#muppin

[justwannaquilt]

Cheryl talks to us about the process of moving to Paducah and opening Mupping Quilt Emporium. We’ve talked with Cheryl many times, about the business of quilting. See Epsiodes in 2018: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14357737, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/14198528, https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13965326, and one episode in 2019: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20463047. We catch up with her on her new marriage, her new shop, and her big move to Paducah. (Paducah is one of the key quilting cities in the country, in the world, with the National Quilt Museum and a town that supports artists and quilters). For more on the shop, go to the Facebook grou, Muppin’s Sewing Emporium, https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=229544981867030, and to her website, https://muppin.com/. She has a new book, Smock it to Me: The History and Technique of Canadian Smocking, available at https://amzn.to/3xAA7NG. Cheryl is a quilt and sewing entrepreneur, who focuses on texture, technology and textiles. She loves heirloom sewing techniques and fabric manipulation. She teaches and lectures across the country. She is also known for her iconic sewing skull branding. Here's a new story: https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/quilting-sewing-corporation-muppin-inc-coming-to-downtown-paducah/article_6830f65e-17e3-11ed-b7ed-470e1a3ff16e.html. Want to visit? Here is the address! Muppin’s Sewing Emporium 117 N 4th street Paducah KY 42001

[seven-oh-four]

Silly Game Time: What's something silly you believed as a child?

For example, I believed wolves were, like, *everywhere*. Which I was okay with, because wolves are cool. I also believed hypnosis/mind control was a constant threat, but sunglasses would protect a person from it.

I never believed anything silly as a child. As all my followers know, I've never been wrong about everything in my entire life.

[screampied]

imma pretend like you didn't say hakari was fine😇anywayssss!!

HES SEXY. where has he been all my life. i need to write something for him asap i can u don’t understand 💔💔💔💔

[thesadiestyle]

Behind every decent version of myself is my ferocious little shadow. 🐕

[makereadgrow]

I am having some feelings and I need an emotional regulation project that if I need to I can set aside and never touch again when this situation has passed.

I decided to use a scrap of linen and do some smocking with no plan for the final result. Fabric is from fabrics-store.com and it's just their mid weight linen. I starched it well and ironed it before this.

I then drew a grid on what will be the reverse side of the work using a template from muppin emporium - you can also use a ruler and draw dots. My pen is the heat erasable frixion.

Next I used long stitches and placed the gathering stitches following where the template lines intersect. I'm using hand quilting thread as it's smooth and strong.

Once all the gathering threads are placed I gently pull to produce even pleats. I spend some time futzing around to make sure everything is nice and even and then I trim the gathering threads and knot them in pairs. Finally I do a bit more futzing around to keep it neat.

It's now ready for the smocking.

[red-viewe]

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 reddy

yurr? Im eatint muppins rn :D

[charrators]

hi everyone. Muppin

[indagonightmare]

I'm muppin rich

[harryfeatgaga]

noooooo she doesnt say muppins anymore😭😭 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMrMvhQrW/

OHHHHDJCHBHHUJDNFHJ

[oldshinee]

090815 - shinee sbs show! a singing korea

[yomoyamahanaki]

後で #Muppin でもアップしますけども、今日出掛けて来た太宰府での出来事です。 諸般の事情でプリペイドカードで、半額で乗れたのですが‥想った以上に減らされてたので、初動ミスと想って措（お）きます。 だってこのアプリでは行動の前後は逆にアップしましたけども、実際は…先に荘厳なタイ（🇹🇭王国）の古代美術展の感想が台無しに加えて、そのプリペイドカードのインプレッションエラーが無かったら…太宰府市の散策行か無かったからね…。感謝し無いとな…。 (大宰府)

[justwannaquilt]

Quilt Industry Leader Cheryl Sleboda talks to us about her 31 Day Blog Challenge and Quilting Too

[stephantom]

If you want to know something heartbreaking, google “non-recognition aggression in cats.” My husband took two of or three to the vet yesterday, and now Pickle doesn’t seem to know Mort anymore and if it keeps up, idk what I’ll do. She’s curled up on my lap in bed now, and Muppin is by my head, and Mort just quietly hopped up onto the bed too... and Pickle hissed at him until he left. She hisses every time she sees him. It’s only been one night so far though, so maybe it’ll just... go back to normal.

