A small box pleat skirt made of green fabric with frogs in bathing suits.

But first, sewing a box pleat skirt with the fabric remnants!

Simplicity 2554 pattern for a child size 1 Princess Dress. pinup frogs pattern from Spoonflower.

Vintage sewing project challenge!

Houndstooth throw pillow, where the houndstooth pattern is made of bats.

Lumbar pillow covered in blue fabric with red, orange and white blossoms.

Lumbar pillow back side with stop of blue fabric with red, orange, and white blossoms covering the zipper.

Minor home sewing projects! Lumbar pillow with a zipper cover to hide the fact I sewed it inside out, and the return of the bat houndstooth throw pillows.

Red linen fabric on the right, lighter red cotton shirting fabric for lining.

Close up detail of rolled hem, with top stitching detail.

Ongoing sewing project - interlining and rolled hem to make a nice cloak.

This is amazing.

Folkwear kinsdale cloak pattern piece laid out on the floor, with a hint of red fabric Showing on the right side seam.

Working on a new sewing project! Red linen with gold metallic accent, and a beautiful red orange lining. www.folkwear.com/products/207...

The cover of TWO GRAVES Vol. 1: Wish You Were Here. Busts of Emilia, lit by neon (drawn by Annie Wu), and Death, his face wreathed in smoke (drawn by Ming Doyle), stand back-to-back, surrounded by elements of their road trip: motel signs, aspens, Cally the Whale, a serpent, the Three Hunters, irrigation circles, a pomegranate, and a burst of flowers.

A cool thing this year: TWO GRAVES made @bookriot.bsky.social Best Horror Comics of the 2020s, in fantastic company. bookriot.com/horror-comic... Delighted the book left an impression; very proud of what we made. @anniewu.bsky.social @mingdoyle.bsky.social @adityab.net @jenmargretsmith.bsky.social

Sorry. I wanted to show a picture of Steve with this one, but I can't find him?

Lovely #ArtNouveau elements

Paisley printed bell bottom drawstring pants on a wood table

Found paisley print in a thrift store, and now I have paisley drawstring pajama pants. Yay, sewing!

Column Room at Hearst Castle

Metal detail from Marion Davies’ bathroom at Hearst Castle

Living room and view from Casa del Sol at Hearst Castle

Stained glass window at Winchester Mystery House.

Northern California activities!

Barbie scene miniature on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures as part of the Greenwood and Spencer exhibit. https://www.academymuseum.org/en/exhibitions/greenwood-and-spencer

Painting on display at Moca as part of the Takako Yamaguchi show. https://www.moca.org/exhibition/takako-yamaguchi

Do Ha So fabric house displayed at Moca as part of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds show. https://www.moca.org/exhibition/diary

Living room of Hollyhock House, designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright for the heiress Aline Barnsdall.

A delightful California trip

Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.

@mtametronorth.bsky.social question for @mtametronorth.bsky.social why are the conductors announcing they will be pulling down at each station, and what does that mean? Why the change?

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

A photo of the playbill for the 2025 Production of Twelfth Night at the Delacorte theater in Central Park

A delightful evening in the park. Love Ms. oh!

Close up of an invisible upper on a garment.

A blue linen shirt on a cutting mat.

Another sewing project complete!

On a silver bar, there are several glasses. A mint green cocktail is on the left, along with bread and butter. A light pink cocktail is on the right.

Ricard and grenadine on the right, Ricard and mint syrup on the left.

Interior lining of a jacket. Pink fabric with pink elastic

Photo of a jacket. Purple outer shell with pink lining and pink elastic

Photo of a jacket. Purple outer shell with pink elastic. Zipped up.

Sewing project complete. Will rethink how the lining is done next time.

Beach scene with “visit your village homosexual” written in the style of a tourism poster

Illuminati eye over the text “i believe in the one book theory”

Due to popular demand, we’ve introduced some new merch designs, including the highly requested village homosexual

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“All circuses and no bread, that’s our empire” was not the absolute mic drop I was expecting to hear tonight, yet here we are

A calico cat is curled up on a towel. An annoyed expression appears on the cat’s face.

An annoyed #munchkincat did not approve of her photo being taken

Really strong piece from @mmasnick.bsky.social and spot on analysis of the NYT's behavior.

Observed exactly this type of agenda-driven BS for the lab leak nonsense from them again and again; honestly totally disqualifying and people should be highly critical of NYT agenda and reporting

yes. it is so clear that mamdani loves the city and loves the people of the city. his genuine enthusiasm for the opportunity to work for the city is infectious. bsky.app/profile/theu...

one factor in Mamdani's appeal is "what if I had an elected official who didn't hate my guts?"

Black linen sewing project - a lapel t-shirt using the Jack pattern from notches

Photo of an hidden zipper partially complete.

Photo of unzipped hidden zipper on sewing project.

Trying out the jack pattern from notches for a new sewing project, and having some success. Only 4 tries to figure out how to do a hidden zipper with a regular zipper foot! Collar and sleeves later. #notchesjack

I'm Happy You're Here: Anxiety! YouTube video by I'm Happy You're Here

Please. Make a cup of tea and watch this. It healed something in me. youtu.be/h5SavjMFRLg?...

It's Giveaway Time! That's right I'm giving away four advance reading copies of the 4th Andy Mills mystery, Mirage City, and there are two chances to win. Here's how it works - on Instagram AND Bluesky, follow me and tag a friend in a comment on this post who you think would like a copy. (1/2)

Cover of Pirates! The penzance musical playbill with a red stage curtain in the background.

Having a delightful time!