A Quilting Queer

I've not had as much time as I'd like to sew recently on account of starting uni again and work getting full on. I've also picked up a couple of other hobbies/projects which haven't helped. I'm hoping that my time and desire to quilt picks up soon, but I'm not too worried. Worst case next year can be a slower quilting year. These are the remaining quilts on the list for the year:

The Medallion Quilt

This one is pieced and sandwiched, and is slowly being quilted. I've got some really bright and fun variegated threads that I'm using, and I'm loving how it all looks. It'll be lovely to have on the bed when it's done.

The Scrap Quilt

This one also just needs to be quilted and sandwiched, but I haven't touched it in a while. I'm thinking of using it to teach some friends how to hand quilt if they're interested. Otherwise there's no rush.

The Body Quilt

This one is going to get picked up sooner rather than later. I want to applique letters for it, and I've been thinking of the exact words I want to say. I also did an applique class recently - see the picture on the right - (whoops another project to continue) but now I feel confident enough to make a start!

The Spring Couch Quilt

This is the quilt I need to be working on, but the blocks are... not fun. I need a weekend to just focus on it, but I've been too busy. I might take a couple of days off work and do it then. Hopefully I'll get it done for September so we can use in on the couch!

The Geology Quilt

Alright in sheer desperation I'm going to post this on the piss on the poor website because other places I've gone for recs have been less helpful when it comes to people reading the post.

I recently (like a year back) read Big Girl and other stories by Meg Elison and had so many emotions I'm now doing a thesis. I'm looking for other books about fat people where their bodies are central to the story. Short story collections after absolutely fine - I'm a big fan!

I've read Butter by Asako Yuzuki and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad and while I didn't enjoy them, they were closer to what I'm after than most of the recs I've gotten.

I am NOT LOOKING FOR:

Romance novels (I love them, I am after literary fiction)

YA books (I am after literary fiction)

Non-fiction (unless it's more creative non-fiction and people are getting weird with it to the point it's pretty much literary fiction)

Books where the character is fat but it is more incidental to the plot (these are great, just not what I'm after rn)

When it comes to fanfic I've had many a "guess I have to write what I'm after myself" but I do not have it in me to write and publish actual novels, so I'm begging and hoping for some new books to read!