Nellie"s Needles

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Good News!

My issue of Fiber Arts magazine arrived in the mail today.  "Prairie Performance" and I are published in it.


















I'm pleased to be included in this publication that I've subscribed to since the first issue.  It would've been nice for it to have been a full length article, but this will suffice.





















There's more news!  The Robin's nest is empty.





















The last and the smallest of the chicks found its way down into the courtyard.



















One of the parent birds came in a few times with food.  A short time later it winged its way out the courtyard door to the stand of pine trees to join its siblings and parents.  We miss the noise and drama of watching this family of Robins.  In retrospect, it all seems to have happened so fast ... the building of the nest, the hatching of the eggs, the growth of the chicks.  In reality, it was a month.  Really, that was a short time!

14 comments:

Helen said...

ohh, look there's my friend in that fancy magazine. well, okay, I'm just a dedicated blog follower...enjoyed the robin posts, thanks for sharing.

Joyce said...

Nice to be mentioned but you certainly deserve a whole article. Anybody who is able to move quilting from craft to art deserves recognition.

Marilynne said...

I have a stick and silk flower wreath over my door. Our wild birds raised two families in it while I worried about the condition of my new door. Happy to say, the chicks have flown away, I have cleaned the door, and we can use it again until next spring.

Congratulations on being in print. We have to take praise whatever size it comes in.

arlee said...

WOOT :)

p said...

bravo and congratulations nellie. that is very cool!!!!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic Nellie!!! Congrats on being published. Yet another celebration of your tremendous accomplishment.
And thank you for sharing the birds with us. I'm glad all is well.

Anonymous said...

Nellie- I also meant to tell you that I have a new blog URL: http://pamoblog.blogspot.com/
So feel free to pop by! I'd love that. (I've covered up my delete button for now.)

Diane said...

Your piece in FiberArt is wonderful, Nellie! Congrats!

Corryna said...

Nellie, congratulations. It is a great achievement: your work in FiberArt. I hope to get some of my work in a famous magazine as wel some day. Enjoy it!

Kim said...

You go girl!
Yes, I would like a full article too.

This is an amazing piece of art.....how many hours do you have in it and did you start off with this project in mind?

I'm truly in awe of the effort this took.

Happy sewing

Bailey Earith said...

Congrats!!! You deserve it. I love having such famous friends :) Bailey

Unknown said...

congrats! and to think that we knew you when . . . just kidding! Being published is great. the chicks have flown the nest already, my but they grow up fast. I don't know what's happening in the finch nest; the parents are busy but I haven't seen or heard anything that resembles birth yet. It must be time!

KreinikGirl said...

I just saw your Prairie Performance in Fiberarts magazine - it is beautiful! I am glad the article included your blog address, now I have explored some of your other amazing work on your blog. Wonderful!

Susan Elliott said...

Congratulations Nellie! I'll have to go check out that magazine. You deserve all the fame and fortune you get!