M.D.
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M.D.
@madanaro.bsky.social
Probably too creative for my own good, but I've never found that to be a bad thing.
I've been slowly getting back to my sewing after my finger was lacerated after a vinegar bottle chose violence ten days ago. I still can't bend it, but my other digits are doing better at the workload. I might just get this Christmas quilt finished on time!
#quiltsky #quilting #sewing
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Getting to know the feel on my #Featherweight, as well as working towards a scant 1/4" without guides, is coming along. ☺️ I need to devise a easy-ish (but not boring) project just for her to really dig in and understand her quirks. #goodtimes #quilting #quiltsky #sewingmachine #vintagesinger
September 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
10 mi. in the bucket this morning, my first since June, when I developed plantar fasciitis, this after a fatigue bout caused by my tamoxifen. The run was slow but tiring; still, it felt great to get it done--and then have brunch at my fave #vegan cafe!
#running #halfmarathontraining #runsky #runner
September 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My newest addition, a 1948 #singerfeatherweight , fresh off eBay and in great condition for a crazy low price. Even my machine tech was impressed. 🙌🏻 I am in 😍 but need to find her a name. 🤔
(Note: Thread spool adapter in the mail.)
#sewingmachine #vintagesewingmachine #sewing #quilting #quiltsky
September 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
First block of 48 star blocks for my Buon Natale ( #figtreequilts ) Heritage quilt. THE most helpful instructions came with this pattern by Lynn Wilder for Sew'n Wild Oaks. It assumes you know what you're doing, but supplies perfect guides. 🙌🏻
#quilt #quilting #quiltsky #quiltblock #herewego
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
September 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
September 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Finally got to this week's Blockheads...but not the given squares. To be honest, I hated them. I love Betsy Chutchian, but those blocks were not for me. So, I went over to Generations #Quilting and found a 9" square that I really liked, January Thaw. So glad I did!
#quilt #sewing #modablockheads6
August 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
August 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#blockheads6 killed it this week with this 27" beaut of a block!

#quilting #quilt #piecework #primitivegatherings #modafabrics #batiks
August 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Seen on my Yogi teabag tab. So important to remember in these challenging and uncertain times.

Keeping this one. 👍🏻💙
August 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The latest #quilt block in A Quilting Life's latest #blockofthemonth is probably my favorite so far. I've been waiting for an excuse to exclusively use all of the #gingham prints from the
Strawberry Lemonade collection. 🥰

#quilting #
August 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Aaaaand now: #modablockheads 🥳

This week features a #kansastroubles design, "Crossroads." I wasn't too keen on the arrows at first, but my fabrics saved it for me. I'm really enjoying playing with the #Moda #batik collections in this!

#quilting #quilts #quiltsampler #quiltalong
June 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When the newest block of the month had a friendship star at its center, I knew exactly what I wanted to do. This collection, however, doesn't have blues nor purples, and imports looked wrong with it. So, I wasn't able to get a full rainbow, but I came close. 😊 #quilting #supportlgbtqia+
June 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
#modablockheads6 is officially underway here! I'm using Moda and Kate Spain (for Moda) batiks with Bella Solids in Juniper and White as backgrounds. Hopefully, it'll all come together well! 🤞🏻
#quilting #quiltsampler #likeineededanotherproject 🫠
May 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Getting there! This large block #quilt was easy but tedious in its long sewing lengths and matching HST seams…which was *most* of the time. I'm not stressed about the few renegade points, though. I'm liking this quilt more as I assemble it.
#quilting #corianderquilts #ninepatch #itsjustahobby
May 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My back patio #rose loving the rain.

Because of my hospital stays and recovery restricting any arm use during the whole of the growing season last year, all of my perennials on the property were neglected. I'm so grateful to see some of my favorites have survived. 🥰
#roses #gardening
May 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Okay, fine. I can't scrappy.

No, really, I tried to be scrappy like Cory Yoder has encouraged during this QAL. My brain just cranks into unhappy mode. 🤷🏼‍♀️ So we're going fussy all the way. 😊

#corianderquilts #quilt #quilting #blockofthemonth #fussycut
May 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sometimes I have to take a break from all my goofing off with #quilting and do some real work. 🤭 Thankfully, I know all of the pieces this week, so after some warm-up scales/longtones and a few run throughs, I can go back to…yes, goofing off. 😁

#flute #ineedtopractice #practicemakesprogress
May 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
May 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
That moment when it all comes together, and you know your choices worked. #totalrelief
#quilting #quilt #babyquilt #machinebinding
May 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#pinningiswinning --but it's not a guarantee that those nested seams will be perfect. Always a good idea to remove the pin and give it one last squeeze-together when sewing. 🧵 🤔
#quilt #quilting
May 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
On point...one little bit at a time.

#quilting #quilt #juki
May 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ah, that special time of the #school year, when all of my projects get put on the wayside so I can #hem the middle school girls' #band concert dresses. If you would like to give yourself a bit of #sewing trauma, hem up 20 or so of these slippery polyester beauties. 😂 #middleschoolband #sewingisfun
April 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by M.D.
#NationalPoetryMonth Day 22:

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

Painting: Reading Woman in the Forest by Gyula Benczur (1875)

#PoetryCommunity #Poetry
April 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM