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 

for more blogs to follow.

Heritage Story: Green Strip Quilt

KAY'S GREEN STRIP QUILT

You have met Kay before here on my blog.  I adore working with her to finish these lovely works of art.

This quilt had rows of pieced swirl blocks and I wasn't sure at first how to best showcase them.  There is a suggested rule of thumb that using curved quilting on geometric and geometric on curves are good ways to accent a design so that was what I leaned on to quilt these blocks.  They are a variation of a Snail Trail so I decided on large concentric swirls coming from the centers and it worked. 

The alternate rows were a strip of preprinted Calla Lilies.  I have said this before, let the fabric tell you what to do.  Any other design may have distracted from the lovely florals so a gentle outline and some freehand swirls was all that was necessary to accent the great design already done for me by the fabric designer.

Kay sent me green thread to work with and although hesitant at first, I fell in love with how well everything shows!

Lastly, the borders....look at that print!  I didn't outline EVERY detail but there was enough here to outline key features and provide enough quilting to keep consistency across the quilt.

It is so exciting watching a top come alive into a finished quilt one stitch at a time!

There are more #heritagearchitect stories to come....
In the meantime, Kay wrote a couple of sweet posts that you can read below.  We were finally able to meet this past October when I went to her ice dye show in Ocala.  So much talent!!
There is also a post about the story of her quilt above.... I'll let her show you the full quilt:)
Enjoy!

Meeting:  https://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2018/03/my-hand-quilter-robin-koehler.html
Quilt Story: https://quiltspluscolor.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-very-special-quilt.html