During Quilt Market I sent out a message to my Twitter and Facebook friends about Flat Nat and her miss adventures during market. It read something like this:
"Travel alert! The infamous Flat Nat's suitcase has gone missing at International Quilt Market. She has no travel insurance and needs your help! If you see her hand stitched luggage anywhere, please return. Thanks a Million."
Her bag is still missing.
Feel free to share this post, and help get the message around - I guess you never know where her case might appear next.
This is the case, it's cute and little -10cm x 8cm (4″ x 3¼″ ) when closed.
Open and inside is the contents, this is a pic I snapped the night before I left for market...kind of wish now I had taken more images at the time.
It was last seen right here in the Woodland display
The fabric in the lining inside the case is the yellow Woodland print below
Here is a better image of the inside - image from the original version 'Flat Nat 1.0'
Ironically, my suitcase also went missing on the way home from America.
Yes, the two of us - Flat Nat AND Not so Flat Nat hanging out with no luggage.....must have been a full moon. I can laugh about it now, but there is nothing worse than waiting at the airport baggage claim area for a bag that never arrives.
Believe me, it's 1,000,000 x worse when your case is filled with samples.
I was lucky, mine arrived by courier 24 hours after I got home. I wonder if Flat Nat will ever be reunited with hers? Please, let me know if you catch a glimpse of the case anywhere around your neighbourhood.
Till then,
Natalie x
bonjour,
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Posted by: josyane | January 22, 2012 at 03:32 AM
hello Natalie ,tried to e.mail you but it got returned to me. One of my daughter's bought your book for me for a birthday present and I have a question about the construction of the market book cover.Where do the pockets go and what is their purpose? The embroideries are lovely and using some for Christmas presents, I know it is probably an easy solution Thanks helen summers
Posted by: Helen Summers | November 23, 2011 at 05:08 AM
So sorry! I think that is so rude.
Posted by: Auntie Pami | November 13, 2011 at 02:48 AM
That is terrible! Poor Flat Nate! And poor not Flat Nate, though at least your case and samples were eventually found safe and sound!
Posted by: CaraQuilts | November 12, 2011 at 12:23 PM
I hope whoever has it feels ashamed and returns it quickly...fingers crossed it gets handed in somewhere and they know where to send it
Posted by: Archie the wonder dog | November 12, 2011 at 06:19 AM
It is so sad... I hope it will reappear one day !!
Florence
Posted by: Florence SCHNEIDER | November 12, 2011 at 04:02 AM
Poor flat nat !
I hope her luggage return quickly !
Posted by: Florence | November 11, 2011 at 06:15 PM
Flat Nat's luggage looks so cute, sounds like someone else thought the same!! on your next sample maybe put "return to Oz". On a brighter note I enjoyed your Blogs while you were away, and am looking forward to Woodlands release here in Oz...when might that be??
Posted by: Annette | November 11, 2011 at 05:22 PM
That's terrible, FN out there all on her own! Hope the message is spread wide and she makes her way home soon.
Posted by: Jo H | November 11, 2011 at 04:48 PM
Do you think it my be a case of sticky fingers, I hope not for Nat's sake. Good luck <3<3<3
Posted by: Margaret Lee | November 11, 2011 at 04:29 PM
I'm always amazed when things go missing at quilt shows...fingers crossed it reappears!
Posted by: Kate | November 11, 2011 at 03:24 PM
I hope Flat Nat's luggage is returned. That really bites.
Posted by: Mary on Lake Pulaski | November 11, 2011 at 03:07 PM