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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 30/09/2026

Workwear chore coat pattern and Ruby denim from Merchant and Mills. 75% complete. Collar, hems, buttons left to sort. #sewing

Red denim jacket with two sleeves and some biased binding in the top right pocket.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 28/09/2026

7/9 done. only 504 more tiny pairs to piece, cut and stitch together #sewing

A tilda flower embroidery branch quilt top - units 1-4, 6, 7, 9 completed and hanging on a wall.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 25/09/2026

Sky, moon, trees, shore, river. No need to say more.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 04/09/2026

Stunner of a morning after rain and fog cleared.

Morning glory flower from the back looking to the mid-morning sun.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 18/08/2026

Just a hawk having a snack in the suburbs. #naturephotos

Hawk on a rooftop eating something that was previously furry or feathered :/

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 18/08/2026

Okay 4/9 done, 5th unit is ready to sew. I’m getting to the part where I’m thinking of what I’m going to do when it’s done :(

Units 1,3,4,7 of the Tilda flower branch quilt.

Tiny two by two inch squares sewn into pairs 252 of them in a 7 x 14 unit of colour and contrasting putty.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 29/06/2026

Adventures had: river reeds and water seeping in killed the motor and it failed. But it was fun.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 26/06/2026

Wild Meadow rue or fireworks in floral form as I like to call them.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 25/06/2026

Almost one full unit patched together, #7 of 9, 1/9 completed.

Two seams left on unit 7. Green, blue and grey squares with putty background all chambray.

Behind the seams… showing my construction efforts.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 24/06/2026

What a beautiful day. I felt like trash. But I fought the ground Ivy and watched the pollinators. #nature

Canada flag unfurled in the mid-day sun.

Women holding a heap of creeping Charlie over her shoulder.

Women in a sweatshirt catching some Sundays.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 07/06/2026

Colour pallet… for 2000 square quilt😳

Colour swatches from Cambray fabric - from pale beige to burnt red and all the pinks, purples, blues and greens in between.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 06/06/2026

Starting a few new handmade projects. #crafting

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 06/05/2026

Still impressed by last night’s skies. #colour

Yellow willow tree reflecting in the sunset and river.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 03/05/2026

Bright but freezing river.

Ripples of sunlight and the river bottom

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 28/04/2026

Trying to get back into exercising. Early mornings are a good motivator.

Running cloths, shoes and a dock at sunrise.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 27/04/2026

Trout lily shines bright.

Yellow lily flower with green and brown leaves.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 26/04/2026

I made my own luggage and it held together. #stitching

Merchant and Mills Francli weekender bag in fern with supplies from The workroom Toronto.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 14/04/2026

River season has arrived.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 06/04/2026

Sunday dinner: Short rib, wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and rapini. #sorryNotSorry

Rapini, wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes, beef short rib in a white bowl with a fork.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 01/04/2026

First Wednesday in April… dressing up for the spirit of the day.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 31/03/2026

Making a window sign using Dall-E to celebrate the #artemisII launch tomorrow evening. Practicing my prompting across services. Big difference for graphics.

Back of window poster for Artemis II with an astronaut and the launch date.

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mb baker @bethmaru.ca · 03/03/2026

🥰 My colleagues + colleagues that MSTeams calls “external” are the best... 👏👏👏 So much so that this might be actually footage of me leaving at the end of the day having felt supported and ready to get back to it. Certainly a big smile on my face. More Olympic art courtesy of a nibling illustrator.