http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog daily 0.75 2019-03-03 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/2019/3/2/my-first-blog-post-stories-from-quiltcon-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7f4f29fa0d6036d7130de7/1551847242569/IMG_3887.jpg Blog - My First Blog Post - Story #1 from QuiltCon 2019 - walk on, robot Hanging out by my quilt with my number one supporter, my hubby, Ted. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/2019/3/2/story-2-quiltcon-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7f4cf6ee6eb0788d8e592e/1551846664740/IMG_0052.jpg Blog - Story #2 - from QuiltCon 2019 - ouch! This is what my finger looks like a week later. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/2019/3/2/story-3-from-quiltcon-2019 monthly 0.5 2019-03-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7f4ad3f4e1fcc96b856a7a/1551846139286/IMG_3804.JPG Blog - Story #3 - from QuiltCon 2019 - Campground site This is a picture taken looking out of my camper window three days before the flash flood happened. The ground was already saturated from days of constant rain. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/category/QuiltCon+2019 monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/category/Quilt+Show monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/tag/QuiltCon+2019 monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/tag/ouch%21 monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/tag/walk+on+robot monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/tag/flood monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/blog/tag/free+motion+quilting monthly 0.5 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/aboutme daily 0.75 2019-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809236eef1a10279a26d4c/1551929980519/ECMQG%252BJan%252B-7.jpg About Me - I’m having a whole lot of fun creating beautiful things! Hi there, I’m Natalie, so glad you stopped by. I’m a pediatric speech language pathologist (SLP) with artistic inclinations and a strong need to create things with my hands. It may be surprising, but I talk a lot at work. Having quiet contemplative creative time is something I thoroughly enjoy. As an SLP and previously a prekindergarten disabilities teacher, I found my greatest strength was nurturing the growth and development of the children I was fortunate enough to teach. And so my pseudonym “nurture” was born. Nurture creations has two fold meaning for me. First, I love to teach and develop programs for quilters, and so, I nurture the creations of others through education and demonstration. Second, nurture creations are my creations, simple as that. I have been an artistic maker most of my life - drawing, painting, basket weaving, jewelry, stained glass - these endeavors have drifted in and out of my life. But sewing, sewing has remained at my core. I am a self-taught sewist, having learned from reading patterns and trying to make my own clothes. Just thinking about my fabric choices back then makes me laugh! While my daughter, Tasha, was growing up, I delighted in making all those great dresses and hats for my sweet little girl. She had the best Halloween costumes, thanks to her mom. Fast forward 20 years or so, and I found myself drawn to quilts. I have several quilts from my great grandmother, and a trip to the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, solidified my resolve to learn this art form. I bought a fancy new Bernina sewing machine, some quilt patterns, fabric, basic notions, and started sewing away. Twenty quilts later and I haven’t looked back! I spent a great deal of time using quilt patterns and making beautiful quilts, but I always found myself changing them in one way or another. I didn’t want to make what everyone else was making. Then three things happened and I found the creative freedom I was craving. *** I joined The Modern Quilt Guild through ECMQG, *** I started working through the exercises in the book, “The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guild to Creating, Quilting & Living Courageously” by Sherri Lynn Wood, and *** I took a workshop with Nancy Crow at the Dairy Barn Arts Center. Now, I delight in making my original quilts. I have so many ideas and so many things I want to try! I look forward to the creative journey ahead. I hope you will enjoy visiting my sight from time to time and see what I’m up to. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-03-02 http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/home-1 daily 1.0 2019-03-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7bf547e5e5f0bda5257678/1551627614862/IMG_3956.jpg Home - Natalie’s creations will surprise you with her bold use of color, shape, and quilting. Photo: Natalie all bundled up and exploring Nashville during QuiltCon 2019. