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Cheryl
@csmith114.bsky.social
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Dog mom. Quilting crone. Gardening wannabe. Progressive Texan. She/her.
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Cheryl @csmith114.bsky.social · Nov 17
Real person, just not a prolific poster. My sister calls me the fun sponge, my boss tells people I'm actually funny, and the dogs are happy to see me even when I don't have food.
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I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.

She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.

But the FDA recently denied its approval.

Now, her health hangs in the balance.

Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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wordswithsteph.bsky.social
•••••••BREAKING.•••••••
The measles outbreak in western Texas has hit 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in just the last 3 days.

In Texas alone, at least 56 measles patients — mostly children — have been hospitalized thus far.

Based upon the steady, often rapid increase in the number..
April 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
It's been a couple of months. Trying to drag myself into spring and do something constructive. My goal is actual letters and phone calls in the weeks to come. Considering where I live, I *might* be spitting into the wind on getting any of my representatives' heads out of their asses. 🫤
Postcards addressed to Rep Jackson, Sen Cornyn, with the one to Sen Cruz flipped over showing the front. It has a pink background with white lettering saying "Don't mess with Texas Women." In the background is a sheet of paper with their addresses and year they run for reelection.
March 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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lorraineturnerart.bsky.social
One hour recorded FABRIC COLLAGE webinar calicohorses.com/recording-fa...
Link is also in my profile. Please share.
#fabriccollage #quilt #artquilt #artquilts #fabricollageart #embroidery #ArtShare #sew #collage #art #webinar #sewing #quiltsky
Fabric collage made of cotton, lace and silk. Blue and teal owl on red pink background.
January 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Serendipitous matching fabric patterns along a seam (twice!) and practicing some free motion quilting after about a year of doing nothing on the longarm. Both were particularly satisfying this past week. #tinyjoys #quiltsky
Yellow fabric with a white circular accent pattern matches up along a seam in a quilt block. Yellow fabric with a white circular accent pattern matches up along a seam, in a second quilt block. Quilting practice showing stylized flowers and loops with some leaves. Quilting practice of a design that has large random swirls using wavy lines.
January 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
First I've heard of making a lemon pig for luck, but I'm giving it a go. I unfortunately squashed one of his clove eyes. His tail is a bent sewing pin. Used the oldest penny from my purse (1951). He leaks a bit, but looks optimistic and smells nice.
A lemon pig sits on a windowsill in front of a lace curtain. He has matchstick legs, cloves for eyes, tiny ears, and a fold in the lemon makes a smiling mouth that holds a penny.
January 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
It took almost 10 years, but I put borders on my Allietare! Miss Freddy approves. Did I pull out another of my many unfinished projects to work on? No, no I did not. Always wanted to make a Florabunda quilt. I'm on a @quiltville-bonnie.bsky.social streak this month! #quiltsky
Quilt blocks made with floral fabrics and contrasting yellow fabrics. The block pattern is known as "Jacob's Ladder." A brindle dog with white markings sits in front of a colorful quilt top. She looks concerned that she is not getting treats for sitting nicely. A quilt top is draped over the rails of a quilting machine. Colors are yellow, red, white and cream, black, and gray.
December 30, 2024 at 10:48 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
My #tinyjoys for the past week. My favorite coffee mug. Perfect weight and size. Showing it's age since I can't find another. Tried a new recipe, cranberry cake, and it was yummy! (I don't feel much like cooking lately, so that was a win).
Large black mug with a teaspoon handle sticking out. There is a small chip on the rim. It contains hot coffee with milk. A 9x13 pyrex dish with cranberry cake. The cake is lightly browned on top, and reddish cranberries are peeking through the crust. The dish is sitting on a white stovetop cooling.
December 26, 2024 at 1:34 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
First was Challenger, we were watching in school. Second, fall of the Berlin Wall.
whoisdose.bsky.social Still Sober @whoisdose.bsky.social · Dec 16
What’s the first major news story your remember as a child?

