nkdolin

I'm 33 and have two kids-- a 3 1/2 yo girl and a 6 mo boy (as of 11/07 anyway!). I am a (currently retired) Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse. I recently moved to Madison, WI from Philadelphia. We love it here!

I have Tivo so I watch a lot of craft shows on "fast forward" like Simply Quilts, Crafters Coast to Coast, Quilt in a Day etc. I secretly love reality programming like Survivor and Amazing Race and Super Secretly LOVE America's Next Top Model, Project Runway and Big Brother. On the record I like 30 Rock, Big Love, Cold Case, Grey's Anatomy etc. I sincerely miss Sopranos and Six Feet Under. Wow, that's a lot of TV!

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I do a lot of reading. Here's a list I made a while ago:

favorite books i know this much is true, wally lamb the corrections, jonathan franzen god of small things, arundhati roy memoirs of a geisha, arhtur golden we were the mulvaneys, joyce carol oates the miracle life of edgar mint, bradley udall family matters, rohinton mistry a fine balance, rohinton mistry empire falls, richard russo wish you were here, stewart o'nan the namesake, jhumpa lahiri operating instructions, anne lamott middlesex, jeffrey eugenides kite runner, khaled hosseini sister of my heart, chitra b. divakaruni the stone diaries, carol shields the good life, jay mcinerney eat, pray, love- Elizabeth Gilbert Love, Work, Children by Cheryl Mendelson The Emperor's Children by Claire Mesud

good books world according to garp, john irving prayer for own meany, john irving midwives, chris bohjalain color purple, alice walker caucasia, danzy senna joy luck club, amy tan the spirit catches you and you all down, ann fadiman naked, david sedaris little children, tom perotta little earthquakes, jennifer weiner the glass castle, jeanette walls

favorite cookbooks: Vegetarian Suppers from Deborah Madison's Kitchen by Deborah Madison fresh from the vegetarian slow cooker Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook by Robin Robertson moosewood daily special anything by jay solomon

Well, first and foremost I love fabric. I love quilting, sewing clothes (altering/ embellishing store bought clothes too), sewing toys and gifts, pretty much everything fabric. Check my blog (nkdolin.blogspot.com) for recent projects. Sadly, with two small kids I don't have much time for complicated projects but I'm stockpiling ideas-- I have so many and no time!

I love Amy Butler, Kaffe Fasset, Heather Bailey and Moda fabrics. If I had all the money in the world I would buy all their fabric without even seeing it first!

I use a lot of flannel for baby quilts and appreciate anything cute- but preferably no licensed characters unless that's specifically what I'm working on. My daughter loves "kitties, hearts, princesses and jewels" according to her. She won't wear anything unless it's pinky-purple and VERY twirly. My son has no preference... yet!

I have a short attention span and will work in different crafting arenas for a few years and then switch to something different. I have spent time making mosaics and scrapbooking-- both of which have similarities to quilting, don't you think? I firmly believe that quilting is my life-long craft. I have also done some knitting and other paper crafts as well.

I also enjoy cooking and go through periods where I spend my time cooking instead of crafting. I'm a vegetarian. I love to cook but not to bake. If you're sending me a recipe, I love vegetarian ethnic food (middle eastern, asian, african, south american etc.), pasta, soups and stews, anything with seitan (it's a vegetarian thing!), salads and dressings, pressed sandwiches, etc. I'm getting hungry just thinking about food! I don't like recipes with hard-to-find items-- if I can't get the item at the regular grocery or Whole Foods then I won't get it! And, this is important-- just because I'm a vegetarian doesn't mean I eat healthy. I like healthy recipes (Cooking Light is a favorite magazine) but I like all kinds of stuff! Thanks!