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Explaininator, Sticker Thoughtleader, Marketing nerd. Not straight, she/her. Parent of adults, catbox scooper, wife of @silmaria.bsky.social, Kermit-coded. Find me at heidiwaterhouse.com #quilting #sewing #knitting #therbligs

A silver buckle on the back belt of a pair of trousers . You can also admire the welt pockets
The front of a pair of trousers in a multi-color houndstooth. The fly looks pretty tidy, and there are a bunch of bits of yellow string marking random points around the trousers.
A much cleaner and smoother angle with no flappy bit
A weird angle flappy bit of fabric at a funny angle with a facing sewn onto it reasonably neatly
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Two silver rivets set in a scrap of multi-color houndstooth
A grubby white hand holding a blade that vanishes out of frame in both directions. You can see a tiny bit of shiny metal at the very edge of the blade. Behind the blade is a black doohickey pounded into a tree stump.
The back of a pair of houndstooth trousers with excellent matching along the whole back seam. The chevrons of each color meet cleanly
The back seam of a pair of trousers, showing welt pockets and a seam that may or may not be correct.
A multicolor houndstooth that does not match across the seam line.
Me flipping open the welt on the back piece of the State Fair Trousers to show the pocket bag has a self facing
Two pairs of fabrics with the houndstooth aligned properly.
Greenish hounds tooth fabric with me holding open the button fly to show the top buttonhole in dark green.
A pocket bag pattern projected onto red linen. The match points have been sewn with bright yellow thread tailor tacks.
The main fabric, a green/burgundy/navy check is laid out across a dark red linen, a black cotton, a railroad stripe cotton, and two shirt-striped cottons.
White woman with pink and orange hair holding a physical copy of The Psychology of Software Team by Dr. Cat Hicks.
A schematic on a laptop screen. It's green, red, and blue sewing pattern pieces on a dark grey background. Some pieces have multiple color labels to show they should be cut from more than one fabric
Two fabrics: A polyester shot-satin in fuchsia/violet, and a waxcloth with a black background and large fuchsia spirals with white and violet speckled borders.
An extremely lush fern hung between a window and a door. The fronds may be as long as 4 feet.
My cutting table, largely cleaned off of random projects. There's a rotary cutter and some shears. In the middle is the yardage for the trousers, which looks mostly muted grey-green at this range.
PATTERNMAKING TIP This draft does not have front darts as the figure type doesn't require them. If you wish, you can add them in. Waist, suppression achieved using darts, a curved CB seam, and/or the side seams. If your model has a large difference between hip and waist measurements you may need to employ darts and shaping in all of these areas to achieve the amount of reduction needed. The final measurement of the darts on the back will depend on the shape of the buttocks and buttock projection, and can be addressed in fitting. Do not take excess from the CF. When fabric is taken out at the CF, it will act as a dart and give fullness to the crotch. (Unless the desired effect, of course). CF should either be straight with a 90 degree angle at the waistband, or it can extend further in the case of a larger waist.
A cozy corner of a living room with blue Acanthus wallpaper below a wood picture rail, art, a comfy chair, and various textiles. Sitting behind the chair is a brass floor lamp adjusted to provide excellent reading light. It currently has a slightly-too-short white shade on it.
A wet city alley with a bunch of figures silhouetted in front of fireworks
Pint glass with raspberry sherbet floating in soda and a deep red syrup in the bottom
A green satin vest embroidered with various green cogs and circuits. The buttons are violet-pink and quite shiny.
A piece of green fabric on a gridded surface. A pattern piece is chalked onto the fabric. A grid and a piece of art are projected from the ceiling. The art is kind of gear-y.
A white woman with orange and pink hair smiles at the camera. Behind her are two books: Docs for Developers has a black cover with green text, and Progressive Delivery has an orange cover with white text. She also maybe needs to pick up her office a bit.
A very small cocker spaniel puppy
Vertical glowing iridescent stripes.
Pipings that appear black and silver/hi-vis yellow.
A skein of black piping. In the background is a mini dumpster.
A tiny orange roan spaniel puppy at the edge of a concrete patio. His ears are orange and his face is roaned, and his nose is brown. Most of his body is cream.
