#my darling Catholes quilt

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I went to a quilt retreat this week. It was so much fun and so productive! I was able to make 4 crib sheets and 8 reusable cloths, I finished a patchwork ghost stuffie, I bound 4 quilts and added a hanging sleeve to one of them.

I also made 3 tops. Two for a friend’s twin due soon.

I can only post 10 images. So I’ll show the last one I another post. Which is your favorite?

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Breaking Down Walls | Tom Hiddleston x Reader

Pairing: Tom Hiddleston x Reader

Summary:  The reader has a writing deadline looming but she has hit a roadblock. Tom returns home and helps with a bit of hands on inspiration.

Warnings: Smut Desk Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Sex, Teasing, Fluff and Smut

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You stared at the cursor on the screen, taunting you. A cruel reminder of the writer’s block invading your brain at every turn.

“By the Norns, I will never get this done!” you cursed to the air, your voice bouncing off the walls of your shared office.

You shifted your weight in the chair. Your back reminded you of how long it had been since you stretched or moved from your spot.

With slow movements, you rose and padded off towards the kitchen in search of tea and biscuits. You located a clean cup and your favorite tea. While you turned on the electric kettle, you hunted for the biscuits.

“Oh, for fuck’s sake.” you commented as you opened the cupboard and spied the biscuit package on the top shelf.

You climbed onto the counter to reach them, precariously perched on one knee. “Honestly, that man is trying to send me to an early grave.”

Tom was an amazing boyfriend but he forgets not everyone towers at over six feet. You have threatened more than once to hide his favorite sweater in retaliation.

You snatched the biscuits down with your fingertips and set about making your tea. As you headed back to the office, your heart filled with dread.

You regretted taking on this writing assignment. You loved romance but once the story hit anything remotely resembling smut; you froze up.

“Forget it.” you muttered as you detoured for your bedroom and the comfort of a warm quilt and your laptop.

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Tom returned later that afternoon to a dark house. His brows furrowed as the house hung heavy and silent. Not a good sign.

His mood only darkened when he saw the office empty. You should have been working on your manuscript, as your deadline was only in two weeks. Tom beelined his way to the bedroom.

He discovered a lump of blankets shaped like you. He popped his head into the small opening.

“How does the writing go, darling?” he asked with a smile.

“You left the biscuits on the top shelf.” you grumbled, the glow of your screen illuminating your face.

“That well?” Tom chuckled. “Can I extract you from your cave?”

You pulled blankets tighter around you. “They have accepted me as one of their own. I can’t leave them now.”

“We will take our chances.” Tom’s muscular arms pulled you to a seating position. “Now…” Tom pushed your hair out of your face. “… there is my beautiful and talented girlfriend.”

“A hack or charlatan might be a more à propos description.”

“Nonsense, my darling.” Tom kissed your temple and turned you to face him. “You are a rare talent.” His fingers ran along the curves of your face. Your cheeks heated at his touch every time.

Tom pressed his lips to yours. You inhaled his scent of citrus and musk. You never grew tired of that smell. Your hands moved to lay flat on Tom’s chest. His heart raced under your hand.

“Now with that out of the way.” Tom commented as the two of you parted. “What writing conundrum are you facing this time?”

You squirmed in your spot. “Sex.” you muttered under breath.

Tom’s eyebrows raised. “Did you say sex? You can’t tell me you don’t have personal experience to draw from…” Tom teased at your shirt hem.

You swatted his hand away with a smile. “You and I both know that is not the problem.” Tom placed his hand on your hip. “I blame a childhood education comprised of Catholic nuns. Stupid smut wall.”

“Smut wall, sounds foreboding.”

“It is.”

Tom rose and pulled you to standing. “Well why don’t we read what you have so far.”

Tom trotted off towards the office and you lumbered behind him. When you entered the office, Tom sat in your chair, his legs splayed wide as always.

