Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 7hHELP! I need to take a little “gift” to a quilting retreat next month for each of my six table-mates and am stumped as to what to do. Pincushion? Notion? Needlecase? What’s the best quilt retreat favor that you’ve given or received? (Image just for ideas) 410
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Timeline cleanse: #quiltsky #freemotionquilting 1019719
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Made my focaccia twice in two days. Sent first batch home with dinner guests. Took part of second to family with new baby. It’s one of my favorite recipes to share. #focaccia www.elizabethcooks.com/2023/11/focaccia-•-2023/ 1110
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"People prefer to text, even though research shows that phone calls and in-person conversations make people feel more connected to one another." Loved this. I always say that texts are data transfers, not conversations (borrowed from somewhere!). 120
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I took a little trip to Liberty of London a couple of weeks ago, meeting an old pen-pal. There’s nothing like Liberty. #quiltsky opquilt.com/2026/09/27/a...opquilt.comAll Quilty Roads Lead to LibertyThat’s Janine and I, up there under the Liberty Arch. Apparently all roads lead to Liberty of London if you are traveling to England. Janine, of Rainbow Hare, has also written about meeting u… 060
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Best read of the day. And I love In and Out! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comThe Viral In-N-Out Spatula Hero Is Exactly Who You Imagined He Was (Gift Article)It started as a bizarre late-night standoff behind the counter of a fast food joint. It ended with no injuries — and free burgers. 140
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just played bobbin chicken and I won! 🙌 The Place of Tides by James Rebanks, has me in Norway, with the duck women on the islands, as I stitch. #quiltsky #booksky 2210
Reposted by Elizabeth EastmondXela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026@deadder.bsky.social 😢😢😢 18854922159
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here’s how that last block of the #nmaiquiltalong turned out. I turned the water symbol from a wave into a river, having it run along the edges of mountains. @smithsonian.bsky.social #quiltsky 1221
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Click to see all four blocks of the #nmaiquiltalong sewn together! The final border info comes on October 1st, and I’ll finish it up then. #quiltsky @smithsonian.bsky.social 5243
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Okay, here's my variation/revision of the NMAI Quilt-A-Long for block #4. Blog post coming in a couple of weeks, but I drew up the pattern (free!) and you can download it in my pattern shop. payhip.com/b/Y8s6u #smithsoniannmai #quiltsky Inspired by @margiecarlson.bsky.social --I made changes! 1100
Reposted by Elizabeth EastmondHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040721888
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am tired of unpacking and putting away and just needed to quilt. Trips are fun, but “re-entry” can be a drag. Thank heavens for #fmq #quiltsky #opquilt 7845
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I have many good friends who are AI-promoters, but for me the dissonance is too great to get on the AI train. What about the pollution from data centers? What about the issues raised in this video clip? The wholesale “theft” of original work? Too many unknowns, I think. #AI 240
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’ve finally unpacked all the suitcases, and got the laundry done: time for a blog post about my buying a tartan! #quiltsky opquilt.com/2026/09/17/s...opquilt.comScotland and the Tartan AdventureThis past couple of weeks I’ve been traveling in Scotland, with a coda of several days in London. In Scotland, we stayed in Edinburgh where my husband had two scientific conferences which kep… 1110
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Loved this tribute this morning to Annie Dillard, whose death was announced yesterday. I underlined so much in her writing book when I was in grad school (Creative Writing). A touchstone! 240
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I had to pass up this very cool quilty-looking towel in a London Department store. Tempting, though. #quiltsky 080
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Love the bird’s-eye view from the upper level of a double-decker London bus. #travelsky 051
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Had a grand time in Liberty today, meeting a quilter I’d known for years via reading each other’s blogs. A lovely memory.💕 #quiltsky 2181
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This full thread encapsulates how I feel about AI. (There are 11 linked posts to her thread.) 020
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This. I love using mail-in ballots. You even get your sticker sent to you in the envelope (although California does have lame stickers). 020
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Loved this painting of Doddie Weir, a rugby legend, by Gerald Burns. National Portrait Gallery of Scotland. 030
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Some various scenes from Edinburgh today—why did I not find out until now what a great city this was to visit? #edinburgh #travelsky 0120
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Toured the Royal Yacht Britannia today—saw herds of corgis on board! 070
