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 

for more blogs to follow.

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 

for more blogs to follow.

AQS Publishes Robin's Wreaths

IT'S HERE!!

The magazine hit AQS member mailboxes early 

June and newsstands late June. 

"Robin's Wreaths" will be the series quilt

 this year presented in 5 parts.

If you are not a member, consider becoming one. 

There are many other benefits like all the

access to their digital content as well 

(a treasure trove in itself).

 Plus as a member you can find the first issue in the

 Members Only section of the website:) 

And, my name is on the cover which for some reason

 I completely didn't expect and 

therefore am surprised and delighted!

 Here is the layout on page 18....

"ROBIN'S WREATHS" at Paducah

in the Authors Section!!!

This quilt will also be displayed at the Grand Rapids, Virginia Beach, and Fall Paducah AQS shows this year.  I am On Tour:)

I started a Facebook Group for those of you that would like to sew with friends and receive extra tips on my process for making this quilt.  The above picture shows the Group header and 

click JOIN to become a part of the fun!

The Group name is Robin's Wreaths, AQ Magazine

 Part 2 reviews have been done and ready for printing....

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by emailing me at robin@nestlingsbyrobin.com

THANK YOU!