There are no clothing machines. All garments are handmade. ALL of them. There is no T-shirt machine. Every $5 shirt I’ve ever purchased was sewn together by a human being who is an expert sewist. Just thought I’d mention that before tomorrow.

I recently finished the #SnowTop by Jules Smit. Made of a vintage linen from Maker's Resale that I dyed. Feels like a good transitional piece for summer/fall. Details on Threadloop: threadloop.app/members/fabr... #GarmentSewing #Sewsky

Finished the #FibreMoodKristy. The V is a little deep for me, and I'm considering dyeing it, but loved making it. Might be fun in a higher wale corduroy. Full details on Threadloop: threadloop.app/members/fabr... #GarmentSewing #UpcycleSewing #UpcycleFashion #Sewsky

My daughter bought me this lovely leather clutch from an antique shop for my birthday. I gave it a quick wash with saddle soap and applied a leather conditioner, and wow is it transformed.

Two current WIPs! Left is the #FibreMoodKristy, right is my first go of a pattern test of the Small Museum Frankie jacket. #GarmentSewing #Sewsky

Pretty excited about all of the fabric I got for $7 today at an estate sale.

Last year I made a queen size quilt top as part of a sewalong. A year later I'm finally getting around to quilting it, which is difficult on a home sewing machine. I think I'm just going to have to do a few lines at a time and accept the imperfections so I can finish. #Sewsky #FlowerChecksQAL

New #PomonaPants (@annaallenclothing.bsky.social) made from a thrifted, overdyed tablecloth. Paired with #DemeterTop I made from a thrifted cotton gauze dress. Details on mods on Threadloop: threadloop.app/members/fabr... #SewskyFallChallenge #GarmentSewing #Sewsky #UpcycleSewing

Pleased with how this thrifted textile came out after overdyeing. I've had it in my stash for awhile, but the green and white it was before felt very St. Patrick's Day. This fabric is becoming #PomonaPants. #GarmentSewing #UpcycleSewing

I've finally finished the #CrosstownCrescentBag. Super easy, satisfying sew. Also featuring #DemeterTop. More details on Threadloop: threadloop.app/projects/18 #GarmentSewing #SewskyFallChallenge #UpcycleSewing #UpcycleFashion

The body of my #CrosstownCrescentBag is done--now I just have to wait for my webbing to arrive. #GarmentSewing #UpcycleFashion #SewskyFallChallenge

Happy lazy #Caturday, Bluesky.

I've not had much time or inertia for sewing lately, but here's a progress shot of my #CrosstownCrescentBag I'm making from the scraps from shortening my quilt coat into a blazer. Lining is a thrifted duvet. #GarmentSewing #SewskyFallChallenge

Where are we buying 100% cotton (or wool) batting, now that JoAnn's is gone. My Michael's only has poly/cotton blend. #garmentsewing

The category is fall sewing! Jackets, pants, a cute bag, a cozy quilt, or whatever strikes your fancy. Use the hashtag #sewskyfallchallenge .. #garmentsewing #sewsky #sewingsky

I made this blanket coat from Small Museum last year and I don't wear it (full length), because it just kind of looks like a robe to me. But I pulled it out today and am thinking of cropping it into a long blazer. Is this better? Obviously need to move the pockets. #garmentsewing #sewsky

#GarmentSewing folks, what jacket patterns do you like that are not really oversized? I like the styles of #swsrue and the #florajacket, but I can't size down for a closer fit because I'm already in the smallest drafted size.

The category is fall sewing! Jackets, pants, a cute bag, a cozy quilt, or whatever strikes your fancy. Use the hashtag #sewskyfallchallenge .. #garmentsewing #sewsky #sewingsky

This beautiful hackberry emperor butterfly landed on me and rode around the garden on my belt loop this morning. #pollinators #gardensky #butterflies #homegrownnationalpark

I just heard an ad that said, "we are literally 3D printing flying cars using AI," and all I can think about is how that's one of the most dystopian sentences I've ever heard on a planet that is burning.

#GarmentSewing folks, do we want to do another sewing challenge? Maybe like a mid-August through mid-September fall sewing theme?

