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queer, genderqueer, neuroqueer. quiltmaker, small fat, unschooler, upholsterer. living joyfully, and as mindfully as possible in the back hills of tennessee

a purple embroidered animal on a yellow background - the animal looks like some kind of rat, maybe, but with an elephant's trunk
a quilt of tessellated geometric "leaf" shapes in colors that shade from green, through yellow to orange and red. one naturalistic three dimensional leaf is in the bottom left corner and a scattering of other leaves are sprouting butterflies (which are the same fabric as the underlying fabric so they're hard to see in a photo)
Half-rabbit, half-fish, partially embroidered on an orange background
an embroidered lizard of some kind with butterfly wings
embroidered animal on a red background - a bird of some kind, but with a fluffy tail like a squirrel
a quilt being fed through a sewing machine. the quilt is mostly shades of blue and green in a geometric design. there's a white person's right hand holding the quilt in place next to the foot of the sewing machine. for the discerning sewist - yes, that's a piece of cardboard stuffed into one of the tension hooks to keep the thread from popping out! it's an older model brother machine and I hope to heck they've changed that part
a square-ish quilt, the left side of which is sort of traditional geometric design in blue on blue with a brown border, scattered with green frog shapes. the right side has free form leaves around a great blue heron
An unfinished quilt laying upside-down on a green cutting mat. At the top of the image is a yellow and red stylized fire surrounded by green that gradually changes to blue as the quilt continues toward the front of the screen. Yellow "sparks" turn into "stars" moving up the quilt - down the image. In the foreground is a single star unattached to the quilt. I hope that made sense! It's harder than I expected to describe something that's upside down in a picture.
A small quilt with a dark blue central area full of stars surrounded by bright "fall colors" borders. To the right is an assortment of brown fabrics under consideration for the bat appliques.
part of a quilt - three yellow stars of various shapes on a background of blues and greens
Quilt made of geometric shapes - center of the quilt is blue-on-blue stars surrounded by fall colored "leaves" (mostly yellows and oranges).
unfinished bottom right corner of a quilt showing appliqued venus flytraps, some of which are clearly three dimensional, the "mouths" open, one is closed with the glimmer of some hapless insect within
A large cutting counter where two partially-made miniature quilts are laid out. One is mostly dark blues in a star pattern with the beginnings of a border in reds and oranges laid out at the top. The other has a stylized fire in yellows and oranges at the bottom on a background of green that fades into blue rising up the quilt, with some stylize star shapes. The top is obviously unfinished.
Close up of a quilt top with tessellated "leaves" in fall colors, showing the quilting lines with the guide marks and basting stiches.
A quilt made into a box with a lid in the style of an old fashioned shoe box. The quilt has a blue background with geometric designs in gold and green.
a porch swing from the perspective of someone sitting sideways on it, legs stretched out, scissors, embroidery thread, and a hoop with a partly embroidered butterfly wing. the background is wildly overgrown grass and weeds
A hand holding a right-side pair of embroidered moth wings in tans and golds. The edges are still untrimmed. In the background is a bunch of embroidery floss.
A well known portrait of Kind Henry VIII of England where he's wearing tights, a skirt, massively puffy sleeves ornamented with ribbons, several necklaces, and several rings. It's definitely not the sort of fashion sense one associates with words like "Early Modern".
a partially completed embroidery project - on a piece of plain muslin is a rough capital D shape in gold with areas shaded in gold and brown thread to look like a moth's wing. two wires are sticking out the bottom corner of the D
a pair of pictorial maps - one of a long skinny piece of rural property with trees and assorted other features sketched in. the other, smaller map shows a collection of buildings, garden, and creek
some off-white fabric in an embroidery hoop with a small dark snail embroidered not quite in the center. in the background is a blurry blue piece with some embroidery, a pair of scissors, and a box of floss
a rough edged circle made of rays of gold, green, purple and ivory on a dark blue background, which sits on a lighter blue gridded mat along with a clear ruler
A small pond surrounded by winter-brown hills and reflecting a bit of blue sky.
A three dimensional facsimile of a bottle made from green strips of fabric that have been quilted and embroidered. On the left side is the suggestion of a face, the right side has a spray of pale embroidered flowers. The bottom edge is unfinished and a cardboard form protrudes. It's resting on a gray worktable.
a worktable strewn with parts of a quilt project. There's a drawing on graph paper overlaid with some partly made quilt blocks in blue, green and gold. And there are some clear plastic baggies with templates and more quilt parts.