[aiweirdness]

Neural networks + Kittens = !!!

It was inevitable that the neural network, having named all kinds of internet datasets, should turn its talents to naming cats.

And what an occasion! The AFK Cat Rescue of Huntsville, Alabama contacted me because they had an exceptionally adorable bunch of kittens (plus one magnificent Persian) who need names and homes. June is kitten season here in the USA, so shelters are inundated with new kittens right now, and AFK takes the very high-risk cases, kittens who are too small to survive in regular shelters, or who are sick or injured, or have neurological disorders.

To be sure, the AFK Cat Rescue’s kitten-naming game is strong. They’ve got a black and orange kitten pair named Shere Khan and Bagheera, and they have another pair of cats named Grindylow and Pooka. With their full list of the several hundred cat names they’ve used over the years, plus the list of several thousand cats registered in Toronto (thanks to Tumblr user @maverick-ornithography), I had comfortably enough to train a neural network with.

I fired up my trusty karpathy-char-rnn neural network framework, and sat down to watch it learn.

Colzyy Mumhan Tygrar Juolb Ggonooo Byn Malgacor Gatbewl Mrror Rglslwelph Aarla Teaw Mos Tilypsronvynkor

“Very good,” I said. “Coming right along. Nice work on Aarla, maybe not try so hard on Teaw Mos Tilypsronvynkor.” I said all this to myself, of course, because the neural network operates entirely without my input once training starts. I can shout “No, you fool!” at it all day if I like and it ignores me perfectly.

Soon, however, I began to notice that quite a few of these cats had last names, and sounded actually rather grand.

Jarlag Argon Mankith Cuttim Aeggerooy Jozga Andend of Karlans Irtenda of Tiyra Sittrobt Torg? Arten Sword Lord Magian Welu-the Manwys Parihen the Thawk Haldir of the Saleword Barga Mr. Yetheract Belfine Bracken Belis Goodbrook Bentone Ballywood Grim Wyyne Gorihand Molgo

I had, as it turned out, accidentally trained the neural network on another dataset, a list of character names from Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, C. S. Lewis, Robert E Howard, and Terry Pratchett (sent in by reader Thomas Pugh).

AFK Cat Rescue, however, decided to roll with it. First neural network kitten: Parihen the Thawk!

Parihen the Thawk: This guy was surrendered to an animal shelter after he hitched a ride in the engine of a car. He had a dislocated leg but it's healing well with rest. He's shy, tiny and misses his bff who is in the hospital right now for her much worse injuries. He's got a lot of energy and loves to show off his belly.

I finally got the neural network training on the proper dataset, but I was worried when, by the time I went to bed it was producing literally the following names over and over:

Hurter Hurler Hunty Hurty Hunter Hurker

Some who are not so fond of cats may argue that these are in fact the best cat names. Fortunately for the AFK Cat Rescue, the names did eventually become more suitable. I present to you:

Jexley Pickle - This little girl is a hoot and a half. She's full of energy, bounce and comedy. She loves to nurse on ear lobes and finger tips. She's about 6 weeks old and was found after being chased up a tree by a dog. 

Mag Jeggles - When you touch him he rattles from head to tail with purrs. He's so sweet. He was simply too young to be made available for adoption, and was rescued from a shelter that could not care for him.

Snox Boops - He was in a room with a lot of kittens that were too small to place up for adoption and even much smaller than the others in the room. When you pick him up he capsizes in your hands and starts purring. He's got a huge voice and a huge demand for love and attention. 

Mumcake - She was brought into a shelter as a stray, but she was too young for adoption and if she wasn't pulled by rescue she would have been subject for euthanasia. She's adorable, loving, outgoing and shoots sunshine right out of her butt. (Sunshine ejection not shown; you have AFK’s word for it.)

