Didi

@didisewslove.com

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Mom to a young adult with autism 💜 Quilting/Machine Embroidery 🧵🪡 Liberal 🌊 Women's Rights 💪🏽 Ally 🌈 Gen X'r trying to still figure out the world https://didisewslove.com/biopage/

A plate with two carrot dogs and a little bit of creamy tofu potato salad.
A black background with the words - "Just so we're clear: any party telling you who you can love, what gender you are, what states you can travel to, which books you can read, which history you can learn, what prayers you should say and what you can and cannot do with your own body, doesn't care one bit about freedom."
A cream colored background fabric that looks like a poster. The poster has blue and red stars on it and says "United States of America 250th Anniversary Celebration July 4, 2026" Then there is a sash of gray covering the poster diagonally that says "POSTPONED" There's another gray sash across the bottom that says "We will properly celebrate in 2029, after we save democracy!"
An image of the USA flag flying over the sea while attached to a boat. The words over the image say: If you're feeling sadness, grief, or ambivalence about celebrating the 4th of July this year, that's actually a sign of how deeply you love your country and want better for her.
A cream colored background fabric that looks like a poster. The poster has blue and red stars on it and says "United States of America 250th Anniversary Celebration July 4, 2026" Then there is a sash of gray covering the poster diagonally that says "POSTPONED" There's another gray sash across the bottom that says "We will properly celebrate in 2029, after we save democracy!"
The progressive pride flag with the words “Celebrate Pride All Year Long” on it. Beneath the words is the Didi Sews Love logo. This is actually a GIF that has confetti continually falling.
A black background with a progressive rainbow flag. Beneath the flag it says: You are loved accepted & celebrated just as you are
My latest art quilt. It is an aerial view of the beach. There are colorful dots to represent people, white and orange beach umbrellas, white and green beach umbrellas, colorful rectangles to represent beach towels, and a surfboard out in the water. This was made with fabric, acrylic paint (for the beach) and water color pencils (for the water).
Photo of me and my husband smiling in the car before we go to Walt Disney World. It's from 2016??
Part of a human face with a makeup rainbow lightning bolt on the cheek. Also on the cheek are stars and the words: "We can disagree and still be friends" does not apply to racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia
A black background. Then the words: “Someone you know is gay.” With the pride flag as a stripe all the way across. Then the words: “Someone you know is transgender. With the transgender flag as a stripe all the way across. Then the words: “Think before you speak hate.”
The image is a black wooden wall with words in blue and pink chalk. The words say: Encouraging someone to be entirely themselves is the loudest way to love them.
Image has a background of rainbow stripes. The words in black on top of the rainbow say: A friendly reminder that you don't need to fully understand the nuances of gender identity to know that each individual person knows who they are better than you ever will.
A white background with a rainbow silhouette of a woman with her hair blowing in the wind, on the right hand side. The words on the left say: If being woke means believing that every person, no matter their color, gender, faith, background, who they love, or where they came from, deserves equal and fair treatment in this country, then I am not just woke, I am wide awake!
Infographic that shows the parade route for the Knicks parade on Thursday June 18th.
Trans flag background with the words: First they came for the trans people, and I spoke out immediately even though I'm straight and cis because I've read the rest of the fucking poem. -Have a Gay Day
A colorful background with words in white. The words say: "Pride is important because someone tonight still believes they're better off dead than being themselves." -Sterling Graves
A black background with a rainbow curve running through it. The words over it say: Everyone is welcome here. Hate is not.
A vertical rainbow on the left with a white heart in the middle. On the white background on the right it says: “Life is too short to be anything but yourself.” -Unknown
A horizontal rainbow with a black band in the middle. The middle says: Love defeats hate, light defeats darkness. #OrlandoUnited The rainbow stripes hold the names of the 49 souls lost on June 12, 2016.
My cat Matty, sleeping on the couch with his front paws over his back paws and overall looking like a pretzel!
Six ways to be an LGBTQ+ Ally Speak up, learn, support, avoid assumptions, think inclusively, respect
