CHURNED DAISIES:)

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 cut and 

awaiting assembly into 

one of the cutest and 

easiest blocks in quilting.

The Churn Dash is so

versatile and easy to 

chain piece while watching

your favorite movie on a

chilly winter day!

Once your blocks are done,

stitch them into the 

appropriate rows, 

pinning at seams.

The perfection of this 

design is that you only

have to make half the blocks

needed because the other

half of the quilt is done

in negative space:)

That negative area

is the airy space for 

our daisies!

Using a teflon pressing sheet

to assemble to full flowers,

allows the daisies to be

auditioned on the 

assembled background

before fusing in place.

They can be put anywhere 

you would like them!

I chose a gold variegated

thread that matched my 

centers to stitch my

petal edges down.

I thought it may help

them stand out against 

the background a bit.

Use black if you want

more differentiation or 

white for less.

So many ways to go:)

Look at how awesome

the AQS staging pic is!!

THANK YOU, AQS, for

again, choosing to 

publish my imagination:)

Fuzzy November Travels:)

 Fuzzy doesn't have to mean the literal.

It can also mean all the feelings 

we get by being around family

or people we love. It can include

nostalgic memories we get

to share or pass on.

This month we traveled north

to help our eldest with her new

home adventure (even though my

heart is broken they are so far away!!).

We drove through not one

bit of Autumn on our way

and then the house across the street

had this for me:) 

There was lots of framing

out to be done and 

I helped little man build

his own little box fort.

Then he and pops

supervised the air

vents being put in by mom.

We did all the seasons

on this trip!!!!

Of course, it was 

unseasonably cold while we

were there-lol. 

My contribution was the 

painting of the little's 

ceiling including his

constellation.

When I wasn't painting,

I was hanging out with 

this sweet face.

We went to the mall

and his FAVORITE

store, Home Depot-LOLOL!

We also sang show tunes

and colored and played

with stickers.

He has decided that 

Monster Trucks are awesome:)

On our way home

we picked up the literal

'fuzzy' in the title.

Meet Ziggy, aka zig zag.

Our niece couldn't keep 

him after this last military

transfer so here we are.

Thank you, Atlanta, for 

at least offering up some of 

the best Autumn color seen

on this trip even if I had to 

sit in traffic for 2 hours to 

enjoy it!

What craziness!!

We ended our trip with

 dinner reservations for 

Thanksgiving.

After our very long trip, 

no food in the house and no

one felt like cooking.

Thank You to the Lucky Dill

for providing a fantastic 

meal that fed us more than once:)

I will be forever grateful for 

getting to have a hand in my girls'

new homes and getting to spend

so much time with the little!

Sometimes there is a lot and 

sometimes only one thing, 

but I hope you had a small spot 

of time to note what you are 

grateful for this year.

Thank you to all of you

who follow along in my travels.

~keep stitchin~

Fall Montage-GO!

Hello and welcome 

to a quick Fall update:)

After our last post, I went

to Georgia to lecture & teach

my Seahorse to the 

Withlacoochee Quilt Guild.

I stayed with my friend, Barb, of 

Crafty Threads:)

We gabbed and drank wine

and solved all the problems of 

the world...HA!

On my way home, I stopped

to present the same lecture

to the Friendship Star guild

in Tallahassee, FL.

Once home, I found 

an email from a quilter

who had requested to use 

my shoes from Shoe Tree,

in an art quilt.

Dorothee's finished piece is shown

here from an exhibit in Germany:)

How cute is this!!

"Hi Robin, Thank you again for permission 

to use your pattern! My Quilt
'follow the yellow brick road - follow your bliss' was displayed on
several occasions with the German Patchwork Guild and will be traveling
for the next 2 years in Germany.  
greetings, Doro"

Once home, we needed to get

our house painted due to our HOA....BOO!

SPIFFY!

Then the moment I had

been dreading.....

a Hurricane!!

As we painted the house, 

my husband suggested I 

change my San Diego flight

just to be safe, so I did.

Then things went downhill

fast and plans changed as 

we were put into evacuation!

The yellow scribble is 

where I live.

SO Many decisions about what parts

 of my business I could sacrifice and it 

was emotionally exhausting!!!

Computer, sewing machine, 

one full lecture, and a couple of 

workshops full of samples 

were taken with me

and everything else was

left behind

We left Monday night and drove

part way to Jacksonville, FL

where the power trucks were

already staging.

On Tuesday we headed for 

Raleigh where my daughter lives

so we could stay with her while

we waited to see if we would 

have a house to go back to .

In the meantime, I changed my

flight again out of Raleigh since

I knew my husband would be safe.

We watched and watched....