“Sit on my lap while we read.” Tom patted his thighs. You rolled your eyes but complied. Tom’s arms wrapped around your waist, holding you tight against his torso.

“This is ridiculous.” you groaned.

“Now tell me about the story.”

“It takes place in 17th Spain. Camilla is a courtier in the Spanish court and she is betrothed to a Spanish noble but is in love with Tomas, the royal stable hand.”

Tom’s chest rumbled against your back. “I can see I am already going to like this Tomas character.”

You swatted his leg. “Hush you.”

“Where is your wall?” Tom leaned in to nuzzle his nose against the nape of your neck. You jumped, but he held you tight.

“Ah… well the Queen has invited Camilla on a horseback ride but she can’t ride. She has asked Tomas to help her.”

“Sounds like the perfect setup for naughty activities. Read it to me.”

You cleared your throat as you read out loud from the beginning of the chapter. As you talked of the tension between Tomas and Camilla, Tom’s fingers teased at the waistband of your pants. His fingertips ignited your skin with each touch.

“And that is as far as I got…” you breathed, distracted by his wandering hands.

“Perhaps you can have Tomas set up a saddle on one of the benches and guide Camilla through an imaginary ride.” Tom kissed behind your ear.

You bit your lip to suppress a moan. “And how would that lead sex?” you teased as Tom’s cock hardened between you.

“If you will indulge me…” Tom’s face trailed off as his lips trailed down your neck to find that spot on your neck.

“I always indulge you, dear.” you panted.

One of Tom’s hands held you fast against him, while the other one trailed down to tease your folds. Tom’s thumbs grazed the underside of your breast through your thin t-shirt.

“Already so wet for me.” Tom growled. “Someone is eager.”

“You are one to talk.” you sniped back as you rocked your hips and Tom’s lips left your neck as his head fell back.

“You minx.” Without further warning, Tom plunged a finger inside of you. You gasped and moaned.

“Such sounds. How I love to hear you come undone at my touch.” he purred.

Tom continued to pump his finger into you, soon adding a second one. The coil inside of you grew tighter with each expert curl of his fingers. You bucked your hips against the palm of his hand.

“Please…” you begged.

“Oh, how your pleas are music to my ears. Cum for me, my dear.”

Tom twisted his hand to allow his thumb to rub against your clit.

“Yes, gods!” you screamed as you orgasmed. Tom continued to tease you through it before removing his fingers.

He waited for just a moment before lifting you off his lap and placing you onto the desk facing him.

You glanced away as you noticed the wet spot on Tom’s thigh. He crooked his finger under your chin and snapped your head to look directly into his deep blue eyes.

“Are you ashamed of the pleasure I give you?” Tom questioned as he tugged at his belt. You opened your mouth to speak, but Tom stopped you. “You are mine.”

He lifted you up to pull your pants off, taking your panties along with them. His trousers pooled at his ankles, soon joining your clothes. Tom pushed your legs wide. He grinned as he drags the tip of his cock along your slit, collecting your juices along the way. “All mine.” he hissed as he pushed into you.

“Aaaah!” you moaned at the feeling of fullness. You never tired of this, the connection, the carnal need. To wholly give yourself to someone.

You jolted back to reality with the snap of Tom’s hips. Your legs wound around his waist for support and leverage. Tom’s pace was bruising and frantic. Your second orgasm fast approached.

“I’m close, darling.” Tom panted. He gripped your hips with his fingers, certain to leave a mark.

Me too was you could muster between moans. Tom shifted his grip, pulling one of your legs onto his shoulder while the rest of your body fell back onto the solid wood desk.

Tom’s public bone grazed against you and within a few thrusts, a wave of ecstasy surged through your body.

“Fuck!” Tom grunted as he spilled inside you as your pussy gripped around his cock, milking him with each spasm.

Tom collapsed forward onto you before lifting you into his embrace. His thumbs pushed the errants strands of hair from your brow. He kissed your forehead, then nose, before kissing your lips gently.

