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My name is Mary Ruth Anderson (My nickname is Essie) and I’m a blogger that focuses on illustration, sewing, and nature photography. I currently live in Arizona.

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  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    The Space Scrap Quilt’s Top is Now Complete!

    April 24, 2026

    Hi everyone! It’s finally time to show what the completed quilt to of my Space Scrap Quilt!

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  • Fabric,  My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    I Found More NASA Fat Quarters at Walmart…

    Hi everyone! During a recent shopping trip at Walmart, I decided to stop by the fabric section to see what type of fabrics are available to buy. That’s when I found out the Walmart I was shopping at has fat…

    By essieofwho April 23, 2026
  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    Space Scrap Quilt Progress: The Full Sized Blocks

    Hi everyone! This is the last post of my Space Scrap Quilt featuring old progress photographs! Just as a reminder, the quilt top is complete, but it still needs to be quilted and sew a binding to it. I will…

    By essieofwho April 22, 2026
  • My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing,  Videos

    An Update on the McCall’s M8029 Sew With Me Video- Current Plans and Where the New Video Is

    Last year, I published a post about a video I posted on YouTube. The video was about how I made McCall’s pattern M8029. It wasn’t well received because it didn’t have a lot of details on how to sew the…

    By essieofwho April 21, 2026
  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    The Space Scrap Quilt Blocks are Coming Together!

    Hi everyone! I wanted to share some old progress photographs of my space scrap quilt! As of this post, I have finished the top of the quilt, but still need to quilt it and bind the edges. Then it will…

    By essieofwho April 20, 2026
  • Arizona,  My Blog,  Photography

    2026 Spring Orange Tree Blossom Photographs

    Hi everyone! I had to take a few days off posting this week to focus on offline things. During this time, I realized I didn’t publish a post with photographs of my relative’s orange tree blossoms! This year is a…

    By essieofwho April 17, 2026
  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    The Space Quilt Progress- Sewing Some of the Blocks

    Hi everyone! It’s time for a progress post about the space quilt I made earlier this year! As of this post, I finished the top of the quilt, but have yet to quilt and bind the edges. Because I finished…

    By essieofwho April 14, 2026
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    The Strips and Potential Additional Fabric for My Space Quilt

    Hi everyone! Last week, the Artemis II mission ended. Even though I was really worried about the astronauts, I was really excited to see it from beginning to end. I am also really happy that everything went as smoothly as…

    By essieofwho April 13, 2026
  • My Blog,  Patterns,  Sewing

    Simplicity’s USA 250 Sewing Patterns

    Hi everyone! This year (2026) is the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. There are a lot of ways to celebrate the semiquincentennial, including making things. If you are interested in sewing something, you’re in luck because Simplicity…

    By essieofwho March 27, 2026
  • My Blog,  Quilting,  Sewing

    The Navy and Yellow Scrap Quilt: The Finished Quilt Top

    Hi everyone! After a few days of work, I was able to complete the quilt top for my navy and yellow scrap quilt. I already talked making this quilt in two previous posts. (You can read them here and here)…

    By essieofwho March 25, 2026
  • Art,  My Blog

    Learning How to Use Procreate (Again) and What to Do With My Unfinished Sketches

    Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about how I’m doing sketching and digitally painting using Procreate. If you are new to my blog, I started this blog over ten years ago to promote my art. I…

    By essieofwho March 23, 2026
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  • I Found More NASA Fat Quarters at Walmart…
  • Space Scrap Quilt Progress: The Full Sized Blocks
  • An Update on the McCall’s M8029 Sew With Me Video- Current Plans and Where the New Video Is
  • The Space Scrap Quilt Blocks are Coming Together!

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Social Networking Sites

  • DeviantART
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Youtube Channel- The Estella Initiative Archive
  • Youtube Channel-Essie of Who
  • YouTube Channel: The Estella Initiative

Stores and Print Shops

  • Etsy Store- Stella Junon (Formerly Emmor Hunter)
  • Spoonflower
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