WORDS OF TESTIMONY from Barbara Holmes and Sinclair Lewis Doug Anderson SCRIPTURE READING MATTHEW 11:16-19 & 13:51-52 Birdie Cunningham One: These are the words of our ancient tradition. All: May these words become Living Wisdom within us, among us, and beyond us. SERMON DISCIPLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Rev. Dr. Malcolm Himschoot Today's guest minister, Rev. Dr. Malcolm Himschoot, is co-pastor of the Church of Universal Fellowship in Orono, Maine, and serves as the Dean of the Maine School of Ministry. He is the author of the new book Reading Secrets: A Queer Inheritance of Life and Scripture, based on his life experiences
A boulevard strip. The foreground has been... aggressively shortened. The one in the background is still tall and riotous.
An orange and white cat peers out from a cat toy shaped like a Costco.
28mm buying in tortoiseshell, brass, steel, and well it generally looks like menswear.
A fan of four fabrics, photographed in typically terrible hotel lighting. From the top, there is a silver, an oiled-iridescence black, and a florescent pink, with a light forest green on the bottom (I know, but the lighting is just Like That) You can also see little bags of buttons and findings and some sewing thread.
Cotton ribbing yardage in grey and teal. Wide ribbing in grey with white stripes and charcoal with black counter-ribbing. Thin ribbing strips in black on grey and safety yellow on black. 9 locking metal trouser zippers. 4 little bags of findings.
The same woman sweeps the blade across the lawn, cutting it. She stops to use a honing stone on it, badly at first. Then she cuts some more, but the video is sped up
A white woman stands in an overgrown yard. She is wearing dark pink and a sun hat. She is holding a curved blade on a long pole.
A bunch of people sitting at tables and talking to each other under blue skies, and protected by shade structures and the Loon God.
TERMS TO AVOID SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVES Ass/Arse Bottom, butt, buttocks, rear Chub rub Inner thigh chafing Dowager's Hump, hump C-7 tissue deposit, rounded upper back, soft tissue deposit Fat as a description of body features Soft tissue, soft tissue deposits, soft tissue rolls Fat as a description of any body size Use with caution with self-identifying people (see below) Flabby Soft tissue, soft tissue deposits, soft tissue rolls Flattering Be more specific in your meaning:"better line," "body-skimming," "face-framing," etc Healthy Avoid. Physical appearance does not indicate health status and health status does not connote worth. Be specific in your meaning:"enhances muscular development," "reveals the arms nicely," etc. Obese Plus size; large/r bodies Overweight Plus size; large/r bodies Slimming Avoid. Try "skimming," "smoothing" or "supportive" (foundation garments) * Fat can be used as a neutral descriptor, and there is a strong social movement to reclaim this word from the pejorative (Wann, 2009), but caution should be used when using "fat" as a descriptor of body shape, since many people find it offensive. Be sure the person who it is being used to describe self-identifies as Far Uses might include "Fat model," etc.
A working desktop with a tackle box with slide out drawers, two lamps an array of paints and tools, and a metal ammunition box with minifigs in it
Most people with large and fat bodies have been sized out of access to fashion by the modern Western fashion industry. While some fashion designers have taken steps to create more inclusive offerings, their efforts often fail and reinforce harmful stereotypes. Scholars including Lauren Downing Peters and Deborah Christel have exposed how these well-meaning initiatives often perpetuate fatphobia and its entanglements with anti-Blackness, colonialism, misogyny and the gender binary. Take fashion designers who purport to "flatter" the body, but, in reality, this word is coded for disguising and disavowing large and fat bodies by trying to make them appear smaller; fend off criticisms for their lack of plus-size offerings by (falsely) claiming that large and fat bodies are a "challenge" in fashion design; approach large and fat bodies as a design "problem" to be "solved" through functional apparel design; and consider design for large or fat bodies to be an act of charity and benevolence. Still, for many people with large and fat bodies, clothing from the fashion industry simply does not exist - particularly for disabled fat people, teen fat people, trans and nonbinary fat people, and super fat and infinifat people.
