Dr. R. Darren Stanley
@rdarrenstanley.bsky.social
Looking for a space that speaks to my interests and identity. #Curriculum #Education #SoTL #UDL #TextAnalysis #DataViz #Fractals #Stats #Sewing #Quilting #Tinnitus #CrotchetyOldMan #Madness (he/him) 🏳️🌈 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
Two pieces. Decided to try different colors and slightly different arrangements. But I think the orange one is better. Not enough difference in the color values for the side yellow rectangles. Hmmmm. What shall I do….
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Two pieces. Decided to try different colors and slightly different arrangements. But I think the orange one is better. Not enough difference in the color values for the side yellow rectangles. Hmmmm. What shall I do….
I’ve seen some videos about strip rulers or slotted rulers. Is this something that many quilters have in their tool kit? Is it worth getting? TIA
December 6, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’ve seen some videos about strip rulers or slotted rulers. Is this something that many quilters have in their tool kit? Is it worth getting? TIA
I’m making a baby quilt for my niece. Probably not going to make it by Xmas. Oh, well. This block is supposed to be 20 x 20. Piecing together a 3 x 3 and quilt with different colors for the suns. More pics later, but here is a pic of the first block.
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m making a baby quilt for my niece. Probably not going to make it by Xmas. Oh, well. This block is supposed to be 20 x 20. Piecing together a 3 x 3 and quilt with different colors for the suns. More pics later, but here is a pic of the first block.
My stars! There are a lot of disappearing nine/four patch demonstration videos on my various social media streams!
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My stars! There are a lot of disappearing nine/four patch demonstration videos on my various social media streams!
Sheesh. I’m five short. …and that is a lot of excess fabric cut off. Such is the case of these square-in-square blocks, I guess.
Still, I’m about ready for the next step! Yippee!
Still, I’m about ready for the next step! Yippee!
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sheesh. I’m five short. …and that is a lot of excess fabric cut off. Such is the case of these square-in-square blocks, I guess.
Still, I’m about ready for the next step! Yippee!
Still, I’m about ready for the next step! Yippee!
Today, I’m going to rage against the (sewing) machine…with some more square-in-square blocks.
September 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today, I’m going to rage against the (sewing) machine…with some more square-in-square blocks.
Greetings #quiltsky folks. I am trying my darnedest to make a bunch of square-in-square blocks. They are NOT working. I starch my blocks, cut them carefully, sew them (as best I can), but I am not getting squares! I am seeking help with some successful methods from y'all to try out. TIA
September 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Greetings #quiltsky folks. I am trying my darnedest to make a bunch of square-in-square blocks. They are NOT working. I starch my blocks, cut them carefully, sew them (as best I can), but I am not getting squares! I am seeking help with some successful methods from y'all to try out. TIA
I’ve been looking at many line templates for paper piecing and wondered if ANY template can be used? Are there any kinds of line templates that can’t be used? Is there a mathematical reason? #quiltsky
May 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’ve been looking at many line templates for paper piecing and wondered if ANY template can be used? Are there any kinds of line templates that can’t be used? Is there a mathematical reason? #quiltsky
Grappling with quilting curved pieces together. The only method I have seen involves a curved cut to mark the raw edges. But how do I mark a sewing line on both instead? And what about circles? #quiltsky
May 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Grappling with quilting curved pieces together. The only method I have seen involves a curved cut to mark the raw edges. But how do I mark a sewing line on both instead? And what about circles? #quiltsky
A sample quilt block - quilting on point. Triangles and centre rectangle will be different colors. Triangles are “off” and I’m still not sure how to measure them to include seam allowance.
All the same, it’s my pattern based on a picture I saw… which means I can’t be sure about the arithmetic! Lol
All the same, it’s my pattern based on a picture I saw… which means I can’t be sure about the arithmetic! Lol
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A sample quilt block - quilting on point. Triangles and centre rectangle will be different colors. Triangles are “off” and I’m still not sure how to measure them to include seam allowance.
All the same, it’s my pattern based on a picture I saw… which means I can’t be sure about the arithmetic! Lol
All the same, it’s my pattern based on a picture I saw… which means I can’t be sure about the arithmetic! Lol
Thinking about doing this pattern, but I'm worried about all of the bias cuts that might stretch the blocks and make things wonky. Should I treat the triangles like HSTs? How do I measure and cut the raw triangles based on the finished measurements?
April 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Thinking about doing this pattern, but I'm worried about all of the bias cuts that might stretch the blocks and make things wonky. Should I treat the triangles like HSTs? How do I measure and cut the raw triangles based on the finished measurements?
Pieced this 3x3 wall quilt for my husband, law partner at Fox, McNevin, and MacKay.
April 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Pieced this 3x3 wall quilt for my husband, law partner at Fox, McNevin, and MacKay.
@drlauraguertin.bsky.social I'm an academic (math educ and complexity theory background)...and a rather new quilter. I've been thinking about quilting in terms of learning, but your story has inspired me to think about quilting in terms of STEM (and STEAM!) connections and story telling. Thank you!
March 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
@drlauraguertin.bsky.social I'm an academic (math educ and complexity theory background)...and a rather new quilter. I've been thinking about quilting in terms of learning, but your story has inspired me to think about quilting in terms of STEM (and STEAM!) connections and story telling. Thank you!
