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Tanya, but dead inside. 👻
@tanyaduncan.bsky.social
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Quilting, jewelry, maker-of-things. She/her. Disabled but only on the inside. Intent on polluting the shades of Pemberly.
I don’t know how many ways I can tell ya’ll that I’m not a writer. Seriously. I wish I were.
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I have to be at work in an hour. The kitchen is a mess, I haven’t showered, and there’s a dog on my lap.

Also, LOOKIT this fabric!!!
Black fabric with vibrant teal branches, purple, orange, and green skulls, swirling leaves, and an eyeball in a peculiarly-shaped container. Also a yellow moth.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Same, but for reading!
Apricot-colored dog with her head on my left hand, which is holding a book. She also rotates to rest her chin on the book occasionally.
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My roof is being absolutely pummeled by rain, all the evening chores have been completed-ish, and my new book just arrived! Also i have a reading assistant. @annanorth.bsky.social
Apricot-colored dog looking at the camera. “Bog Queen” by Anna North is to her right. They’re both on a pile composed of me and assorted pillows, quilts, and blankets.
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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These dogs, I swear.
Quilt top laid on the floor is being used by two dogs as a play mat. A grey dog is on the quilt top, and a shadow of the other dog’s legs can be seen above.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Now- did I TECHNICALLY buy fabric two weeks ago, that will go into this quilt? Yes. But STILL. Only the top 2 are “new”, and they were extremely discounted.
Christmas fabric in a vague circle, clockwise: green/red with snowflakes and quilt stars, poinsettia fabric on black, holly berries & pine on white, and white scrollwork fabric.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Tiny dog using slightly-larger dog as a pillow, on a Halloween-themed duvet.
Apricot dog curled into a bun, with her cheek resting on a grey dog’s butt. The grey dog is less curled-up, and would move to achieve Personal Space, but the duvet is so fluffy.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Tiny dog, decorating.
Small apricot dog with an orange leaf in her mouth.
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Finished top, in progress quilt, next potential project. (Spouse says it’s “too close to Baltimore Ravens color and should be changed to Seahawks colors”so we’ll see how it turns out.)
Quilt top with white on one side and jewel tones on right, and treble clef splitting the center, composed of opposing colors. Purple and raspberry quilt block- looks like a throwing star; might be called “hummingbird block”. Quilt pattern of a raven. It’s called Lunar Raven- the pattern is composed of a raven being highlighted by a mild light source from above, causing deep shadows and only the bird’s head, neck, and upper wings are visible in the darkness.
October 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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This dog joins me every night for some lap time while I sew. She turns like this to make sure I’m still here or something. Silly creature!
Muppety small apricot dog, looking at the camera upside-down.
October 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Idk if the noise I heard was thunder, but something’s rolling in!
Dark sky to the north, still sunny to the south, creating dramatic light & shadow on my backyard.
October 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Different Area Mom: (I see your wine and raise you 2 chips.)
Tim’s Cascade potato chips in Sea Salt & Vinegar and Dungeness Crab Spice, flanking a large bottle of Barefoot pink moscato.
October 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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The closest I can find is this, which might bring to mind the frog & toad on a tandem bike, except this isn’t a tandem…gaaah. I’m really really trying!
3D bicycle necklace.
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Got it! I’m pressing toward the dark on the vertical seams and open on the horizontal ones.
Closeup of white and colorful strips, sewn together.
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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BUT- look what I have going on here! It’s going to be AMAZING!! (Will be a variety of white strips, with the colorful ones replacing the black.)
2.5” Fabric strips in jewel tones, with a black and white treble clef quilt diagram
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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My dog. Not my cat.
Apricot dog inside, peering at a cat laying casually by a filthy pond, both looking at each other.
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Ew.
Screenshot: @mobydickatsea: I squeezed that sperm till a strange sort of insanity came over me @notowenmeany:Query: Do the Seattle Mariners have The Juice?
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Rawr!
Closeup of tiny apricot dog, harshly lit.
October 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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I made this pinafore out of fabric that absolutely did not sell well- “too spooky”. I sort of want to add a patch pocket out of the strap fabric, but then again, maybe random and unbalanced is the way to go!
Black and white fabric featuring girls with hair covering their faces, and a grey-purple top band & shoulders.
October 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Unsolicited Stick pic
Tiny apricot dog holding a stick in her mouth, INSIDE the house.
October 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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The rest of the room:
Chest to the left, piles of fabric still on the ironing board and floor Large pile of fabric on the cutting table, with an iPad perched precariously on the right, and a metal drinking cup on the left Piles of clothes and fabric covering a 4-cube storage shelf
October 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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During.
Wood chest filled with fabric on bolts.
October 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Before:
Old wood trunk Small hall closet, crammed full to chest height.
October 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Good night and god bless us, every one!
@sherrythomas.com
Tiny dog laying down in a lap, looking at the camera, next to a book “The Librarians”, by Sherry Thomas
October 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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The guy who was in season 1 of Bridgerton, briefly? Yeah, one can ogle him.
Freddie Storms with no shirt, unless it’s the orange fabric in his hand,
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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How it started/ how it’s going
Dogs wrestling on Halloween-themed fabric blocks. Grey dog resting on crumpled dark green fabric on the floor. Two dogs resting on finished duvet cover. The grey one is being used as a pillow by the smaller apricot one.
September 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM