Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

There are more Russians standing up to Putin than Republicans.

The willow is too close to the house.

I’m sure you banged some questionable people yourself. We’re allowed to grow past that.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

Sadly, media malpractice has become standard practice.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

“But what about the lurkers?”

“woke” is the new caravan.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Second rate reporter says what?

It’s a doggy dog world.

Jack Smith: “Why did you start campaigning in the middle of my investigation?!”

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

The jury literally has a bell they can ring to force Trump to show up on command. Greatest thing ever!

I’m pretty sure there’s only one Jack Smith.

I’m just a talker, trying to find a channel!

Polls are now a reliable indicator of what corporate Republicans want us to think.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

When you’re in more danger from the IDF than from Russian shelling, that’s really bad.

Balloon Juice, where there is always someone who will say you’re doing it wrong.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

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Update: Saturday at noon

I can see that 21 people donated to the Ukraine thermometer AFTER I announced the upcoming Ukraine quilt raffle in a post last Sunday.  I talked with Quiltingfool, and we think it would be only fair for any of those 21 people to get quilt raffle tickets if they are interested in the quilts.

So please send me email if you donated to the Ukraine thermometer AFTER I mentioned the upcoming raffle last Sunday, and you are interested in either or both of the quilts.

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I can’t believe I forgot this part!  If you buy raffle tickets for one or both of the quilts, you also have a chance at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th prizes.  So even if you’re not interested in a bigger quilt, you could win one of these!

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Quilt Blocks, Resumed!

Quiltingfool Pictures of Blocks

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The quilts are ready to go, but not the blocks.  So if you win one of the blocks, Quiltingfool will make those as soon as she can.

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Quiltingfool has generously offered two quilts to raise money for Ukraine!  (Amazing, as always!)

Raffle tickets are $25 each.

You can enter both raffles, or just one.

Tickets are specific to a particular quilt.

To purchase raffle tickets, send email to WaterGirl, with your ActBlue donation confirmation – from our Balloon Juice Ukraine thermometer.

Please include your nym in the emails!

Winners will be announced on Valentine’s Day.

Star Path  (lap quilt)
56 x 68

Alley Cat   (lap quilt)
56 x 75

Alley Cat Close-up

Alley Cat Back

Raffle tickets for sale immediately.

Questions?  Chime in below and I will answer them.

 

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  6. 6.

    caphilldcne

    Wow!  The talent!! Quiltingfool you are amazing. Thank you!  Also thanks to WaterGirl and Balloon Juice for creating effective spaces to donate. And I just appreciate the jackal energy!  I’m in!

  14. 14.

    stinger

    These are beautiful and fun! Quiltingfool, you are so talented!

    I chipped in to the Ukraine fund last week to the top of my ability (wanted to see it hit the big round number), so I’ll just watch the bidding on the these!

  15. 15.

    jimmiraybob

    Just saw his face on a news article (did not read).

    A reminder (citing “open thread” authority).

    Possible trigger alert.

    Ted Nugent was a mediocre guitar player that probably did his best, most interesting playing with the Amboy Dukes (“Journey to the Center of Your Mind”) way back when the dinosaurs roamed.

    He is now a hero in the Trump/MAGA Fuck-Your-Feelings Movement, often appearing on Fox News to pontificate about the evil liberal hordes and to heap praise on Trump. In 1981 he wrote and published the pedophile anthem “Jailbait” that included the following lyrics (speaking of statutory rape, possible pregnancy and today’s movement to eliminate all medical options for women and girls).

    Jailbait you look so good to me
    Jailbait won’t you set me free
    Jailbait you look fine fine fine

    Well I don’t care if you’re just thirteen
    You look too good to be true
    I just know that you’re probably clean
    There’s one lil’ thing I got do to you

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    Update added up top: Saturday at noon

    I can see that 21 people donated to the Ukraine thermometer AFTER I announced the upcoming Ukraine quilt raffle in a post last Sunday.  I talked with Quiltingfool, and we think it would be only fair for any of those 21 people to get quilt raffle tickets if they are interested in the quilts.

    So please send me email if you donated to the Ukraine thermometer AFTER I mentioned the upcoming raffle last Sunday, and you  are interested in either or both of the quilts.

    🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

    I can’t believe I forgot this part!  If you buy raffle tickets for one or both of the quilts, you also have a chance at the 2nd, 3rd and 4th prizes.  So even if you’re not interested in a bigger quilt, you could win one of these!

  31. 31.

    TBone

    @knittingbull: that’s true love!  An ex used to tell me he loved me “Big! Big like sky!” He’d spent a lot of time with old Granny Jumper down in Fla. Seminole.  Had to marry a granddaughter 😆 I’ve sadly forgotten the Seminole language words he taught me damnit

  34. 34.

    Quiltingfool

    Just wanted to add that the Star Path quilt has a name plate on the back, too.  I didn’t take a photo of it, my bad!

    I really wish I had an embroidery machine card that has the Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabet; my machine has the Russian alphabet, but it doesn’t have some of the letters I need.  Dang it.