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Window in St. Giles Cathedral: people of the Old Testament, including three women. Done by Edward Burne Jones. (See Alt text) #edinburgh 0122
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The doors of St. Mary’s in Edinburgh, Scotland. #travelsky #edinburgh 090
Reposted by Elizabeth EastmondLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“Restoring Van Gogh's Ear & Mending His Broken Heart” 🎨 #asmr #satisfying #vangogh #papercraft #stopmotion IG: @paper_pepper (페이퍼 후추) 2003341852
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Had fun at a tartan shop this morning, buying their tartan scrap bag…oh, and a tartan skirt. Edinburgh has such treasures. #quiltsky #quiltscraps 81918
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 02/09/2026How to say this in a lovely quilty way that won’t cause trouble with the universe, especially the Ellam Yua (which this is)…but…I don’t think I can (want to) make this. Really. It needs some…revision. #quiltsky Thoughts? 110
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Do you ever remake your own (old) clothing? This is a Scottish tartan wool from several years back and I’m already yanking the collar and cuffs from it. Thinking a straight skirt, or something. #sewsky 2100
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026So excited to get back the first volume of my blog book. Only like 14 more to go…#quiltsky #opquilt 290
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026@quiltedmess.bsky.social and I were talking about Making A List of quilts to sew —OR — Not Making A List. Where do you stand on this? #quiltsky (Still working on this list….) 1490
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Apparently Trump's been wanting to rename historical bodies of water again. Here's my take, from earlier. #maps Have fun: gulfof.mapquest.com 050
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This picture from the New York Times' tribute by Tressie McMillan Cottom were--for me -- the two pieces that captured Dolly's importance and signficance. Thank you to both women! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o... 082
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Once I got this bright idea to post tutorials using freezer paper to make New York Beauty blocks. So I did. This is block # 2: Cool Rays. The fun set of tutorials is found here: opquilt.com/new-york-bea... Pattern link is on the posts. Don't you need a new project for fall? #quiltsky 1252
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026There's a few more photos of the Squircless quilt on my blog post, if you're interested. It was a fun quilt to make. #quiltsky #opquilt opquilt.com/2026/08/24/q...opquilt.comQuilt Finish • Squircles!I really liked making this quilt, but it’s good to have it done. My husband found a perfect mural for us for the backdrop, and it echoed all the right colors. No big thoughts today, just a bi… 1373
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026He explains things so well. The whole debacle with Canada is so embarrassing and frightening, and feels like one in a series of tipping points of the US going under. 260
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Gifted this quilt so now I can post it. Name is "Squircles for Karen." #quiltsky #polkadots #squircle Free how-to's on my blog #opquilt (PS. I included the info on the mural in the ALT) 9915
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026I’ve been so jealous of all those harvests-from-my-garden photos that I’m putting up my harvest…from Costco. 🪴 It just wouldn’t grow this year! #toohot #gardensky 3171
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I revised Block 3 from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, then wrote about it on the website. Free download of the pattern, if you are interested. #opquilt #linkinbio #quiltsky 1170
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My This and That post for July & August. At the end, you'll find the free download PDF pattern for my changed-up NMAI block. Enjoy! #quiltsky opquilt.com/2026/08/16/t...opquilt.comThis and That for JulyAugust 2026Can I just get this off my chest? I am not a fan of AI, even though — it appears — that we will all soon be swimming in it if we aren’t already. This ad is from a prominent mail-o… 1110
Reposted by Elizabeth EastmondJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Love this a 23249751179
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Here’s the quilt! (Title: Four Planes of Connection.) The blog post explains it all. #opquilt #quiltsky #linkinbio 2151
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The back of my most recent quilt. I was feeling happy! #quiltsky 5381
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Ready for gifting. Now if we can just jive our schedules! #quiltsky They actually only live 90 minutes from but are always so busy. Soon…soon! 5644
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Found this in the bottom of the drawer—it seems like it was in another place and time. 1120
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The houses quilt -- after two years of cooking along -- is completed! Some thoughts on the impact of the idea of "four" now on the website. opquilt.com/2026/08/11/f... #quiltskyopquilt.comFour Planes of ConnectionNot airplanes. More like what’s demonstrated in the above photo, if you can figure it out. Math-type planes, like angles and parabolas and spheres and not only those, but rectangles and trian… 0111
Elizabeth Eastmond @opquilt.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Granny Square quilt is finished. I posted about it, plus an antique granny square quilt that a friend showed me, if you want to read about it. opquilt.com #quiltsky 2301