The Sunday Post // we're back!

27th May - the last time I published a post on our blog. Not very impressive! But what can I say, it has so far been a beautiful summer; we've been working on lovely orders, new things for our stockists & whilst also secretly working on our Christmas range. There's been a lot going on!

If you haven't taken a look at our website recently, check it out! We are now selling gorgeous coasters & placemats, locally made & available in a lovely selection of our designs. As for Christmas, the range is very nearly ready, but we obviously can't launch it yet - August is a little early, even for me! 

So stay tuned for weekly studio & product news, Christmas launch updates & hopefully more blogging goodness (sorry again for the huge hiatus between posts) - until next time! cx

The Sunday Post

The Cotswolds are starting to look a little more green this week, the lambs are leaping and the barn finally saw some sunshine... just before the rain that is! The studio has been go, go, go, just the way we like it...

We spent the week working on trade orders for new stockists, here in the UK and one across the pond. Our new ranges have been going down wonderfully, and we're expecting a delivery of jugs (big & small) this week so they'll be available in our SHOP again later in the week.

And last but by no means least, here are a couple of snaps of our two new cushion designs, Countryside and Brown Chickens, both available in long / square linen cushions, and in natural / ivory colourways.

Take a look at the range here... c u s h i o n s

Have a great week, cx  

The Sunday Post

HELLO! It's a crisp morning here today and the sun is streaming in through the studio windows keeping it nice and snug ready for a day of sewing. Yesterday the November issue of Country Living dropped onto the doormat and to our delight we discovered our 'figgy pudding' tea cosy on page 24... 

It's really made the weekend for us, and we are now even more excited about the upcoming Christmas fairs in November! But there's a lot to do before then...

This week we've been working on stock of linen and cotton tea towels, including our new natural linen tea towels, and a new design too - wine glasses. We're hard at it this weekend, working on napkins, aprons and new placemats... time to get back to the sewing machine, happy Sunday everyone! xo

the last days of summer

From wading in thick grass full of clovers, to beautiful clear blue skies, the weather this last week has been pretty much perfect. For the majority of it we've been inside sewing lots of things for trade orders, but it's been lovely to sew in bare feet and to have the studio doors and windows wide open.

We've been making bunnies, egg cosies and notebooks to head up to Yorkshire, as well as framed pictures, cards and (more) egg cosies to be delivered to one of our local stockists this week. Whilst we're out and about delivering goodies this week - fingers crossed it won't be raining - we'll be dreaming of the perfect blue skies and hoping they will return again soon. x

And the winners are...

Thank you to everyone who entered my competition, these two little cosies are now ready to head off to their new homes. And without further ado the winners are...

Granny Smither (Kate Verrier)

and

Rosa Lily (Pen)

Congratulations!! If you could both get in touch with me at design@charlottemacey.co.uk to let me know your address I'll pop your egg cosies in the post! x

[ GIVEAWAY! ]

It's Giveaway Time!

It feels like a while since my last competition and I just so happen to have a couple of turquoise 'love' egg cosies sitting here in the studio, pretty prizes for TWO winners!

To enter all you have to do is...

1. Follow my blog & leave a comment below so that I know you've entered!

2. 'Like' my facebook page, www.facebook.com/charlottemaceytextiles

3. And tweet a link to my competition on twitter! For example...

It's competition time @charlottemacey textiles, win a pretty pair of turquoise linen egg cosies! http://stitchtales.blogspot.com/ (feel free to cut and paste!)

I will announce the winners on Friday (29th) and last but not least, good luck!

Weddings & Chickens!

In the past week my range of cosies has seen a couple of new additions. Firstly a new Mr & Mrs tea cosy (with a coffee cosy to follow in the next few days!) that co-ordinates wonderfully with my Mr & Mrs egg cosies. Inspired by vintage lace and classic wedding dresses it makes a lovely wedding gift.

Each is individually handmade from beautiful ivory linen with a red ticking lining. The front and back of the cosy feature 'Mr & Mrs' stitched handwriting and a pretty quilted-effect floral design.

The second new design I've been working on is... chickens!! I have had customers asking me on numerous occasions for a chicken design, so here it is! This week I made my first couple of egg cosies and in the next few days I will also be adding a tea and coffee cosy. Check my website in a few days to see the full range of 'chicken' cosies! x

Easter Competition - Win Win Win!

* * * Welcome to the second CMT giveaway * * *

Since launching my Benjamin and Beatrix egg cosies earlier in March they have been flying out of the studio (although not literally!) so I thought this pair would make the perfect prize for my Easter giveaway!

To win: all you have to do is follow my blog and leave a comment below. 

I will announce the winner on Friday 8th April... Good Luck!

The Selvedge Spring Fair

Good morning everyone and firstly, Happy Mother's Day!

I hope you are enjoying a splendid weekend, yesterday morning I travelled to London for the Selvedge Spring Fair, so thought I would fill you all in on all the day's events.

My day began at 4am, leaving the house at 5am bound for the big smoke.  It was my first expedition driving all the way to London and on my own too, I was a little nervous to say the least. However I managed to keep my eyes open and made it to St Augustine's Church Hall with plenty of time to spare before setting up for the day, even managing a small nap in the car before unloading!

