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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 6h

I have acquired a porch spider. It was just to the right of the porch steps as I was leaving for work. #spider #spiderweb

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Time to start another Star Trek baby quilt. I’m contemplating on which design to start next. #quilting #babyquilt

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I finished with the Star Trek baby quilt. this has not been washed yet and still has visible chaulk lines. I think this turned out lovely. I look forward to giving as a baby gift. #quilt #quilting #handquilting #Startrek #startrek60

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Making handquilting progress on my latest quilt. I hope to finish by tomorrow. #Startrek #babyquilt #gift #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nobody panic! I cannot find my favorite thimble. It’s not in my sewing box and not in the pocket of the jeans I was wearing last night. I’m sad. I have other thimbles but they do not feel like my favorite. :(

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Dear World, welcome to the weekend. My plans this weekend include working on this quilt and going to a pumpkin farm with my daughter and her little family. The quilt is looking nice.,I’m getting excited to see it finished. #startrek #quilting #handquilting #quilt #gift

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Handquilting progress. Still much to do but I think it’s gonna look nice.,#quilt #quilting #StarTrek #handquilting #gift

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Handquilting on the Star Trek baby quilt has begun. #quilting #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’ve made great progress on the baby quilt I am gifting to my coworkers grandbaby. The baby is due in October. This will look lovely with some handquilting. #startrek #quilt #quilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m making progress on my newest baby quilt. I need to add a moon and a ship. #quilt #babyquilt

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Garden harvest tonight. Those tiny tomatoes are adorable. #redbellpepper #yellowbananapepper #tomatoes

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here is my quilt progress. I’m going to put a couple of baby color borders around the edge of the quilt. and a ship and moon will go in the center. I will put curved banisters where the straight banisters are but I didn’t have a curved ruler. #quilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The weekend has started. I need to make two baby quilts, 1 for a coworker and 1 for family. Hoping inspiration of design hits by in the morning. :) #quilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This guy is on my tomato plant this morning. That is a tomato #hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) or close hornworm relative. those white rice-looking things. Those are parasitoid wasp cocoons, #braconidwasp. The wasp larvae develop in the caterpillar, emerged, and spun white cocoons on its body

That is a tomato #hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) or a very close hornworm relative. The big green body, diagonal pale markings along the sides, and the little “horn” at the rear are classic hornworm features.

But the really interesting part is all those white rice-looking things. Those are parasitoid wasp cocoons, most likely from a #braconidwasp. 😳 The wasp larvae developed inside the caterpillar, emerged, and spun those little white cocoons on its body.

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

PT3 here is part three of the Star Trek quilts I have made. #Startrek #startrek60 #quilts

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pt 2 Here is part 2 of the collection of Star Trek quilts I have made and gifted. #startrek60 #startrek #quilts #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here is a collection of part of my Star Trek quilts I have gifted. #Startrek #quilts #startrek60thanniversary

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I just finished the Umbrella Corporation quilt. It’s not perfect but it’s a good representation. This is being gifted to a coworker. #quilt #handquilting #umbrellacorporation #quilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Waited all summer for #tomatoes to grow and now there are three different kinds trying to grow.

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My garden did not produce much. I think I have grown a handful of beans, 1 banana pepper, 2 bell peppers, 1 tomato and now 1 cucumber. Everybody admire the beauty. #cucumber

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Quilting progress made. Quilt top has a couple of oopsies, this quilt will be full of character and should come alive with some handquilting. This will be gifted to a friend and coworker. #quilt #umbrellacorporation #residentevil

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Starting another quilting project. This will be for a coworker. #fabric #umbrella corporation

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I finished the Star Trek baby quilt this morning. This is a gift for a friend. This has not been washed. #StarTrek #quilt #babyquilt #handquilting #gift

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I am making handquilting progress on my Star Trek baby quilt I am making for a friend. I’m hoping to finish this coming weekend. #startrek #quilt #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Star Trek baby #quilt for a friend. Let the handquilting begin. #StarTrek

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I finished assembling the Star Trek baby quilt today. As soon as the backing fabric arrives I will start handquilting. This is a gift for a friend. #StarTrek #quilt #babyquilt

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Making progress on the baby quilt for my friend. I’m going to appliqué a silhouette of the USS Enterprise in the large off white square. #quilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Star Trek Inner Light quilt. We are washed and dried. It turned out lovely. #StarTrek #quilt #handquilting #innerlight #textileart #tapestryquilt #fibreart

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I finished the Star Trek Inner Light quilt. #Startrek #quilting #handquilting #innerLight This has not been washed yet.

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Im making progress handquilting the Star Trek Inner Light quilt. FYI, although difficult to see the middle is handquilted with black thread in a grid pattern. It’s time to start handquilting the four edges. #startrek #innerlight #quilt #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I am making handquilting progress on the Star Trek Inner Light quilt. #StarTrek #innerlight #handquilting #quilt

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This is my Battlestar Galactica quilt I made several years ago and gifted to a friend. Life here began out there. #quilt #handquilting #BSG #battlestargalactica

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

After a couple of weeks of not handquilting, I have picked up my work in progress. #startrek #handquilting #WorkInProgress

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’m a quilter. Most of the quilts I have made have been Star Trek themed but I have branched out into other sci-fi genre on occasion. Here is my Stargate Universe quilt. #stargate #SGU #quilt #handquilting

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The entire black center is handquilted. Black thread on black fabric is a challenge for my old eyes. I’m trying to decide if the Kataan probe needs more detailed stitching. #quilting #StarTrek

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I’m ready to start #handquilting The #Kataan probe is an alien artifact from the STTNG episode "The Inner Light" (Season 5, Episode 25), designed to preserve the memory of a dead civilization. It forces Captain Jean-Luc Picard to live out a full, second life as a man named Kamin. #startrek #quilt

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Working on the Star Trek quilt top. The ship in the center is a piece of paper. I haven’t decided on what ship to put there. #startrek #quilttop

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I’m learning to play #Icarus on the #ps5 but my couch is too far away from the TV for my old eyes to read the screen. I bought a #chair so I can sit closer to the TV.

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Marsha Loftis @msloftis.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I started another quilt today. Tomorrow I will add little USS Enterprise control buttons on the side panels and the USS Enterprise in the center. #quilt #WIP #quilting

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