31 day blog challenge

A quick look back before forward to 2020 from Nestlings By Robin

Hard to believe 20 years have

passed since this crew was

together for a new year, decade,

century, millennium!!

We were stationed in Puerto Rico

for 2000 and what a party!

January in Florida is prime

'drink and a nosh on the water' time:)

February was full of appraisals-yay!

March was more hockey watching

the Bolts kick some ass

(before imploding later in the season).

Wearing my new awesome fingerless

gloves my mom made for me:)

I find them so comfortable for

handwork too.

April brought a new adventure working

the Connecting Threads booth in Paducah

with this crazy ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , certified appraiser , connecting threads , grand rapids , happy new year , houston festival , lightning hockey , millennium , nestlings by robin , paducah , puerto rico

June 2017 from Nestlings By Robin

I hope you have enjoyed the peeks

back as much as I have!

These looks back have been

eye opening and I am appreciative

of all that has been accomplished.

This ca 1890 string star quilt was found in

Plant City, FL on one of my appraisal

training outings with my friend, Brenda.

It really doesn't fit in with my normal

style but I Love it! I can't tell

you why other than the red and gold

together is very captivating.

String stars are normally haphazard

and this creator found a way to speak

to my OCD nature ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , applique , autumums , green , ice dying , jewel fans , kay quilts + color , kay sorensen , nestlings by robin , new workshop , string star quilt

Grand Rapids Adventure from Nestlings By Robin

August of 2019 I flew to

Grand Rapids, Michigan to

take my appraisal test that

I had been training for

close to 3 years.

Here are a couple of shots from inside

the convention center that sits

along the Grand River.

My test would take place over 2 days.

A friend from Florida (also training to

be an appraiser) was in town so we

hung out taking in a lecture,

walking the floor looking at quilts,

and attending one of the Quilts of Valor

presentations where 3 quilts were gifted to Veterans.

Montage of old quilts (above)

and new quilts ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , antique quilts , aqs , certified appraiser , grand rapids , margaritas , meijer gardens , nestlings by robin , quilt appraisals

Another PEEK back in time from Nestlings By Robin

AUGUST 2017

We looked pretty good on our

29th Anniversary:)

We decided to try country line dancing.

It was a fun low-key night out

at our local joint.

This is our dancing instructor.

That summer also treated us all to

a solar eclipse.

We used a minnow box from

my mother in law to look at

it and loved the design it made.

How did you watch the eclipse?

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com

for more blogs to follow.

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , minnow box , nestlings by robin , solar eclipse , wedding anniversary

Color Play from Nestlings By Robin

Do you ever just pile up pieces of

fabric to photograph and see

how they look together?

This grouping came home from the

shop with me and I hadn't been

putting them together on purpose

but they look lovely together!

What quilt would you make with them?

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com

for more blogs to follow.

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , color palette , colors , nestlings by robin

Building Relationships from Nestlings By Robin

In 2017 I was very excited to have a design chosen

by Connecting Threads for their catalog.

I had no idea at the time that it

would be the beginning of

something wonderful.

Meet Autumums...

Fun tutorial HERE

Pattern still available

for download HERE

This sweet little design opened

the door for my continued design

work with a great team.

It has also allowed me to work

the Connecting Threads booth

at AQS shows and I will be

at the Spring show in Paducah

so come by and say HI:)

I am a bit more choosy with my

time and ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , autumums , connecting threads , fusible applique , graduation , metamorphosis , nestlings by robin , remembrance , tutorials

MERRY CHRISTMAS & from Nestlings By Robin

whatever holiday you celebrate!

I didn't decorate at home so

here is a peek at Christmases past:)

2010

2016

2018

Today I get to be with my family

including both daughters and their

guys, my mother, my brother and nephew

(plus a few puppies:)

It will be a weekend full of hockey,

display lights, card games, laughter,

food, some tears, and the

new Star Wars movie! YAY!

HUG those dear to you

whether in person or virtually.