    Slava Ukraini!

  41. 41.

    WaterGirl

    @Alison Rose:  One of our BJ peeps who donated after the announcement last Sunday would like one of those raffle tickets to go to you.

    Which quilt would you like the ticket for?

    I will let him out himself because I forgot to ask if I could share his nym.

  46. 46.

    Quiltingfool

    Hey, Elizabelle!  I will be glad to make you a couple of Patron blocks for donations to Ukraine, like the last block donation.  I’m kind of booked up right now, but I won’t forget, I promise!  (Gotta go write that down, you know, Dems and their “memory” problems, lol!)

  50. 50.

    TBone

    Matt Lipton xit on Fucker Snarlson:

    “Sorry, I wasn’t listening during that half hour on Russian history.  Is the reason you invaded Ukraine because they wouldn’t sleep with you?” 😆

  51. 51.

    Soderbee

    I’m in for both although I’m really hoping for the cats. They are so cute!

    Beautiful work Quiltingfool! You are so talented!

  55. 55.

    Quiltingfool

    @Alison Rose: The quilts or blocks timeframe?  Hmmm…

    The time a quilt takes depends on the pattern.  Star Path was quicker than the appliqué quilts, but only because I have some fabulous quilting rulers that really simplifies many block units (Studio 180 rulers for any quilters out there, I’m a huge fan of that company).  So, a simple quilt might take me a few days, if I don’t have too many interruptions, like the cat wanting my attention or I have to fix supper or things like that, lol!

    The quilt I’m working on right now (for a very patient client) is taking up more time because I chose to do a pattern with multiple  colors.  I drafted a scale pattern with colored blocks as a guide.  Plus I’m going to add in some detailed appliqué cats.  I’ve been working on it (as well as other stuff) for a week or so.

    Making quilts really scratches my creative itch, so I kinda ignore the time factor.  If I had to make the same quilt all the time, bleh,  not gonna do it!  Right now I have other people’s quilt tops to quilt, and that is my least favorite thing.  I just want to do my own stuff, dammit!  Oh, well, it’s a bit of money!

  58. 58.

    Quiltingfool

    @TBone: Okay, I just read your comment and now that song just started in my head!  Oy vey!

    BTW, love your comments!

    Why can’t all you people live in my neck of the woods so we could go do lunch or something?  My husband is worried that I don’t socialize enough, lol!

  61. 61.

    Alison Rose

    @Quiltingfool: See, wow, I would have guessed the ones above would take at least a few weeks if not a month or more! But then…I have never sewn a single thing in my life. My mom was not a sewing-type mom at all. Typical Jewish “What, I should spend the time on it myself when I could just bring it to Nachum the tailor?” kind of thing.

  64. 64.

    TBone

    @Quiltingfool: PS my mom married bio dad when he was an exec at Singer in the early 60s.  I’m a Singer baby and was taught on a vintage machine.  Mom and me made matching sundresses once.  I used to sew little backpacks and make parachutes for my brother’s G.I. Joes 😆

  65. 65.

    Quiltingfool

    @Alison Rose: My Mom sewed clothes for herself and me.  She did a beautiful job, but she really didn’t like to sew.  Back in the “old” days, sewing your own clothes was a money saver.  Especially for girl clothes, simple dresses are easy and fast.  Not so much now.  Also, I would love to have the skills tailors have!  Your Mom chose well!

    When I was 5, we drove from Missouri to  California and Oregon; my dad had family living there.  I have photos of my mother and I wearing identical shorts and sleeveless blouses that she made.  Those outfits weren’t the best when we went to Crater Lake; snow on the ground in June!

    Listen, you haven’t lived until you’ve driven to California (in June) in a 1964 Chevy Impala with no AC and plastic seat covers!  We drove through the desert at night.  My dad was nobody’s fool, lol!

  66. 66.

    TBone

    @Quiltingfool: I love hearing stories like yours and Alison Rose’s, and I wish we could be ladies who lunch.  This’ll have to do, it’s wonderful to hear from you albeit from afar.  Bringing back so many old times I haven’t thought of in years…💜

  68. 68.

    Quiltingfool

    @TBone: Ooh, my first sewing machine was a Singer!  My dad bought it for me because my mom thought I messed hers up!

    I used it so much I wore the feed dogs smooth.

    For non-sewers, feed dogs have teeth, and their function is to move the fabric under the needle.  Smooth feed dogs just don’t hunt, lol!

  71. 71.

    WaterGirl

    @Parfigliano: I don’t use PayPal for ActBlue – I just enter a debit card number.  Is that what you mean?

    Do you want to send me an email message so you can clarify and we can get something figured out off-line?

    Click on Contact Us in the menu bar at the top to find the syntax or just send email to my nym at balloon-juice.com

  72. 72.

    dkinPa

    Email sent!  Both quilts are lovely — Quiltingfool, I am in awe of your talent!  Thank you so much for donating your work.

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