aq magazine

CHURNED DAISIES:) from Nestlings By Robin

On shelves now is the

January 2023 issue

of American Quilter.

The digital issue is now

available for purchase

HERE.

I am SO excited to finally

have this design out in the world:)

and in one of my favorite

color combinations!

These fabrics have been

waiting for me to get my

butt in gear as they sat

patiently for years in this fun

monogram bag given to me by

my friend, Susan!

The daisy inspiration came

from these ca 1970 home items,

(match tin & recipe card box)

which were found while treasure

hunting with same sweet friend!

All the fabrics ...

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WHERE did summer go?? from Nestlings By Robin

WOW!

I looked up and it is September already:)

Hopefully this means that your summer was

as busy and fun as mine was and you are

just as surprised as I am.

Since I last wrote, this is what I

have been up to...

VEGAS

I will never get to actual Venice so a gondola ride

at the Venetian was lovely especially when

you have the BEST singer in the whole city

and you are with your best friend and love!

Here is my lovely crew waiting

to get in to see Santana!

I knew I knew a few songs ...

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SPRING GARDENS from Nestlings By Robin

AQ magazine with Spring Garden quilt by Robin Koehler

The March issue is available!

Inside you will find my fun and easy

strip quilt, "Spring Garden".

Where do we always start,

the fabrics, of course!

For this design I used

Pepper Cory's

shot cottons.

Thank you, Judy Gauthier, of

Bungalow Quilting

for getting these to me!

This quilt is SO EASY and

these fabrics make it

so soft and snuggable.

Piece your blocks...

Cut out your applique'.....

Make some vines.....

Use teflon pressing sheet

OR parchment paper to

make completed butterflies.....

I absolutely love seeing

these all together!

Model quilted with floral and swirl designs.

PRESTO WHAMMO,

QUILT ...

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Apple Baskets in AQ Magazine from Nestlings By Robin

Hello Apple Baskets!

Now appearing in the January 2022

issue of American Quilter Magazine,

this delightful reproduction of

an antique quilt in my collection

brings that red and green

cheer to any home.

When I started thinking about

how to reproduce my very large

collection of red and green

applique' quilts from the 1800s,

I truly considered making a one

off (in miniature) of every

single quilt until I counted-LOL!!!

The idea eventually turned into

my Well-Loved Ladies Sampler.

I am so pleased I did the

sampler but there were

one or two that had been

started and needed to ...

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SHOE TREE from Nestlings By Robin

The November issue of AQ Magazine is out for
delivery and on shelves very soon:)

So Much Inspiration and, if I

may, yay me for being included

amongst the amazing talent!

I had been playing with shrinking

my shoes from my, "Get Pumped"

BOM in 2015.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1098832111/get-pumped-october-pdf?ref=shop_home_feat_3

You can find this 'tricked out'

design in my Etsy Shop.

HERE is the blog post about it:)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1084901180/get-pumped-november-pdf?ref=shop_home_feat_2

If only I could wear these to

Thanksgiving dinner this year!!

This design is in my Etsy Shop too.

HERE is the blog post about it:)

As I was saying....

I had shrunk the shoes down ...

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Bramble Blooms from Nestlings By Robin

The May issue of AQ Magazine is out and you will
find my Bramble Blooms within its fine pages.

Let's talk fabrics:)

My fabric supplier was very

generous with this HARLOW

collection from Northcott.

There is some truth to having too many decisions:)

Sometimes you need to try a new

technique, quilt style, or in this

case, a new block.

I have an affinity for pinwheel

blocks and tried something new

this time by splitting one square of

a half-square triangle set up

before stitching together.

It gives some fun extra movement.

Then you chain piece

every step of ...

added by Robin 3 years, 7 months ago. under aq magazine , bramble blooms , chain piecing , fabrics , free-motion quilting , fusible applique , half-square triangles , hydrangeas , nestlings by robin , northcott , quilt designer , warm and cool colors

FQSG Antique Quilt Block Challenge from Nestlings By Robin

The March 2021 issue of

AQ magazine is out and inside

you will find an article by Moi :)

Last year the Florida Quilt

Study Group did an antique

block challenge with very

few rules, thankfully!

