Leslie R
@chicagoredhead.bsky.social
Progressive Chicagoan, parent of teenagers, art quilt maker, critic of philanthropic foundations while running one.
That South Shore building that was raided by CBP and ICE?
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D1X...
therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D1X...
therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
That South Shore building that was raided by CBP and ICE?
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D1X...
therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
www.facebook.com/share/p/1D1X...
therealdeal.com/chicago/2025...
The killing fields of Chicago.
August 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The killing fields of Chicago.
The assassinations in Minnesota. The assassin posing as a police officer. Masked "ICE" agents. Marines called in to fight on American soil. And now: Trump Mobile.
June 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The assassinations in Minnesota. The assassin posing as a police officer. Masked "ICE" agents. Marines called in to fight on American soil. And now: Trump Mobile.
Note this from NYT article:
April 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Note this from NYT article:
Important caveat from NYT article:
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Important caveat from NYT article:
Happy Friday, #quiltsky! I'm having fun with angles. Thrifted ingredients: velvet curtain, silk ties, cotton shirting. It's about 45" square.
April 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Happy Friday, #quiltsky! I'm having fun with angles. Thrifted ingredients: velvet curtain, silk ties, cotton shirting. It's about 45" square.
I don’t think that’s the actual photo. Photoshopped? For reference:
April 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I don’t think that’s the actual photo. Photoshopped? For reference:
April 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I quilt for sanity (my own). Using only thrifted, reclaimed fabric from shirts, skirts, various home decor, etc.
Deconstructed men's ties are a source of fabulous silk -- and time-capsule polyester !
Recent Arizona thrifting haul:
#quiltsky
Deconstructed men's ties are a source of fabulous silk -- and time-capsule polyester !
Recent Arizona thrifting haul:
#quiltsky
March 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I quilt for sanity (my own). Using only thrifted, reclaimed fabric from shirts, skirts, various home decor, etc.
Deconstructed men's ties are a source of fabulous silk -- and time-capsule polyester !
Recent Arizona thrifting haul:
#quiltsky
Deconstructed men's ties are a source of fabulous silk -- and time-capsule polyester !
Recent Arizona thrifting haul:
#quiltsky
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
My work is more about texture, color, and discovery than perfect alignment. But every time I see perfect alignment in everybody else’s work I’m envious. Trying to welcome imperfection in a craft that exalts perfection. #quiltsky
January 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My work is more about texture, color, and discovery than perfect alignment. But every time I see perfect alignment in everybody else’s work I’m envious. Trying to welcome imperfection in a craft that exalts perfection. #quiltsky
Just finished! I’m calling it: The Only Way Out is Through.
Ingredients (all thrifted): two skirts, three shirts, four ties.
Ingredients (all thrifted): two skirts, three shirts, four ties.
December 21, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Just finished! I’m calling it: The Only Way Out is Through.
Ingredients (all thrifted): two skirts, three shirts, four ties.
Ingredients (all thrifted): two skirts, three shirts, four ties.
Just finished James by Percival Everett, on audible. It is a must-listen. The narrator brings the code switching and a dialects to life. I hesitated for months, knowing it would be painful and violent. But the satire, plot twists and deep, abiding love are truly luminescent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
December 1, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Just finished James by Percival Everett, on audible. It is a must-listen. The narrator brings the code switching and a dialects to life. I hesitated for months, knowing it would be painful and violent. But the satire, plot twists and deep, abiding love are truly luminescent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The appliqué was cut from a thrifted J. Jill skirt. Sourcing, deconstructing and reimagining thrifted clothes is my jam.
November 30, 2024 at 7:04 PM
The appliqué was cut from a thrifted J. Jill skirt. Sourcing, deconstructing and reimagining thrifted clothes is my jam.
Next quilt: inspo design on left, first square on right. Thrifted vintage ties + men’s shirts.
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Next quilt: inspo design on left, first square on right. Thrifted vintage ties + men’s shirts.
I make art quilts from thrifted clothing and stuff:
November 15, 2024 at 2:25 AM
I make art quilts from thrifted clothing and stuff:
Hi! Just hopped over from the other place. Never going back. This is what I do after work:
November 13, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Hi! Just hopped over from the other place. Never going back. This is what I do after work:
Just made for a friend, feels timely.
November 11, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Just made for a friend, feels timely.