CHURNED DAISIES:) from Nestlings By Robin

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 ...

added by Robin 1 year, 4 months ago. under applique quilts , aq magazine , aqs , chain piecing , churned daisies , fusible applique , nestlings by robin , new quilt design , quilt designer , quilt magazines

The Current Plan from Sew........This Is My Blog

I've been really struggling with Natalie's quilt. I started with one plan then changed to a different plan. Now I have come up with yet another plan. Actually, another step in the plan. Or something like that. I needed to do something interesting with the 3.5" squares I ended up with after all that cutting, re-sizing, and trimming. Maybe setting them on point, or putting sashing on two sides, or just about anything! I got to thinking about a quilt I made a while back with tilted string blocks. That quilt is one of my favorites. This ...

added by Sandy Panagos 2 years ago. under "spatter" , aqs , lemon licorice twists , natalie , oh scrap! , wilmington prints

Quilter's Workshop of Tampa Bay, FL 2021 Quilt Show from Nestlings By Robin

This guild does a FAB show

and they didn't disappoint this year!

One of the members

even wore her best

poodle skirt and scarf.

Wish I had asked for a pic:)

Here was my booth for

conducting business and

catching up with familiar faces!

Lots of vendors with lots

of lovelies!

This fun vintage booth

had a couple of 'take me home'

pieces just for me:)

Then we must not forget

the quilts:)

All silk ties!!

Margaret Stephens

Spinning Spools

Margaret Stephens

LOOK at the fabulous

ribbons they make

for their winners!

BEST OF SHOW!!

Lorraine Masten

Around the ...

added by Robin 2 years, 4 months ago. under aqs , dar , mary mannekee , nestlings by robin , quilt appraisals , quilt show , silk ties , vendors

My Visit(s) To The National Quilt Museum from From the Strawberry Patch...

I borrowed the photo (left) from the Internet. When I visited the museum on January 30 it was raining so hard in Paducah that I was NOT posing for a snapshot out front! These photos, below, are from the first time I visited here in 1993. Can you spot the biggest difference between the two? The museum has undergone a name change! Somehow I missed this occurrence when it happened and it became my

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 years, 2 months ago. under aqs , history , museum , quilt museum , quilters

My Visit(s) To The National Quilt Museum from From the Strawberry Patch...

I borrowed the photo (left) from the Internet. When I visited the museum on January 30 it was raining so hard in Paducah that I was NOT posing for a snapshot out front! These photos, below, are from the first time I visited here in 1993. Can you spot the biggest difference between the two? The museum has undergone a name change! Somehow I missed this occurrence when it happened and it became my

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 3 years, 2 months ago. under aqs , history , museum , quilt museum , quilters

Yes, I'm Still Here, Working On Baby Quilts... from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Hello, my lovelies! It felt good to step away from the blog for a few days.

We brought our 19-year-old son home from college for the weekend so he could cast his very first vote in a Presidential election during Early Voting rather than having to change his voter registration to his college address. My 17-year-old son has strong opinions about the election that he believes we're all entitled to hearing, and he is not pleased to be the only nonvoting member of the family. ;-). Hah!

I made more progress on my baby quilt version of the AQS "Letter ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 6 months ago. under aqs , baby gifts , letter home , modern baby clam shell , piecing

Sweet Persimmons from Nestlings By Robin

I have never had a persimmon

and maybe I should try

one now that I have named

a quilt after them:)

New in the November

issue of AQ Magazine

meet Sweet Persimmons.

This sweet design started

out in a 30s rendition.

Once I started thinking in Autumn

colors, I came up with this palette.

Still really like it and may have

to put this grouping to work

in another project!

Looks great, right?

Sometimes I can't see past my

own vision but I also had

this Sandy Gervais print sitting

around that I had been wanting

to use in ...

added by Robin 3 years, 6 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , half-square triangles , hand applique , hand work , labels , needle turn , nestlings by robin , pom poms , quilt magazines , quilting , rotating cutting mat , sandy gervais

My AQS QAL "Letter Home" Continues, Complicated With Some English Paper Piecing from Cheeky Cognoscenti

I'm making some headway with my baby boy quilt NewFO! I haven't cut out the four Wasabi (greenish yellow) QSTs yet, but I'm almost done piecing the rest of the blocks for this "quick and easy" project.

Piecing is in Progress!