Finally! Made some measurement changes to a couple pieces and now everything seems to fit together as it should! #FancyFoxes
March 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Finally! Made some measurement changes to a couple pieces and now everything seems to fit together as it should! #FancyFoxes
Too distraught today by the WH Nazis. So I started on my next quilting pattern. It was stressful, too. Nothing was going right, which is what I get trying to “copy” a pattern from a picture. But here is the first of 16 blocks I need.
Yes, I changed the original “yellow” pieces when I got annoyed.
Yes, I changed the original “yellow” pieces when I got annoyed.
February 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Too distraught today by the WH Nazis. So I started on my next quilting pattern. It was stressful, too. Nothing was going right, which is what I get trying to “copy” a pattern from a picture. But here is the first of 16 blocks I need.
Yes, I changed the original “yellow” pieces when I got annoyed.
Yes, I changed the original “yellow” pieces when I got annoyed.
Found this quilt in my Pinterest feed, described as the Heartwood Quilt. (quiltinspiration.blogspot.com) But I just noticed a neat elementary school math curriculum connection: each block shows how the number 1 can be decomposed: 1 = 1 = 1/2+1/2 = 1/2+1/4 +1/4 = 1/4+1/4 +1/4 +1/4. Cool!
February 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Found this quilt in my Pinterest feed, described as the Heartwood Quilt. (quiltinspiration.blogspot.com) But I just noticed a neat elementary school math curriculum connection: each block shows how the number 1 can be decomposed: 1 = 1 = 1/2+1/2 = 1/2+1/4 +1/4 = 1/4+1/4 +1/4 +1/4. Cool!
Why the hell is Melon Husk sitting in on a Cabinet Meeting? And not only that…he’s speaking with Cabinet. And take off your effing ball cap, sir.
February 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Why the hell is Melon Husk sitting in on a Cabinet Meeting? And not only that…he’s speaking with Cabinet. And take off your effing ball cap, sir.
Welllllll. Hahahaha. Found and attached my darning foot. Created a 12 inch block. And tried my first row of free motion sewing. This is “harder” than it looks in those YouTube videos I watched. Will try different speeds next. I bow down to all you quilters who make this look so easy! #quiltsky
February 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Welllllll. Hahahaha. Found and attached my darning foot. Created a 12 inch block. And tried my first row of free motion sewing. This is “harder” than it looks in those YouTube videos I watched. Will try different speeds next. I bow down to all you quilters who make this look so easy! #quiltsky
I want to try some free motion quilting but want to start with some acrylic templates. But I don’t have a proper foot. Can I use a quilting foot for another machine? Can I use a darning foot instead? #quiltsky
February 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I want to try some free motion quilting but want to start with some acrylic templates. But I don’t have a proper foot. Can I use a quilting foot for another machine? Can I use a darning foot instead? #quiltsky
I have decided to join the Canadian Quilters Association/Association Canadienne de la Courtepointe.
...and I might go to Toronto for this summer's CQA Quilt Canada conference. Sounds like a lot fun! #quiltsky
...and I might go to Toronto for this summer's CQA Quilt Canada conference. Sounds like a lot fun! #quiltsky
February 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I have decided to join the Canadian Quilters Association/Association Canadienne de la Courtepointe.
...and I might go to Toronto for this summer's CQA Quilt Canada conference. Sounds like a lot fun! #quiltsky
...and I might go to Toronto for this summer's CQA Quilt Canada conference. Sounds like a lot fun! #quiltsky
A tad upsetting. Made some mistakes cutting out the blocks and then tried to fix my errors. I think this made some fitting issues with aligning seams. But…it’s done. My first improv quilt - followed a picture of another quilt to lay out the blocks. #quiltsky
February 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A tad upsetting. Made some mistakes cutting out the blocks and then tried to fix my errors. I think this made some fitting issues with aligning seams. But…it’s done. My first improv quilt - followed a picture of another quilt to lay out the blocks. #quiltsky
I’ve been looking at numerous images of quilts for ideas and inspiration and suddenly was reminded of some of Picasso’s artwork. Is anyone familiar with any examples of or quilters who do Picasso-like quilts? #quiltsky
February 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I’ve been looking at numerous images of quilts for ideas and inspiration and suddenly was reminded of some of Picasso’s artwork. Is anyone familiar with any examples of or quilters who do Picasso-like quilts? #quiltsky
In any effort to not post many political items in my feed, here's a link to a PBS show I haven't seen. The good quilt makers of Gee's Bend...
youtu.be/vQHTLn4mA7s?...
youtu.be/vQHTLn4mA7s?...
The Quiltmakers of Gees Bend
YouTube video by Alabama Public Television
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February 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In any effort to not post many political items in my feed, here's a link to a PBS show I haven't seen. The good quilt makers of Gee's Bend...
youtu.be/vQHTLn4mA7s?...
youtu.be/vQHTLn4mA7s?...
Reposted by Dr. R. Darren Stanley
Census data reveals that the number of new immigrants working in construction has gone up nationally by more than 220 percent between 2001 and 2021, and nearly 150 percent across Ontario. Temporary workers in construction have increased nearly tenfold. thelocal.to/construction...
January 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Census data reveals that the number of new immigrants working in construction has gone up nationally by more than 220 percent between 2001 and 2021, and nearly 150 percent across Ontario. Temporary workers in construction have increased nearly tenfold. thelocal.to/construction...