“Is that enough inspiration for your manuscript?” Tom whispered as he smiled down at you.

You nodded. “I think I can manage things now.”

Tom helped you hop down from the desk. “If you ever need some hands on experience…” Tom moved to give your ass a firm squeeze. “… I am yours.”

“Yes you are.”

Tom leaned in close as he guided you toward the bathroom. “And you are mine.” His deep baritone sending shivers down your spine as he shut the door behind the two of you.

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'Lady Bird': How Greta Gerwig gave wings to her Oscar-buzzing directorial debut

Saoirse Ronan in Lady Bird (Picture: A24/courtesy Everett Collection)

Lady Bird, the solo directorial debut of actress and writer Greta Gerwig, has inspired the kind of response every first-time filmmaker dreams about. With a 100 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a largely sold-out opening weekend, the deeply observant, funny, and moving Lady Bird is off to a strong start in the run-up to awards season. Gerwig, naturally, is beyond thrilled. “It’s extraordinary. I’m over the moon,” she told Yahoo Entertainment, going on to describe all the texts and photos she received from screenings across the country.  As personal as Lady Bird is for the writer-director, it feels just as personal for the audience; not an easy feat, especially given that the film industry has largely shunned realistic portraits of teenage girls. The movie takes place between 2003 and 2004, following a Sacramento teenager (Saoirse Ronan) as she completes high school and begins her freshman year of college. Our heroine is named Christine, but much to the annoyance of her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf), she insists on going by Lady Bird. (When a teacher at her Catholic school asks, “Is that your given name?”, she replies, “I gave it to myself. It’s given to me, by me.”) The new name is one of Lady Bird’s many attempts to pin down her own fluttering identity; others include joining the drama club, dating two very different boys (Lucas Hedges and Timothee Chalamet), defying her Catholic upbringing, questioning the closeness of her best friend (Beanie Feldstein), and most importantly, navigating the relationship between herself and her mother as she prepares to leave home. Though its story is simple, Lady Bird contains multitudes; complex issues like personal versus public faith, the dissolution of the middle class, and the anxiety of post-September 11 America simmer beneath the story of a strong-willed daughter and her loving, infuriating, all-too-familiar mother. Yahoo Entertainment spoke with Gerwig about bringing Lady Bird’s vivid world to the big screen, Dave Matthews Band songs and all.

Director Greta Gerwig, right, on-set with cinematographer Sam Levy (Picture: A24/courtesy Everett Collection)

Yahoo Movies: This movie covers two of my very favorite themes, religion and musical theater. Greta Gerwig: Me too!

Tell me why those were touchstones for you. Lady Bird sort of moonlights in musical theater as she’s on her way up. I was a “musical theater kid.” I did tons of musicals. I loved musicals far more than I actually had the talent to be in musicals. But I think it was the vividness of the emotions in musicals, because it really is that thing of, when you feel so much, you have to sing. That was something I very much related to and loved. And my love goes back to really young!  I saw a production of Starlight Express when I was five and my mind exploded. I waited for the double cassette to arrive at the Tower Records from the original cast recording. I mean, I was very invested in it. So that was the baseline.

And then for me, being that person, Stephen Sondheim was king. So I had written [the Sondheim musical] Merrily We Roll Along into the script but I didn’t really know if I would be able to get permission to use it. I wrote him a letter, and I was lucky enough that my producer Scott Rudin is also a theater producer, and he got the letter to Stephen.

Did you actually have a conversation with Stephen Sondheim about the film? I still have never met him! I’ll ask for it soon. I’ll call in that favor.

What about the theme of religion? I went to Catholic school. In a way, I think it’s easy to play that for a joke in a film. And it’s not that we don’t have any jokes, but I wanted it to feel like the school was made up of individuals who had their own particular experiences and senses of humor, and that they were in the middle of their own story, because I think sometimes it can get reduced to just the uniform of the priest or the nun, and the rules, and you lose the sense of how there are really interesting people there.

