Category Archives: Fabrics

liberty ss12

(Glencott House A) oh my goodness! how excited are we!  we finally managed to post our selection of new liberty tana lawn fabrics to the shop . . . and they’re quirky, delicate and full of liberty goodness! (Boadicea B, also available in A — a light green ) (Kerry’s Flock A) (Elevenses C) (Powell B, also available in A — dark brown on spruce) (Eternal Flame A) (Glaister C)

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hamish, a liberty print bow tie

over brunch one day, a sartorial minded friend of ours mentioned his love for bowties.  putting that together with our slight liberty fabric obsession, we decided to whip out our sewing machine and design a one-of-a-kind bowtie for him. in case you want to make your own, we’ve put together a step-by-step tutorial to show what we did to whip up hamish!

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a sweet yuwa swoon!

suzoko koseki’s design has got everything you need to get your parisian fix! who needs a box of chocolate for valentine’s day, when you can have a calorie-free, pastry laden fabric treat! and more and more and more lovely macarons, palmiers, gateaus and paris-brest! oh my! last but not least, clean lines and quirky swirls to express good manners: je vous en prie! now in the shop: Suzoko Koseki’s Salute Paris Lace & Petit Fours Patisserie Je Vous En Prie  

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dear STELLA ella ella ay ay ay

dear STELLA, a NYC based fabric design company with a flair for crisp, fresh & modern concepts, launched at the October 2011 international quilt market. their booth, filled with chevrons, ikats, and dainty paris-themed prints, pretty much stopped us in our tracks. and of course, we were even more excited when the bolts we ordered made their way to our door step.  dear STELLA fabrics can be found in our shop here. how can you go wrong with Stella . . . a girl “who…

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laduree in new york

like a lot of new yorkers these days, we’re a bit giddy about Ladurée setting up shop at 845 madison avenue.  the opening date is purportedly august 22nd, which is just a few days around the corner! while on one of our scouting trips, we spotted some delicious parisian pastry inspired fabrics that look remarkably like ladurée’s famous pastry counters.  the fabric is part of yuwa’s live life collection and sells out almost immediately in japan. we were able to track down a bit and…

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