Grey
@handmadebygrey.bsky.social
He/Him/They/Them
Trans, queer, parent, spouse, quilter, reader, writer, fountain pen and ink collector, maintainer of several journals. Possessor of weird, random knowledge.
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/handmadebygrey
Trans, queer, parent, spouse, quilter, reader, writer, fountain pen and ink collector, maintainer of several journals. Possessor of weird, random knowledge.
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/handmadebygrey
That’s so funny - I used to be a framer too!
The quilting term (if you want to look up tutorials) is flange, and it does give a really crisp finish to a quilt!
The quilting term (if you want to look up tutorials) is flange, and it does give a really crisp finish to a quilt!
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That’s so funny - I used to be a framer too!
The quilting term (if you want to look up tutorials) is flange, and it does give a really crisp finish to a quilt!
The quilting term (if you want to look up tutorials) is flange, and it does give a really crisp finish to a quilt!
I’d go with the green too! Finish the quilt with a statement 😍
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I’d go with the green too! Finish the quilt with a statement 😍
I’m happy to help with sharing ink samples and a couple of starter pens!
November 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I’m happy to help with sharing ink samples and a couple of starter pens!
Let me know if any of these work for you.m 😊 I’m happy to box them up and ship them out.
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Let me know if any of these work for you.m 😊 I’m happy to box them up and ship them out.
Same! And yet I have… eight quilt tops waiting for their turn at the longarmer…
Anywho… the first two are quilts I made. The other two were given to me in the wake of a house fire. They’re so not my style, but I didn’t feel right just donating them.0
Anywho… the first two are quilts I made. The other two were given to me in the wake of a house fire. They’re so not my style, but I didn’t feel right just donating them.0
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Same! And yet I have… eight quilt tops waiting for their turn at the longarmer…
Anywho… the first two are quilts I made. The other two were given to me in the wake of a house fire. They’re so not my style, but I didn’t feel right just donating them.0
Anywho… the first two are quilts I made. The other two were given to me in the wake of a house fire. They’re so not my style, but I didn’t feel right just donating them.0
Let me take a couple of pictures for you. I can't possibly use every single quilt I own/make, but I can't stop making them.
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Let me take a couple of pictures for you. I can't possibly use every single quilt I own/make, but I can't stop making them.
What sort of quilt and how big? I have a couple of lap-sized quilts I made that I'm no longer super in love with, but are still in pretty good shape.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What sort of quilt and how big? I have a couple of lap-sized quilts I made that I'm no longer super in love with, but are still in pretty good shape.
The cats will be the greatest appreciators of your quilts. I often lose my ability to bundle up in my quilts, because the cats are nesting in them. 😂
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The cats will be the greatest appreciators of your quilts. I often lose my ability to bundle up in my quilts, because the cats are nesting in them. 😂
Cats DO love quilted projects.
I personally ‘justify’ the ‘extra’ quilts I make, because the process makes me happy and centers me. The bonus side effect of the process is having pre-made gifts.
I personally ‘justify’ the ‘extra’ quilts I make, because the process makes me happy and centers me. The bonus side effect of the process is having pre-made gifts.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Cats DO love quilted projects.
I personally ‘justify’ the ‘extra’ quilts I make, because the process makes me happy and centers me. The bonus side effect of the process is having pre-made gifts.
I personally ‘justify’ the ‘extra’ quilts I make, because the process makes me happy and centers me. The bonus side effect of the process is having pre-made gifts.
This is amazing work for being new to quilting!
There's nothing wrong with having high standards for yourself, but there's always another quilt to make and perfect your skills.
Be proud of everything you're accomplishing with this quilt!
There's nothing wrong with having high standards for yourself, but there's always another quilt to make and perfect your skills.
Be proud of everything you're accomplishing with this quilt!
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is amazing work for being new to quilting!
There's nothing wrong with having high standards for yourself, but there's always another quilt to make and perfect your skills.
Be proud of everything you're accomplishing with this quilt!
There's nothing wrong with having high standards for yourself, but there's always another quilt to make and perfect your skills.
Be proud of everything you're accomplishing with this quilt!
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This looks great! I would suggest finding the midpoints of the sashing and the pieced strips and pinning the two together. Then pin each end and see if you need to 'ease' them together, to hide any excess length.
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This looks great! I would suggest finding the midpoints of the sashing and the pieced strips and pinning the two together. Then pin each end and see if you need to 'ease' them together, to hide any excess length.
I pick books based on my mood, and don’t look at the page count (I mostly use and e-reader these days).
StoryGraph says I usually pick books that are between 300-499 pages long.
StoryGraph says I usually pick books that are between 300-499 pages long.
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I pick books based on my mood, and don’t look at the page count (I mostly use and e-reader these days).
StoryGraph says I usually pick books that are between 300-499 pages long.
StoryGraph says I usually pick books that are between 300-499 pages long.
I might do that 🤷 I have some time to decide what I want to do.
