tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58878181836350148732024-03-05T23:21:09.105-08:00Nel WhatmoreArt for livingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-31310846683822964042016-11-03T07:16:00.000-07:002016-11-04T04:27:19.401-07:0030 Years - In Search of the Beautiful Exhibitions this Month in the North and the South<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Ripley, near Harrogate HG3 3AY</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5th - 20th November</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Saturday 5th November will be the Opening of the Show 11am -5pm </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So please join us for drinks and nibbles! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wed - Thurs 11am - 4pm, Fri - Sat 11am - 5pm , Sun 12am - 5pm </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans";"><span style="color: #cccccc;">People
always say that life is a journey. Embrace the highs and lows and just gather
it all in as you go. Where business is concerned everyone is encouraged to be
positive and upbeat all the time, to say we’re all fine and that everything is
fabulous, and sometimes that is a huge strain. However I prefer to tell it as
it is. It seems more honest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans";"><span style="color: #cccccc;">So I
would say that after the 14 months of Polly being poorly I think we are all
doing okay. Being creative has certainly helped me through the ordeal – from painting
pots as a distraction on the Teenage Cancer Unit to painting for Chelsea and
the two shows I now have coming up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Having an awful reminder of the fragility of life undoubtedly makes you
feel more fearful, but it also encourages you to treasure what you have and
intensifies your love for all who are dearest to you. In bad times there is a
great pulling together among family and friends that, when life is on track and
running smoothly, we conveniently forget. We still have tidal surges of fear if
Polly seems poorly for any reason, which we never had before, and that in time
we will hopefully learn to manage. She has started at Edinburgh College of Art
doing Fine Art Painting, which a year ago is the best news we could have wished
for. When we dropped her off last month, she hugged us tight and whispered, “We
did it”. It was hard to believe that the day we had all been hoping for for so
long had finally arrived; the day when she would become a student for the first
time and get to do what she loves. She has already had two commissions for book
covers and other people are now contacting her for different things, so it will
be so exciting from here on in to see where her journey takes her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all the time to pour feeling into my paintings. It’s a concept that our son Dave,
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "gill sans";">at times too, finds hard to grasp. Even I find it hard to
explain exactly what I mean sometimes. No doubt when I try, I probably come
over sounding all ‘arty and weird’! But if you feel things keenly, there is a
need to try to convey how beautiful often the mostly seemingly inconsequential thing
can be – from the light on the ground in the distance, or behind a rain cloud,
to the furls and enveloping curls of a flower. Sometimes the frustration of not
being able to realise the painting that lies buried in my head is immense, but
hey, with the wisdom of age I know that at least even my bad paintings
represent a step nearer to understanding how to do it better next time. As I
said earlier, life’s a journey – not to mention a continual learning process!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans";">So in this great rollercoaster of a year we’ve had, we continue to grab
treats with both hands. We’ve been to fabulous Ireland, where we will
definitely be returning. And we’ve also been to Wales, where we stayed in a
yurt and I got chased out of a field by the most aggressive sheep I have ever
met! It rained a lot so although there was less painting done than my friend
Rebecca de Mendonca and I had anticipated, we made up for it by spending the
time doing something just as pleasurable: eating and laughing. Speaking of Rebecca,
she and I ran our first residential course in Devon this year, which was great.
We will be running four residential courses next year, including one in
Tuscany, Italy, and one in Cober Hill near Scarborough. If you want information
and fancy trying something different for a weekend away then please go to <a href="http://www.thenewpastelschool.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.thenewpastelschool.co.uk</a></span></span></span></div>
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Wisley 23<sup>rd</sup>-27<sup>th</sup>
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Garden of the Rose, which I visited in June, was beautiful, and the paintings I
did there will be shown for the first time at the two shows coming up. Apart
from Chelsea I have not done a show in the South for years, so it will be lovely
to see people at the Wisley Craft in Focus show. I have enclosed a leaflet for
it with more details.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans";"><span style="color: #999999;">I
want to continue to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and the PPR Brain
Tumour Foundation, and so will be dedicating a page of my new website to that.
