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raggednorth · 14 days

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I am getting somewhere on my epp quilt! This is how wide it will be.

#epp quilt #epp #english paper piecing #sewing #quilting #bee quilt #honeycomb #hexies #honeycomb quilt #crafty #crafts #hand sewing #handsewn #handmade quilt #handmade #bees #quilt #quiltblr

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raggednorth · 22 days

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It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

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raggednorth · 24 days

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I may be done with chemo, but I am still getting my immunotherapy infusions every three weeks. My EPP quilt gives me something to do while I get my infusions and while waiting for my appointments.

#epp quilt #epp #sewing #quilting #english paper piecing #bee quilt #honeycomb #hexies #honeycomb quilt #crafts #crafty #handmade crafts #hand sewing #handsewn #handmade quilt #handmade #breast cancer #infusion #iv infusion therapy

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raggednorth · 28 days

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I made a couple of flow charts for the ace and aro spectrums! Not meant to be taken 100% factual- you know yourself better than a basic flowchart. They’re mainly just for fun, though they can also be a good start for anyone questioning!

(Free to use as long as you keep my url on them and aren’t making money off it!)

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raggednorth · 1 month

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Beads Beads Beads apparently 😂

One single fabric for the large diamonds, six colours (2 tones of 3 colours) for the little ones.

I need 11 more blocks, some side setting triangles, corner triangles and then the border and this’ll be ready for the long arm.

#beautiful #northern lights #space quilt

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raggednorth · 1 month

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Someone is feeling neglected because I am sewing instead of petting her.

#crafts #sewing #quilting #english paper piecing #bee quilt #epp #honeycomb #crafty #honeycomb quilt #hexies #bernedoodle #pets #pet me please #pet me #dog #doodle dog

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raggednorth · 2 months

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I spent the last four days at a quilt retreat. I go to this one once a year and the ladies there are awesome! They were all so happy I was able to make it in light of my cancer and all the associated treatments I had to undergo this past year.

Before I left I managed to get the last of my black hexies basted and ready to go.

I got 7 tote bags made for various people. I also made a wall hanging, but forgot about its binding, so I will have to get that part done sometime in the coming week. I also got a lot done on my epp quilt.

I started adding the black outlines! I think it makes the yellows and creams just POP! I am excited to see how this will all come together.

#crafts #sewing #quilting #english paper piecing #epp #bee quilt #honeycomb #hexies #honeycomb quilt #crafty #quilt retreat

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raggednorth · 2 months

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The 2024 Pinefest Posting Schedule is here!

Under the cut, you’ll find the full posting schedule for this eighth round of the Dean/Cas Pinefest, along with links to each preview. Posting season begins on pie day -- March 14th -- and will run for 34 days, with one team posting every day.

Enjoy the previews, and make sure to check out the links to everyone's other work while you're waiting for their pine-scented posting day!

Happy pining, everyone!

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raggednorth · 2 months

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raggednorth · 2 months

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Today was a day of trying new things with sewing.

It was my first time doing EPP with a shape other than a hexagon. I used triangles and the crowns of hexagons.

I made them into a sunflower. Not so new thing was having my coffee while I sew. But, that is a new mug, because...bees!

Onto my next new thing...I appliqued the sunflower onto a block of white on white patterned fabric. I have appliqued only once before, but never an EPP piece. I also used a "new to me" sewing machine for this endeavor. I got my mom's old machine and now I have to learn its little quirks and idiosyncrasies. All, in all, I very much like how this turned out. This block is going into a quilt that my quilt retreat group is making for one of the ladies who was just diagnosed with colon cancer.

#sewing #quilting #english paper piecing #epp #crafts #crafty #applique #quilt block #handmade quilt #cancer quilt #sunflower #new adventures in sewing #new to me sewing machine #sunflower quilt block

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raggednorth · 2 months

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Back to basting...

Since I am starting to get multiple blocks of my yellow hexagons pieces together, I need to get my black hexies basted. Then I can start putting this quilt together.

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raggednorth · 2 months

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he's so 🥺

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raggednorth · 2 months

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Yet another Beads on the go. All the blocks cut out and 16 finished.

A new fabric line just came in to the shop and I took one look at it and needed to have some. And I’m not really a yellow kinda gal.

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