This is Ella, an almost 12yo species of particularly invasive lap fungus. She’s got 5 thumbs, a birthmark on her eye, and we named her for Ella Fitzgerald because she walks around singing. She has been wheezing and getting thinner and thinner lately, and scans show cancer in her lungs. I’m broken.

Also: PDF pattern drop— Jean jacket pattern that has taken me forEVER to figure out but I did it! I DID IT. Woo! And a half-clamshell apple core pattern in 3 sizes and 3 options that is fat quarter friendly. My Etsy shop is messygoatsews ❤️

FebruARTy … #quiltsky #quilting #februarty #inspiringartists I made this quilt based on a section of a digital painting I designed in Procreate a few years ago, testing a technique I hope to teach someday.
[description: improv wall quilt in corals, greens, teals, and lavender suggesting coral reef]

I’m giving this past week sideeye. Totally. FebruARTY day 8. (I didn’t do the first seven but whatever) #quiltsky #quilting #quilts #improvquilting

Just adding to the online art show… keep pushing back, friends. Take care of yourselves. ❤️

How I spent my retreat this past weekend… pattern testing! I promised this pattern by the end of the month so I was walking through my instructions and making sure I had all the diagrams I should have. Getting much closer, and I have something pretty too! #quilting #cherrywoodfabrics

Made this using Sam Hunter’s “Quilt Talk” book in 2021. I haven’t finished putting it together because I think I want to size down his name a little bit so it isn’t the longest line, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I think it’s time.

I’ve made 10 of these. Two aren’t shown here because I either don’t have it anymore (I took it apart because it was too small for Santa’s elves) or because it was the prototype and isn’t quite right. But after a year of hard work, I think I finally have figured out this garment pattern stuff.

I’ve been hard at work getting my GenX Jacket pattern finished and ready to go. I’m excited but a bit worried about being able to keep up with orders… because of the size of it I’ll only be able to sell physical copies and I don’t enjoy the shipping part.

Finished the handstitching on this [FINALLY] and now my question has been answered— yep, it works. Didn’t know for sure until now. #cherrywoodfabrics #opticalillusionquilt

#proofofcat (well, two cats)