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I might do that 🤷 I have some time to decide what I want to do.
My ⭐️ rating is all over the place - I’m just going with whatever my gut tells me as I write up the book in my reading journal lol
And I’m totally going to take a bunch of the StoryGraph stat breakdowns and expand on them for the end of 2025.
And I’m totally going to take a bunch of the StoryGraph stat breakdowns and expand on them for the end of 2025.
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
My ⭐️ rating is all over the place - I’m just going with whatever my gut tells me as I write up the book in my reading journal lol
And I’m totally going to take a bunch of the StoryGraph stat breakdowns and expand on them for the end of 2025.
And I’m totally going to take a bunch of the StoryGraph stat breakdowns and expand on them for the end of 2025.
Already planning on that 😂 And a deep dive analysis of what I read, how many pages, how I ranked them, etc…
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Already planning on that 😂 And a deep dive analysis of what I read, how many pages, how I ranked them, etc…
I’m so critical of my own drawing that I would set fire to the pages, and then mourn the loss of the journal 😂
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I’m so critical of my own drawing that I would set fire to the pages, and then mourn the loss of the journal 😂
It is! I also reward myself by using my sticker stash to decorate the book journal 😁
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It is! I also reward myself by using my sticker stash to decorate the book journal 😁
StoryGraph has been a great way to reward myself for doing the reading, but I’m terrible at remembering to add books to a wishlist.
There’s just too many books that demand my attention.
There’s just too many books that demand my attention.
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
StoryGraph has been a great way to reward myself for doing the reading, but I’m terrible at remembering to add books to a wishlist.
There’s just too many books that demand my attention.
There’s just too many books that demand my attention.
Goodness, all this! And then the trips to bookstores where I dare not purchase every book that catches my eye - I need to be better about noting the books I was sad to leave behind.
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Goodness, all this! And then the trips to bookstores where I dare not purchase every book that catches my eye - I need to be better about noting the books I was sad to leave behind.
Ooh, I should do this! I usually just take screencaps with my phone, but then forget to, y’know, LOOK at the screencaps. 🤦♂️
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ooh, I should do this! I usually just take screencaps with my phone, but then forget to, y’know, LOOK at the screencaps. 🤦♂️
That’s a consideration, though I’m pretty loosey-goosey with a TBR list, if I’m not working to fulfill a reading challenge.
I’ll have to figure out how to incentivize myself to actually stick to a TBR. 🤔
I’ll have to figure out how to incentivize myself to actually stick to a TBR. 🤔
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
That’s a consideration, though I’m pretty loosey-goosey with a TBR list, if I’m not working to fulfill a reading challenge.
I’ll have to figure out how to incentivize myself to actually stick to a TBR. 🤔
I’ll have to figure out how to incentivize myself to actually stick to a TBR. 🤔
I have considered that, but I will hate wasting the pages 😂🤣 I’m a fast reader too, but 35 is a tall ask by EOY.
I’m for sure gonna try to fluff out the year end wrap-ups, but I think there’s only so much I can do there.
Stupid brain, making things harder.
I’m for sure gonna try to fluff out the year end wrap-ups, but I think there’s only so much I can do there.
Stupid brain, making things harder.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have considered that, but I will hate wasting the pages 😂🤣 I’m a fast reader too, but 35 is a tall ask by EOY.
I’m for sure gonna try to fluff out the year end wrap-ups, but I think there’s only so much I can do there.
Stupid brain, making things harder.
I’m for sure gonna try to fluff out the year end wrap-ups, but I think there’s only so much I can do there.
Stupid brain, making things harder.
… to 2024 (56 books) and 2025 (currently 74 books) reading.
The easy solution is to just finish out the year without stressing it, and starting 2026.
My brain is rebelling against the easy solution.
The easy solution is to just finish out the year without stressing it, and starting 2026.
My brain is rebelling against the easy solution.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
… to 2024 (56 books) and 2025 (currently 74 books) reading.
The easy solution is to just finish out the year without stressing it, and starting 2026.
My brain is rebelling against the easy solution.
The easy solution is to just finish out the year without stressing it, and starting 2026.
My brain is rebelling against the easy solution.
I’m committed to at least 11 (2 non-fiction and one each for letters Q and S - Z) more books by EOY.
But somehow, I just don’t think I’m going to read another 35 books before the end of the year. That’s what it would take for me to completely fill the journal, which is currently dedicated…
But somehow, I just don’t think I’m going to read another 35 books before the end of the year. That’s what it would take for me to completely fill the journal, which is currently dedicated…
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’m committed to at least 11 (2 non-fiction and one each for letters Q and S - Z) more books by EOY.
But somehow, I just don’t think I’m going to read another 35 books before the end of the year. That’s what it would take for me to completely fill the journal, which is currently dedicated…
But somehow, I just don’t think I’m going to read another 35 books before the end of the year. That’s what it would take for me to completely fill the journal, which is currently dedicated…