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I love the way that it hurts

29 January 20265 February 2026 melle

This week is pushing my social limits, but I did get Ruby rolling at Fright Club with some progress

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Applique

Leaf nothing on the table

29 January 202629 January 2026 melle

Did not have the spoons for pictures and summaries. Convict stripes were meh and the initial footprint undersized. The

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Applique

Mystery is the antagonist of truth

24 January 202629 January 2026 melle

All I wanted to do was read for book club, but here we are. Again. I’m so fucking tired.

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FPP

The only love I could ever control

23 January 202625 January 2026 melle

Lost one round of bobbin chicken by under an inch, and hit one right on the seam allowance. That

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FPP

Man is not the enemy of man

22 January 202623 January 2026 melle

Definitely faster today. Cleaner angles too. Had to pull two or three apart to fix fuck ups, but that’s

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FPP

Chinga la migra

21 January 202623 January 2026 melle

Last one was reposted more than 100 times, with 16K views by the end. So. freaking. weird. Also a

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Binding Quilting

Burn the rules

17 January 202623 January 2026 melle

Took a few days (and a Sit & Stitch) but she’s quilted, bound, boxed, and shipped. Not sure what

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Piecing

You can’t outrun yourself

11 January 202623 January 2026 melle

Been a while since bobbin chicken made it to bare plastic. Took a day to sit with it in

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Piecing

One stitch at a time

10 January 202623 January 2026 melle

Detoured for a spite project, rather than fester in fury. Reserving judgement on the font until all the rows

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Applique

An informed citizen is a prerequisite for self-governance

7 January 20269 January 2026 melle

And yet nearly half the population feels entitled to control everything but themselves. We are a deeply stupid nation.

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You know the great thing about congressmen? Fifty, a hundred grand well spent will get one elected, but then once they’re in the incumbency rate is over 95 percent, so you can get an average 18-20 years use out of one of them. In these uncertain times, buying a United States congressman is one of the best investments a corporation can make.Charles DuFort
Leverage, S1E2

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~Professor Sir Edmund Happold


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