What Is Normal? Oof. It's Friday, yes, short week, yes, but holy crap, these short weeks have packed a punch. It's almost a relief to go back to a normal week (except next week is so not normal). What is normal anyway? Not sure. It's rained on and off all week and been cold (hey it's Southern…

(Scribble > quilt)/lap. Hey y’all…she’s done. Photographer Saturday. Whoop whoop! #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Binding is done; now onto the sleeves. What’s weird is how I avoid thimbles and their equivalents, persuading myself that if I just sew more carefully, I will not poke holes in my finger. #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Light Waves… I know, I forgot to write on Monday. It was a holiday, the septic tank guy showed up early, I graded almost all day, there was no realization of what I normally do on Mondays. So I did all this stuff Friday and Saturday that isn't going to get on here today. Maybe later. Ha! If I…

Almost sewed the cat tail into the binding. #artquilt #ai #climatechange #emissions

Trimmed a quilt with a kitten and a bunch of boots, then started the binding. #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

All quilted, plus broke another foot… #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Quilting so much blueness. #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Do Everything Faster… It's Friday. I don't think I got anything done in the last two days. I mean, I'm sure I did something, but not enough. Never enough. And this weekend is a long one, but chaotic as fuck. And because I didn't get anything...well, not enough done in the last two days, I will…

Finished the outline quilting and am now doing the background. #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Went to a Show… I have three things already on my to-do list for before school starts, and none of them is write this blog, take my insulin, take my meds, or drive to school. They are all things that happened after 7 PM last night that need to be dealt with today (or things that happened during…

Almost done outlining, then on to that bright blue background. #artquilt #ai #emissions #climatechange

Quilting the climate disaster…in the middle of a deportation nightmare…governed (for some definition of that word) by pedophiles and their supporters…hoping the kitten will sleep next to me and purr. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

I Don’t Remember Saturday… Hey, yes it's Monday, but I have the day off, but my car has an issue that makes it undriveable, so I'm up early (not a fan) so I can get it to the mechanic so hopefully they can fix it today. Ha! Gotta call a tow truck in a little bit and then hope it doesn't totally…

Y’all I didn’t watch anything today but I did quilt and get stabbed by ferns (not at the same time), which seems impossible, but my bloody hands prove it’s not. Also if you’re not sure who’s an American, maybe you shouldn’t be deporting anyone. #artquilt #climatechange #emissions #ai

She brought me her string and then tried to eat the safety pins and doesn’t apparently know what the word NO means. #artquilt #ai #climatechange #emissions

More stitchdown…closer to done. Plus Scribble love. #artquilt #climatechange #AI #emissions

This Job… I'm not sure why this week seems so long and exhausting. I mean, I'm glad it's Friday, but I thought/felt like the last two days were also Friday. And tomorrow morning, I will wake up panicked, thinking it's Friday again and I forgot to set my alarm. All silly brain stuff. Glad it's…

Lots of stitchdown tonight, plus a sad puppy. #artquilt #climatechange #emissions #ai

Stitchdown in progress…upside down of course. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Hot and Crispy So for the last week, Wordpress has been using a tiny ugly font on the posts on MY end, but the posts you see are the same. This seems like a little thing, and it's strangely happened before, more than once, and then eventually goes back to something bigger than 9-pt type. It's…

Another photo of a quilt held by my short self on the fireplace hearth. Scribble walked up and posed with it. Now I need to stitch it all down. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

All ironed down; tomorrow it goes on the background. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

A Better Place… Hey. Early Monday, too many things going on, too many things need to happen. I need to come up with a title for the piece I'm working on, and I don't even have an inkling (no, I don't want help...I just need headspace). Usually I stare at the picture, read some online stuff about…

Chaos stage. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

At Least It’s Friday… Today is the shutdown. I'm with you in spirit, but as a public middle-school teacher in a Title I school, I'm going to be at school with my students. Also, Friday subs are the hardest to get for anyone, and we're doing a lab, so I would have had to make up some filler…

Progress on all the colorful things. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

This did not end well…I did iron many tiny things tonight despite the kitten. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

That Matters… Yes, I'm writing late today. I took the morning off to attend an art-related Zoom that is usually difficult for me to go to, due to that lovely day job, but the kids are walking to the high school today in the morning anyway, so I'm not missing a lot of instructional time; I'll be…

Ironed a bunch of dirt. Extra credit if you locate the kitten in the background. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Sorting fabrics while Scribble considers how to destroy my progress. My technique? Sort fast. #artquilt #climatechange #emissions #ai

Lurking… Hey. The weekend, it was messy, wasn't it? Whether it was extreme weather or extreme authoritarian government actions, it was difficult for a lot of people. I called my Senate and House representatives (unfortunately, Padilla doesn't have voicemail...so I guess I try to call while I'm…

Best hand rest ever. Also I had to stop with about 35 pieces left to cut because I have this thing called a day job…and I have to sleep enough hours before it to do it 😂 #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Processing a lot of feelings today. Called my reps, cleaned the shower and some floors, went to an art meeting, cut some pieces out with kitten love, and considered government for the people, by the people. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Fantastic Fibers Again Sigh. So Fantastic Fibers was always a great exhibit, or it was in the past. I entered it almost every year, and then last year, the juror was the crazy lady who banned me from a series of shows because someone said there was a penis in one of my quilts, and there wasn't. So…

I trimmed a little after watching @philmor_hikes on keyboard at the Music Box. #artquilt #climatechange #emissions #ai

Make More Tea… Well I'm a bit tired. Not uncommon I know, but cat night shenanigans were at an extreme level last night (not mine; she was quietly asleep by my leg) and my sleep was stolen with a pillow over my head mostly. It's always fun to go to school when you are already really trying to get…

So helpful…made it to the flesh tonight. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Still trimming the edges off of tiny fabric veins and ivy leaves. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

No Peace… Hey. Weird week again. I don't know what day it is. I think that starts in mid-December and continues until my first full week...which technically is next week. Maybe then I'll feel less discombobulated. Or not. It's not like this year has started out stable and balanced. I just had…

Trimming progress, minus kitten (she was there earlier). #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

All of a sudden, my cutting out pieces of freeway interchanges in fabric is quite exciting. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Drippy Icicle Lights… I know, I know, it's late. I had stuff to do this morning. I made wontons. I took a shower. Really that's it. Oh, I talked to the girlchild. That was nice. So no, I didn't blog this morning. Honestly, I love a 3-day weekend, but I'm not sure what the hell I do with the extra…

Finished ironing, started cutting, daydreamed about Denmark taking over California. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Four hours of ironing today…and I’m almost done. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Ironed flesh today after doomscrolling about all the crazy shit my government thinks is OK. Scribble helped…with the ironing…and maybe the anxiety. #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Lots of Smoke… It's been a long week...and a short week. I will have gone to work all 5 days, but only 4 with kids. It has felt like a million though. How is my right eye already twitching again? Some of the stuff we get asked to do is boggling. In general, the kids are OK, they're mostly…

Still ironing…lots of smokestacks tonight. This is the part when you feel like you’re never gonna finish. #artquilt #climatechange #emissions #ai

More tiny things ironed to tiny pieces of fabric… #artquilt #emissions #climatechange #ai

Fabric at the End of It… I've officially survived one day with kids; it was notionally a chill day but felt like a lot, which isn't surprising. I had to put back a lot of things I put away so the Winter Academy could be in our classrooms (I'm not done with that yet), plus deal with a lot of kid…