Put a few great things together and look what you get

Some Shades of Grey from Daisy Janie, a big print from Tina Givens and Ivory from Pure Organics along with the Atkinson Designs Urban Cabin pattern-all of which can be found in our store...oh and throw in an extremely talented seamstress-Elaine and this is what you get.....Thanks again Elaine-I love how it turned out!

Duvet or not to Duvet?

When I first Saw this patten in the Daisy Janie collection I knew I wanted to showcase it in some sort of home dec application-at the time I was thinking curtains, but after thinking about it for a little bit-I decided it would be even better as a duvet cover. I've found duvet covers to be a great and fairly inexpensive way to change a room around without having to paint or do anything major.

This duvet came together fairly quickly and it's a pretty easy project-the only issue that I had is that it is a large amount of fabric to be working with so I learned it was best to pin, pin and pin some more to keep everything in place while sewing. I also decided that instead using buttons for the closure I'd experiment with snap twill tape-glad I did-LOVE it! Well except for trying to sew it on, but I think I prefer this to buttons and it gives you a better finished closure in my opinion(again take it with a grain of salt).

I've had this project finished for a couple of weeks, but have been waiting for some Monaluna fabric to come in to make pillows to go with it-but I couldn't wait any longer, so here you go!

Unfortunately the pic is a little blurry-I have my camera now, but the USB cord has disappeared-did I mention that my son has entered the hoarding phase of his life? I'll download a better pic when I find it.(I found the cord-yeah!!!!!)

Go, Go NOW

Check out the preview of the Tilly Collection from Jan DiCintio and Daisy Janie.....go ahead RIGHT HERE.

Then come back and tell me which colorway you love more. I'll pick a winner on Monday and give away a fun little fabric stack of some of the fabrics I have here in the store.

Have a happy weekend!

A Preview for You

This is a preview of Daisy Janie's Latest Collection due to Ship Jan 2011...Shades of Grey....she just previewed it on her BLOG...I LOVE IT! River Rock and the Chain Link(Right Side, bottom two) are my favorite at first glance but I'm already excited for their arrival early next year! What do you think? I am also offering pre-orders on these fabrics-contact me if interested.

Real Simple and Daisy Janie

Check out the Real Simple Mag Blog HERE for a feature on Jan DiCintio, founder of Daisy Janie Organics. We recently started carrying Daisy Janie's Geo Grand line, and I LOVE it. I think it's great that Holly Becker at Real Simple agrees with me! If you're interested in purchasing any of these fabrics, shoot me an email at drawstringstudio[at]gmailDOTcom

Daisy Janie

I want to take a moment to introduce you to the Daisy Janie fabric line. I just received our much anticipated fabrics from the Geo Grand Collection yesterday. Geo Grand is Daisy Janie's debut organic fabric collection. Fabric Nitty Gritty:

100% GOTS-certified organic cotton

4.5 oz/sq yd

44/45" wide goods

The colors are vibrant and great and all of the patterns coordinate really well with each other-I already have about a million projects in mind.

Now a little bit about Daisy Janie:

Jan DiCintio is the owner/designer behind Daisy Janie. She is a very very talented woman that has a background as a painter and once you take a look at her blog you will see she is oh so crafty too as well as an amazing photographer.

Her second line of fabrics is already in the works and I can't wait to get my hands on those!

You can check out Daisy Janie's blog HERE

I am now taking email orders for the Geo Grand Collection

drawstringstudio [at] gmail [dot] com