ArcticExile
@arcticexile.bsky.social
Dog-lover, quilter, crafter, aspiring paper flower artist, recent empty nester, transplanted Alaskan living in the U.P.
Crepe paper double tulips...still waiting for real flowers to bloom! #paperflowers #craftsky
March 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Crepe paper double tulips...still waiting for real flowers to bloom! #paperflowers #craftsky
Under the weather today so spent the day at home crafting crepe paper morning glories. #craftsky #paperflowers
March 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Under the weather today so spent the day at home crafting crepe paper morning glories. #craftsky #paperflowers
Crepe paper cherry blossom branches for spring. I'm happy with how these turned out. #paperflowers, #crepepaper #craftsky
March 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Crepe paper cherry blossom branches for spring. I'm happy with how these turned out. #paperflowers, #crepepaper #craftsky
Flower crafting time. #paperflowers #craftsky
March 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Flower crafting time. #paperflowers #craftsky
Book and block 2 for February. Good read. Wish there was a sequel. Not much color in the cover. Coordinating fabric was lack luster. #booksky #quiltsky #booksyblockproject
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Book and block 2 for February. Good read. Wish there was a sequel. Not much color in the cover. Coordinating fabric was lack luster. #booksky #quiltsky #booksyblockproject
February Booksy block project
February 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
February Booksy block project
Paper roses. #paperflowers, #craftsky
February 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Paper roses. #paperflowers, #craftsky
This book is a work of art. Love it. I plan to use some of the flower meanings to craft a crepe paper flower bouquet that symbolizes this year’s political climate in the USA. 😆 #paperflowers, #booksky
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
This book is a work of art. Love it. I plan to use some of the flower meanings to craft a crepe paper flower bouquet that symbolizes this year’s political climate in the USA. 😆 #paperflowers, #booksky
Got the last stitch sewn today. SO much procrastination happened here. Was easy to piece but the free motion quilting took me forever. And then the dreaded binding. I finally found a use for the random wood fence in my yard - photo prop! 😆 #quiltsky
February 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Got the last stitch sewn today. SO much procrastination happened here. Was easy to piece but the free motion quilting took me forever. And then the dreaded binding. I finally found a use for the random wood fence in my yard - photo prop! 😆 #quiltsky
Got a bit of snowfall last night.
February 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Got a bit of snowfall last night.
January 2025 Booksy Block project. The fabrics I picked to coordinate with the book cover were a stretch as I'm trying to use my scraps. I haven't sewn them together yet but wanted to get the block posted since January is long gone! #ritualquiltcompany #booksyblockproject #quiltsky
February 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
January 2025 Booksy Block project. The fabrics I picked to coordinate with the book cover were a stretch as I'm trying to use my scraps. I haven't sewn them together yet but wanted to get the block posted since January is long gone! #ritualquiltcompany #booksyblockproject #quiltsky
Hand sewing binding today. A great excuse to snuggle under a quilt and watch some shows, especially after spending an hour clearing snow from the driveway! #quiltsky
February 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hand sewing binding today. A great excuse to snuggle under a quilt and watch some shows, especially after spending an hour clearing snow from the driveway! #quiltsky
My home for 27 years, with family still in Nome. My heart aches for those lost in the crash, those I knew personally. Long nights waiting for news, for the recovery, holding my breath for victims’ names. Witnessing communities come together to support and comfort one another.
February 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
My home for 27 years, with family still in Nome. My heart aches for those lost in the crash, those I knew personally. Long nights waiting for news, for the recovery, holding my breath for victims’ names. Witnessing communities come together to support and comfort one another.
First full week at my new job. It's eating into my crafting time but it is good for my mental health. Adjusting to a new town after being in the same one for over 25 years has been a challenge. Here's a photo of some paper flowers I made for the holidays. Stephanotis. #paperflowers, #paperart
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
First full week at my new job. It's eating into my crafting time but it is good for my mental health. Adjusting to a new town after being in the same one for over 25 years has been a challenge. Here's a photo of some paper flowers I made for the holidays. Stephanotis. #paperflowers, #paperart
I gifted this quilt to my best friend and it was really hard to let go. No. I will probably not ever make another one. 😆 Made from scraps. Mostly Anna Maria Horner/Parry and Tula. A few Art Gallery and Elizabeth Harman prints mixed in. Pattern is Wanderer's Wife by Jen Kingwell.
January 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I gifted this quilt to my best friend and it was really hard to let go. No. I will probably not ever make another one. 😆 Made from scraps. Mostly Anna Maria Horner/Parry and Tula. A few Art Gallery and Elizabeth Harman prints mixed in. Pattern is Wanderer's Wife by Jen Kingwell.
Sorry! I am still getting used to making alt text a habit so am reposting the photo here and adding it.
January 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Sorry! I am still getting used to making alt text a habit so am reposting the photo here and adding it.
I made this king size quilt for my son for high school graduation, in his school colors. Pattern is Asteria by "Needles in a Hayes Stack". In Greek mythology, Asteria was the Titan goddess of stars. This was a lesson in the importance of accurate and consistent seam allowances!
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I made this king size quilt for my son for high school graduation, in his school colors. Pattern is Asteria by "Needles in a Hayes Stack". In Greek mythology, Asteria was the Titan goddess of stars. This was a lesson in the importance of accurate and consistent seam allowances!
Browsing your feed and noticed that our dogs could be twins! English lab?
January 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Browsing your feed and noticed that our dogs could be twins! English lab?
And thank you. 🥰 They are very fun to make but can be a bit tedious and messy when lots of tiny petals are involved such as these Zinnia I made for a friend.
January 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
And thank you. 🥰 They are very fun to make but can be a bit tedious and messy when lots of tiny petals are involved such as these Zinnia I made for a friend.
My cute English Lab. She's the sweetest. Too cold for a walk today so she's claiming my quilt and enjoying the fire.
January 21, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My cute English Lab. She's the sweetest. Too cold for a walk today so she's claiming my quilt and enjoying the fire.
Today is international flower day so here are a few more paper flowers. These tulips were fun to shape and color with pan pastel. It’s also my middle child’s 20th birthday. Feeling old! #flowers #paperflowers
January 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Today is international flower day so here are a few more paper flowers. These tulips were fun to shape and color with pan pastel. It’s also my middle child’s 20th birthday. Feeling old! #flowers #paperflowers
Always!!! Got to be around the action.
January 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Always!!! Got to be around the action.
Recently joined. Still trying to figure it out! Here are my current quilting buddies. LOL
January 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Recently joined. Still trying to figure it out! Here are my current quilting buddies. LOL
This quilt is so intricate and colorful! The colors, the piecing, the design - I love everything about it. This one is my favorite. I made it for my son last year but I started it over a year before I finished it. 😅
January 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This quilt is so intricate and colorful! The colors, the piecing, the design - I love everything about it. This one is my favorite. I made it for my son last year but I started it over a year before I finished it. 😅