Joshua
@liftandstitch.bsky.social
He/him📍NC 🧵 Quilter🏋🏻♂️ Weightlifter 🌱 Vegan 🐈 Cat daddy 👬 Husband 🪐 Astronomy 🌳 Genealogy 📚 Librarian 👨🏻💼 Communicator
https://liftingandstitching.com
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Thank you, Amanda of @nygqs.bsky.social, for having me on you podcast! We had such a great chat and giggled over some side bar stories. We talked inspo to my designs, Mija Handmade’s Quiltmas Spectacular and my upcoming pattern launch. #QuiltSky youtu.be/TZex7adNkyA?...
Meet Joshua Dunn of Lifting and Stitching! - Ep. 181
YouTube video by Not Your Granny's Quilt Show
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December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Thank you, Amanda of @nygqs.bsky.social, for having me on you podcast! We had such a great chat and giggled over some side bar stories. We talked inspo to my designs, Mija Handmade’s Quiltmas Spectacular and my upcoming pattern launch. #QuiltSky youtu.be/TZex7adNkyA?...
I’ll be sour today, and that’s okay. Tomorrow, I’ll feel the same sense of courage I felt making all three quilts I submitted to QuiltCon 2026. It’s okay to be discouraged and feel annoyed when your art is rejected by one show. However, tomorrow I’ll remember that my art is not just for QuiltCon. 😊
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I’ll be sour today, and that’s okay. Tomorrow, I’ll feel the same sense of courage I felt making all three quilts I submitted to QuiltCon 2026. It’s okay to be discouraged and feel annoyed when your art is rejected by one show. However, tomorrow I’ll remember that my art is not just for QuiltCon. 😊
2 days remain for early bird pricing! Quiltmas Spectacular designers will unwrap a mystery block December 1-12 for you! Plus, recently announced: Art Gallery Fabrics is running a giveaway! You could win a giveaway if you sign up by December 15 (US and Canada residents only). Info below ⬇️ #QuiltSky
Join the Quiltmas Spectacular! Me and 11 other designers bring you a joyful quilt block jubilee. December 1-12, we’ll unwrap one quilt block a day. Sign up before December 1 for discount: more information on my blog. www.liftingandstitching.com/blog/quiltma... #quiltsky #quilting #quiltpattern
Quiltmas Spectacular 2025 — Lifting and Stitching
The Quiltmas Spectacular is back for 2025. Join Joshua and eleven other festive friends as they piece together a new block each day for the holiday season. Join early (before December 1, 2025) for a d...
www.liftingandstitching.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
2 days remain for early bird pricing! Quiltmas Spectacular designers will unwrap a mystery block December 1-12 for you! Plus, recently announced: Art Gallery Fabrics is running a giveaway! You could win a giveaway if you sign up by December 15 (US and Canada residents only). Info below ⬇️ #QuiltSky
Adopting a Turkey is such a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. Since I went vegan five years ago, it’s only a natural step to ensure at least one out of the 46 million are spared this year.
Join a Compassionate Tradition: Adopt a Turkey
Since 1986, Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt a Turkey Project has encouraged people to sponsor one of our rescued “spokesturkeys” for the holidays instead of eating one.
www.farmsanctuary.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Adopting a Turkey is such a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year. Since I went vegan five years ago, it’s only a natural step to ensure at least one out of the 46 million are spared this year.
A few quilty pals shared a solution for doing a newsy-letter thing. Substack! It's pretty easy to use. Just sent my first letter out and feeling pretty darn proud. We test, we measure, we adjust as needed. #QuiltSky
Our first voyage
Welcome to the quiltiverse
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November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A few quilty pals shared a solution for doing a newsy-letter thing. Substack! It's pretty easy to use. Just sent my first letter out and feeling pretty darn proud. We test, we measure, we adjust as needed. #QuiltSky
Watching an all-Scottish edition of The Great British Bake Off set my soul right. Along with celebrating the incredible bakes of Scottish tradition, there was a heart full of homecoming to my ancestral ties. It’s time to go to the Highlands!
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Watching an all-Scottish edition of The Great British Bake Off set my soul right. Along with celebrating the incredible bakes of Scottish tradition, there was a heart full of homecoming to my ancestral ties. It’s time to go to the Highlands!
This Apple TV show, Pluribus, is wild! I caught up to the recent episode two days ago and have thought at least three times a day since about Carol’s next move. It’s gooooood!