I will periodically add paintings and sketches to it, along with other items,
the sale of which will contribute to these two charities, just as the work that
I sold in my Charity Sale did last year. So please keep a look out for that
when I launch the new site, as I know many of you missed out on last year’s sale
as the paintings sold out very quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "gill sans";"><span style="color: #999999;">Thank
you once again for reading this. I really appreciate it, and I truly <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5887818183635014873" name="_GoBack"></a>value all the support you’ve shown both to me, and to us as
a family, over so many years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Best Wishes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-1443498564755005092015-09-07T04:27:00.001-07:002015-09-07T05:44:47.312-07:00Art therapy and Polly Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well we are now many months on and here I am still writing this from hospital. Polly has had six months of chemotherapy and alas her recent scan showed that she needs stronger chemo so we are all in today with her as she's having a thicker line put in, in preparation for her chemo next week. Mark has just said Polly is now another step nearer to being a Cyberman... It helps him to relate everything to Dr Who! </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">We had a great holiday in Suffolk and Dartmouth so glad that the chemo was over, so we are just adjusting to the fact that this journey is going to be a little longer than we all thought. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I managed to get to the Festival of Quilts, where as ever, I met lots of lovely people and received lots of hugs. People have been AMAZING. The love we have received and continue to receive has been quite overwhelming. It holds us up it truly does.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq73OHr7bj5FwQrni5TD8tHxTn_i8bn_8sNP4ydaocio9CCX1viF8wAo0Od_d_nTlZ9C7ROyd6Etc1tF_Xxc5NyAqrUojj9qPG6ASnw0rE4UZ1q_nPoR3uzXjwPWbcZ4gJ5L74_86eWa5/s640/blogger-image--1967762373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIq73OHr7bj5FwQrni5TD8tHxTn_i8bn_8sNP4ydaocio9CCX1viF8wAo0Od_d_nTlZ9C7ROyd6Etc1tF_Xxc5NyAqrUojj9qPG6ASnw0rE4UZ1q_nPoR3uzXjwPWbcZ4gJ5L74_86eWa5/s640/blogger-image--1967762373.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Chelsea Flòwer Show was great again with so many customers coming to see me with presents, cards , hugs and good wishes . It was the best show I have ever done. The presents were partly because it was also our Silver Wedding that week too! </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">People have wondered how I can paint through this very difficult time in our lives. The answer to that question is because it helps and because as Mark and I are both self employed we need to. On the Young Adult Unit that Polly has her chemo on we have painted pots on a regular basis as it just takes you're mind off it. I love that being creative helps people during difficult times.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I did the 10k Race for Life for Polly in July. Having never been a long distance runner it was a real challenge for me, there was a lot of sweaty, everything aching moments. Sadly I didn't suddenly morph into a svelt gazelle. But by some miracle I did it and even more amazingly thanks to the tide of support from facebook as well as complete strangers I raised £6215 !!! So such a huge thank you to everyone who sponsored me you were INCREDIBLY GENEROUS!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Autumn Exhibition Chantry a House Gallery 7th-22nd November</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I'm currently painting landscapes and seascapes for my show at Chantry House Gallery Show up at Ripley <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Main Street, Ripley, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 3AY. I've also got stuck back into my oils which I'm enjoying. I'm hoping to be at the show each Saturday so it would be really lovely to see you all there. There'll still be florals of course this is Lilac Lake that I was particularly pleased with.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMIPoa0hG7x0NQ39_myvNJa-Ff1oCl8ZMZDVi6E7cKMQg6NFZ6Twe6xg5vvt3Tte-sEQAdLlJtAB4jMm9FyIBTBjr85bLYjQq_tEICbCVizESU3j2K3TiTrBdqc4JAbR7ESkOuuMpl1pL/s640/blogger-image--1068570347.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMIPoa0hG7x0NQ39_myvNJa-Ff1oCl8ZMZDVi6E7cKMQg6NFZ6Twe6xg5vvt3Tte-sEQAdLlJtAB4jMm9FyIBTBjr85bLYjQq_tEICbCVizESU3j2K3TiTrBdqc4JAbR7ESkOuuMpl1pL/s640/blogger-image--1068570347.