Happy Go Lucky Cat Pattern FREE DOWNLOAD and Sneak Preview of Sleeping Beauty Cushions I Have Been Making!

Hi everyone, well I have been very busy making Sleeping Beauty cushions and items for the quilt show in Texas and also the Brand Licensing show in London coming up. But I just wanted to let you all know that the Happy Go Lucky Cat pattern is now available as a free pattern on the website go to http://www.nelwhatmore.com/merchandise/index.asp and CLICK ON THE CAT and it will automatically download.

 There will be a cat with every collection to collect and I will in fact be making the Sleeping Beauty cat this weekend. The pattern for that and others will be available to buy shortly on line.

We work quite far a head so I have just delivered my third range for Freespirit called Katharine's Wheel. That will be revealed later. In the meantime I cannot wait until Friday as that is when the Sleeping Beauty quilt will be ready. We are doing a pattern for it ,that will also include patterns to make some of the Sleeping Beauty cushions as the quilt involves some fussy cutting so we thought with the fabric left over it would be nice to make some other items. So a bumper pattern really!

Here is a little taster, these pics were just taken at home as I piled them up on a chair. Thanks for following. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.

My First Guest Blog is this Week thanks to Madame Samm!

Well I have just finished my first guest blog Madame Samm www.sewwequilt.com/! It will be on Madame Samms blog this Wednesday so go and have a look. There's pics of the International Quilt Festival in Birmingham and news of Sleeping Beauty my second range of fabrics for Freespirit. 

Here is the link to the full album on facebook. Guest designer with Cotton Patch At International Festival of Quilts. 

I met so many lovely people at the show thanks to all of you who showed such an interest in Happy Go Lucky and also PLEASE NOTE  the Happy Go Lucky Cat Patterns will be available on this link HAPPY CAT and the bag patterns will also soon be on my site . Also look out for the other Happy Go Lucky Cat patterns , Cool Cat and Fancy Cat. Every collection will have it's own cat. 

Thanks to Cotton Patch who did a fabulous job at the Festival and have now done a kit  for the Happy Go Lucky Trip Around the World Quilt  which is £74.95 and includes all fabric other than the backing fabric Trip Around the World Happy Go Lucky Quilt

Here is a picture of me blending in with it!!

In the mean time my sample Sleeping Beauty fabric has arrived!

HelenWrightson who works with me and Hazel Williams ( whose blog is Cottoncocktails.blogspot.com/) and I have been planning the next quilt and it's beginning to come together. We have also been doing Sleeping Beauty Boxes and there will be of course a  Sleeping Beauty Cat to curl up on your quilt.

I am also looking forward to getting back to my painting this week as it is so long since I have done any.

For those of you who would like to see some of my paintings please go towww.nelwhatmore.com

Hampton Court 2011 - a set on Flickr

Just met HRH The Prince of Wales and presented him with a painting as part of the Princes Trust 35th Celebrations.
Here are the photos!


Hampton Court 2011 - a set on Flickr

We won an Award again at Chelsea!

Chelsea 2011 (11)

Hi Everyone here is the link to my photo diary of my wonderful week at Chelsea 2011 (11)

Happy Cat Doorstop Competition in Homestyle Sewing, GREAT PRIZE TO WIN!

Homestyle Sewing are doing a feature on me this month and are running a competition. There is a pattern in the magazine to make a Happy Cat weighted door stop (featured in the picture here). All you have to do is make your own cat either following the same pattern but just using different fabrics from the Happy Go Lucky range or making your own cat but still using the Happy Go Lucky fabrics. Then just submit a picture of your cat to my website follow the link above http://www.nelwhatmore.com/gallery/ and finally give your cat a name!

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!