Kitten mayhem for taking these photos! #PomonaShorts by @annaallenclothing.bsky.social, my most made pattern. These are from an IKEA curtain that I dyed (same as the ones in the background of the photo). #GarmentSewing #QueerSewing #MeMade #Sewsky #UpcycleFashion

I was so excited to find two fifth instar monarch caterpillars today on my swamp milkweed and sullivant's milkweed. I haven't found monarch caterpillars in my yard in 3 years. #monarchbutterflies #gardensky #pollinatorgarden #homegrownnationalpark #nativeplants

Just a fly in its best bee drag. #pollinators #pollinatorgardens #nativeplants #gardensky

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut. If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

A Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that Mamdani's proposals (freezing rent, free universal child care, taxes on the rich) are overwhelmingly popular, especially among Democrats – and that's nationally, not just in deep-blue NYC. www.yahoo.com/news/poll-zo...

The thing I love most about Zohran Mamdani are his ideas for how to make working people’s lives better. I also love how those same ideas make the most greedy people alive utterly furious.

Anyone who says "This is what they voted for" in response to the tragedy unfolding in Texas is having a vile thought and needs to sit shamefully in a corner until they learn what solidarity is.

When I see the razor thin margin of the house vote, I remember that 3 Democrats have died in office since March alone. I am angry about the clutching of power at the expense of our country. I am angry at party leadership for doing absolutely nothing to stop any of this. Shame on y'all.

Protecting his stock portfolio while ripping away health care from 17 million Americans. This is Washington at its worst. We need to ban Congressional stock trading.

A couple more quick finds this morning. My second monarch of the year (a male) and one of the blue gossamer wing butterflies (Celastrina spp.), I think this one is a summer azure. #nativeplants #monarchbutterfly #gardensky #pollinators #bloomscrolling

Definitely seeing fewer pollinators every year, despite continuing to add both larval host plants and nectar plants. Here are a few I've seen this summer though. #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #pollinators #gardensky #pollinatorgardens

Native climbing prairie rose (Rosa setigera) is such a dopamine boost. It looks so magical on a trellis and, unlike the hybrid roses from a traditional nursery, it's full of bees. #bloomscrolling #nativeplants #roses #gardening #gardensky #pollinatorgarden

Made the #gladystop by Stitch Witch Patterns for a pride event in vintage rainbow seersucker. The reverse is dark denim. #GarmentSewing #SewQueer #Sewsky #MeMade #PrideMonth

While minding my own business, I got told by a man this morning that the end times were coming because of "Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" and that I needed to "smile, young lady". Happy Pride month, y'all. 🏳️‍🌈

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

I'm laughing, but also side-eyeing centrists ready to welcome Musk.

You don’t have stories like this in countries with national healthcare systems

That feeling when you pickup a box full of free native plants from a fellow gardener. #nativeplants #gardensky #gardening

#MeMadeMay2025 day 31: repeat make. #DemeterTop by @annaallenclothing.bsky.social in a vintage yellow cotton + thrifted linen pants + Birks. #MeMadeMay was fun, even though I did not meet my goals (more creative time, finishing WIPs/mends). I loved seeing everyone's makes! #GarmentSewing #SewQueer

#MeMadeMay2025 day 30: #SaguaroSet top from @fridaypatternco.bsky.social in an upcycled and dyed cotton duvet I thrifted. I sometimes forget that I really like this top. #MeMadeMay #GarmentSewing #Sewsky #SewQueer

Moment of appreciation for swamp rose (Rosa palustris), one of our underrated native roses. #nativeplants #gardensky

Oh to be a kitten, totally unbothered. #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky

Time to post it again.

#MeMadeMay day 28: #pomonashorts by @annaallenclothing.bsky.social in upcycled cotton gauze from a thrifted dress with a Boden linen shirt. #MeMadeMay #GarmentSewing #Sewsky #UpcycleSewing #SewQueer

#MeMadeMay2025 day 21: Surprisingly chilly and rainy these past few days, so I've pulled out these corduroy #pomonapants from @annaallenclothing.bsky.social, which are so comfortable! Adding a linen pair to my queue for summer. #MeMadeMay #GarmentSewing #Sewsky #SewQueer

In the dead of night, an 81-year-old millionaire is fast-tracking the bill that will rip away Medicaid from our families, food from hungry kids, and gut climate protections. All so they can give tax breaks to billionaires and rip apart immigrant families.

#MeMadeMay2025 day 19. Can't go wrong with a #patinablouse from @fridaypatternco.bsky.social. Paired with thrifted RTW linen trousers. My kitten climbed me during these photos, so I guess he was ready for his close-up. #MeMadeMay #GarmentSewing #Sewsky #SewingSky #SewQueer

Phone. Listen. I am a sewist. I have typed “armscye”a hundred times. Stop trying to correct me!