Would love to. Heading out to aqua aerobics now... But will post something 'new' later tonight. :0)

Lois, I like that idea. Lotti, would you like to oblige - your photos are soooo much better than mine? Renata enjoy that weather while you can. We have had a wet day here all day and so dull that I had to have the lights on all the time.

I really LOVE the idea of picking one of Lotti or Rita's blog photos for a practice challenge! Hope we can do that when there's a quorum available. Rosemary, do take care of yourself and we can certainly wait until you're ready to play again with a photo challenge. Lois, the Susquehanna Valley fall scenery is so perfect for one of the Karen Eckmeier landscape quilts! I suspect even a dreary day in Ireland would produce a pretty landscape nevertheless! Is there a place for snow and fire in the same landscape quilt? Marilyn, I hope this chance snow is just that because it would be nice to enjoy fall weather for a while. Please don't be cross, but we are having a ten-day wave of spring/summerlike weather here with 70 degrees and sunshine. We are trying to enjoy summer walks in our neighborhood that already has fall colors all around--really strange... but I won't complain!

Rosemary, Take it easy. I am sure you must be a bit worn out. Rest when and if you can.

Everybody, I was thinking about another challenge for us. Looking at Kim's pictures lead me to another idea for a design challenge. I am remembering all the lovely photos Lotti and Rita have placed on their blogs from time to time. Wouldn't it be great if they'd pick a photo for us to think about and get our creative juices flowing?

Completely understandable Rosemary. Just take care of yourself, Isabeau and I hope your DH is recovering well.

I'm sure that I had some ideas, including the fact that I bought a ruler that makes making those sort of triangles in squares at Harrogate this year . But after this last weekend any ideas have completely decamped and left me

Pretty little quilt Nancy. I am sure you will finish it beautifully. I love the 3D effect. Lois your photos are beautiful - sometimes a drive is just what the doctor ordered. As for the weather, Wendy, get ready, they were talking about an arctic front on it's way straight down towards us next week. Just in time for mid-term break and Halloween. Sorry to hear the show has hit so early Marilyn. Wrap up warm.

As for Batik beauty: I didn't get a chance to do anything with it except have a good look at it. And it reminded me of windmills, lots of windmills and fans. I thought it would be fun to turn it into a landscape with lots of those wind turbines on them. We have quite a few of those here on the mountains and they look so alien because they are soooo big.

It's a bit surreal hearing you talking of fires and snow in the same sentence. I'm really not ready for winter yet!

I had forgotten about the batik challenge quilt and I'm sorry to say that I will struggle to use that quilt as inspiration. It is beautiful and the blocks are interesting but it doesn't lead me elsewhere except to want to try out the pattern. Your interpretation Nancy is absolutely beautiful and will make a lovely quilt.

Lois how I would love to go for a drive in that valley today instead of to work! Fog and murk forcast here!

Hope the fires eventually go out soon

Nancy...I'm sure that this is just what NIFC has been waiting for !! Precip. will go a long way toward
ending the current fires !

Is the snow putting out the fires? We're still waiting for some good precip to put out the fire that's been going for a couple of weeks now in Rocky Mountain National Park. Like your fires, it's in a really rugged area that's hard for the firefighters to get into.

Nancy

Cute little flowers Lois and what a beautiful fall day you had there ! We may be skipping most of fall here...
We have SNOW !! Can't say as I happy about it ...but the skiers are dancin' in the streets !!

What beautiful pictures, Lois! I can see why you chose that form of inspiration!

Nancy

I didn't get back to thinking about how #1000522 inspired me. Nancy I was interested to see that you were thinking flowers and so was I, but I got no farther than that. My brother called and invited me to go on a drive to see the Fall color in the Susquehanna Valley. And so this is what inspired me today. It was a beautiful day.





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Hi Renata -

"Batik Beauty" was the name of the random quilt gallery quilt we chose for this week's sample run. It's quilt number 1000522. Thanks for your kind comments!!

Nancy