tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89852737268414176852026-10-13T16:26:57.941-04:00traceytooledesign, sew, craft in New York City.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-29308561555546608952015-09-30T09:36:00.001-04:002015-09-30T09:36:05.658-04:00Moved!
I've moved! Well I haven't personally but my blog has. Visit me at my new website and blog.
traceytoole.com and http://www.traceytoole.com/blog/
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-20611809888900579122014-10-01T10:41:00.003-04:002014-10-01T10:45:46.919-04:00WIP Wednesday
Works in Progress Wednesday! We all have them. Some more than others. I may have 4 or 5 of them right now. I am trying to be better about completing a project before starting a new one. Well today I want to share with you a project almost finished, it's a personal project, not for a client. I have never made a quilt for myself. When I saw this fabric while I worked atAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-34650635218265583952014-09-24T10:53:00.000-04:002014-09-24T10:53:25.374-04:00Color Palettes!
Pantone beer labels by Spanish Designer Txaber
You may have noticed I started a new page on my blog, it is called Color Palettes. I am starting to work on my Fall and Holiday palettes, attending color seminars, researching magazines and fabric shops, looking at the runway shows in Paris, Milan and New York. Even though my concentration is kitchen wares, color is still veryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-2702026745449842712014-09-10T10:13:00.001-04:002014-09-10T10:13:27.721-04:00The Unofficial Start of Fall: Nantucket Holiday
Sankaty Lighthouse
As many as you know I usually visit the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts this time of year. And this year is no different. Except that we are here for two weeks and my daughter is 15 months old so it's not really a vacation. However, it is still incredibly enjoyable to be here. I do love coming to the island. It is magical. There Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-86140552585142704612014-08-22T15:27:00.000-04:002014-08-22T15:27:35.174-04:00DIY Watermelon Coasters
So if you follow me on Instagram you will know I've been working on these bad boys for awhile. Summer is busy and I have to say I actually keep making more of these instead of writing up the post. Finally I said to myself "self just start writing". "Get something on paper". Yes call it old school, I like a pen and paper.
There are a few things that I really like about Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-84754778305182021192014-07-21T09:12:00.000-04:002014-07-21T09:12:37.827-04:00Time for a Picnic!
I would like to introduce my new product, yarndyed and quilted picnic blankets! With beautiful summer weather, what is better than enjoying the sunset and having a lovely meal maybe a glass of wine or two in the park or at the beach.
This summer is my return to Celebrate Brooklyn! a summer long music and movie festival in Prospect Park. I am one of the 17 people selling in the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-26837005015823836442014-06-25T16:46:00.000-04:002014-06-25T16:46:59.254-04:00Hot Summer Hues
Photo by Kimberley Hasselbrink etsy.com
I've been thinking about the colors peach, neon peach and coral shades. It's definitely the new neon pink. The past few years, summers especially neon and hot pink is the color for men, women, kids, interior design and crafts.
Naturally we would tire of all the pink. The other morningAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-41085857114771380332014-05-21T12:59:00.000-04:002014-05-21T12:59:29.457-04:00May Giveaway
We are almost thru May and barbecue season is beginning. I can hardly believe it! I have been prepping my back yard every free minute. Planting new flowers, veggies and herbs. And I just cut the grass today, yes we have a small area of grass and I own a push mower. I have never really used a push mower. It's not that bad. Quite easy and I find it enjoyable. &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-68759931823790238842014-05-14T16:50:00.000-04:002014-05-14T16:50:39.927-04:0016 Hours of Sewing
16 hours of sewing... well not really. I just completed teaching another session of Introduction to Sewing 1 Intensive at the Sewing Studio in Manhattan. I am always so impressed with the results. These students started four weeks ago knowing nothing about sewing, fabric, patterns, grain, zippers and measuring the body. Grain? like 7 grain bread? No.
I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-68110780450343727932014-05-08T14:48:00.002-04:002014-05-08T14:48:54.067-04:00Liberty Love for the Moms
I always have a hard time coming up with something for my mom for Mother's Day. First of all she is difficult to buy for and secondly after so many years what do I give her that's new and different?
What will she like? What will she appreciate? What will she use? What will she enjoy? What what what? It is exhausting.
Growing up in a somewhat suburban/rural area, exposure to things was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-76441425492220840862014-05-05T10:37:00.000-04:002014-05-06T08:02:01.049-04:00Something for Mom's Day
Liberty of London patchwork bandanna - Capel
Mother's Day is coming up, it's not too late to give her something special and order it online.
For the crafty mom. A traditional heirloom tomato pin cushion. Each one is unique and handmade with cotton fill, wool felt cap and a variety of red, green and orange prints. Because each heirloom tomato is unique right?
heirloom Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-70291023708734070812014-04-30T15:05:00.004-04:002014-04-30T15:05:54.085-04:00Pretty Pics for a Rainy Day
English Garden path from pinterest
What a miserable rainy day we are having in NYC today! Wow, I sit here looking out and the rain is just coming down. I started working on my garden this past week and am so excited to get planting and harvesting! I also started putting all of my garden inspiration pictures in a scrapbook. I thought I would share some with you to put some Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-1670777574507455922014-04-24T13:25:00.000-04:002014-04-24T13:25:25.409-04:00Kitchen Inspirations
This past Sunday I prepared an Easter brunch. I realized how my kitchen is lacking in a few things. Nothing makes cooking easier and more enjoyable than good quality and fun kitchen utensils.
I am loving the purple and aqua spatulas here.