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So we're now on the way home and Pollys doing ok she is such a ballsy girl. She said it was so bad as her biopsy and that the toast after was great. Another step nearer getting better. Thanks to everyone for reminding us many times over how wonderful people can be . Xxxx</div><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-66298635561106796092015-02-06T03:13:00.000-08:002015-02-06T03:13:35.541-08:00Sending all our Love to our Daughter Polly xxxxxx<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well here I find myself with more time to write my blog but under circumstances that I wish with all my heart that I could alter. I could pretend and say everything is fine but it really isn't I don't have the emotional energy to pretend. We are currently sat in a hospital room awaiting a biopsy for our beautiful daughter Polly. Mark my hubby and her are discussing the tattoo she is designing for him. He is making her laugh as it's supposed to look a bit like an octopus and Polly has just said that she watched a series of videos of Octupi and it made her feel quite sick! It has been truly a terrible week as she has a tumour in her chest but we don't know exactly what it is until we have the results of the biopsy which may take up to a week or more.<br />
So we're getting through each day slowly, literally slowly as she is worst in the mornings. But we now have a little routine of getting her sitting up. The day's extend like weeks until we know exactly what we're dealing with.<br />
Our friends and family have been and continue to be amazing and we feel very well loved. Dave our son is coming back from Uni again today so he's here after her biopsy.<br />
Painting as ever is a solace, as I see Polly drawing now so effortlessly, being creative is a comfort.<br />
The sky is a beautiful blue and as we drove into the hospital this morning for 7.30 everywhere was frosty and the early sky a myriad of hues.<br />
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I have Chelsea Flower Show to prepare for and the strike offs of my next Collection Orient have arrived so I have these things to fill my mind in the times when I'm not with Polly or doing things that need doing. I asked Polly if she minded me posting this and she said it was fine.<br />
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So in the meantime I'm posting some paintings for our fabulous daughter and sending a big thank you to everyone that has sent so many kind messages. Nel xx<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-18290703658699042132014-05-11T08:54:00.000-07:002014-05-11T08:59:18.018-07:00Chelsea Flower Show Here We Come and Diary Dates for Where You Can Find Me I 2014 and News Of Memory Lane at Last and the Festival of Quilts!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well I have been officially rubbish at keeping up with my blog so this is going to be rather a blast of news as there's a lot of it! I haven't been idle just too busy and it is the job that doesn't get done unfortunately! So here we go it's the beginning of show season again, kicking off with Chelsea flower show that starts on the 20th-24th May in London. I am getting ready for now, if you want to see much more regularly updates and pictures of the show and all the news then please go to my facebook art page to see what I'm up to go to as I post on there far more regularly.<br />
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This is my centre piece at Chelsea ( the one below) it's called Tender is the Light . It's done in pastel and is around 120 cm wide . It took me ages to do but I'm really please with it.<br />
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On the fabric front Memory Lane is now out which is exciting and I have just got the gorgeous quilt back from Trudy Wood who has done a fabulous job on it. So I hope to get some pictures of it done this week. Memory Lane looks like this </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-5347140388585930202013-08-24T07:17:00.000-07:002013-08-24T07:17:27.657-07:00secret garden is starting to ship!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We're back from the Festival of Quilts, and it was a whirlwind! So many people, so many wonderful customers. More (much more) on that in a later post but for now, here's a picture (sorry - it's a terrible phone pic) of the 2 quilts made from Secret Garden that were hanging in the Coats stand.<br />
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There will be patterns for both of these shortly. You can now buy <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/nel_whatmore/free_secret_garden" target="_blank">Secret Garden from Hawthorne Threads (In the US)</a> and shortly it'll be in stock at <a href="http://www.eclecticmaker.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=294_524" target="_blank">the eclectic maker</a> (in the UK). We'll keep you posted on more stockists as we find them!<br />
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If you are a shop or know of a shop that is stocking Secret Garden, please leave a comment and I can add you to the list of stockists.<br />
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The summer holidays are upon us and the children need organising and entertaining.<br />
This simple pin cushion tutorial only takes 10 minutes and is a great way to encourage children into trying sewing, or you could make one for yourself to give you a breather when the summer break gets a little too much!<br />