a human hand partially covered in brightly colored fabrics. in the background is a similarly covered head-shaped object with indistinct features and sporting some cute multicolored glasses
A bedroom, the predominant color of which is "the better quality plywood" ornamented with the sorts of house-theme plaques, plates and tiles one would find at small town craft fairs. There's European quaint alongside pioneer cabins, covered bridges, and the occasional boat. I was surprised not to find a painted sawblade - someone fell down on the job, there. Instead we have a plywood headboard cutout of a medieval town rippling with "I Can Has Jigsaw?" energy. This is the only wood surface without added tat, but since staining plywood isn't actually a good idea, a nice painted sawblade would be an improvement, here. On the bed are a matched set of pillow shams and coverlet with a warm gold and blue Tudor house scene... probably bought at Hobby Lobby, on sale. Facing the bed is a coffee table (yes, in a bedroom, yes) that takes up basically all the floorspace. Under a sheet of glass is a painting of some castle or other. There is no seating for the table, it's just there. The seating is on an adjacent wall. It's another plywood tat-up... and look, I'm in the decor biz, I Know cabinets are actually mostly plywood, and most furniture these days, too, but we try to hide that fact to make things look classy. There's no attempt at class here, and I'd respect that if it were done better. The seating unit is topped by a craft fair example of woodburning. There's a word in a fancy Ye Olde World font that I can't read. Maybe German? But the thing I can't help noticing is that the cushion on this seat Doesn't Fit the Unit. It's probably a standard day bed mattress, custom covered in a green and white print with the greenest of green sides. The contrast to the plywood makes it obvious that they've had to shove two bolsters in on one side to fill in the gap. This is what happens when you cheap out and don't hire a decorator, people! Obviously these folks could afford one, but instead they cut corners in all the wrong places, and it shows.
The red bedroom is clearly either for unwanted guests or where hubs goes when he's in the doghouse. It's tiny - all the bedrooms are cramped, but this is dorm room size. To offset this, the walls to the left of the bed are plain with only a modest number of framed art pieces on the wall, though the numbers increase as you move away from the bed, achieving max clutter at the far wall. The right side of the room is dominated by dark wood. Closest to the camera is a built-in cabinet with heavily carved doors that look like they were salvaged from an older piece. The wood is badly damaged in places, you can see where hardware was removed. I think the "carving" in the panels are actually wood decals that were added later. Above these doors in completely different wood is... another pair of doors, also carved or maybe ornamented with decals in a totally different style. It looks like someone tried really hard, bless their heart. Beyond this cabinet is a rather plain wood desk with a plain brown adjustable desk chair which looks new. Above the desk there appear to be shelves stuffed with something or other, it's hard to see. Above the shelves is a large, flat screen tv, angled to be seen from the bed. Maybe it's the late night workroom, for when you don't want to wake up your honey. Past the end of the bed is a custom built seating thing. It looks like an amalgam of a pew and set of cheap shelves. There's a red seat cushion that is probably custom made, but then there's a bunch of ratty pillows and worn out plush toys keeping anyone from sitting down. The corpse of the previous desk chair is an added obstacle, there. But the real feature is the bed, closest to the camera. It has a plain red mass-market bedspread that's so worn there are rips in it. Someone spends a lot of time in this bed, but at a guess, not happy time. The coffered ceiling has flower and cherub decals and a red crystal chandelier, for your sins.
a sort of mottled grey slightly fluffy cat, curled up on her side, showing a few toe beans for extra cuteness. her eyes are closed and she looks very relaxed and comfortable. background is a quilt, mostly in green and blue with some pink for contrast.
A partially finished hat against a blue and white background. Several inches of hat are on double pointed knitting needles. The hat is mostly green with purple and orange stripes. It is a quirky, somewhat ridiculous design.
a partially finished small quilt with a stylized yellow and gold fire on a green background, surrounded by various fabrics, templates and such
a very very pink head-shaped thing on a stand in front of a rather messy background that includes a sewing machine and a laptop computer
quilt in progress -green background with a stylized fire in golds and oranges with a few stray "sparks"
gray tabby bundled up in paisley flannel is reaching out a white paw toward the screen. her eyes are half open and she looks very comfortable
a quilt with a lot of stars, mostly blues and purples, and in front of them some stylized fiddlehead ferns. the stars are made from geometric shapes that overlap
a tabby cat with a white tummy and paws is curled up on one side in a drawer amidst green and purple jeans.
a small quilt with a central panel with an inkblot print and some organic red lines, surrounded by layers of square pieces and then curved shapes. near the bottom is something that might be writing in an unknown language
book cover image showing the silhouette of a woman and a man on a background of blue fading into orange, suggesting dawn or dusk, with a sprinkling of stars. cover text includes title: Eclipse, author: Celia Lake, and Mysterious Powers book 3.
a reciprocating saw lying on the ground with a black cat lying next to it with one white paw resting meaningfully on the handle as though he were about to saw his way through my front door.
an assortment of light purple fabrics laid over a drawing of a sunflower on brown butcher paper. there's a piece each of blue and green fabric for contrast, but definitely no red in sight.
part of a quilt with vertical lines of assorted greenish fabrics intersecting with multicolored circles