Book on a table, title Plus-Size Patternmaking for Womenswear: Inclusive Sizing, Pattern Drafting, and Fitting
A wall and ceiling with scattered rainbow dots on it. You can see the corners of a bookcase and tv and a piece of art.
White woman with a muppety explosion of shoulder-length pink hair. She is smirking at the camera, and her hair is foiled with cow-print foil.
An exterior window with an orange ladder in front of it. The wooden frame has most of the paint painstakingly stripped off it .
Tracking Details Delay. Check back here for delivery updates, or select "Notify me". Latest Update: Your package is running late, but it's still on the way. (Last location has not changed, and is still from Sunday morning, in Quebec)
Tracking page say "We Have Your Package" Estimated delivery: Today, June 10, by 9 PM Last location: Lachine, QC, Canada, 06/06/2026, 1:02 AM
Safe Gardens after Tear Gas Tear gas canisters, like those used by ICE during Operation Metro Surge, can release heavy metals like lead, zinc, barium, and chromium into the environment. There is relatively little research about how these contaminants spread when tear gas is used. One study conducted in Portland, OR found concentrations were highest within 1-2 blocks (300-600 feet) of where the tear gas went off. If you think tear gas was used near your garden, sign up to get your soil tested. Best practices for contaminant-safe gardens Garden in raised beds-adding 1-2 feet of new soil in beds dilutes contaminants and reduces the risk of harm. Reduce exposure from soil dust and erosion by planting grass or clover or by adding thick layers of mulch around your garden. Add compost to increase soil organic matter. This decreases the movernent of pollutants. Adding lime to your soil increases the PH, making it harder for heavy metals to move into plants or water. Are my veggies safe to eat? Soil containing contaminants can stick to veggies, especially root vegetables, leafy greens, and herbs. The dust of polluted soils can coat surfaces, so it's important to wash veggies thoroughly Contact us: soilsafterteargas@gmail.com or (612) 440-9435 Sign up to get your soil tested: Plant-Grow -Share, CANDO, the Whittier Alliance, & UMN researchers are checking for tear gas contaminants in gardens where food is grown. ICE Tear Gas Use Operation Metro Surge Red dots are known ICE tear gas events, from Dec. 2025 - Feb. 2026 Tear gas use was heaviest in Whittier, Central, and Powderhorn. Did you experience a tear gas event during Operation Metro Surge that's not on the map? Tell us!
Sewing pattern front for the Jasper Sweater and Dress, form Paprika Patterns. Princess-seamed top with kangaroo pocket and crossover cowl neck.
A stack of three fabrics on a pink table. The top fabric is a grey on grey plaid with a strong vertical line. The middle is a light sage green balanced check with burgundy, forest, and navy contrast. The bottom fabric is a tonal slate blue wide vertical stripe. They are all very respectable looking menswear fabrics. The bottom two are wool from SR Harris, and the top one is a cotton poly stretch I got from that nice Turkish man at Walthamstow Market who was going out of business because he wanted to retire.
A Bearcat military vehicle with the Bloomington Ave sign above it. It has been Sharpied on the door to say "Fuck ICE"
A split and tented keyboard with a center trackpad. It has wooden palmrests and a black frame and is resting on a wooden lapdesk. The keycaps are an ombre from orange through pink to purple. If you look closely, you'll see that it's in the Dvorak keyboard layout.
Me holding a clear plastic tray of keycaps. They are orange and pink. That is, there is a very slightly lighter dusty orange with yellow text and a more coral orange with a different color of yellow, and an antique rose kind of pink with lighter pink printing, and a dark barbie pink with different pink printing, and one lone purple key at the bottom right, a medium lilac (lilacs are nothing like this color, but there we have it) with orange printing.
A small and grumpy grey cat rests on the arm of a chair and the right side of a split keyboard. Behind her is a fan that was previously positions to blue across my poor sweaty fingers and now is ruffling her fur gently
Meme of an anime character holding up a hand to a yellow butterfly. Text: Is this Progressive Delivery?
A black cat stares up from a round piece of fabric on a sewing table. He is duplicating the top of the circle's curve.
A lumpy brown heap of fabric. Honestly, not impressive.