A quick look back before forward to 2020

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 crew!  SO FUN

Meet Amy, Barb, & Micki.

May showed me my 

cutting table for the first 

time in Months...(over a year)!
It was clean once....

Too bad it hasn't stayed clean:)

June was another workshop but  

closer to home.

Thank you Largo Cracker Quilters

July we met some local people

for a day out in Clearwater.

We had a lot of fun once I 

forced my husband out of the house-HA!

August was the BIG trip to 

Grand Rapids, MI for my

long awaited appraisal test!

Great little city and I made 

some new friends too.

My baby girl came to visit

while I was there too!

September brought the news that I PASSED

my appraisal test when I just knew I hadn't...lol

We also celebrated the wedding of

my sweet Lauren to her sweet Clayton!

October brought another birthday

and my baby girls sent me 

this sweet floral arrangement:)

October/November fulfilled 

another bucket item!!!

I was part of the 2019 faculty

at Houston International Festival-WOOT!

Here's to being picked up again for 2020:)

Great life long friends came to 

spend Thanksgiving with us and 

we took them to their first pro

hockey game. So Fun being with them!!!

We have ages of shared history

and love.

I am Very Excited to look forward 

to 2020!!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com 

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June 2017

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.

The gold contains the scrappiness 

that usually stresses my brain.

New workshop in development

and I am looking for 2 Florida guilds

to help me test it in 2020.

Email me for scheduling inquiries.

robin@nestlingsbyrobin.com

AUTUMUMS allowed for design

opportunities I never imagined!

You can read more about that HERE

This year I also received the 

gift of a wonderful hand quilting 

client who would also become a 

sweet friend!

Thank You, Kay, for trusting

me with your treasures!

Read about some of Kay's treasures 

in the links below...

APPLIQUE'

GREEN STRIP

JEWEL FANS

ICE DYES

These moments in time were not static

for me because they have extended into

my future and created more moments

and bonds that keep me growing every year!

What were you doing in June of 2017?

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com 

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Grand Rapids Adventure

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 (below).

As an appraiser I need to be familiar

with both along with designs

and techniques.

I have a fixation with wrought iron work.

This balcony railing overlooking this hall

caught my eye with its loveliness and deco feel.

 My Lauren drove over from Chicago to

spend some time with me after my test

and help me destress a bit!

It was greatly appreciated!

We headed out to the Meijer Gardens- WOW!

The sculpture above is 

The American Horse by Nina Akamu

and you can hear more about it HERE.

 After spending hours wandering and 

taking a tour, we headed back downtown 

for some chips and margaritas.

We had made pigs of ourselves

earlier at lunch when we 

went to the Polka festival. 

 I can eat a lot of pierogis:)

Now that I am an official

AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser,

I look forward to a long and 

exciting career meeting quilts

and their makers' stories because

we all love a great story:)

~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com 

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Another PEEK back in time

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 

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Color Play

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 

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Building Relationships

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 who I say yes to these

days but you never know what 

a yes will mean to your future.

Other of my fun and easy designs with 

Connecting Threads include

Evening Stroll

Remembrance

Remembrance KIT

Graduation

Graduation KIT

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis KIT

and coming soon.....

Honeysuckle Rose.

Stay tuned~R

Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com 

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