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

MAY 2020

MAY 2020

This month deserves EVERY

bit of bold, larger, underlined

text available to me!!

 We started the month by going

to Virginia to help my mom

with some things around

the house and to spend

Mother's Day with her.

We did tons of yard work

and I got covered in ticks-YUCK!!!!

Once home, one of the bites

wasn't reacting right so I was

tested / treated for Lyme disease.

My test came back negative but

to this day (2 months later) that

one bite isn't right.

Be careful out there!

Unfortunately, this would 

be the last trip my 

sweet Biscuit boy would make!!

When we got home, he became

more listless and his chronic

illness/allergies made him

absolutely miserable and so

we made the heartbreaking decision....

My heart will always have a hole

in it and I MISS HIM!!!!

Came across this old photo of

my Great-Grandmother/father & 

my father and aunt as children.

I vaguely remember her but

never met my GGfather.

My aunt passed young as well

and I will always miss that I 

didn't get to know her as an adult!

Of course, more masks were made!

The sweet "B-sharp"onesie

(last name Sharp) 

Jim designed is finished and

ready for delivery!!.

Isn't it adorable?!!!!

The kids had a bassinet that didn't

come with the little stars

meant to hang over the baby.

So it was requested I make a 

couple of stars to fill in...

I went a bit over the request:)

Using my friend, Susan Marth's,

Tiny Dresden templates, I made

2 that could form the 

rays of a sun that I embroidered

a sweet face for.

 Stuff it and finish by appliquéing 

it to the rays!

Then make a star and moon to 

hang together:)

 Flying the first time since everything began

was interesting but not as bad

as you might have expected.

Southwest is awesome and 

has a 'middle seat stays empty'

policy that I appreciated.

Not as many people were flying 

but still....& everyone wore a mask!

The terminals were ghost towns since

only passengers were being allowed

in so a bit eerie but fine.

EVERYTHING was worth

it to meet this new little

sweetie in our family!!!!

There were a few bumps in 

the beginning with mom 

and baby but both

came through with 

flying colors and I 

couldn't be more in LOVE!!!

Hello Charles.

 Dad, Mom, and baby:)

Me with My baby and her baby!!!!

It is a feeling beyond words

to see your child with a 

little of their own!!

Charles enjoying my work:)

I had decided to have him call

me Bobbin instead of Grandma

1. to be different since I will be long distance

2. the quilting theme...duh:)

When I visited, a conversation

about what I would call him had me 

saying 'poppet' from British

references and an old movie I 

enjoyed, WILLOW.

We rewatched that movie and

he doesn't call them poppets but

"Bobbins"!!!!

YAY!

Hello Bobbin.....Well, Hello bobbin.

~~