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This Apple TV show, Pluribus, is wild! I caught up to the recent episode two days ago and have thought at least three times a day since about Carol’s next move. It’s gooooood!
Reposted by Joshua
Check out all our favorite recipes for a Plant-Based Holiday Feast. From savory, show-stopping mains to decadent, guilt-free desserts, this proves that celebrating the healthy holidays is not only possible but incredibly flavorful!
plantbasedcookingshow.com/2025/11/17/w...
plantbasedcookingshow.com/2025/11/17/w...
What We Eat for a Plant Based Holiday Feast - The Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show
What We Eat for a Plant Based Holiday Feast - Mains
plantbasedcookingshow.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Check out all our favorite recipes for a Plant-Based Holiday Feast. From savory, show-stopping mains to decadent, guilt-free desserts, this proves that celebrating the healthy holidays is not only possible but incredibly flavorful!
plantbasedcookingshow.com/2025/11/17/w...
plantbasedcookingshow.com/2025/11/17/w...
Join the Quiltmas Spectacular! Me and 11 other designers bring you a joyful quilt block jubilee. December 1-12, we’ll unwrap one quilt block a day. Sign up before December 1 for discount: more information on my blog. www.liftingandstitching.com/blog/quiltma... #quiltsky #quilting #quiltpattern
Quiltmas Spectacular 2025 — Lifting and Stitching
The Quiltmas Spectacular is back for 2025. Join Joshua and eleven other festive friends as they piece together a new block each day for the holiday season. Join early (before December 1, 2025) for a d...
www.liftingandstitching.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Join the Quiltmas Spectacular! Me and 11 other designers bring you a joyful quilt block jubilee. December 1-12, we’ll unwrap one quilt block a day. Sign up before December 1 for discount: more information on my blog. www.liftingandstitching.com/blog/quiltma... #quiltsky #quilting #quiltpattern
@consumerlab.bsky.social Just learned about your resource from Dr. Neha Sangwan’s book Powered By Me. If a consumer does not to find a brand for a product review on your site, how might they suggest or make a recommendation? Thank you!
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
@consumerlab.bsky.social Just learned about your resource from Dr. Neha Sangwan’s book Powered By Me. If a consumer does not to find a brand for a product review on your site, how might they suggest or make a recommendation? Thank you!
Kindness is catching, and there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness in my opinion. Today is World Kindness Day. While I feel kindness can be shared daily, today’s a good day to be extra intentional.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#WorldKindnessDay
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#WorldKindnessDay
If you're going to be kind to another human, today is the day to do it!
November 13 is World Kindness Day. Its goal is to encourage acts of kindness. (After all, one kind day is better than none.) Here's a look at the nature and nurturing of human kindness.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Kindness is catching, and there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness in my opinion. Today is World Kindness Day. While I feel kindness can be shared daily, today’s a good day to be extra intentional.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#WorldKindnessDay
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
#WorldKindnessDay
'm beyond thrilled to share I have a website! With so much coming out over the next couple months (beginning next week). Check it out and while you're there, sign up for my mailing list so you'll be first to hear all the things: www.liftingandstitching.com.
#quilt #quilting #quiltsky #quilter
#quilt #quilting #quiltsky #quilter
Lifting and Stitching | Vegan Weightlifting Quilter
Explore quilted cosmos-inspired art quilts by Joshua, blending color, story, and connection.
www.liftingandstitching.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
'm beyond thrilled to share I have a website! With so much coming out over the next couple months (beginning next week). Check it out and while you're there, sign up for my mailing list so you'll be first to hear all the things: www.liftingandstitching.com.
#quilt #quilting #quiltsky #quilter
#quilt #quilting #quiltsky #quilter
The most recent episode of the Great British Bake Off left me in tears. I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper cry over baking! 😭
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The most recent episode of the Great British Bake Off left me in tears. I don’t think I’ve ever had a proper cry over baking! 😭
A return to tiny curves: stars in progress! Let’s get this quilt pieced! #ATripAroundTheUniverseQuilt
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A return to tiny curves: stars in progress! Let’s get this quilt pieced! #ATripAroundTheUniverseQuilt
This show, Alien Earth, has unlocked a whole different level of nightmares. An eyeball alien? Big nope.
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
This show, Alien Earth, has unlocked a whole different level of nightmares. An eyeball alien? Big nope.
Our voyage into the universe continues! 🚀 My latest creation is Pillars of Creation, a blend of the Eagle Nebula’s famous photograph and the iconic geometry of Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway.
