January Cornucopia

 

That was such a great January (right? I hope it was!) again it has passed us by in a post-holiday whirl. But along the way I added to my cornucopia of links for the month. All the things I've enjoyed online, reading, seeing, listening, etc.

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How about using EQ8 to draft your own Snowflake design, kind of like the paper folding and cutting idea that we've all done. This is a great video illustrating how to do it.

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In case you're missing seeing music videos on MTV (honestly when's the last time any of us turned on MTV?), here's an interesting site, that is always running all those music videos, interspersed with ads from back in the day for Blockbuster, etc. The first video I caught was Depeche Mode so I was happy.

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Really interesting essay about Arizona that coins the term "thermochauvinism" which makes thinking about heating Minneapolis vs. cooling Phoenix so much clearer.

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On the one year anniversary of the horrific firestorm in LA, this article by David Wallace-Wells is worth a read, Which City Burns Next?

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I continue to enjoy Christa Quilts free-motion quilting design videos, they're short, well-filmed, and have very clear instructions. Super useful and inspiring.

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I like the Etsy color of the year, and the newly introduced, texture of the year. Both are 👍👍👍

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Great article about Craftivism in the US from The Guardian. Yarn-bombing, knit-in's, hat designs, etc.

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American Patchwork & Quilting magazine has a really interesting block-of-the-month  going on with a free quilt design which is available in an EQ8 format so you can re-color it before you start sewing. This started in October 2025 and is running through June 2026 so there are 6 blocks available for downloading.

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I found this photo illustrated tutorial on a disappearing 4-Patch from Boersma's to likely be very useful

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I was really pleased to see Transmissions Quilts mentioned in the Oliso newsletter. This looks like such a great collaborative and supportive project to get involved with and support.

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This interview with Isabel Allende is so wonderful, and not just because it was at UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) She's one of my favorite authors and it was great to hear from her about creating art in authoritarian times.

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The annual list of transgender Girl Scouts to support is up, go pick one (or more) to buy your cookies from this year.

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Listening to: 

• Burn Order - Rachel Maddow's newest story/6 episode podcast about Japanese Internment camps in the 1940's  
•  What's The Plan? a podcast from the founders of Indivisible.

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