Saoirse Ronan and Beanie Feldstein in Lady Bird (Picture: A24/courtesy Everett Collection)

And how each of those people are on a different faith journey. One movie I actually thought of while watching Lady Bird was The Trouble with Angels [the 1966 film about Catholic schoolgirls directed by Ida Lupino, the first woman to be accepted into the Director’s Guild of America]. Oh yeah! Right! That’s so funny, no one’s mentioned that to me before, but that’s true! I mean, I didn’t want to be too — you know, at the end of the film when she walks into the church, it’s not specifically that she is experiencing something religious. But it’s that thing of, [this is] the place that you grew your roots, and the returning, and that there is meaning in it. And to me, religion is fascinating, all religions, because it’s a primary story that people tell themselves about what matters and how to build a moral universe, and how to decide how to move on with your life and what you’re going to do.  To treat that seriously was something I was interested in.

I understand that your first draft was extremely long. So long.

How did you choose which moments and milestones to include? It felt epic, like I’d lived through my entire senior year of high school again, and yet very specific and self-contained. Well, it’s my way to overwrite. I always knew that the core of the story was the love story between a mother and a daughter. The original draft that was so long was called Mothers and Daughters. One way I do it is, I actually try to almost spread it all out like a quilt and look at it like — this sounds completely silly, but do you remember those Magic Eye paintings from the ’90s? They were always at dentists’ offices and stuff? It’s almost like looking at a Magic Eye painting and the story comes out at you.

And then you go through all these revelations. Maybe you’ve had two separate characters that you suddenly realize are the same character. Or some plotline that felt important actually now has fallen away. It’s a very long process. [laughs] But I just kept returning to, how does this tell this story? How does this tell this story of home, how does this tell this story of personhood, how does it tell this love story between a mother and daughter? And that was always what I was asking myself about each scene.

And when I cut something, I would put it in a separate file that said “Cut Things,” and I’d think to myself, “Well, if you really miss it, you can put it back, but why don’t you see if it works without it?” But that’s just the process of writing. You have to kill your darlings.

One thing that this movie really drives home is how teenagers have an incomplete picture of their parents. Yet you managed to show Lady Bird’s version of her mother without cheating the mother out of being a full character. It was really important to me that, even though you’re following Lady Bird and you are in her reality, that you have all these little moments where you’re with the other characters that she doesn’t know about. And it could be as simple as, after they find out the casting of the play, we stay with [Feldstein’s character] Julie for a second to see how much it meant to her that she got this. Or that we’re with the father at the job interview. Or that we see her mother at work with a co-worker. You get these moments where you just can’t know everything.

To me, the scene that’s most vividly that is when her mother fixes the dress and then hangs it up. Because it’s this moment of: your parents do so much that you’ll never know. And the complicated thing about life is that you inevitably won’t appreciate it. [Laughs] And they do it anyway. And they will keep doing it anyway.

Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf in Lady Bird (Picture: A24/courtesy Everett Collection)

You also capture the existence of this kind of quiet, reflective boredom that existed for kids before cell phones and screens were omnipresent.  How did you help your cast to understand that? [Laughs] I know, they’re such a young cast. They never knew a time! Yeah, that was really important to me. The movie is set slightly after when I was in high school, and I definitely wanted it to be in a very soon-after-post-9/11 world, in that we were in the midst of experiencing a national trauma; we were also in a war in Afghanistan; we were getting into a war in Iraq; cell phones and the internet were starting to rise but they weren’t there yet; this erosion of the middle class was speeding up; and it felt, in a way, that I could talk about now without having to set it now. Because I think if you set a movie now, I don’t know how you do it without having a ton of smartphones. And I think they’re just tremendously uncinematic, they’re not fun to shoot or look at.