Those virtual hugs can be just

as valuable to someone's soul

because they know they are loved.

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of ...

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Christmas lights & PJs for all! from Nestlings By Robin

Our Christmas tradition has been

new pjs opened on Christmas eve.

This year will be a bit different

but there will still be pjs!

One of my boys found this

amazing Chinese Lantern Festival

for us to go to last night.

The rain let up just in time

and the weather was perfect for

strolling whilst drinking spiked hot chocolate:)

We entered through the archway and then

these moving and light changing

butterflies met us!

My family Chinese horoscope animals

include Me as the Monkey, a sheep,

a snake and a dragon.

These renditions are very

Hello Kitty.

This bird ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , butterflies , chinese lantern festival , cranberry , lights , nestlings by robin , pjs , traditions

STAR WARS! from Nestlings By Robin

Today the family went to see the final

installment of my childhood FUN!

It was action packed and cheesy just

like every other episode and did

not disappoint.

The makers made sure to hit all the

nostalgic points for the true fans

and we cried a bit too.

I am pleased that most of our

major character actors made

it to the end aside from

one or two which is to be

expected when a series has

spanned 40 years.

Thank you to everyone

who completed the WHOLE

story for all of us that

were completely swept away to that ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , galaxy far far away , nestlings by robin , star wars

21 Parrots from Nestlings By Robin

I am guessing there were at least that many!!

They are here most of the year and

you can hear them fly over very loudly.

Usually I see anywhere from 3-8

together at one time but

on this day, there were gobs of them

all chirping away.

Plus they were right up close and I

had NO idea how big they are...

at least a foot long.

All this time I have imagined

they were more like the parakeet size

in the pet stores.

A quick google search found

Nanday Parakeet...??

They did look like the one on

Audubon's ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , bird life , florida , green parrots , nestlings by robin

Be safe out there Part 2: from Nestlings By Robin

This came across my FB feed the other

day and shows just how easy it is to

get scammed at the gas pump.

We no longer use our

ATM cards at the pump!

If I am going to get ripped off,

then they can’t have

access to ALL the money!

Be street smart!

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com

for more blogs to follow.

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , gas pump scammers , nestlings by robin , street smarts

A look back to 2018 from Nestlings By Robin

Today is the 19th day of the month and

for lack of a prompt, I went back 19 months

to see what I was up to then...

I may use this prompt again:)

In May of 2018 I had gone up to

Virginia to dog sit my parents

little pup so they could take

a 50th Anniversary trip.

I brought plenty of work with me

and made an appointment with

the Colonial Williamsburg museum for a

behind the scenes tour of some of

their antique quilts for my appraisal research.

Isn't this a lovely design?!!

The trip to Williamsburg ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , colonial williamsburg , hand quilting , nestlings by robin , whole cloth quilts

BABY LOVE from Nestlings By Robin

Out on stands now is the

January 2020 issue of AQ magazine.

My new design, BABY LOVE, is

featured within on page 64.

I was very thankful to have Ann Hamel's

(AQ's fantastic editor) advice on

what is trending with baby colors since I

am not a grandma and so a bit out of the loop:)

Once I had my lovely Shadow Play

fabric from Maywood Studios, I

went shopping for some basic thread

and found the perfect pink with my

mother's name:)

Then it was time to get to work

paper piecing these simple little blocks ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , aq magazine , aqs , baby love , baby quilts , gray , hand applique , kit , machine quilting , nestled babies , nestlings by robin , paper piecing , pink

Be Safe out there! from Nestlings By Robin

Two days ago there was a road rage

incident about 2 miles from my house

where someone was shot.

My husband felt the need to tell

me all about it in a,

"You better beware or it could

be you next", tone.

He knows me....

I live in an area where the main road

to get to anywhere is 4 lanes each way

and super busy especially this time

of year with the holidays

and the snowbirds are here.

Between them 'being on vacation',

some people texting and driving,

and various other factors, you really

take your life in your ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , car accidents , drivers , nestlings by robin , road rage

What we do for LOVE... from Nestlings By Robin

If you have a fur baby, then I probably

don't need to explain any further.

