Sunday, June 30

Hello!



Hello fellow Fat Quarterly Retreaters! I'm very much looking forward to meeting you all in London in a couple of weeks time. My name is Nicole & I look like this (on a good day):



I live in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) with my husband, 2 daughters and 2 cats. Come say hi if you see me at the Retreat, I am very shy but love to talk to fellow crafters. I'm hoping to have some time between classes to sit down with a little embroidery project or something and chat about fabric and floss or books (find me on Goodreads!) It's possible I have met quite a few of you at last year's retreat but for some reason I am not very good at remembering names and faces. Or sometimes I know your blog's name or Twitter alias but not your real name etc etc. I apologize in advance!


During school hours and in the evening I make and sell embroideries and embroidery and craft patterns under the name 'Follow the White Bunny'.  I especially like to stitch furry (mostly woodland) creatures like this Tiny Sailor Fox.



Or this Tap dancing Polar Bear:


Feel free to ask me about my embroidery techniques or something if you this is something that interests you!

Besides embroidering I also like to sew (clothes, bags, pillows etc) and quilt. I started sewing 6 years ago and although my sewing, piecing and quilting skills have dramatically improved over the years I still consider myself a 'beginner'.

At the Retreat I will be attending Kerry's 'PJ pants' class. Apparently it's a class about making your own PJ pants, not sitting around in your PJ pants (something I'm very good at!) Still need to buy fabric for that class.

For Brioni's Cathedral windows class I selected these fabrics:



I will also be carving stamps with Tacha and hopefully improving my EPP skills in Katy's Triangle City class!

Last year I had such a great time at the retreat and I'm very excited to be there again this year. :)

32 comments:

  1. I am excited about this year's Retreat too and slightly freaked out that it is very close and I haven't finished my sample swap items yet! Look forward to seeing you again this year Nicole.

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    1. which is why I haven't signed up for any swaps this time! Lovely to see you again :)

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  2. ohhh I can't wait to see you again :)

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  3. what a great post Nicole! I am so happy we´ll meet again and this time not just 5 minutes before the retreat ends.. :-) See ya soon!
    Claudia

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  4. I'm looking forward to hanging out with you again this year.

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  5. Yay Nicole ! will be lovely to see you again this year. I think I even have a photo of you and me somehwere!

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    1. mmmmm yes you *were* the happy snapper last year! I do intend to make more photos this year as well. :)

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  6. Look forward to seeing you there, I am taking Katy's class as well :)

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  7. Hi Nicole - I don't think we're taking any classes together, but I look forward to meeting you. ;-) x

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  8. Looking forward to seeing you again - we have Cathedral windows together xxx

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  9. Hi Nicole I'm really excited to see you again xxx

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  10. we can be shy together. I will be the new girl on the block and American at that! I might be asking you for embroidery advise because I know nothing!

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    1. There will be a lot of new girls (and maybe some guys too, who knows?) I'm sure! Hope to see you there so we can be shy together! :)

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  11. Look forward to seeing you at the retreat! Didn't get a chance to meet too many people last year as I was travelling back and forth each day - not this year! See you in Katy's class :)

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    1. Yes, staying instead of traveling leaves more time for socializing. Although with the number of people attending it's impossible to speak to everyone I guess! Lovely to be in the same class as you :)

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  12. I'm sitting out here in the lovely summer dark, reading your blog and I have a question. Where would I find the two fabrics at the very beginning of your post for June 30 - one has lots of words on it and one looks like a fabric I have been searching for - blue lines like a primary notebook. Hope you can help, oh and Hi from Canada!

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    1. hi Andrea, I sent you a mail about the fabrics! For everyone else: I bought them on Etsy in the Sew Me a Song fabric shop. They have a lovely selection of fabrics there!

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  13. What beautiful embroideries, that polar bear is just brilliant!!
    I'm not in any of your classes, but really hope to meet you there!

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    1. Thank you :) Would love to meet you as well... only 2 weeks to go now!

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  14. I adore your gorgeous embroideries! See you in the PJ class Nicole!

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  15. Oh love your embroideries - so pretty! Maybe we can sit around in our new PJ pants on the Saturday instead?! Can't wait to meet you x

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  16. I may mug you for your fabric. Only kidding, looking forward to seeing you next week!

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  17. beautiful work, see you on friday x

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