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I used 2 prints from eden to make this version. You can buy eden from <a href="http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Nel_Whatmore.html" target="_blank">The Cotton Patch</a>.</div>
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Hi, it's Katy from Monkey Do blogging for Nel again, with another project I've made using Nel's fabrics.<br />
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This time I made a reversible bag in <a href="http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Nel_Whatmore.html" target="_blank">Eden fabrics</a> using the <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2009/07/lickety-split-bag-pattern-pdf/" target="_blank">lickety split pattern by Made by Rae</a>.<br />
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I have to admit, Eden isn't the sort of colours I'm normally drawn to, they're more muted than my usual palette, but I just love how they work together and now I've made this bag I'm actually loving the more muted colours!<br />
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The bag is perfectly sized for folding up and popping into your handbag for a trip to the grocers, or market. It's so useful. The pattern was fast and simple, and does include pockets (but I left them off).<br />
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I've just finished the quilt that will be hanging in Nel's section of the coat's and crafts booth at festival of quilts next month using the new line, Secret Garden (out later this year - I think around September time if all goes to plan with the fabrics arriving in the UK). Secret garden is completely my palette - it's bright, and full of purples, pinks and bold colours. Making the quilt has been an absolute pleasure, and I loved working with the new fabrics. I'll be back with another blog post soon to show you!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-62118521259273973112013-06-17T01:02:00.001-07:002013-06-17T01:02:54.962-07:00butterflies in the gardenHi, I'm Katy and I blog over at <a href="http://www.imagingermonkey.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">I'm A GingerMonkey</a>. I've been helping Nel with her preparations for the festival of quilts in August and playing around with some of the next fabric release, Secret Garden.<br />
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I hope you like what we're doing with the new fabrics - I think this is my favourite of Nel's collections so far, the colours are beautiful and the designs work so nicely together. There's a fantastic mix of scale with both larger and smaller prints, which is important to me as a quilter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-78067538382961207802013-06-12T07:29:00.001-07:002013-06-12T07:29:22.337-07:00stitching up a storm<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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And some of the leftovers from the quilt fabrics have been cut into butterflies (some of these butterflies may well be used on cushions).<br />
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My next collection of fabrics for Free Spirit was debuted at Quilt Market, in Portland Oregon earlier this month and I'm excited to now share them with you too!<br />
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We're busy with preparation for my quilts and cushions to display at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham in August (more on that soon), but for now here are some pictures of the collection and the inspiration behind the designs.<br />
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Secret Garden was inspired by the children's book of the same name that I loved as a child. It also has it's roots in a series of paintings I did many years ago that featured pansies.<br />
There is something very upbeat about pansies, they always raise a smile and come in such a fantastic range of colours.<br />
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In the secret garden there was a fantastic walled garden, that is why the patterns try to convey the different elements inside the walled garden from a bevy of flowers to a trellis for them to climb up.<br />
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There are a total of 24 prints, broken into 3 colourways - pebble, denim and linen. They will be in stores in September and as soon as we know who will be stocking it we will share details.<br />
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I've just reached my first 100 likes on my new facebook page for NelWhatmoreArt, so as promised the winner of the giveaway is<br />
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Congratulations Kim please can you send me an email so that you can choose which 45 Collection limited edition you would like.<br />
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If you haven't already liked the page then here's the link <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NelWhatmoreArt" target="_blank">NelWhatmoreArt</a><br />
There will be lots more news as we approach the show and also other lovely things to win.<br />
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Next up I have two tickets for Tatton RHS show to giveaway for when I reach 200 'likes' so look forward to seeing who wins those.<br />