Tilly Mapper - This little girl also took a ride in a car engine and her rear leg was nearly completely severed as a result. She's been stitched up but she's had an infection set in. She is only around 8 weeks old and she's in very poor body condition from having tried to make it on the streets. We hospitalized her yesterday and she's doing much better. We hope to have her back to foster home by Friday.

Big Wiggy Bool - He is a doll-faced persian that was surrendered to a kill shelter when his family could not take him on their cross country move. He's five years old and has obviously been doted on. He's super affectionate, very easy going and a talker!  He's been recently groomed and trimmed up by Robyn Warner with Goin to the Dogs and Cats Mobile Grooming Service. And he loves belly rubs. Rubbing that fluffy, soft belly is an experience so wonderful it can only be discussed in breathless whispers.

Photos of the above cats by volunteer Amy Harrell.

And, since it IS kitten season, the neural network is happy to provide a list of cat names (some more usable than others), for use in naming cats, computer servers, firstborn, etc.

Jeckle Elbent Jenderina Roober Snorp Snox Boops Cylon Sookabear Frere Sonney Mrow Jexley Pickle Marper Foppin Toby Booch Snowpie Big Wiggy Bool Macha Boo Mr Whinkles Timble Macfallon Machaka Licky Cat Mr Bincheh Macnaw Maxy Fay Tim Hike Mr Gruffles Grips Liony Oli Lingo Lingley Conkie Lasley Goo Mr Took Linky Marvish Mag Jeggles Corko Maggin Mcguntton Mara Tatters Mr Tiggie Mr. Skuffles Mr. Hinkles Mush Jam Tilly-Mapper Mr. Jubble Mumcake Muppin Mr O

Perhaps backup choices:

Cutzerinda Galorub Pans Sofa Shotkie Ouiho Pope Kogon Ro Larky Rorka Bot leperaONtiea Malool Scagkaleoru Clagmlh Mice iiia Ha LuoleryPlogalasnfalon Hubla Ssrerosti Negflun Mery Booii Balllucidoux

Definitely backup choices:

Trickles Poot Moosh Papper Clotter Moan Toot Cloobie Slarkbir Jenky Pissy Schitty Retchion Pappy Dopia Pilly Scabbys Pish Mesladewench Souffungy Mr Tinkles

[dynamoe]

JUST THE NAMES

from Lewis & Quark’s Neural Network Generated Kitten Names  (great article, even more names -- worth a read!)

a list of cat names (some more usable than others), for use in naming cats, computer servers, firstborn, etc.

Jeckle

Elbent

Jenderina

Roober

Snorp

Snox Boops

Cylon

Sookabear

Frere

Sonney Mrow

Jexley Pickle

Marper

Foppin

Toby Booch

Snowpie

Big Wiggy Bool

Macha Boo

Mr Whinkles

Timble

Macfallon

Machaka

Licky Cat

Mr Bincheh

Macnaw

Maxy Fay

Tim Hike

Mr Gruffles

Grips

Liony Oli

Lingo

Lingley

Conkie

Lasley Goo

Mr Took

Linky

Marvish

Mag Jeggles

Corko

Maggin

Mcguntton

Mara Tatters

Mr Tiggie

Mr. Skuffles

Mr. Hinkles

Mush Jam

Tilly-Mapper

Mr. Jubble

Mumcake

Muppin

Mr O

Backup choices:

Cutzerinda

Galorub

Pans

Sofa

Shotkie

Ouiho

Pope

Kogon

Ro Larky

Rorka Bot

leperaONtiea

Malool

Scagkaleoru

Clagmlh

Mice

iiia

Ha LuoleryPlogalasnfalon

Hubla Ssrerosti

Negflun Mery

Booii

Balllucidoux

Definitely backup choices:

Trickles

Poot

Moosh Papper

Clotter

Moan

Toot

Cloobie

Slarkbir

Jenky

Pissy

Schitty

Retchion

Pappy

Dopia

Pilly

Scabbys

Pish

Mesladewench

Souffungy

Mr Tinkles

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