Friday, 3 June 2011
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Happy Cat Doorstop Competition in Homestyle Sewing, GREAT PRIZE TO WIN!
WHERE TO GET HAPPY GO LUCKLY FABRIC
You can get a fat qtr bundle specifically to make Happy Cat or find any of the other fabrics from the link on my website http://www.nelwhatmore.com/merchandise/
WHAT COULD YOU WIN!
We have had Cool Cat/Fancy Cat and Happy Cat so far! You could win over a £100 worth of goodies including placemats and Royal Worcester Mugs. The winning cat will also be on display at the famous Festival of Quilts show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham August 11-14th. It will then be returned to you. Entries must be received by the July 31st.
So happy sewing and I very much look forward to seeing your cats!
Monday, 18 April 2011
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Spring has Sprung and Artists Block
Well I have 40 minutes before yoga and I have just found a small supply of chocolate things are looking up. As I sit in my office as that is all I can do in here, which for those of you who do not know, is the size of a cupboard the sun is shining merrily over head and I am desperate to get outside. I should apologise now for any spelling mistakes as being vaguely dyslexic, with the best will in the world, spell check does not help. What has been going on? Where am I up to. Well I love Spring it's the best time of the year in our garden , a time when I can sit outside happily not looking at a million thirsty plants or over blown weeds. It's just gorgeous. But I have artists block ! Not confined to writers I fear. When everything you do isn't quite right and everything you want to do seems unattainable. Coupled with the kids having broken up for Easter and being needed for lifts and food and the need to utter the phrase " have you done any revision" at least once every few days, it's hard to have space to concentrate on painting. It's a funny thing the creative process, wild and wonderful at times, heart wrenching at others. Unlike the common misconception we don't all wait for the muse to take us to waft us lightly in the right direction...you just have to get on with it, work through it and hope inspiration returns. It will it's just gone off on it's easter jaunt to the south of France lucky thing!
I 'm feeling the need for another chocolate but I am fighting it...that extra truffle will probably be the tipping point when I am balancing on one leg at yoga later. Who am I kidding.
All the new diaries for 2011 have gone out to let everyone know when the shows are plus letting people know also that I have been doing this for 25 years. A bit like a big birthday I didn't know whether to shout about that or not. In the end thought better to shout while I still can. So for those of you who have missed it here it is if you haven't had one in the post.
Exciting Sewing News
The Happy Cat pattern In 'Homestyle Sewing' magazine is about to come out and we also have a great spread in Simply Homemade this month.
I'm running out of time so will see you soon xx
Friday, 21 January 2011
Flying Hares, Cake and Patchwork Cats
Since I last wrote it has been my birthday when we went walking with friends at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park on a beautifully eerie December morning. Here are some of the pictures I loved the trees and little drops of dew on the grass and mossy walls and ducks stood waiting on the frozen lake. A perfect day ending with a plethora of sweets!
It's bright and frosty today instead of grey grey and more grey! January is always a funny month in some ways just one we all have to get through and out the other side of. I once heard an australian guy on the radio say that he thought the reason the english were so creative was because of our weather, that it was so bad, it forced us to spend so much time in doors, that we were constantly finding new ways to entertain ourselves and fill all those grey days. So I guess that is what I am doing 'grey day filling' . Although as I say today is actually nice! Anyway less of our infernal preoccupation with the weather. I have just heard that I have got into Chelsea, Hampton Court and Tatton RHS shows....short dance...followed by mild panic of quite how I will get everything done. After all there is only one of me.
So today it's doing the diary day letting everyone know where they can find this rather dishevelled artist later in the year and then I have to make a patchwork black cat today. Not something I say every day!
It's for a magazine feature later in the year. I will also be putting various projects on twitter and facebook too. Here are the other cat's for those that are cat lovers.
The other piece of NEWS that I am really thrilled about is that I will be a feature designer at the Festival of Quilts 11-14th August on the Cottonpatch/ coats stand. I had a great time at the Knitting and Stitching show last year and so am really looking forward to it. So better get on as the clock is ticking and I am off to a preview tonight at a venue that I may use next year so will let yo9u know. Warm wishes xx
So today it's doing the diary day letting everyone know where they can find this rather dishevelled artist later in the year and then I have to make a patchwork black cat today. Not something I say every day!
It's for a magazine feature later in the year. I will also be putting various projects on twitter and facebook too. Here are the other cat's for those that are cat lovers.
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