Well it's not long until Chelsea Flower Show now although I keep telling people not to say that to me!<br />
I can feel a rising panic, there is always so much to do, this year even more so as it is the 100th anniversary of the show, which means we have to be in period dress each day, I have chosen the 1950's. <br />
PLEASE NOTE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TICKETS FOR CHELSEA I CAN STILL BUY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TICKETS EVEN THOUGH IT MAY E SOLD OUT ON THE WEBSITE SO PLEASE EMAIL ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.<br />
I have just been ordering carpet, plinths, lights, paint and all sorts of things it's like being in the apprentice! Coupled with the fact that Polly has her AS levels and the entire contents of the lounge is in the hall and other rooms, as we are decorating the living room, all this is code word for bedlam. I keep having to go to other friends houses to find a bit of calm.<br />
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Very excitingly though on Saturday I went to Bella Figura in Matlock to try on 1950's dresses , as they're kindly going to make vintage dresses out of my eden fabric. <a href="http://www.matlockpeople.co.uk/Bella-Figura-lovely-new-vintage-clothing-shop/story-17469570-detail/story.html" target="_blank">About Bella Figura</a> I have to say that the dresses look fantastic on, and with a full petticoat underneath , well you just feel so like a girlie. I LOVE IT!!<br />
Here are Theresa and Suzie Whittaker from the shop and me. Thanks to Gilly for being such a good friend and coming with me we had such a laugh and managed a lovely lunch too so it was all good.<br />
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Right on this very cold snowy day lets have a bit of colour shall we.<br />
I have spent most of my day trying to combat drafts in our freezing hall! Don't you love DIY! Actually if I'm honest, I do, but crawling along by an open door drilling holes in the frame, for a bolt, wasn't perhaps on my top ten of things to do today. So rather late in the month is the March Cat Club giveaway (yeh!) I hear you cry.<br />
I know I'm late again posting it but honestly if you'd had the month I'd had you would think I was actually doing quite well. To make up for it I've made it a good one and am going to give away a Sleeping Beauty Bag called Swag Bag ( not such a beautiful title actually). It's on the bag page at <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/" target="_blank">Nel Patterns</a>, you can see the Eden version of the bag. It's lovely anyway and the top opens in a starfish shape.<br />
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Fabricwise what's knew? Well, Secret Garden is being printed...VERY EXCITED. Memory Lane that comes after Secret Garden has had a few teething problems, hence also being late with this pos,t but sometimes the best things come to those who wait, as my Grandma used to say, so now I am really pleased with it.<br />
In the meantime I am painting for Chelsea Flower Showas it's just around the corner, so I've been painting in full flow. Here is one of one I am particularly pleased with, 'Cherish', an oil that just turned out exactly how I wanted it, which is a rare things.<br />
Please could everyone keep their fingers crossed as I am off to Norfolk mid week to go on a painting course to learn the techniques of the old masters and I am hoping that I get there as I have been looking forward to it for months. My Mum in Wolverhampton has called to say they have two foot of snow...groan, sad face.So happy sewing and painting until next timexx<br />
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For those of you who are not aware if you join the <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/patterns/cats/" target="_blank">The Cat Club</a> with every fabric collection I design, there is a collectable Cat Pattern and the chance to win a monthly gorgeous giveaway. This month there is a fat qtr bundle of Eden and also the pattern of the NEW Eden Cats, 'Benny and Blossom' that will be available soon. There will also be a NEW FREE pattern to download called ' Kitty and Cat Cushion'. So there are lots of goodies all the time and lots of nice things to make.<br />
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Where does all the time go! That's what I like to know. It goes slowly when you're little and positively races as you get older. I am currently 'racing' to finish all the new patterns for Eden, my new fabric collection by the time we go to Stitches the trade show at the NEC next week.<br />
We had the photo shoot when it was freezing in the snow!! Not that you can tell from the photos but here is a sneak peak of what it was really like.<br />
