I crossed paths with a praying mantis at Illinois Beach State Park yesterday. I tried to get a head-on photo but it moved too quickly.
We have one more warm day (80's!) and tomorrow it will be in the 60's, falling to the low 50's for trick or treating.
The squirrels decided to carve our pumpkin. Ooooh noooo, Mr. Bill!
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Last evening's P.E.O. Zoom meeting included a very interesting program.
The speaker was my friend-since-junior high Pam. She was an associate editor for Science the journal of the American Assn. for the Advancement of Science, for 34 years. She told us what is involved in accepting papers out of the 15,000 submissions a year. Her subject area is neurobiology (she has a PhD.) and she traveled to many professional conferences around the world to stay abreast of the research. Her job included arranging for peer review, sometimes a challenge in competitive niches. Technology changed over the years from mailed submissions in manila envelopes to email (the extensive documentation overloaded the servers) to more efficient platforms.
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In the studio: it's time to recap the One Monthly Goal for October. I said I'd spend the month piecing on Sweetness, my Singer 301, while Jolly Janome was in the shop for a tuneup.
I made a scrappy half log cabin quilt 20 years ago or so. I came across three of Sharyn Craig's HLC books and realized the block would be great in homespuns. I'm using 2" strips so the blocks are 7.5" unfinished.
Can you see what's in the backgroun of the photo on the left? We picked up the Janome yesterday. And I did NOT buy any fabric at the shop.
I'll use Sweetness to get the HLC blocks to the flimsy stage.
Here's a collage of the four homespun flimsies I made this month.
Linking up with OMG 2024 October Wednesday Wait Loss Midweek Makers
weather good here as well..80 tomorrow then back to 60s i guess...so winter things still packed....you are tempting me again nann...oh those half log cabin blocks...pretty sure i could whip up several...very nice quartet! back in the day i used to TYPE manuscripts for journal submissions...dating myself it seems...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful homespun quilts you've made, Nann!! Especially love the squares with the red centers--that one just glows to my eyes:)))
ReplyDelete69 here today and expected to go up to 80 tomorrow just intime for all those little goblins!!
I am still fiddlin' around with my 1st panel for HIWMHI project. So many options...thinking is hard hahaha
Hugs Julierose
You've been busy!
ReplyDeleteYour homespun flimsies are great! So cozy and warm looking. I think praying mantis are fascinating! We had a female in our garden a few years ago and she would come out when I watered. I watched the male come along and mate with her, too (always the science teacher here!), and hoped we would see babies if she laid eggs in that garden, but never did.
ReplyDeleteWe'll see a cool down as well, finally. I'm ready for some 60's versus mid 80's. Science publishing has changed so radically since the advent of the personal computer, email and the Internet. You've made the most of your homespuns. All four quilt tops turned out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI have made many quilts with Sharyn Craig's method of piecing. I learned it at a workshop I took with her. She modified the directions a little for the book.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if I'll show as a no-reply this morning as most of the comments I have gotten are no-replies even though their email links show on their profile page.
Those homespun quilts are all beautiful. Wow!!
ReplyDeleteBummer about the pumpkin. Maybe the critters will plant the seeds and you'll have free pumpkins in your landscape next year. That happened to us and I loved having random pumpkins growing in my flower beds this year. Great work on finishing all the tops.
ReplyDeleteSilly squirrel! Love the variety of homespun projects you made. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Good for you for not purchasing any new fabric while picking up your machine from the spa!
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