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January 19, 2026
Stars of Peace #11 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome back for block 11, In Flight

This month's block is BB#1124, 
and attributed to Nancy Page 
(Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

The original block name is Wild Duck.
I altered it to become a plane because,
for better or worse, aviation changed not
just how we travel but how we war.
As soon as man finds a new way to
do something, he sadly finds a way
to use it as a weapon.
Below are the links to how aviation
changed the world.
WW2
My grandfather was completely 
enamored of flight and wanted to fly
in ...

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January 12, 2026
Stars of Peace block #9 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome back for block 9, Shooting Star.

This month's block is BB#1128b, Blocks and Pinwheels and

attributed to Old Chelsea Station (a mail order company 

started in 1933, Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

I renamed it Shooting Star.


As much as I like pinwheels, 

the new name felt more in line

with the theme of this quilt along.

There were so many stars along the way

who contributed to the birth of our nation 

and the continual upkeep of our values.

I know somedays it feels like a struggle to 

still believe, but we must, just as they did ...

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November 3, 2025
Botanical Beauty block #9 from Nestlings By Robin

 Celebrate!

Did you know that the very first use 
of fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July
was on the first anniversary of our 
declared independence, July 4th, 1777!

In 1776, then-future President John Adams 
sent a letter to his wife, Abigail, 
outlining how the country's declared 
independence from England should be celebrated. 
He wrote that the day should be marked 
with "pomp & parade, with shews (shows), 
games, sports, bonfires, bells and illuminations 
from one end of this continent to the other 
from this time forward forever more (sic)."

The next year, a July 4th fireworks display 
in Philadelphia ...

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November 1, 2025
Botanical Beauty block #8 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome to block #8, Homestead.

House quilt block

This is a modified block from my Village Square 
quilt a few years ago that was published in



When I named this block, I was
thinking about how the colonists came here
then had to set up a new home.
Having done that my whole life via 
military transfers, I can't imagine how
much harder it was for them!!
My process was very involved and sometimes 
difficult and yet I didn't have
to clear my own land or build my own
home when I arrived.
My food was already grown ...

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August 17, 2025
Botanical Beauty block #7 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome back for block 7, Laurel Wreaths.

You will make 2 of these this month.


Laurel leaves were part of my WLL quilt along
back in 2020 and HERE is the blog post
about the original quilt.

Since then, I have been playing with
other layouts. This is one of the layouts
that I have put into repeat as a fabric
design too for that exciting someday...:)

The symbolic history of the laurel is one of 
triumph and achievement since the 
original Greek Olympics and you 
can read more about that HERE if you choose.

I find it a nice ...

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Stars of Peace #7 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome back for block 7, Community.

This month's block is unnamed but
attributed to the Dakota Farmer of 1926.
It is also listed in a Grandmother Clark
booklet in 1932
(Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia).

No matter what we call it, it is a
beautiful star block that I named,
Community. This piggybacked well 
with last month's Neighborhood.

They both make me contemplate my
youth and how those different
communities shaped me whether they
were the military community, church, or
my school clubs, teachers and friends.

In reference to the Revolutionary War,
there were so many women who saw ...

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July 21, 2025
Stars of Peace block #6 from Nestlings By Robin

 Welcome back for block 6, "Neighborhood".

I know this is a variation on a block,
but at this writing, I can't find my
notes on which block.
I do know that when I was 
done reworking it, it reminded
me of a neighborhood with homes
in the middle and the 
protective 'fence' line.

It reminded me of my childhood
when the neighborhood was all I needed! 
My first neighborhood memories are 
of when I was 4/5 years old in New York. 
We lived in military housing.
My friends were there 
along with the playground we 
spent hours at ...

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Botanical Beauty block #6 from Nestlings By Robin

Welcome to block #6 of the 
Sester Centennial quilt along.

This photo is of the original block
found on a circa 1860 quilt I own.
It is part of


I redrafted it smaller as part of 

In the WLL sampler I named it 
apple block.
In the BB sampler I named it
tomato.

In my original studies of this design,
I found that it could go either way but
felt it looked more tomato.
The history of the tomato plant is quite 
interesting and if you want to read more,

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