Winners & the virtue of patience

Gosh, maybe I will have to work on the idea of sending a second original Flat Nat around the blog world because so many would love a visit one day.  

I especially love the idea of sending your Flat Nat's off with a travel journal to record her journey, how much fun would that be to read on her return? It is an idea many of you have emailed me about and I think it is fabulous. 

Flat Natty Fabulous actually.

To the two random winners because if I had to pick two myself I simply couldn't.

Sandra Port Coquitlam B.C.....Hi, I have been following your blog since your baby was born and have purchased a lot of your stitcheries from Quiltopia in Maple Ridge B.C. I just love them and now can pick your designs out from the rest. Keep designing

and

May Britt....I love Flat Nat and would love to give her a journey through the Norwegian country. She could come with me to different sewing parties and quiltshops, and I guess she could write "home" and tell about her experiences :)

Congratulations to you both an email will be in your inbox shortly so I can get your postal address.  Thank you to every one who took a moment out of their day to pop a comment on the post so we can all have some fun.

I'm Flat-tered.

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This week in the studio.....

I have been playing around with a few ideas this week and having a little fun with different elements to my designs.

Lately I have been stitching a lot of things I can't show you fully *sigh* and to be truthful patience has never really been my thing.

It is making me crazy actually.  

I have even started talking in short sentences.

Well, you'll have to trust me - some wise person said once that good things come to those who wait - it must be true.  He was talking to me, right?

So this is what is ruffling me lately (in a good way).

Then I started making a few little bag tags, and couldn't stop at one.  It's not surprising, I often get carried away in the creative moment.

On the crafting front, I also brought a holder for art paper at Ikea.  I said at the time it was for Isabelle - that was a fib.  I really wanted it for myself.

I have to tell you my funny story about my Ikea visit, it goes like this...

I was so excited I had actually made it to Melbourne and found the store.  I had 40mins spare to shop to my Ikea loving heart out.  Not a long time in Ikea, I tell you. (it could take that long to find the exit).

Truth is, I was so lolly shop ikea excited I was there, that I forgot to remember where I parked my car.

*crickets*

I got all hot and bothered, there were almost tears.

About 10 minutes later I realised there was more than one exit to the car park.

I had an ikea moment.

Ten minutes can feel like an eternity.

Till then

Natalie x

Comments

[Pandora Earrings]

Well, another blogger already posted a topic like this.-..`’

[Rosali]

Hermoso bordado, gracias por compartir.

[Chriss]

Oh dear - please be aware that you are not alone with losing your car in the car park....

[Natalie Lymer]

No tutorial for the moment Mhairi, this design is part of a collection that won't be released for a little while so I can't show & tell much more. - Thanks Natalie

[mhairi]

Hi Natalie,
could you include a tutorial or even a bit more about your bag tags please. They look great and I am trying to work out how to make some. Thanks

[mhairi]

Having just bought the flat nat pattern I was thinking about a flat nat swap. sew a flat nat with just one thing in the suitcase that represents me but with extra "pages" so the people she meets can add something to her suitcase when she arrives then when she comes home you could see where she had been. Not sure how to organise it but would love to be involved.
Sort of like the book Felix's letters - a favourite from childhood.

[cyndi hoeller]

congratulations Sandra and WOOHOO May!!! If Flat Nat ever decides to visiting and wants to visit Missouri, I'll take her to visit my quilt guild, and to the capital to have her picture taken!! and if it's the right weekend maybe even take her picture the St Louis Arch!!

[Beth]

I know what you mean about IKEA. It can be a day long trip if you let it. My husband knows that store inside and out. Now I'm going to have to go over there and get one of those paper holders, it would be perfect for a roll of freezer paper.

[Amanda]

Your sneeky peeks look divine and I love your Ikea story...that's hilarious!!!

[sue]

That's so funny as we had the same problem when we went to Ikea at Rhodes (Sydney)went out the exit and there was only stairs and we had a trolley, so after going the long way around had no idea what direction the car was

[May Britt]

Thank you for sending Flat Nat to Norway.
Your experience at IKEA made me laugh. All my friends know that bringing me with them to Ikea is a very fun happening. Because they know how much I "hate" it and react on all the people and stress there LOL They say I get a desperat look in my eyes.

[leeanne]

Well done winners. Love the bag labels and sneeky peeps at bits n bobs'.
My first husband was always changing cars, so it was no suprise for me to come out of the supermarket one day to think our car had been stolen!! No it wasn't... I had just forgotten we and ANOTHER new car, it can do your head in though.

[SandyN]

Congratulations to the winners.... I would LOVE to see them made up and sent to my address lol..

Natalie... how many times have I walk out in the car park to forget where I had park the car too....

LOVE the new projects coming up...

Sandy N