the first box of cotton and steel arrived at 8.42 am this morning! and then . . . a few hours later … the other 7 boxes showed up! we now have everything in-stock with the exception of the cotton + steel basics and kimberly kight lawns, which will be arriving the following week. more beautiful in person than imagined…and with a lovely hand feel!! good job ladies! don’t forget to sign-up for our cotton + steel FQ giveaway!!!
WE HAVE A WINNER! #14 – AMANDA!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! how exciting! we were finally issued our fedex tracking number for the cotton + steel collection we ordered a few months back. the box of goodies will be making it to our shelves on july 15! but in the meantime. . . we’re throwing a cotton + steel giveaway to make the countdown go faster! the prize: a fat quarter pack of August by Sarah Watts! 14 fabulous FQs in all. a retail value of $50!…
baby monstaa has stopped by the studio again, this time posing as a holiday elf! pattern and more photos below . . .
oh me oh my! we have a winner: Lisa N!
every so often, yuwa turns out a fabric for its live life collection that we quite literally drool over! available in 4 colors, this yuwa fabric (which we’ve called french pastry recipe), is festooned with the loveliest french afternoon tea delights and heirloom recipes for the sweetest sweets. one of these days, we’re going to try baking from one of the recipes to see what they turn out! now, one of the best things about fall in nyc is that the farmers’ markets are brimming…
with spring around the corner, we decided it was time to whip up a pair of oven mitts to replace the rather stained and beat-up pair hangin’ the kitchen. and, channeling our inner french girl, we decided to do so with dear STELLA’s wonderful Paris Map fabric. we’ve put together a step-by-step tutorial below in case you want to make your own oven mitts and now, we’re off to bake some macarons . . . toodle dee doo! oh wait! did we mention that from…
Nathan dropped his favorite vest into the wash by accident, and when all was said and done, it came out shriveled like a prune and about 5 sizes too small. bizarrely enough, a simple men’s vest matching Nathan’s specifications is rather hard to find in stores these days. we decided to knit him a replacement, using our luxurious cashmere.