By late Tuesday night into 

Wednesday morning the 

storm shifted south enough to 

save my house and business.

I went to San Diego and 

we (husband) talked a lot while I was gone.

Once home we hugged in relief

and overwhelming sadness for

those that took our place as 

the impact of Hurricane Ian

became very clear.

If you have a way to help

those in need, please do.

We donated to 

Metropolitan Ministries. 

They do fantastic work in 

the region and pair with

other local charities.

After putting the house 

back together in complete

gratefulness, we had company 

to get ready for .

While out and about, I came 

across this In the Wild:)

"First Christmas" is still 

available through 

Annie's website.

If you are hosting a little,

then you must decorate:)

Hawaiian Halloween

October Shoe and 

Wayward Sisters 

can be found in 

my Etsy Shop.

I also had time to finish

this custom car mat for him

that includes a fire station, 

a school, a park, and a grocery

store since he loves to go shopping:)

Custom mats available upon request.

Email me at 

robin@nestlingsbyrobin.com 

Finally, I got to spend 2 

glorious, exhausting, hilarious,

adventurous weeks with this

little cutie!!

I miss him already, but

I have fun new projects 

to line up for all of you:)

Thank you for your thoughts

this past month. 

In gratitude, R

SAN DIEGO 2022

AQSG Seminar was amazing!

What an incredible group of people
who come together for the 
study of quilting every year.

This year it was in San Diego

and I had never been there, so

I was extra excited.

Then my roomie showed me

our view...Love!

I got us a bottle of wine, 

AND THEN realized

we didn't have an opener.

OOOPS!

Scissors to the rescue

(and NOT my good ones:).

WAY too many gorgeous

quits to show here.

Way too many new friends 

to introduce here.

I will show you my auction

haul of some new books and

blocks and a new quilt:)

Thank you to Janet J. for spending

so much time with me!

Thank you to Sharron W.  and Lenna D.

(and her fun friends) for making 

this trip extra fun for me!

Thank you to Kathy C. for being YOU:)

Thank you to Joe C. for putting into

words the tactile feeling that

induces a complete meditative

lull for me every time I pick 

up a needle.

Thank you to everyone at AQSG for 

putting on an amazing adventure 

for all the quilt lovers out here.

Thank you to the Vendors  and 

all the presenters as well!

After days of chatting and learning,

it was time to go home...

Seen at the airport security line:)

I can't wait until next year

when we will meet in Louisville, KY~

For more info:

Home - American Quilt Study Group

 

WHERE did summer go??

 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 BUT,

I knew way more and had an 

awesome night dancing with 

my sweet sweet Della!!

When in Vegas, you must go see

the exhibit at the Bellagio!

They were still setting up and allowed

people to walk around and look at 

everything while in process.

ATLANTA SYMPOSIUM

Here is our awesome group at the 

Atlanta Quilt Symposium this year.

Cathy Glover presented a FAB lecture

on polyester quilts.

So Much to learn!

I hope to have an opportunity

to go again. These meet ups always

offer an opportunity to nerd out about

quilting and meet new friends.

JULY TRIP TO MOM/KIDS

In July my husband and I went 

to visit mom and get a few things

done around the house. The 

weather did NOT cooperate.

After, we headed to NC to visit

the whole fam:) of both girls, 

their guys, and my little man!!

One day we met mom halfway

so she could spend some time 

with her great grandson!

He is learning how to blow bubbles!

AUG-FQSG & KID VISIT

Another FAB opportunity to meet old

and new friends for a day of quilt study.

Led by our fearless Kathy Cray and Teddy Pruett, 

we learned about early 20th century quilts 

and our members never disappoint on show/tell!

FIRST VIRTUAL CLASS

I ventured in the world of virtual teaching!

I was a bit worried about the tech but

the students were awesome and I 

couldn't have wished for a better first experience.

MAGAZINES

I was in a few magazines this summer:)

Hope you received a couple of them

or go look for them.

All of these publications offer 

so much for today's quilter!

Meet, "Bottle Brush Burst" in Quiltmania!

So excited to be in this issue and their staging

is so cool!

A subscription to this magazine would

be so worth it...great articles and exhibit

pictures of quilt shows over seas.

Meet, "Chara Mums" in AQ magazine.

This staging was beyond!!! 

I love Autumn and I just want to live

in this space:)

If you aren't a member, you should be:)

Meet "First Christmas" in 

the special issue by 

Annie's.

With a new little in the 

family it is only natural that

thoughts would turn to 

sweet Christmas.

This issue has so much more

than quilts though.

THANK YOU to all the publications

who continue to choose my designs

and work with me!

I am forever grateful:)