Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026There are many quilters (some mathematicians) who use group theory, fractals, etc. to design quilts. Many resources are easily accessible on the internet. I have an interest in optical illusions and have a couple of those quilts in my timeline (which is pretty short!). 110
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026#quilt 5 for the summer. Another of my favorite baby quilts. The baby is due in September. Feeling Crabby by Wendy Sheppard. I modified the quilt to a smaller size (3 blocks by 4 blocks) and I “rounded” the crab balls with triangle corners. 4213
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The beauty of this pattern is no y-seams! Here is a picture of a previous quilt in progress. 140
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026#quilt 2 for the summer. In the book “Quilts for Katie Rose” by Marsha McCloskey. I have posted this same pattern before. It is my favorite baby quilt. I have made it around 15 times. My wife has dibs on this one for a colleague and his new baby! 2214
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026It is a lot of piecing. But that is my favorite part. The pattern is a 60 page book with great instructions. 110
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I finished my first #quilt of the summer. Elizabeth Hartman “Show and Tell” pattern. I purchased the recommended animal and background fabrics but I made the mini-quilts from my stash. 3129527
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Not the same #quilt but a similar feel. Made in 2023 from a pattern created by a friend off a picture he saw. 120
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I only worry about the dark threads that stray into the lighter fabrics. I trim those last, just before I layer with batting. You will go crazy if you worry about every little frayed edge. 040
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 01/02/2026I finished my sweater for the year. Pretty simple pattern but I learned some new techniques. #knitting 091
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Comments from a quilter and math teacher. If you choose 19 by 20, you would need 15 extra days. You could replace those with a temperature gradient set of squares—a key to reading the quilt. Moda has some good ideas: www.modafabrics.com/inspiration-...modafabrics.comIntro to Temperature QuiltsLooking forward to the new year, have you ever considered making a Temperature Quilt? Read on for more info on how to get started, including a palette of Bella Solids and a temperature tracker downloa... 220
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I saw the Wooly Stars patten at a shop this year (www.etsy.com/listing/1150...) and knew I wanted to make a baby #quilt. I made one of the sheep black and facing left. Turned out just how I wanted! 180
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 13/06/2025I am a teacher and only #quilt in the summers. Here is my first quilt of the summer! A friend wanted a peachy pink quilt for her queen sized bed. 1310
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Always use them. These are leftovers from a Christmas #quilt. I make pot holders and give them as gifts or donate for sale for charity. 110
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025After contemplating, I decided to shorten my new sweater. It was a top down #knitting project so pretty easy to do. Here is the new result: 1140
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I choose not to quilt during the school year (I am a math professor and if I have a choice to grade papers or quilt, well…you know!). So this was my winter project. 4471
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 18/12/2024#quilt from 2012. The embroidery in the middle took a looooong time. This is the only quilt I have ever sent out to be machine quilted on a long arm. We thought the music notes were wrong so we fixed a couple! 5332
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Last day of final exams. And last holiday #mathshirt of 2024. #quilt in the background is my wife’s. 080
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024This is the design phase on that pattern (different quilt, same pattern, mostly same fabrics). 140
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Do you have a go to baby #quilt pattern? This is my favorite one but it takes a while. Complete with cute baby (friend’s) who is now a petulant teenager. 3220
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Yes. Occasional baby #quilt. I only have a picture of a top. 020
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Today’s holiday #mathshirt is another of my favorites. #quilt 1110
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 11/12/2024This #mathshirt is the geekiest of the holiday ones. #quilt 020
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 10/12/2024I wear #mathteacher shirts at the end of the semester. Students seem to love them! I know I do. Yesterday’s shirt is on the left and today’s is on the right. #quilt 191
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024My niece wanted a pink bunny #quilt for her daughter. After searching the web, we were inspired by a couple, but couldn’t find a pattern. So my wife drew the bunnies and I appliquéd and quilted. In the non-bunny squares, I quilted carrots. You have to zoom in pretty close to see them! 120
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I prefer a single fabric backing. I love turning a quilt over to see the effect of the quilting—I do all my own machine quilting on a regular sewing machine and I like seeing the patterns. 110
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024This is an old picture (2016) of an old Christmas #quilt (about 2003). ‘Tis the season! 1190
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Full picture of the front and back of my office #quilt. I love the way the back looks. 1262
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024My pre-Thanksgiving #math shirt for my students today. #quilt in the background is another op-art quilt. 1140
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024That was the inspiration. I am a math professor and I made it for another math professor. 100
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024If you want to see more of the #quilt in my profile (behind my profile picture) see patcherymenagerie.blogspot.com/2021/01/bruc...patcherymenagerie.blogspot.comBruce's Scrap Slab QuiltI love in seeing the quilts students make from my tutorials. This is a quilt Bruce made from my Scrap Slab Triangles tutorial . As you c... 3190
Bruce @brucemn.bsky.social · 24/11/2024I am going to start my Bluesky posts with my favorite geometric quilt. #quilt #quilting 9754