Mastodawn

Here's the quilt top I pieced on my computerized Janome machine and then assembled with my new vintage Singer. All thrifted fabric. I want to back it with dark fabric close to the blackish one on the top. No luck so far as the search continues. I may just purchase fabric but I'm in no hurry. The finished size is 60"x66"/152x168 cm.
#quilting #MenWhoSew #MenWhoQuilt #sewing #thrifting

DriftlessRoots Mar 7

Loving the new old vintage #sewing machine I picked up for when my new new computerized machine is getting maintenance. This Singer Slant-o-Matic 401A was built in 1960 and runs like a dream. And who doesn't love anything with "o-Matic" in the name? I used it to assemble a bunch of quilt blocks, the results of which I'll be sharing soon.
#MenWhoSew #VintageSewing #thrifting #quilting

DriftlessRoots Mar 4

Celebrating. I won Bobbin Chicken by two inches and finished piecing all the blocks for my next quilt today. Tell me what fun you are up to! #sewing #quilting #MenWhoSew

DriftlessRoots Mar 1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Happy St. David’s Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We just knocked back some rarebit and hubs is in the kitchen rustling up some Anglesey eggs for supper. Leeks from our garden! #SeedToTable #Wales #SaintDavidsDay #food

DriftlessRoots Feb 28

#SaintDavidsDay prep going on in here. Don’t know why we didn’t grab the daffodils at Trader Joe’s yesterday but here we are. Maybe I’ll make some paper ones.

DriftlessRoots Feb 27

InarticulateQuilter Feb 27

#CelebratingBlackQuilters
 #BlackHistoryMonth

Betty Ford-Smith (1951-) is the foremost contemporary creator / instructor of traditional African American pinecone (or pine burr) quilts. Often weighing up to 30 lbs, each hand sewn quilt from this Florida native can include careful spiral placement of more than 4,000 folded triangles

Representative work:
Pinecone Baby Quilt (You Are My Sunshine)
 Cotton
40” x 40”
2022

More info:
https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-betty-ford-smith-pinecone-quilter/

Photo credit: Appleton Museum

#Quilting

DriftlessRoots Feb 18

How long should it take thinly sliced garlic to turn “lightly golden” on olive oil at medium high heat? #cooking #garlic

30 seconds

23.3%

1 minute

53.3%

3 minutes

13.3%

5 minutes

10%

Poll ended at Feb 19 at 11:35pm.

DriftlessRoots Feb 18

Got to see my first ever American Golden-Plover the other day in #Hawaii! This must be a juvenile or non-breeding adult because it lacks the striking black face, chest and belly. #birds #birding

DriftlessRoots Jan 20

First #yoga class today in over a month 😳

DriftlessRoots Jan 19

Zodypop Jan 19

Deleted my Bluesky account today. Life is too short...

So, looking to see more joy in my Mastadon feed. If you can recommend anything in the following categories, let me know:
#atari
#8bit
#arcade
#books
#scifi
#gardening
#f1
#mlb
#guitar