I didn't stay up to watch the election results but I woke up at 3 a.m. and couldn't resist checking. Illinois' results were never in doubt but other races provided some cliff-hangers and surprise/no-surprise. Once the euphoria is over the challenge of actually legislating and governing effectively will begin.
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I sewed borders on the unexpected nine patch. (Unexpected because I pulled the box of light-cornered nine patches off the shelf on Saturday with no particular design in mind. They just arranged themselves like magic.)
Oakmont is the Running Doe/Villa Rosa top-along for November. I used thrifted shirts with regular quilt cottons. The units are 5" squares so the blocks are 9" finished. The flimsy is 54" x 72".
No sewing today: a funeral this morning (at our church), AAUW book club this afternoon (I'm leading the discussion of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), and quilt guild this evening.
Linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss
So true! I thought my worries would be over after the election, but now I have to worry if the elected will actually hold their ground and come thru for us. I do hate politics. Trust no one at their word anymore
ReplyDeleteThat nine patch is amazing. I bet your sister was very interesting. We used to have almost No light pollution out here, but with drilling/oil production places and wind farms it interesting how much light they produce. We have one result that didn't really surprise me, but it did surprise me that it wasn't close ... I was sure it was going to be closer ;-)
ReplyDeleteThe blue wave is pretty exciting - we're still waiting on the final results of our house district here - hoping it continues to go our way. Your Unexpected 9 Patch is beautiful, Nann! And I also like the Oakmont top. I have lots of unused charm squares and need to do something like that with them!
ReplyDeleteI have never read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" but my sister-in-law (after cutting down her Tree of Heaven) told me that the tree in the story is a Tree of Heaven. Is this true? What a nuisance tree they are. I have one in my backyard that I cut down at least 3 times each summer.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool layout for your nine patch! Love it. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2026/11/04/wednesday-wait-loss-509
ReplyDeleteRecently finished A Book Group for Troublesome Women which is set in the early 1960s. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is mentioned several times.
ReplyDeleteThe borders on the 9-patch made it even more beautiful. I borrowed a book yesterday from our DAR library called Liberties Exiles. It's about the people who fled to Canada and other places following the Revolutionary War because they were British sympathizers. I've been working on a second Patriot lineage, and it appears 1 brother was a patriot and the other fled to Canada after his property was confiscated at the end of the war. It was nice to see that Blue Wave, and hopefully good things will happen. I'm not feeling very optimistic however, as there is plenty of opportunity for someone to meddle further. Sigh!!
ReplyDeleteThe governing and legislation part is the hardest part and will people be patient enough to give things time to work. The 9 patch quilt turned out beautifully. Your Villa Rosa top is pretty fun too, very dramatic color scheme.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your sister did a great job of her talk and it's certainly a topic we should all be aware of. Good news indeed on the blue wave - but there's a lot to get through before they can actually take over. I imagine it's going to be a couple months of h-e-double-hockey-sticks.
ReplyDeleteYour Unexpected Nine Patch is stunning - well done on that one!
Light pollution! One of my pet peeves! We lived for many years waaaay out in the country and I like it DARK at night! Now that we live "in town" (OK, it's a small city) we have no outside lights on at night, but the neighbors have more than enough for all of us! However, got to choose our battles, so I just keep my corner dark and go on to other things. (And I love Villa Rosa patterns, too.)
ReplyDeleteI had to laugh- I'm leading the discussion for A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for our (semi) P.E.O. book club in November! It's interesting that the tree is Tree of Heaven, now known as invasive, was a symbol of survival and overcoming obstacles at that time.
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