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I have just been selected for Chelsea Flower Show again which is great as it's their centenary year. Evidently we all have to get dressed up in vintage costumes. So we're going to make dresses out of Eden , I can't wait! Hard to think of summer right now though as it is sooooo cold in my studio where I paint in Leeds. I have to keep jumping around and playing very loud music, well that's my excuse anyway. I think this will have to be short but sweet as I know Polly my daughter will be calling to be picked up from school in about 10 minutes and I promised myself that I would update my blog before I went to fetch her. So hope to post again soon when there will be more news of how the show went and the very exciting Little Designer Guides, which are little project based books that again will come out with each collection the first one of which 'Eden' will be published soon. Hope you're all well and not too cold xx</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-84401715561905095702012-12-05T14:51:00.000-08:002012-12-05T14:51:20.452-08:00The November Cat Club Winner , News About 'Eden'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-7685100246774874332012-09-20T09:57:00.001-07:002012-09-20T10:01:23.944-07:00SEPTEMBER THE CAT CLUB FREE GIVEAWAY ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT HURRY!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi All,<br />
Well it seems as though my computer is playing up a little as this is the third time I have written this! Third time lucky hopefully if not it's going out the window or I shall go in search of chocolate, actually may do that anyway.<br />
Well October is shaping up to being very very busy, if anyone thinks they could paint a picture or two for me or has discovered how to clone themselves then please shout out now as there just needs to be more time or more of me! Our son Dave has gone off to Univeristy last week. I managed not to howl like a lost soul on the way home, mainly because Polly our daughter was doing that anyway. Anyway so far so good, he's been to four parties and isn't getting enough sleep so fairly normal student first week really.<br />
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For those of you who haven't already seen it here is the lovely <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/cat-club/" target="_blank">The Cat Club September Giveaway</a>. It includes a table runner using my first collection for Freespirit " Happy Go Lucky", and then the other items are from a french company we have been working with who produce very high quality bags and stationery items. I think who ever wins it will love it. For those that haven't already joined all you need to do is join <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/cat-club/" target="_blank">The Cat Club</a>, which is entirely free and then we pick one lucky winner a month and I let you know when the next cat pattern is uploaded, as I do one per collection.<br />
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Just to let you know Katharine's Wheel is proving extremely popular and it looks as though it is going to sell out very quickly so if you want to order any I would suggest you do it sooner rather than later.<br />
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Paintingwise what's coming up? Well I am working towards my next originals show which is at Chantry House Gallery, Ripley North Yorks starting on Nov 3-18th. I will be there every saturday. I am working on atmospheric landscapes as a bit of a change , although there will be the usual eclectic mix of other things too. So look forward to seeing you there.<br />
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How to make these nice funky frames will be on <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/product/covered-mirrors/" target="_blank"> Nelpatterns.com</a><br />
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Still loving the Katharine's Wheel quilts so much it's the best selling download on <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/patterns/quilts/" target="_blank">nelpatterns.com</a></div>
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I'll be leaving for the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham tomorrow, where I will be on the <a href="http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Nel_Whatmore.html">Cottonpatch</a> stand until Sunday so come and say hi. I'm looking forward to the designers supper and meeting Tula Pink and seeing Katharine's Wheel on the stand<br />
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There are great downloadable patterns and the lovely Katharine's Wheel Quilt which at the Festival of Quilts as we speak!<br />
