Nanci Nowlen
Washington, USA
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I have participated in the quilting bee since the beginning -
1998. This will be the sixth year that I am honored to be able to
contribute a block or two to help Airedale rescue like our Sam Airedale.
Since our last quilt project, Gracie, my husband and I have moved across the country from Wisconsin to Washington State . Gracie and I drove together "over the mountains." Gracie had never delt with altitude before and her ears "popped." Her quisical look was priceless. Gracie loves her new home with a huge back yard. I wanted another Airedale and about one month later we drove to Wyoming and were met by rescue Sam Airedale's foster family after their drive from Kansas City , Missouri . Sam came to live with us... Life has been very busy for all of us since. He is such a sweet boy. I am presently hoping to get my teaching license in WA so I can sub or work part - time after retiring from Milwaukee , WI . |
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Gracie is a flower child. She
loves to eat flowers. She started with violas when she was 18 months
old. The Airedale list responded to my new worried mom post by
reminding me that she was encouraging the lasting blooms. As I put in
my new roses my sweet Airelass followed by pulling them out and chewing
on them. So the rose garden was fenced and the perimeter was planted in
edible nasturtiums. I wrote a little book about her nasturtiums and
this was the inspiration for Patty Eisenbaum's drawing for our quilt
block.... Rebecca Eash and Chuckles Airedale sent nasturtium seeds all
around the bee this year so we could all join the fun. |
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Fiber Artist: Nanci
Nowlen
Artist: Patty Eisenbaum