I was overly ambitious and

worked on 2 blocks because

each had different fabrics that spoke

to me. Using techniques

from my Fabric Collaborations

workshop, I created 2 unique pieces

and then wrote an article about

the process for AQ.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/861387607368392

Our Fabulous exhibit is

now on display

at THE Quilters Hall of Fame

in Marion, Indiana.

THANK YOU,

KATHY METELICA CRAY!!

IF you can ...

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Sweet Persimmons from Nestlings By Robin

I have never had a persimmon

and maybe I should try

one now that I have named

a quilt after them:)

New in the November

issue of AQ Magazine

meet Sweet Persimmons.

This sweet design started

out in a 30s rendition.

Once I started thinking in Autumn

colors, I came up with this palette.

Still really like it and may have

to put this grouping to work

in another project!

Looks great, right?

Sometimes I can't see past my

own vision but I also had

this Sandy Gervais print sitting

around that I had been wanting

to use in ...

added by Robin 4 years, 2 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , half-square triangles , hand applique , hand work , labels , needle turn , nestlings by robin , pom poms , quilt magazines , quilting , rotating cutting mat , sandy gervais

Tea & Crumpets from Nestlings By Robin

IT'S HERE!

August brings

September AQ magazines

to mailboxes all over:)

Soon to be found on

shop shelves near you.

Within the pages you

will find my cheerful

Tea & Crumpets.

This piece was originally

done in a completely

different colorway

and in the end we

went with brights!

Before I can order fabrics,

I have to do a test block...

Luckily I had some

brights laying around

to play with.

I know paper piecing intimidates

some of you but I would encourage

everyone to have another go at it.

Organization is KEY!

See all the tidy piles and I ...

added by Robin 4 years, 4 months ago. under applique , aq magazine , aqs , bright fabric , crumpets , flowers , free-motion quilting , kits , nestlings by robin , paper piecing , tea , trimming

Q-Squirrel Pt 2 from Nestlings By Robin

Here we are at almost mid-July and the

self-quarantining continues.

Since I left you after part 1,

here is just a bit of

what I have been up to....

I participated in a Virtual Trunk

that ended up being a FAB

way to introduce myself to

new followers.

You can see it HERE!

I like to be prepared so here

was my set up that day with

pages of notes, phone stand,

and a rack of quilts behind me:)

I continued playing with my friend's

Twelve Days of Christmas

that you can read more about

HERE.

Here is a ...

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Rockets Red Glare from Nestlings By Robin

LOOK what hit mailboxes

last week!!

The July issue is now out

and yours truly

has a new quilt within

titled, 'Rockets Red Glare'.

THANK YOU Connecting Threads for

the perfect fabric line,

Hometown Americana II.

It saddens me that so many quilters

feel overwhelmed by applique'

because, to me, it is such a

creative and relaxing form of quilting.

Yes, there are sometimes

many pieces to handle but

no more than some of

the pieced quilts I have seen.

There are times that even I look

at one of my designs and ask,

"who designed all this work?".

Then ...

added by Robin 4 years, 6 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , connecting threads , free-motion quilting , fusible applique , karen kay buckley , nestlings by robin , rockets , rockets red glare , stars

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 5 years 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

WINTERKIN is Here from Nestlings By Robin

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AQS' amazing new cover!

Thank You again for choosing "Winterkin"!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love pumpkins!

I love looking at them, decorating with them, and

eating them (savory or sweet), so, it goes without

saying that I love to design with them as well.

You can find more HERE.

White pumpkins have been a designer trend for

a few years now and although they are cute,

I still really liked orange until....

One day I realized that I could use them as

a transition design with my poinsettias and

holly that also really get my design juices ...

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