September Cornucopia

September has come and gone, and here's how I kept myself entertained, interested, and maybe educated. A cornucopia of links to things I've enjoyed online this past month. The photo above is from our time in Shenzhen, China. It was a sign expressing the theme for the development of the free trade zone, a famous saying about why China needed to turn into a more capitalistic version of itself.

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 Hooray for bringing back the yearly dahlia show at Stonehenge. Beautiful pictures.

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If you like Phyrne Fisher's beautiful period outfits on Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries then go check out this post from Folkwear.

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Want to learn more about Gelli Plate Printing? There's a Gel Printers Summit happening in October.

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This is a really nice looking free tote bag design with a great tutorial to go with it.

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I love Lynda Barry, she's a great teacher, not just for learning to draw, but for life in general. `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~

I rather like this table runner design. I might print out the curved template and see if it matches up with the Wonder Curve ruler or not.

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Here's a video on how to clean your Machingers quilting gloves, Murphy's Oil Soap, genius!

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A really interesting podcast series from The Nocturnists, Post Roe America, on how the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision has affected medical providers. A lot of points of view you rarely get to hear.