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I've been watching the Olympics ( who hasn't and making things for the launch of Katharine's Wheel as well as finishing off all the patterns so it will be nice to see it all finished at the show. Here are some of the things you can see at <a href="http://www.nelpatterns.com/">www.nelpatterns.com</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-33683059036945935232012-06-13T18:06:00.002-07:002012-06-13T18:19:09.885-07:00I've Been a Busy Bee! lots of pics of Exhibition, Chelsea and my NEW fabric range Katharine's Wheel has now arrived HURRAY!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well there has been so much going on from my big 25th Show to Chelsea Flower Show and now Ripley Grand Sale just north of Harrogate starting tomorrow. I have hardly drawn breath! But I did take a week off and took great delight in painting my shed purple and plan to spray paint my very old bike and attach it to the shed as I just couldn't part with it having had so many happy memories cycling all over the place. I bought it when I was 18 and just couldn't take it to the tip. So not it is to be imortalised and stuck to the shed! Will post a picture. As I should now be in bed as I have to be up early. I am just going to post a few pics and then do more at the weekend.</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-88991438067910943072012-03-23T10:13:00.001-07:002012-03-23T10:13:57.300-07:0025Th Year Celebration Art Exhibition Of Paintings By Nel Whatmore at The Priory, Syningthwaite, Home Farm,Wighill, North Yorkshire, - www.digyorkshire.com<a href="http://www.digyorkshire.com/EventListing.aspx?event=66648&pdate=22/04/2012&name=25Th+Year+Celebration+Art+Exhibition+Of+Paintings+By+Nel+Whatmore+at+The+Priory%2c+Syningthwaite%2c+Home+Farm%2cWighill%2c+North+Yorkshire+in+">25Th Year Celebration Art Exhibition Of Paintings By Nel Whatmore at The Priory, Syningthwaite, Home Farm,Wighill, North Yorkshire, - www.digyorkshire.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-26487372344774141002012-01-25T04:57:00.000-08:002012-01-25T05:01:33.535-08:00Nel 25th Year Celebration Exhibition 'Life is a Minestrone"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNV9WqFhNumVEgpZbQv94teLw76V6qr9kaU_SsZx0RCbYCftyoTN_DG3DXXEwAln6ezU0B0yJ-o7Knyeqh7xn9kLfoFnIxPp1ePACVsMuu530TfY0MxqQEdvOFr-Xx60-KwQRKAGu_3mC/s1600/Exhibition+reminder+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNV9WqFhNumVEgpZbQv94teLw76V6qr9kaU_SsZx0RCbYCftyoTN_DG3DXXEwAln6ezU0B0yJ-o7Knyeqh7xn9kLfoFnIxPp1ePACVsMuu530TfY0MxqQEdvOFr-Xx60-KwQRKAGu_3mC/s400/Exhibition+reminder+front.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Well January has been very very busy, as things build up towards my big show in April. I have been painting like a woman possessed! Feeling no pressure at all, as it's my 25th year! There will also been an exhibition of work from when I was a child up to present day. Cue terrible hairdoos and pictures of giraffe's, gorilla's and all sorts. It's always interesting to look back as well as forward. I often find it invaluable to see the progression of work and also as a reminder that there has been improvement when normally when you are only looking at current work it seems as though you are not going forward at all. If any of you would like to be sent an invitation for the show please email me your address and I will make sure you receive an invite. They will be going out the first week in March.<br />
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In the midst of all this painting, the 2nd strike offs of Katharine's Wheel, my next range of fabrics for Freespririt, have arrived. So there is a lot to do. I can't resist taking a picture for you to see them! There are just a few tweaks that need doing but then can't wait to start making bags and quilts and things.<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887818183635014873.post-4593273011921848992011-12-06T10:38:00.000-08:002011-12-06T10:44:42.305-08:00Nel Christmas Prize worth over £100 featured in NEW issue of World of Cross Stitch Magazine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hi Everyone,<br />
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Hi just to let you all know that the next issue of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">World Of Cross Stitch</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">, on sale on Dec 8th</span></b> I believe has a feature on me, which I am really pleased about. Also it gives me the opportunity to do another lovely <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">FREE GIVEAWAY</span></b>. This is open to all readers of the magazine who follow my blog and all of those who already do. Thanks so much for dropping by !<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><u>The PRIZE is Three Maia Cross Stitch Kits worth over a £100!!</u></b> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Plus a Nel Calendar and diary</b></span>.<br />
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All you have to do is join my blog and post a comment below. I love hearing from you all.<br />
The kits are of such a high standard and they have interpreted my paintings beautifully, that I hope you will enjoy doing them or sharing them.<br />
Well it's getting colder and colder and yes the first snowflakes fell on the car this week and it's getting really cold at my studio. I am painting avidly at the moment towards my big 25th exhibition next year and have just been to see the venue again to measure up and try to work out actually how many paintings I will be able to fit in. Coupled with racing all over the country taking our son to University open days, there has been little time to anything Christmassy. December is always sooooo busy for everyone.<br />
I will select the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>WINNER ON MY BIRTHDAY 30TH DECEMBER</b></span> as that seems like a nice thing to do on that day!<br />
BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!!<br />
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The exhibition up at Ripley of my originals is going well. Thanks to all of you who have visited so far. I love spending my Saturdays up there much easier than doing the jobathon at home. I will post some pics shortly , after doing the Christmas cakes as they need to cook for 5 hours!!!!!!<br />
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I am so excited today the first strikeoffs of Katharine's Wheel , my third range, arrived and I AM SO PLEASED WITH THEM. I so want to put them on my blog but as a few of the patterns need just a few tweaks I am going to try to be patient....it's very hard though as I can already see bags and quilts and all sorts of things that I want to make.<br />
Anyway here are a few pics as couldn't leave without putting some up. They are of our annual visit to Thorpe Perrow Aboretum. Which is just such a beautiful place.<br />
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I am a fine artist and so all my textiles are inspired by original paintings. I am always very happy when I paint and so it seemed appropriate to call my first range Happy Go Lucky. I work in pastels and oils and then take elements of my original paintings and create textiles designs for Freespirit.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">The quilt above was fussy cut so you end up with the lovely flowers in each square. A border was then added again to add a further dimension to the quilt. The whole range can be seen at <a href="http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Nel_Whatmore.html">Cottonpatch</a></span><br />
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Here are some pictures of the rest of Happy Go Lucky that we took in my friends garden. I wish it was our garden!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;">FREE PATTERN There is a free Happy Go Lucky Doorstop pattern if you would like to make it just click on the cat on this link and it will download automatically. Happy sewing! </span><a href="http://www.nelwhatmore.com/merchandise/">www.nelwhatmore.com/merchandise/</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well how time flies and it's already November and Chantry House Gallery Exhibition at Ripley Nr Harrogate, starts tomorrow and it only seems a few days since we came back from Brand Licensing in London. I will be up at the gallery every saturday for the next three weeks so that's the 5th,12th and 19th. So it would be great to see you all. I always have such a nice time with Chris Braddon up at the gallery. It's so nice to see my work all hung so beautifully. In fact I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them up for you to see.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> In the meantime Helen made some fabulous things using Sleeping Beauty fabric at the Brand Licensing Show in London and we had interest from all over the world including Russia, Belgium, Italy, USA and Ireland. So we have been very busy following up from the show. At home it has been rather hard work as we have been having some much needed maintenance done on the house and it has opened up a huge can of worms so we are currently into our third leak in the lounge and second gas leak. So going up to the Gallery all day tomorrow away from drying out carpets and chaos will be very nice in deed!</span><br />
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Well it's been a very busy few weeks and it's set to continue as I am leaving for the Brand Licensing Show in London tomorrow we will be on Konnect's stand FO85 for those of you who are going, we look forward to seeing you there.<br />
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But just wanted to share some of the other news and pictures before leaving. I was at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace this year on Coats Stand. There was as ever were some amazing things to see all interesting and many very inspiring. I have put the full album up on my facebook page but here is just a few pics.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Sleeping Beauty</span> my next fabric range is being launched very soon so finally here are some more things I have made<br />
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and also thanks to <a href="http://www.sewchristine.org/">Christine Down</a> for the beautiful bags<br />
and <a href="http://cottoncocktails.blogspot.com/">Hazel Williams</a> for all her hours spent on the quilt.<br />
We will be doing a pattern for the Sleeping Beauty quilt shown here which will also give you enough<br />
material to make the cushions too, so let me know what you think of the quilt. So happy sewing!<br />
For Sleeping Beauty Stockist go to <a href="http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Nel_Whatmore.html">Sleeping Beauty Stockist</a> Sleeping Beauty fabric is due in in November Bye for now as must pack my bag, eat my tea looking forward to your comments I will try to answer as many as possible xx</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11940449899127742800noreply@blogger.com0