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Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

For the #catlover! #quiltsky #artquilt

This is a small wall hanging made up of 2” squares of a variety of fabrics. They form a black and a brown cat with a red heart connecting them.

December 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

Another table runner made. Hunters Star pattern in colours suitable for Christmas decor. #quiltsky #tablerunner #christmas

This is a long table runner sewn in two colours using the Hunters Star pattern. It forms stars with the points alternating between the dark and the light prints.

October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

I just finished a long, narrow table runner for a friend. Shooting stars on a dark sky background. #quiltsky #stars #tablerunner

This is a long narrow table runner with pieced stars on a dark blue background, reminiscent of the night sky.

October 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

A male and female #cardinal.
#quiltsky #birds

This is a pair of cardinals pieced from squares of red fabrics. There are green hst’s in the corners to represent leaves. It is bordered with a green print.

September 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, conservative evangelical leaders hail him as a martyr | CNN

At Sunday morning church services around the country, conservative religious leaders found the same word to describe Charlie Kirk, the podcaster and political activist killed on Wednesday: martyr.

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September 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

Some of Charlie Kirk's most controversial takes | CBC News

Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University Wednesday, had a long history of contentious views and often courted controversy with statements that seemed desi...

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September 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

I just finished my latest projects…. coordinating #tablerunner and #tabletopper, making use of some leftover cotton print remnants paired with white tone-on-tone squares to create a #tumblingblock effect. The topper is bordered with small #hst’s leftover from the piecing.
#quiltsky #eco-friendly

This is a matching table runner and table topper sewn from scrappy, colourful rectangles and white tone-on-tone prints to create the impression of tumbling blocks. The square topper has a border of hst’s which were a result of the stitch and flip corners used to form the pattern while the runner has a white border. Both are bound with a mottled navy print. The back is an unbleached muslin.

September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

It’s that time of year….. #pumpkins, #mapleleaves and #blackcats. All are on this #pieced and #quilted #tablerunner just in time for celebrating #thanksgiving and decorating for #autumn. #quiltsky

This table runner is pieced and quilted, featuring a row of pumpkins with a lazy black cat stretched out in front of them. Maple leaves in fall colours fill the corners, connected by a border of dark green fabric. A mottled green binds the outer edges.

September 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

Fall is almost here. This #wallhanging or #tabletopper would make a great addition to your #Thanksgiving or #autumndecor.
#quiltsky #artquilt #quilt #mapleleaves

This is a wall hanging or table topper made with pieced leaves in autumn colours forming a circle with two smaller leaves in the centre.

September 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

This #tablerunner was made using a variety of 3 1/2” squares (3” finished) each intersected with a contrasting narrow strip of fabric. They are arranged so the colour gradient is from dark to light. #artquilt

This table runner is made from fabric squares cut from a variety of colours and arranged so that they move from dark to light. Each square is divided by a narrow band of a contrasting fabric.

September 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

I love this cute teddy bear. She is prim and proper with her crisp bowtie and is proud of the Sawtooth Star prominently displayed on her tummy. Made up of 2” squares it is just the right size to hang on a wall in a nursery or child’s room. #quiltsky #quilt #wallhanging #teddybear #patchwork

This is a quilted wall hanging made up of 2” squares of cotton prints. It features a brown teddy bear with pink inner ears and foot pads. She is wearing a pink bow tie and has a pieced sawtooth star on the centre of her tummy. A striped border framed with brown looks like a picture has been hung on some vintage wall paper.

August 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Reposted by Miriam Bauman

The Guardian

@theguardian.com

Burner phones, wiped socials: the extreme precautions for visitors to Trump’s America

Horror stories about detainments at the border have also soured some from visiting during Trump’s second term

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August 25, 2025 at 10:52 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art

A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.

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August 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

I had (actually still have!) a container full of triangles so I sewed them together to make squares, trimmed to 2” and made this #tabletopper #wallhanging #quiltsky #etsyseller #madeincanada #scrappyquilt #hstblock #CanadianMakers, #EtsyCanada, #ShopCanadian, #SupportLocalCanada.

This is a wall hanging or table topper made from leftover triangles of fabric which I sewed into squares. They form hst star blocks which are sewn together with narrow sashing between. It’s colourful and scrappy.

August 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

Another #WIP. This is just a little over half of an unfinished #quilt. There are 48 different fabrics used and I am quite sure I have enough other #batiks to make all of the 80 required blocks from a different fabric. But maybe 2 each of some of them would be ok…. #quiltsky #etsyseller #scrappyquilt

This is the start of a quilt using a variety of batik prints in a variety of colours. So far all the blocks are cut from a different batik to give a really scrappy look but I am considering whether to duplicate some of the blocks.

August 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

A parade of turtles.
Turtley awesome! Shell of a lot of work. 😀 #quiltsky #etsyseller #turtles #batiks #tablerunner #wallhanging

This is a wall hanging or table topper featuring five turtles using batik prints for the shells and solid black to create the head and four legs. The surrounding fabric is a dragonfly print.

August 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

www.huffpost.com/entry/newsna...

NewsNation Cuts Interview After Guest Calls Out Trump’s Hypocrisy On Live TV

Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan was elaborating on President Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington, D.C.

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August 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM

Reposted by Miriam Bauman

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@sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social

#Canada

KEEP CALM
AND BUY CANADIAN
On a Canadian flag

August 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

My dark sky quilt is finally finished and will be gifted to a couple who just sold their house in the city to enjoy life in the country. Stars emanate from their new corner to fill the night sky with light while the sky above the city is filled with light pollution. #quiltsky #darksky #stargazing

My dark sky lap quilt is finally finished! It will be gifted to a special couple who just sold their house in the city to enjoy a new life in the country. The stars in the quilt are emanating from their new corner of the world and filling the night sky with light while the sky above the city is filled with light pollution and few stars.

August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

This art quilt wall hanging is currently hanging in my Etsy shop. Green leaves and yellow blossoms will brighten the wall of any room in which you choose to hang it!
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#quiltsky #etsyseller #artquilt #wallhanging

This is a pieced and quilted wall hanging made of 2” squares and half square triangles to form a tree. The green fabrics form the leaves while the upper background has a pale blue for the sky, and beige prints form the earth below. A strip of “grass” borders the bottom edge and even a couple birds are nestled in the branches.

July 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

I finally!! finished piecing my dark sky lap quilt! Now I need to find the right fabric for the back then decide how best to quilt it. #quiltsky #darksky #starrystarrynight #etsyseller #lapquilt

This is a lap quilt which shows a variety of different stars on a dark sky. The bottom right corner has a city scape to depict Ottawa, including the parliament buildings with a Canadian flag, while the bottom left corner represents a rural property with trees.

July 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM

Miriam Bauman

@mirbau.bsky.social

A work in progress. The top section of this “dark sky” quilt is taking shape but the bottom half still needs lots of work. It doesn’t help that I keep rearranging the stars ad nauseam! I’m anxious to see it all come together. #quiltsky #darksky #workinprogress