Fabric swatches

Here at Cabbages we want to make sure that you are happy with your fabric choices, so that you will love them and cherish them for as long as possible (hopefully, forever). If you would like a swatch, we have a service through which you can order the fabrics of your choice in order to try them out in your home before making your final decision. Our Northcote Road store primarily deals with requests and you can call them on 0207 223 8972.

Swatches our customers outside of London – the best way to get a swatch would be to contact our shop either by phone +44 207 352 7333, or by email shop@cabbagesandroses.com

or

cabbages@cabbagesandroses.com.

Either of our stores will be more than happy to help you with colours, patterns and combinations, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch for some advice and a nice chat.

Thank You

to

Cristin

@

Simplified Bee

for writing such a lovely review of Christina’s new book,

At Home with Country

by CICO Books.

 

Thank You

to

From The Right Bank

for a lovely article about Christina’s new book, At Home with Country by CICO Books.

Fabulous Article

&

Monthly Giveaway

Please click on over to coco + kelley to see a super article and interview with Christina.  coco + kelley is a terrific site that beautifully marries the concept of  fashion and home design.  Christina talks about the use of a  stripes in fashion and home design, and her decision to include stripes in every Cabbages & Roses collection over last 10 years (20 collections!).

 

And don’t forget to enter the giveaway and let us know your favorite home and fashion striped item from the Cabbages & Roses website.   The lucky winner will receive her choice of one striped clothing and striped home product!

 

A big Thank You to Cassandra for working with us on the article.  We love your blog.

 

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C&R

 

Marley & Lockyer

Today the lovely Ness of Marley & Lockyer has a guest post by our very own, Christina Strutt.  In the post Christina offers her own Top 10 Tips for home decor.  We have also collaborated with Ness for a sweet give-away!

Enjoy, and head on over to Marley & Lockyer.

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C&R

Thank you

to

for their darling summer picnic post  and interview with Christina.

Check out this lovely blog.

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C&R

Thank you

to the amazing Laura

@

for her terrific interview with Christina.

We loved meeting you in NY, and hope to see you again on our next visit.

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C&R

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Thank you

to

the wonderful Jenny

@

for her witty post about Cabbages &Roses.  Her adorable sense of humor made us smile.    Everyone should check out her beautiful blog and store.

We thought it would be nice to share some of Christina’s sewing and craft projects from her books, along with a few new ideas she will be developing on the Cabbages & Roses blog.  We are going to start with a Summer Skirt, which seems appropriate as we head into the heart of summer!

Summer Skirt

Made from a pretty floral print, these light cotton skirts are the perfect way to keep cool in the summer days.

Materials:

• Cotton fabric:  measuring 108 in. x 42 in.
  
• 26 in. of 1 in. elastic
• Scissors
• Needle and thread
• 2 Safety pins

Step 1

Fold the fabric in half, right sides together, and stitch the sides.  Press open the seam.

Step 2

Hem the bottom edge of the skirt by turning over 1/2 in. and then 1 in. and stitch by hand or by machine.  Hem the top edge of the skirt by turning over 1/2 in. and stitch by hand or by machine.  Leave the edge over the seam unstitched to create an opening for the elastic.

Step 3

Attach a safety pin to each end of the elastic and feed it through the slot.  Gather the fabric to the desired size and stitch both ends of the elastic in position.

Step 4

Turn the skirt right side out.  Close the slot by folding in the raw edges and stitching by hand.

To take a closer look at the Cabbages & Roses fabrics used in the project please click on this link. We hope you enjoy the project, and we would love to hear your feedback.

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C&R

Thank you

to

Julia

@

for including At Home with Country in her Good Summer Reading list.

Love your television and movie houses, such a neat idea!

Thanks again Julia

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C&R