September 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Our voyage into the universe continues! 🚀 My latest creation is Pillars of Creation, a blend of the Eagle Nebula’s famous photograph and the iconic geometry of Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway.
This episode and the storytelling from astrophysicist Charity Woodrum not only took my attention in star formation in galaxies, but her heartbreaking story’s connection to her work brought tears to my eyes. Listen to Charity’s story on Radio Lab: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Galaxy Quenching
Podcast Episode · Radiolab · 08/01/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This episode and the storytelling from astrophysicist Charity Woodrum not only took my attention in star formation in galaxies, but her heartbreaking story’s connection to her work brought tears to my eyes. Listen to Charity’s story on Radio Lab: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
Can we put in a rule book somewhere that outdoor southeast US weddings between the months of May and September are strictly prohibited, unless signed off by grandma / grandpa and meteorologist 🥵
July 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Can we put in a rule book somewhere that outdoor southeast US weddings between the months of May and September are strictly prohibited, unless signed off by grandma / grandpa and meteorologist 🥵
I was a huge fan of the Pokémon series for much of my tween and teen life. It was only today that it’s the Magikarp my personality closely matches to. Little clumsy, kinda awkward, but can a square up if necessary. 🐟
June 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I was a huge fan of the Pokémon series for much of my tween and teen life. It was only today that it’s the Magikarp my personality closely matches to. Little clumsy, kinda awkward, but can a square up if necessary. 🐟
Dear New Quilter, as the MQG shares challenges for the 2026 event, know that you totally can do it. My Red Giant quilt was my first ever challenge quilt and first experience to have a quilt in a show and it used just 3 of the 6 colors. Make your beautiful quilt! youtube.com/shorts/dyo9E...
The making of Red Giant 🔴
YouTube video by Josh (Lifting & Stitching)
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June 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Dear New Quilter, as the MQG shares challenges for the 2026 event, know that you totally can do it. My Red Giant quilt was my first ever challenge quilt and first experience to have a quilt in a show and it used just 3 of the 6 colors. Make your beautiful quilt! youtube.com/shorts/dyo9E...
Is ASMR still something people find relaxation from? I was so into the ASMR youtube videos for a while, but there’s one main trigger for me: Piano Tuning! Our piano is being tuned today and I’ve got all the tingles. 🎹 😵💫
May 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Is ASMR still something people find relaxation from? I was so into the ASMR youtube videos for a while, but there’s one main trigger for me: Piano Tuning! Our piano is being tuned today and I’ve got all the tingles. 🎹 😵💫
I’m working on my very first pattern’s illustrations! Finally buckled down this weekend and did the thing I’m most intimidated by. I cannot wait to finish this up and release this pattern into the universe!
May 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I’m working on my very first pattern’s illustrations! Finally buckled down this weekend and did the thing I’m most intimidated by. I cannot wait to finish this up and release this pattern into the universe!
I preheated the oven for cinnamon rolls tonight while my sourdough sandwich bread was resting the overnight in there. Needless to say, the loafs are mounds of under-proofed bread. 🙃
May 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I preheated the oven for cinnamon rolls tonight while my sourdough sandwich bread was resting the overnight in there. Needless to say, the loafs are mounds of under-proofed bread. 🙃
Introducing “Saturn is Made of Mousse”: my original quilt design for the #PantoneQuiltChallenge2025. Minimalist in structure, cosmic in theme. Mocha Mousse (Moda Bella Solid, Cocoa) anchors the palette. 53.5” sq. Quilted with hexagons to honor Saturn’s storm. This mission’s voyage is complete! 🚀 🪐 🤎
April 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Introducing “Saturn is Made of Mousse”: my original quilt design for the #PantoneQuiltChallenge2025. Minimalist in structure, cosmic in theme. Mocha Mousse (Moda Bella Solid, Cocoa) anchors the palette. 53.5” sq. Quilted with hexagons to honor Saturn’s storm. This mission’s voyage is complete! 🚀 🪐 🤎
I’ve been on another journey: Sourdough! A friend bestowed a portion of her starter with me and I’ve been baking for the last month like I’ve got a bakery startup on the mind. It’s been lots of fun to plan, the chemistry of making and the differences in types of pans to bake in.
April 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’ve been on another journey: Sourdough! A friend bestowed a portion of her starter with me and I’ve been baking for the last month like I’ve got a bakery startup on the mind. It’s been lots of fun to plan, the chemistry of making and the differences in types of pans to bake in.