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Tony Kimbrell

@tonykimbrell.bsky.social
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I’m retired grandfather, a quilter. I study piano and sing in a choir. Married to a wonderful man, I enjoy cooking, travel, the arts, and sewing. I enjoy walking daily with my husband.

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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here is my quilt “Jenspired” selected by the American Quilter’s Society for exhibition at their QuiltWeek here in Columbus, OH. I’m honored to be among the 300 or so quilts from all over the country and world. This quilt has over 2,000 individual pieces in it. Based on a pattern by Jen Kingwell.
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’m excited to say that yesterday I received word that my quilt was accepted for exhibit and judging at the AQS QuiltWeek in Columbus, OH in September! border. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Completed in January, but have just made photos. I used Jen Kingwell’s pattern Queens Cross. The quilt measures 71.5” x 71.5”, w/ 2,028 individual pieces in it. I enlarged the quilt by designing and adding a 5.5” border. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thousands turned out for the No Kings protest in Atlanta today!
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The Men’s Quilt Exhibit 2026 at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. It was an honor to have my quilt selected for this exhibit. I am thankful that the RMQM turns a spotlight on men who quilt. This is a biannual exhibit, and I hope to return with another quilt in 2028!
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Last week, I completed these wall hangings begun in 2 different classes with the Jane Sassaman while at the AQS QuiltWeek, Lancaster, PA in Sept. Enjoyed learning her techniques. www.instagram.com/janesassaman #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
‘My latest quilting project, still in process…the top being blocked. Piecing is complete. The main part of the quilt uses Jen Kingwell’s “Queens Cross” pattern. I’ve added a pieced border to increase the size of the quilt to about 70” sq. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I’m so excited to share that the America Quilter’s Society jury committee has accepted my quilt, Fields of Flora II, to be shown and judged at the 2025 AQS QuiltWeek Contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 10-13, 2025. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt
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Janell @normy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but the federal government has pulled the funds
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.
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Tom Little Bike @thom1959.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/a...
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Trump Cuts Leave Few Caretakers for a Massive Federal Art Collection
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
I received notice by mail today that my quilt was accepted for judging and exhibition in January 2026 at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s 2026 Men’s exhibit! Yay! #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Lastly, here is a photo of the front, in its entirety, from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Hand appliqué. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool.  Using hand appliqué, the quilt consists of 20 blocks of 20 different vintage flowers, separated by sashing, and framed with two borders.
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
More photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera showing the back of the quilt. I used quilt-as-you-go to quilt the blocks, etc. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
More photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera showing free-motion quilting and walking foot on borders. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Hand appliqué. Here are blocks 1-20 of 20. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Hand appliqué. Here are blocks 13-16 of 20. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Hand appliqué. Here are blocks 9-12 of 20. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Hand appliqué. Here are blocks 5-8 of 20. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I’m finally posting photos from my just completed quilt, based on the pattern, “Fields of Flora” by Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. Here are blocks 1-4 of 20. #quiltsky #quilt #quilts #quilting #quilter #menwhoquilt #appliquequilt #fieldsofflora #thevintagespool #vernamosquera
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Last year, I had the privilege of making my granddaughter’s custom wedding. I had made her mother’s and aunt’s as well. It took five months, but was a labor of love. #sew #sewsky #weddinggown #weddingdress
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Bernard Taylor @bernardtaylorforfl.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Some people have to touch the stove, even though you told them it was hot. #MichelleObama #BlackSky #FAFO
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
@msardy.bsky.social Please add me to your quilters starter pack. Thanks!
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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Here’s a sneak peek at the appliqué quilt I’m working on now. I finished basting it in preparation for the last of the quilting on the sashing and the large border/frame. Quilting is complete on the blocks. This has been a long term project, started a year and a half ago, with interruptions.
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
On March 4, for the second time since the start of the 2025 state legislative session, over 200 hundred LGBTQ Georgians and their allies descended on the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta as at least seven anti-LGBTQ bills inched closer to becoming law.
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LGBTQ Advocates Rally, Resist ‘Tsunami of Anti-Trans Hate’ at ‘Pride To The Capitol’ | GLAAD
On March 4, for the second time since the start of the 2025 state legislative session, over 200 hundred LGBTQ Georgians and their allies descended on the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta as at least ...
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Julia Franklin @juliafranklinart.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I walked the halls of @mainframearts.bsky.social this afternoon, and this gem by quilt artist, @benmillett.us, reminded me that love, creativity, courage and resiliency cannot be taken away. Hugs and love, dear ones. ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🌈
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Kathryn Barr 🇨🇦 @kathrynbarr.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Took a course from Karen Eckmeier called Happy Villages to make this fabric collage. Had fun using embroidery to finish it. #quiltsky #fabric #quilt
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
A friend whom I haven’t seen in 50 years asked me to make a quilt for her grandson, that she’s raised, who is ill and bedridden. I decided this was a good time to try making a quilt from a kit. His favorite color is purple. Mailed it off today. #quilt #menwhoquilt #quiltingmen #purplequilts
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. They are vital members of our community. They make our government actually work for people. Remember this.
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A fired national park ranger lost his dream job. He says the public is losing more
Brian Gibbs was an environmental educator at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. His job was among those nixed by the Trump administration as it pushes to shrink federal spending.
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
More of my quilts:
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
A few of my quilts:
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 07/02/2025
Schoolhouse Rock Project 2025 edition. I grew up on “I’m just a bill, and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill”, that segment aired at the end of Saturday morning cartoons & helped us understand how Capitol Hill worked. Credit jasonkravits & amysedaris IG youtube.com/shorts/IMzwN...
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February 7, 2025
YouTube video by Jennifer
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it. snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
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NPR @npr.org · 07/02/2025
Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.
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Member of Elon Musk's DOGE team resigns after racist posts resurface
Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/01/2025
Breaking News: The Trump administration said federal employees would face consequences if they failed to report colleagues pursuing DEI efforts.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Latest News on Executive Orders and D.E.I. Crackdown
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
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Tony Kimbrell @tonykimbrell.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I’m new here, and am trying to learn the ropes and follow friends and interesting people and media.
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