Mine is OJ Simpson
December 18, 2024 at 1:17 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
Making me happy this week, the red Holiday cactus is blooming, and I got to snuggle a random garage cat. He was a purrfect chonk!
Red bloom in the foreground, on a green plant. It's in a white pot and sitting on a red and white table. Tabby cat with yellow-green eyes looking at the photographer. His ears are perky and he wants to be petted.
December 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
Is it really stunning though? Really? youtu.be/dgxj_wfH-0w?...
Researchers report stunning surge of misogyny after the election
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
December 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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www.npr.org/2024/12/09/n...
Soft medium, hard truths - National Endowment for the Arts recognizes a Navajo quilter
A Navajo woman who has spent 50 years sewing has now been honored with an NEA award for her unique quilts. She is unafraid to criticize the mainstream culture that's marginalized Indigenous artists.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2024 at 8:29 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
Making me happy this week: Progress on the scrappy strippy borders, and stopping to admire the moon and Venus. I might have this quilt top finished by the end of the month!
One corner of a quilt top with white, black, yellow, gray, and red. There is a border piece made of white scrappy strips lying next to the top. Crescent moon in a dark sky next to Venus.
December 6, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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elienyc.bsky.social
Here is my write up in @thenation.com about yesterday’s awful anti-trans hearing at SCOTUS.

If I made the arguments Alito and Barrett made when I was in law school, I would have gotten an F. Unless my professors were bigots like them.
The Supreme Court’s Hearing on Trans Rights Was Bigotry Masquerading as Law
The conservative majority spent much of the oral arguments for US v. Skrmetti trying to erase the trans community.
www.thenation.com
December 5, 2024 at 4:42 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
Hope top is complete! (Pattern from GE Designs). Celebrating an empty bin.

Next up, Allietare. (pattern by Bonnie Hunter @quiltville-bonnie.bsky.social) My first mystery quilt; it's been waiting for borders since 2016! Favorite part? Moo fabric. 😂
#quilt #quilting
Quilt top with red, yellow, cream, gray, and black colors. It is draped on the bars of a quilting machine. Close up of a quilt block, in the center is a patch of white fabric with the word "moo" repeated across it in small black script letters. It is set in contrast with more traditional floral and geometric fabrics. A brown and cream / white quilt top hanging on a gray design wall. Blocks have colors striped diagonally with a blue strip at the center of each block. A hand holds an empty plastic container in front of a quit top, showing the project is finished and not stored in the container.
November 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
Making progress on getting the Hope quilt blocks together! (Pattern from GE Designs). Slowly but surely! Love the colors, and think it would be good in a more monochrome palette.
Quilt blocks on a design wall. Some are sewn into larger pieces. Block colors are brown and cream / white in diagonal strips with blue accents in the centers.
November 27, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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wutangforchildren.bsky.social
So what’s your favorite Thanksgiving dessert?

My #1 and #2:
November 26, 2024 at 1:32 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
Happiness this week, more roses and a blooming Thanksgiving cactus. Plus Freddy has a new toy, so she's ecstatic! I'm just glad it quit squeaking after 5 minutes.
Pink roses with a background of green leaves. Brindle dog with white chest, lying on her back with her front paws holding a yellow plastic pineapple toy as she chews on it. She is concentrating on the toy, and her forehead is wrinkled. Thanksgiving cactus with green leaves in a white pot. There is one bloom that is darker pink on the edges, turning almost white towards the centers of the petals. Several buds are on the other leaves.
November 26, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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barbmcquade.bsky.social
In new episode of #SistersInLaw, we discussed revolving door of AG appointments, state guardrails, and status of Trump state cases. You can listen here.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Attorneys General
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 11/23/2024 · 1h 6m
podcasts.apple.com
November 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
Playing in the pile of unfinished projects. I don't put pressure on myself to finish quilts. This is fun, not a stressor.
Finished Chunky Churndash, Bonnie K. Hunter free pattern. Fabric from coworker cleaning out a relative's estate.
Trying layouts for Hope, GE Designs.
#quilting #quiltsky
Colorful quilt top. Churndash blocks with many different novelty fabrics set with purple and white blocks. Quilt blocks with brown and cream or white strips on the diagonal. Blue strips are in the center diagonal of each block. The layout has two large square designs with surrounding blocks forming lines around the squares, much like ripples.
November 21, 2024 at 1:41 PM
csmith114.bsky.social
Things making me happy this week. Last roses before the first freeze, new kitty niece that is fearless around her dog siblings.
Large cerise pink rose bloom centered in the picture. Small black kitten batting at a toy that is suspended in the air. She is using one front paw to play with the toy. Small black kitten and a medium red and white dog are in a chair. The dog is turning, looking at the kitten as she has her front paws on his nose. They are friendly to each other.
November 20, 2024 at 12:23 AM
csmith114.bsky.social
Real person, just not a prolific poster. My sister calls me the fun sponge, my boss tells people I'm actually funny, and the dogs are happy to see me even when I don't have food.
November 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM