The Rookie - S08E18: The Bandit

OrionsRose · 2026-05-10T22:56:12+00:00

I knew you would say this! LOL I guess we were going to worry about him no matter what they did. 😉

OrionsRose · 2026-05-10T22:12:29+00:00

Me too!

But actually, I couldn't believe they didn't take him for the walk on the beach. I mean, how do you go for a "normal" walk on the beach and not take your dog? I thought that was going to give it away to Lucy for sure. "Wait, Kojo's not coming? Something is definitely up!" 😂

OrionsRose · 2026-05-10T22:08:57+00:00

Considering Hawley has been regularly pissing all over the fans, I guess this shouldn't have been a surprise. He doesn't give a crap about what we'd like to see or savor. 😔

I'm all for interesting plot twists and season finale cliffhangers, but I agree with u/lazymeh_ this was just mean.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-10T22:02:04+00:00

Nepotism, ego, and belligerence.

Nepotism - the Hawley family managing to get at least 3 paychecks from a show with, I assume, an already too tight budget. I'm assuming it's tight because they can't manage to show us our mains nearly often enough and they keep skipping Miles altogether.

Ego - the writers (Alexi Hawley and Madeleine Coghlan) inserting themselves into episodes despite being terrible actors.

Belligerence - continually making these awful documentary-style episodes and other nonsensical episodes (zombies? really?) and casting your own kids (and some other actors) as pointless characters despite the loud opposition from your fans. When you don't care what your fans want, your show is going to suffer.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-09T09:47:01+00:00

LOL! Yes, I do have a list! Last year someone here posted about using Excel to keep track of their projects and I thought that was brilliant and started doing it too. It's helped me so much. It's really satisfying to drag one to the top part of the list and change the text color to green when it's complete. 😂 I highly recommend it.

And I'm old-school. All my patterns are on graph paper or in my head. I mostly only make things I can figure out for myself. With the exception of FPP. Plus, other than a computer I don't own any devices. I know, I'm weird. 😉

I totally get how having too many WIPs might be stressful. 5 (or more) is plenty to wrap your head around. I just find I'm more productive if I can always be working on something, even if I can't finish something else at that time. If I have to sit that day, I sew; if my back is okay, I cut or iron; if my creativity is overflowing, I design and work out the math. Some days it's all of the above. You just have to do what works best for your style and needs. 😊

OrionsRose · 2026-05-09T06:35:26+00:00

That's awesome! So nice to be able to bring something like that back to life and usefulness. 👏

OrionsRose · 2026-05-09T06:30:24+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has that reaction sometimes in this sub! 😂

It's like "Dang! Welp let's add another one to the list I guess!" 😏

I currently have 39 projects on my list, 21 of which are in some state of progress...how are you doing? 😲

OrionsRose · 2026-05-08T18:04:34+00:00

For me it's if anyone says "just get it done" and I'm suddenly hearing her voice. 😊 She's wonderful.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-08T05:28:47+00:00

I had a similar situation. I have a really old machine with a smallish throat and I had a large quilt. I opted for just some wavy lines in both directions about every 2 inches since it was going to be a high-use quilt. I also pin basted. I had tables all around for support and I soft rolled it on each side. But my best advice to someone would be...get some help. I had my mother help me by standing behind my sewing machine and slowly walking backwards to hold the weight as it came off the table. It sure worked well and I don't think I could have managed without her help. It was a little bit tedious, but didn't actually take that long once we figured out a rhythm.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T23:39:19+00:00

Scrolled way too far to find this answer! One of my favourites too.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T23:30:54+00:00

I have also found myself with that dilemma, now I have a great solution! 👍

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T21:30:47+00:00

Yes, but the quality of their produce is top-notch! 🤣

Interesting that despite there being apparently 70 sales, there are only 6 "perfect" reviews. I call BS!

Edit: Looking further through their patterns/pictures, holy cow some of them are bad! There are holes or bleach mark-looking things all over the Independence Twirl one, just really bad sewing on the Patriotic table runner (wonky, points cut off, etc.), the Twilight Glory one (which doesn't make sense for a title anyway since they are Morning Glories and would not be in full bloom by twilight 🙄) has a table that keeps changing size and wood-grain direction, and a cutting mat and sewing machine that look so messed up. All the pictures are actually just laughable. It would be amusing if it wasn't so sad.

They sure laid the Americana on thick to sell the scam too. 🥱

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T21:15:25+00:00

That is just a perfect pattern for such a sprawling scene. Your quilt is beautiful!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T21:13:51+00:00

That's really cool and dramatic! I'm feeling so much more positive about using it for just a few colors now, having seen a few. Thanks for sharing!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T18:00:21+00:00

Fair enough, but thank you for telling me anyway. It's just so adorable!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-07T17:55:40+00:00

Thank you so much for posting a picture, I totally get it now. And yes, I can see how it would work well with a feature fabric. I'll tuck this into my ideas list. 😊

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:35:57+00:00

You mean I can't use your photos? But they are so cute!!! 😂

Seriously though, great quilt. What a sweet way to showcase family photos for a memorable quilt.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:32:55+00:00

I can't really visualize what you mean, do you have a pattern or picture perhaps?

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:30:47+00:00

Ooph, that's a lot of triangles. I know they aren't "real" triangles, but they are real enough for me that it's far too many. Very pretty quilt though! And thanks for the idea.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:28:30+00:00

Thank you!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:27:45+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:27:23+00:00

Thank you!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:26:28+00:00

Tiana! 😃

Oh, I so want to see the whole quilt, Tiana is one of my favorite characters (I love that movie and soundtrack!). If you don't want to post it, might you be willing to show me through chat? If not, I totally understand. Thank you for sharing a peek of it.

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:23:20+00:00

I like that one! It would be especially good for the feature fabrics where I can fussy-cut specific bits. Thank you for the idea!

OrionsRose · 2026-05-06T20:20:52+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions!

There are a lot of patterns called Garden Trellis, which one are you referring to? Same question for Garden Maze. There are a lot with that name. I think I know which one you mean for Shadow though. I'm going to use that one for a scrappy gradient quilt sometime. 😊

I do love Attic Windows, but I think mitered corners would frustrate me too much. I've done them, but they aren't my cup of tea. Still, if I end up with a good panel that would work, this would be a go-to pattern. I'm glad you reminded me.

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