I changed my mind about foundation paper piecing my center monogram block, too. I just could not abide with those extra seams that I would have in the center of my "C" if I did FPP, so this block will be my second ever attempt at English paper piecing (EPP).

FPP Version, with Extra Seams in ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 6 months ago. under aqs , english paper piecing , eq8 , kona solids , letter home

Using EQ8 with Pinterest to Create a Quilt Palette: AQS Letter Home, 5 Baby Quilt Options from Cheeky Cognoscenti

AQS Letter Home Quilt, Original Colorway

Have you seen the AQS Letter Home QAL? This one-block quilt caught my eye as I was hunting for quick but interesting baby quilt ideas. Although the QAL (quilt-along) instructions are for a 60" x 60" finished quilt, this easily becomes a 42" x 42" quilt by shrinking the block size to 8" and adding a 2" border. I do like the original AQS colorway (shown above), but since I was resizing the quilt in my EQ8 quilt design software anyway I thought I'd experiment with some alternative color palettes to see if ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 7 months ago. under aqs , baby gifts , color , design , eq8 , pinterest

Tea & Crumpets from Nestlings By Robin

IT'S HERE!

August brings

September AQ magazines

to mailboxes all over:)

Soon to be found on

shop shelves near you.

Within the pages you

will find my cheerful

Tea & Crumpets.

This piece was originally

done in a completely

different colorway

and in the end we

went with brights!

Before I can order fabrics,

I have to do a test block...

Luckily I had some

brights laying around

to play with.

I know paper piecing intimidates

some of you but I would encourage

everyone to have another go at it.

Organization is KEY!

See all the tidy piles and I ...

added by Robin 3 years, 8 months ago. under applique , aq magazine , aqs , bright fabric , crumpets , flowers , free-motion quilting , kits , nestlings by robin , paper piecing , tea , trimming

Tuesday Tangents: AQS QAL Complicated and Resized, Under the Stars Kit Augmented, and Block #5 Planned for Beware the Ishmaelites Sampler from Cheeky Cognoscenti

Good morning, and Happy Tuesday, everyone! I spent some time tidying up my studio yesterday, so I rewarded myself with a few design diversions this morning before getting back to work on my Spirit Song quilt.

First Tangent: AQS Summer Star QAL

First I played in EQ8, redrafting the AQS Summer Star QAL project that caught my eye in their email newsletter. Here's what I came up with:

The original design by Betsey Langford, shown below, finishes at 72" x 72", which is not a useful size for me right now. I thought this would make a good baby ...

added by Rebecca Grace 3 years, 9 months ago. under aqs , design , design wall , eq8 , kona solids , moda , moda modern building blocks , star , under the stars

Rockets Red Glare from Nestlings By Robin

LOOK what hit mailboxes

last week!!

The July issue is now out

and yours truly

has a new quilt within

titled, 'Rockets Red Glare'.

THANK YOU Connecting Threads for

the perfect fabric line,

Hometown Americana II.

It saddens me that so many quilters

feel overwhelmed by applique'

because, to me, it is such a

creative and relaxing form of quilting.

Yes, there are sometimes

many pieces to handle but

no more than some of

the pieced quilts I have seen.

There are times that even I look

at one of my designs and ask,

"who designed all this work?".

Then ...

added by Robin 3 years, 10 months ago. under aq magazine , aqs , connecting threads , free-motion quilting , fusible applique , karen kay buckley , nestlings by robin , rockets , rockets red glare , stars

Grand Rapids Adventure from Nestlings By Robin

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 ...

added by Robin 4 years, 3 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , antique quilts , aqs , certified appraiser , grand rapids , margaritas , meijer gardens , nestlings by robin , quilt appraisals

BABY LOVE from Nestlings By Robin

Out on stands now is the

January 2020 issue of AQ magazine.

My new design, BABY LOVE, is

featured within on page 64.

I was very thankful to have Ann Hamel's

(AQ's fantastic editor) advice on

what is trending with baby colors since I

am not a grandma and so a bit out of the loop:)

Once I had my lovely Shadow Play

fabric from Maywood Studios, I

went shopping for some basic thread

and found the perfect pink with my

mother's name:)

Then it was time to get to work

paper piecing these simple little blocks ...

added by Robin 4 years, 4 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , aq magazine , aqs , baby love , baby quilts , gray , hand applique , kit , machine quilting , nestled babies , nestlings by robin , paper piecing , pink

What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

First Tangent: AQS Summer Star QAL