The background is a rainbow. The words over it say: With June being Pride Month, I wanted to take the occasion to clearly say this: I unhesitatingly and wholeheartedly support my lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and queer friends. Their rights, their marriages, their pursuits of happiness and their breath. This is also true July thru May.
A black background with pride colors on top. The words say: Sometimes, saying "Love is Love" is not enough. It doesn't speak to the hardships queer people have overcome to claim their right to love. It doesn't convey the triumph of queer love persisting. "Love is love" should be that simple, but sometimes bolder words are needed.
A white sign with black lettering, in front of a pride flag. The sign says: You Are Not Alone
A white background with the Transgender flag on the left side and on the bottom are people carrying the flag. The words say: Repost this if Trans people are welcome and safe with you.
A pink background with rainbows and clouds at the edges. Words in the middle say: You don't have to understand everything. You just have to try not to be a dick.
A white background with words in rainbow colors. The words say: Pride is more than a parade. It's a reminder and a promise to keep fighting for equality.
A photo of Julie Andrews, dancing in a field, from the Sound of Music movie. She is wearing a pride colored heart on her dress and is holding a flag that says "Allies Assemble" The words over the photo say: "This is me ignoring the haters, being an ally and celebrating pride month."
Image has arms of different shades holding pride flags, and giving hand signs of solidarity. Above are the words: You cannot call yourselves an ally to the LGBTQ community and vote for Republicans. (pass it on)
A Progress Pride flag billows in the breeze. White text says: Think of me as the pole. I'm not part of the flag, but I am straight and I will support you.
A pile of English Paper Piecing pieces, sorted by type.
Me and John posing at a railing with the ocean behind us. Taken May 15, 2013 on the Carnival Paradise.
Me sewing on the lining with my new zipper foot.
A pink background with pink and white flowers. In the middle are the words: Happy Mother's Day. Underneath is the Didi Sews Love logo.
My orange tabby Chewy. He's sleeping with his face up against the back of the couch but in such a weird position.
Blue, pink, and orange flowers as a border around a white background. In the middle in blue it says "Hello May". The Didi Sews Love logo is under the words.
Yellow emoji face with slanted straight line for a mouth. It conveys confusion, disappointment, and just overall frustration.
My first fabric design. It has a cream colored background and 4 different types of flowers. They are blue, purple and burgundy and all have green leaves with the flowers. The bottom of the fabric shows the barcode and "Designed by: didi_sews_love" and "custom printed on: petal_signature_cotton".
Front of butterfly clutch bag.
The front of the Unique-orn quilt top. It is a unicorn with rainbow colored main and multi colored background behind it.
One piece of the Foundation Paper Piecing pattern Unique-orn by And Sew I.
A photo of me in front of the marquee at the Funnybone in Orlando. The marquee shows a picture of Steve Hofstetter.
Unique-orn quilt made by me! It's the 70" x 80" version. It's a unicorn with a rainbow mane with a blue and green background. The pattern is by And Sew I.
A section of the Unique-orn foundation paper pieced pattern by And Sew I. This section is the eye of the unicorn.
My cat Matty laying on top of a quilt in my lap. I'm petting his head and his eyes are closed.
Close up of a few "truths".
Truth Quilt
A tattoo I got on my upper left forearm in November 2024 after the election. It says: "A woman's place is in the resistance" and is over the Star Wars symbol of the resistance.
The view of trees, cloud, and blue sky from my open moonroof.
Canvas fabric with quotes on it, with burn holes randomly around the fabric and a light blue fabric as the background for the burn holes.
A light green background with the words Hello March in the middle with some green waves and the Didi Sews Love logo.
Canvas fabric with quotes transferred onto it. It also has black, brown, and orange acrylic paint painted into roundish shapes in random locations on it. The whole canvas is hung from one of my design walls.
A collage of 10 pictures of my dad with my mom, me and/or my sisters. The pictures go from when he was 18 to 64.
A picture of me in sunglasses with new teal hair!
A white fabric background with blue water color on top to represent the sky. On the bottom are 4 houses, blue, green red and yellow. It is quilted and trimmed.
Me sewing a blue square to a white rectangle using diagonal seam tape to help keep the square aligned with the needle.
A red background with gold accents. In the middle are red flowers and a gold horse with 2026 in gold. It says "Happy Lunar New Year" and the Didi Sews Love logo under the horse.