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/robot daily 0.75 2019-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7b5313971a1836ab211d04/1551586080841/IMG_3957.jpg walk on, robot QuiltCon 2019, Nashville, TN, at the Music City Center https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7b53bf7817f77ad93a12a9/1551586248154/IMG_3958.jpg walk on, robot Judges comments: - choice of improvised shapes creates visual impact - combination of prints and solids creates dynamic composition - variety and direction of quilting designs well thought and well executed https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7b4d5c7817f77ad939ddcd/1551586594359/walk%2Bon%2Brobot%2Bfront.jpg walk on, robot walk on, robot by Natalie VanRandwyk - front of quilt https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7b50b4c83025828b3ce961/1551586684792/walk%2Bon%2Brobot%2Bback.jpg walk on, robot walk on, robot by Natalie VanRandwyk - back of quilt https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c7d863324a694d3df68f210/1551730280508/DSC_0563.jpg walk on, robot http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/chautauqua daily 0.75 2019-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808da6e79c700b22b0f428/1551928787822/IMG_0387.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Up the Down Escalator Quilt created with log cabin blocks from an ECMQG block lottery win. Quilt in my personal collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c8084f99140b774e687c99e/1551927685069/IMG_0381.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Loss of Perspective This quilt won First Place People’s Choice Award for ECMQG Quilts. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808a8c15fcc0bded72a685/1551928014188/IMG_0379.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - X + Castles in the Air This quilt was made using intact Castle in the Air blocks from the ECMQG block lottery. Quilt donated to Ronald McDonald House https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808b3b71c10bdcbe401df5/1551928228547/IMG_0378.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Good News at the Columns This quilt was created for the Riley Blake Fabric Challenge 2015. Quilt in my personal collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808cd7971a18443f2885ea/1551928606220/IMG_0384.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Modern Disappearing Block Sample Quilt created as a class sample for local shop, A Quilter’s Place. Quilt in my personal collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808eefe79c700b22b103b5/1551929081129/IMG_0382.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Something from Nothing Since I really don’t like to work with scraps, I challenged myself. I took some very tiny pieces and sewed them together to create this little gem. Mini quilt in my personal collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808c0015fcc0bded72b5be/1551928329596/IMG_0383.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - huh? what does that mean? This is one of my absolute favorites! Can you figure out all of the keyboard shortcuts? Quilt in my personal collection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c808e4c652deac5c91d1c7a/1551928919972/IMG_0388.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Gothic Half Zip I thought of this quilt while driving home from work one evening. I also made the necklace. In the personal collection of Autumn Chaney. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c8088cb9140b774e687f1bb/1551927571586/IMG_0380.jpg Chautauqua Quilt Show 2016 - Twinkle and Tumble This quilt was made from desconstructed Castle in the Air blocks from an ECMQG block lottery. Quilt in my personal collection. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/creations daily 0.75 2019-03-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809f5bee6eb0231aab349f/1551933294058/IMG_2424.jpg More Creations - Orange pillow cover 18” x 18” Domestic machine walking foot quilting. Custom pillow cover orders accepted. Inquire via email. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809a23e4966be727b818e1/1551932007444/DSC_0552.jpg More Creations - untitled 20” X 20” Quilt create for the Kona COTY ECMQG challenge in 2018. For sale - inquire via email https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809b23e79c70ddf3a83dc0/1551932225918/DSC_0559.jpg More Creations - Birds in Blue Using a basic square in a square motif, I worked with my light and medium value blue fabric scraps and fussy cut birds and flowers. I experimented with an extra large binding in flannel. Backed in soft minky, this quilt is my camper snuggle when its cold and rainy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809e4d4785d342b6ddd828/1551933019641/IMG_2426.jpg More Creations - Blue pillow cover 18” x 18” Domestic machine free motion quilting. Custom pillow cover orders accepted. Inquire via email. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c809d8a24a69435e163f5b1/1551932856471/IMG_2425.jpg More Creations - Yellow pillow cover 18” x 18” Domestic machine free motion quilting. Custom pillow cover orders accepted. Inquire via email. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c8099059b747a7918a474d7/1551931692943/DSC_0556.jpg More Creations - Silhouette 20” X 20” Quilt created for the Kona COTY ECMQG challenge in 2018. For Sale - inquire via email. http://www.natalievanrandwyk.com/press daily 0.75 2019-03-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c896bbce2c483f13d503b17/1552509920080/natalie%252Bmug%252Bshot%252Bwith%252Bdaily%252Bnews%252B3-10-19.jpg Press Click photo to proceed to the Northwest Florida Daily News article which appeared in the Lifestyle section of the March 10, 2019 printed paper. The article was published online by the Northwest Florida Daily News on March 12, 2019. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/560698bce4b003ca22314d53/t/5c896f8b15fcc0de847c805b/1552510952854/IMG_7941.jpg Press