Erin

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I joined just after the election but haven’t posted much. I’m going to try to post more here.

At the start of 2024 I began documenting mass shootings through fabric in a series of quilts. The navy tallies symbolize a person who has been injured as a result of the incident and a red tally signifies someone who has died as a result of the shooting. For 2025 this will be a collaborative effort.

Thank you for crediting my work to me. The uncredited reshare by Twin Spin incorrectly notes this as a quilt created by a family. This is my work and my work alone. In order to document 2025 I have enlisted 52 quilters who will each be quilting a week and I will be assembling and coordinating.

Thank you. I’m super new to this app so I’m still figuring out the settings and learning how to use it 😅

✨Sneak peek shot of my latest piece✨ Made from thrifted bed sheets and quilted with frankenbatting left over from previous projects this piece is both subversive and sustainable.

For me it’s the seam allowance. Why is it 3/4 and then we trim to 1/4? Can’t we just use out 1/4 foot and save some fabric 😅

Thank you! We find out tomorrow if it made it into the shoe. Wish us luck! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Welcome!

🚨Attention book club participants: What are the earmarks of a successful book club for you? What do you love that your book club does? What do you wish they’d change?

I started a political based book club in my city starting in January and am looking to make it as successful as possible. Thanks!

Hello!

That mock up is gorgeous! It’s going to be so beautiful! Here is the one I made. I made it as a shower gift for two of my good friends whose son was born this past winter.

I made the moth last year and it’s still one of my favorite makes. Her patterns are gorgeous!

Agreed. It’s exhausting. I don’t want a charismatic celebrity president with snappy comebacks. I want someone who knows how to get shit done. Our government doesn’t govern anymore it seems. It’s all photo ops and one liners. No substance. Bore me to death with policy please.

I’m tired of hearing about how Democrats didn’t appeal to Republicans enough. The issue was not that they didn’t appeal to Republicans enough but that they didn’t appeal to their base enough. We don’t want guns, Rogan, & Border Crisis conversations. We want equality. It’s that simple. Do the work.

Honestly I think it’s really interesting that we continue to have this conversation about how Democrats did not appeal to Republican voters enough instead of how Democrats didn’t appeal enough to Democrats. Guns, border talk, Dwight Eisenhower speeches from the RNC, Joe Rogan. How did that help?

Thank you!

Possibly but likely not as much. Auto insurance property limits did not increase from the start of Covid on in the same way. A large part of this is the valuation difference. Your home is replacement value whereas your car is actual cash value typically. Tariffs don’t affect your existing vehicle.

This is an excellent point and something a lot people don’t know. I’ve seen a lot of messaging on how this will force people to buy American because the products will be cheaper and this is exactly why that’s not going to be the case.

I work in insurance which seems like it wouldn’t be affected since it’s a service and not a product but tariffs and deportations will cause your property insurance to skyrocket due to increased construction costs leading to higher property replacement costs on your policy.

I see a lot of talk about tariffs affecting clothing and food but not other industries which it inevitably will. Let’s start a thread about how tariffs will affect your industry specifically. I’ll go first, meet me in the comments. Knowledge is power y’all.

At the beginning of this year I started documenting all mass shootings that occurred within the United States through fabric. A blue tally for each person injured and a red tally for each person killed as a result of the incident. This is just the first three months of 2024.

I don’t have one but I’m always happy to chat and share what I know!

It definitely was worth it!

I love the hand quilting you did on this! Can’t wait to see the full piece!

Thank you!

NPR article this nap is based on : www.npr.org/sections/hea...

This quilt is a collaboration between @peach-and-honey.bsky.social, @quiltblocked and I for the Ruby & Bee Solids Challenge for Quilt Con 2025. The map is based on an abortion access map from an NPR article showing access after the bans in Florida and Arizona went into effect. Article linked below.

Thank you!

Thank you!