We had a couple of hours to set up before Polly declared the Spring Fair officially 'open'! I've added some new bits and bobs to the display of my stand and I was pleased with how it all looked as the fair-goers arrived at 10 o'clock.

Aprons, tea towels and egg cosies all went down brilliantly and I am so relieved, as you never quite know how things are going to go. The hall was decorated beautifully, including hand made paper pom-poms hanging from the ceiling, it was quite a display! I met so many lovely people throughout the day and even put a lot of twitter names to faces too. Fortunately my tiredness didn't get the better of me and I had a sneaky can of energy drink on hand to see me through the drive home :) 

I'd like to say a very big Thank You to all the Selvedge ladies (and gentlemen!) who worked so hard to make the fair happen x

The Sunday Post: Union Jack edition!

This week I have been working on a few new products, which has been very exciting. I'm not quite sure where I found the time but I have managed it, just about! So without further ado here are my new products: natural union jack tea cosy and the co-ordinating natural union jack cushion.

As well as new union jack designs I've also added a new 'love heart' egg cosy and a set of Mr & Mrs egg cosies too! Today I also added a 'Weddings' section to my website, displaying my new egg cosies and other items that make great wedding gifts! Hopefully this will make navigating my website even easier and for people looking for wedding gifts this summer, help to point them in the right direction!

Anyway, orders are calling me again so I'd best be off, until next week! x

"The Sunday Post"

Hello, I hope you've all had a lovely week. For Valentines Day this year I've made a little section in my Folksy shop, from cards and egg cosies to aprons and tags, all the treats you will need for the big day itself!

With this chilly chilly weather and the legendary January blues I think people are looking to decorate their homes and cheer themselves up a bit, as this week my best sellers have been bunting! From jolly red stripe bunting to my new mini bunting, I think anything that brightens up your home after the removal of the lovely Christmas tree is always a good thing! (Plus bunting is one of my favourite things to make so all in all it's been a pretty lovely week!) Right, my fingers are freezing off as I write this, I'm so keen for some warmer weather now, roll on February I say! x

La belle France

After a week in the snow I am finally back in the driving seat, or should I say the 'sewing seat'. It has taken me all week to catch up and get around to writing this! Whilst dreaming of mountains this week I have been busy making fresh batches of egg cosies, aprons and other new goodies and freshening up my stockist's supplies.

I've been busy designing new tea towels, a range of floral cosies and new natural linen pinnies for the New Year and am excited that they are all now in my web shop. Spring/Summer 2011 here we come! In the meantime I'll leave you with a few snaps I took of la belle France and lovely wooden chalets... have a wonderful week, x

Happy Christmas!

Welcome to my slightly delayed 'Sunday Post'. Today was my last day for posting here at CMT, so I am now officially on 'holiday' (supposedly!) Apart from having a break on Christmas Day, I have a few more bits and bobs to get done before the new year. But whilst on the subject of holidays I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, have a lovely festive period, enjoy lots of eating and general merriment, and thank you for all your support throughout 2010.

New products for 2011 are now ready for action and I have spent large parts of the past two days updating my website ready for the new year (scarily not very far away!) So on this snowy day I will give you a sneak peek of some of my new goodies for the new season and the new year!

Merry Christmas everyone x

"The Sunday Post"

Hello and welcome to another post at the end of a manic week! This weekend I am painting each piece of furniture for the Home & Gift Fair, in a delicious white! After masking-taping a 2x1m area in our living room to figure out my space and things I will need for my stand, it now all feels like it is slowly coming together :) my Sunday is set to include more painting, (second and third coats in some cases) ...but at least after the rain we had last night the weather is holding it together!

(drumroll please......!)

Exciting news from the Charlotte Macey Textiles camp this week - on Friday I discovered my egg cosies on the Emporium page of the August issue of COUNTRY LIVING!!! It is currently out to subscribers in the post, and is in shops on Monday... so take a look when you get your copy! It made my week, and I'm still reeling from the excitement of it all!

Moving swiftly on... just a quick note to say that I have new natural beach hut napkins in my web shop. Made from a lovely natural cotton, these are perfect for a wedding gift or even a summer treat! I hope you enjoy :)

Next Saturday I will be making my way up to Home & Gift in Harrogate, so will post a full update from the event when I return on Wednesday... or Thursday morning depending on traffic/necessity of sleep! Until then, have a wonderful week x

"The Sunday Post" - Stroud International Textile Festival '10

Yesterday I visited the opening of Stroud International Textile Festival 2010. My goodies are for sale in the Made In Stroud shop in Stroud town centre, and were arranged wonderfully by the lovely Clare. So I took a few snaps of my Charlotte Macey Textiles wares in the shop. If you are in the area do pop in, there is lovely work to see and buy, and an excellent exhibition of textile work in the Subscription Rooms, across the road from Made In Stroud. I hope you are all having a good Bank Holiday weekend, and are not too soggy from all this lovely Bank Holiday rain ;)