And one thing I do on my sets — I do this anyway, this is not time-space specific, and I stole this from Noah Baumbach: No cell phones on set. If you need to make a phone call or text someone, you can leave the set. So none of the cast ever brought their cell phones on set, none of the crew. Because I think there’s just nothing that makes you more bummed out than looking over and seeing someone texting while you’re trying to concentrate. And the truth is, I think most people find it to be a relief to not have it with them. I think they think, “Oh God, thank God, I don’t have to look at it.”

But some of it was talking about, before the internet, you wouldn’t know where everybody was all the time. If you wanted to find someone, you’d have to go to the coffee shop where you think they might be and hang out there until they showed up. That was a thing that would structure time.

And also, that you wouldn’t have access to music and movies and taste through the internet. Now everybody has Spotify playlists and Pinterest and all this stuff. And really at that moment, it was still much more of a monoculture, in terms of how people received culture. You listened to the radio and you read magazines. Now it’s like everything can be so specified to your niche. And then it was kind of like, looking for what felt like it was special to you in the context of it being the thing everyone was listening to.

Yes, because I was thinking about “Crash” by the Dave Matthews Band, and how it was a big song when I was in high school in the late ’90s. My first thought when the song showed up in the film was, “Would they still have been listening to this in 2003?” And then I realized, of course they would have, because pop culture stuck around longer back then. You didn’t have the internet giving you all these things that pop up and immediately fade. I was really conscious, especially in the music, that I didn’t all want it to be from 2003. We have the Justin Timberlake song (“Cry Me a River”), which did come out in late 2002, so that was exactly in that time. But Dave Matthews and Alanis were still on the radio, especially on the “alternative” station. Do you remember the alternative station? Every town had one. It actually wasn’t even until I was in high school that a real, genuine Top 40 station came to Sacramento. And it was 107.9 The End. It played chart-topper hits but it wasn’t specifically hip-hop, or it wasn’t specifically alternative. And I remember it was a big moment of like, “Oh, this is playing the hits.”

Are you familiar with the website Letterboxd? It allows you to track the movies you’ve seen, and it allows users to create their own genres for grouping films. One of my favorite genres that someone made is “Greta Gerwig Can’t Make the Rent,” and it includes Frances Ha, Mistress America, and 20th Century Women.   [Laughs] That’s really funny.

It is! But I also thought it was interesting that financial anxiety has been a recurring theme in the films you’ve written or starred in.

Yeah well, I think it’s a theme in general. I think Americans have a lot of trouble talking about class. It’s something we don’t want to talk about. It’s funny, I read that 70 percent of Americans describe themselves as being middle class, and that’s whether they live below the poverty line or they’re in the 1%. There’s this aversion to saying anything about limitations that your financial background gives you. And I think it’s something that I see in action all the time, and it’s a big thing that shapes a lot of people’s lives. And within that, there’s a lot of decisions that get made.

I was very moved by that when I watched [the 2014 Richard Linklater film] Boyhood. The family was OK. Nothing bad happened. But it’s almost like they were three bad breaks from it all falling apart. You could sense it. It was palpable. And I think it’s something I’ve always been interested in exploring.

Before I go, I need to know how much of Merrily We Roll Along you actually staged. Oh, we did about five musical numbers, and they were all amazing. I think if DVD extras still exist, we should do the whole thing.

Lady Bird is now playing in select theaters. Watch the trailer:

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Pattern test for Sew Fresh Quilts. My Darling Catholes (my name for it). I had a lot of fun making this one. Background is origami cats!

The striped one is my favorite 💕

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I am NOT Aunt Gayle from Bob’s Burgers!

I am going to send my Catholes quilt to be custom quilted. Once I have it. Ack and get it bound I will be selling it.

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Shop for the pattern here

My ETSY shop can be found here

I plan to sell this quilt once I get it quilted. If you are interested I will post here when it’s in the shop

Pattern test for Sew Fresh Quilts. My Darling Catholes (my name for it). I had a lot of fun making this one. Background is origami cats!

The striped one is my favorite 💕