Silicone spatulas on Food52
Ceramic spoons from Cor Pottery on Etsy
I met Cor, the above spoon artist, recently in ParkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-26304290487843880112014-04-22T13:11:00.001-04:002014-04-22T13:11:45.252-04:00DIY Making a Rag Rug Pillow
Recently I was commissioned to make a pillow case out of a treasured heirloom, a client's mother's rag rug. When I first learned about this project I thought what a great idea! This should be a quick thing to do. So I accepted the project. Being a family heirloom I was a little nervous, I didn't want to make any mistakes, cut too much or make the whole pillow case a hot Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-52264247377385147302014-04-17T08:17:00.001-04:002014-04-17T08:20:12.665-04:00My Trip to the Macys Flower Show
The show was ending on Sunday April 6th and I was determined to get there. It was April 4th. So I packed myself and Harper up and we headed to the Macys Flower Show. Harper, strapped into the Becco carrier, because it's easier on the subway. We were going to make it a quick trip and hopped on the subway right after picking up our lattes. I thought Harper Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-77649425137157804462014-04-14T11:19:00.000-04:002014-04-14T11:19:29.490-04:00Liberty Scarf Bandannas
If you have been a reader of my blog you know I am a fan of Liberty of London fabrics. because of my background in textiles I appreciate the details and history of these beautiful fabrics. Part of the kitchen line I am working on has some Liberty Bandannas. Bandannas for the kitchen? huh?
These are bandannas that you can wear in your hair to keep it pulled back while you workAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-30094962200918662602014-04-11T08:08:00.000-04:002014-04-11T08:08:50.936-04:00Pocket Square News, The Winner is.....
The winner for the new pocket square design has been chosen. Thank you to everyone who voted! It will be the Xanthe Sunbeam in red. This colorway is from the 2013 collection. You may have seen it in J.Crew in a woman's shirt.
These Tansy flowers were hand painted and drawn using pencils and inks. Inspired by the landscape that surrounds Abbey Garden on Tresco. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-31146770020477947822014-04-04T09:09:00.000-04:002014-04-04T09:09:17.266-04:00Creating Color Story Boards
Grapefruit Pie at Four and Twenty Blackbirds in Gowanus Brooklyn
As a designer the first step in working on a new line was creating a story board with our inspirations and our colors we were thinking of using for the clothes we would be designing. We would use tear sheets from magazines, pictures from art trips and spend hours pouring over pantones and trend reports. I was in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-10422853051845054752014-03-31T08:26:00.001-04:002014-03-31T08:26:12.873-04:00Sip n Sewcial This Friday in NYC
Happy Monday! I hope you had a nice and productive weekend. It rained here in New York but the weather is in the 50's! What did you do this weekend? Any sewing? Are you working on any tough projects? This Friday on April 4th I will be teaching at the first Sip n Sewcial at the Sewing Studio in Manhattan. I am so excited about this event! I know when I was single andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-17544880334349007302014-03-28T14:01:00.002-04:002014-04-03T08:06:05.780-04:00Help me pick! New Liberty of London Pocket Squares and a Giveaway!
Bourton Pocket Square
Spring is finally here! Well at least the calendar says so. I am adding a new Liberty of London pocket square to the collection in my Etsy Shop. I am hoping you can help me pick which design to add.
And to thank you for your hard efforts I will be giving away one pocket square with the new design. Just leave me your opinion in the comment section. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-30904134754646074682014-03-24T13:27:00.004-04:002014-03-24T13:27:59.709-04:00City to Farm: The Bucolic Plague Book
photo from beekman1802.com I just want to hug these cuties!
The story starts off with a trip to NYC, a 2 plus hour drive, bringing baby goats to the Martha Stewart show. Babies ate too much milk and end up having diarrhea. If you have a baby or ever had a kitten or puppy and you were traveling and they have become sick you can understand the humor of this situation. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-63364030222991726612014-03-17T13:18:00.000-04:002014-03-17T13:18:06.132-04:00It Ain't Easy Being Green
Happy Monday and Happy St. Patrick's Day! Being half Irish-American I feel an obligation to do something to celebrate my heritage on this day! Here are a few green things that caught my attention in the past few days. Starting with a lovable friend to many... Kermit.
Photo from the NY Times
This past Friday in the NY Times was an article about the new Muppets movie coming Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-5647614433913664052014-03-13T10:38:00.001-04:002014-03-13T10:38:13.049-04:00Inspired by Nature
Puur Anders from decor8 blog
I am not sure if it is because of the long winter we have or global warming or maybe it is becoming a trend but I have been noticing so many forms of artificial flowers. I have seen them in many forms of media; mostly a paper or fabric version. They are so simple and beautiful but I have a feeling a little bit difficult to make.
On Decor8 this past Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-82379514737347747692014-03-10T12:05:00.002-04:002014-03-10T12:05:09.225-04:00Craft Monday: Lace Collar Necklaces, Delicate Sophistication
From EPUU on Etsy
Independent collars remind me of dickies. Dickies remind me of my mother. I think she may have made me wear one when I was younger, which was traumatic. Ok I am not talking about Dickies the clothing brand, but rather the mid century sleeveless and bodiless turtlenecks.
See the dickey thru the sweater? Thanks theNatos blog for the photo. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8985273726841417685.post-58104448013503813792014-03-04T13:32:00.000-05:002014-03-04T13:32:07.075-05:00In Like a Lion out like a Lamb
Harper bundled up in her neon pink stroller bag and her new flannel/fleece scarf.
Really? At the moment I am so bewildered by this phrase. In like a lion out like a lamb. What does that even mean? I am starting to feel like this winter is more like an elephant; heavy and slow. But if the true meaning of in like a lion and out like a lamb really does ring true then theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04636037854505458515noreply@blogger.com0