We have 2 with our second one being

the oldest and the one we adopted

from the Wheaten rescue.

He is an absolute doll most of

the time and his name is Biscuit:)

He came with allergies, none of which

were specific, and a bag of pills and sprays.

We used some of them and then he got better

so I attributed his issues to anxiety.

After a year or so we noticed that he

did have allergies that were cyclical and we

treated ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , allergies , biscuit , dogs , nestlings by robin , puppy cuteness , soft coated wheaten terriers , wheaten terriers

Living History Series from Nestlings By Robin

Coming in 2020 (SO WEIRD to write that!)

I will introduce my Living History Series

of workshops for guilds to book in 2021.

How interested would you be in

seeing and touching and learning

about a 100+ year old

quilt and then making a small updated

reproduction of that same quilt?

That is what we will be

doing in each 3 hour class.

You aren't out a lot of time

or money and you get to

be a part of our quilting ancestry!

If you are super excited about

this idea, keep an eye out

for Houston next year ...

added by Robin 4 years, 10 months ago. under 1800s quilts , 2020 , 31 day blog challenge , antique quilts , houston festival , living history series , nestlings by robin , quilt class

'Currant Pinwheels' in Simply Vintage! from Nestlings By Robin

Thank you all for sticking through

some of the boring posts this past week

and here is your reward:)

Here is the new issue of Simply Vintage,

one of my Favorite publications!!

Inside you will find a sweet

red and green treat based on

this antique quilt below.

This is Coxcombs and Currants which I own.

I thought I would try designing a

smaller piece inspired by the quilt

but in a different colorway.

These are some of my other 'go-to'

colors; red, orange, black.

I really like the small loop design within the leaves.

This one was all done ...

added by Robin 4 years, 11 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , black , coxcombs and currants , currant pinwheels , green , hand applique , hand quilting , hand work , loops , machine quilting , orange , quiltmania , red , simply vintage , traditional , white

Friday the Thirteenth from Nestlings By Robin

Are you superstitious?
I guess we all are in some ways
but this date doesn't bother me.

It was an all around lovely
day with my husband.
We did some Christmas shopping,
ate at a new-to-us restaurant
in Dunedin, The Hono.
It is a Hawaiian themed restaurant
and the food was delicious!!!
The pork was pull apart moist
and the spicy sauce did not disappoint.
We picked up a few groceries
and headed home where I
proceeded to work on a few of
those Christmas gifts that are
still in parts.
I know none of you have
that problem ...

added by Robin 4 years, 11 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , friday the thirteenth , hawaiian food , merry christmas , nestlings by robin , shopping , superstition

My Energy is back-FINALLY from Nestlings By Robin

During my November craziness,

I came down with a cold.

Then I got better....

Then it came back....

WHAT IS THAT???

I don't think I have ever had

a cold come back but in a bit

weaker strain.

Very Frustrating to say the least.

Yesterday I felt I turned a corner

just in time to finish one deadline.

Now to start on my submissions

for Houston Festival so I

can see this lovely city

again in the Fall.

Do you have a technique or class

you would like to take?

Are you interested in reproductions

of 1800s quilts?

Miniatures ...

added by Robin 4 years, 11 months ago. under 1800s quilts , 31 day blog challenge , houston class registration , houston festival , miniatures , nestlings by robin , reproductions , winter colds

Birthdays... from Nestlings By Robin

HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY

BABY BROTHER!!!

I hit mine last year and now it is this

guy's turn to be part of the over 50 club:)

Interesting role being an older sibling:

Does the protectiveness come with being

human or does it come from the parents

always telling you to look out for the younger?

I spent many years looking after this

guy and getting into trouble with him too!

We had a pact as kids to not rat

each other out to the parents so

there were a lot of "I don't know"

answers when being questioned about ...

added by Robin 4 years, 11 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , 50th birthday , big 50 , loyalty , nestlings by robin , scott , siblings

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