I took the children to NYC yesterday. While the weather was not the best (cold and rainy) we did have a good time!
Our first stop was Mood because my son wanted to see Swatch the dog. Swatch was not there because of the weather, so we went to Metro Textiles to see Kashi and pick out some fabric. Here's what we got there, from left to right: shirting for my husband, a green plaid shirting for my son, a rayon woven for my daughter picked out by my son, and a knit for my daughter.
Not to be left out, I bought this piece of border eyelet for myself:
From there, we went to Daytona Trim to visit Ric and Rac, the shop cats. My son was not disappointed, as he was able to meet Ric:
Then came along Rac, who was so friendly he wanted to climb right up on my son and investigate everything - just like another orange cat that I know.
We then decided to go to Paron and Paron's Annex, where we picked up the fabrics below: the aqua Banana Republic stretch shirting (they also have pink and lavender; all three are in the Annex) for my daughter and a red, very soft (even after washing) sweatshirt fabric. You'll see more of that later this week!
My son was hungry so we set off toward Times Square to satisfy one of his goals for the day: a giant pretzel. Looks like we found one:
After walking around Times Square, doing a little shopping, visiting the library to get out of the rain, and then getting a nice meal, we did a little more fabric shopping. We visited Lace Star, which I had never been to. If you need sumptuous lace and all sorts of other fancy fabrics, this is the place to shop! I always try to visit at least one new store every time I go to NYC and Lace Star did not disappoint. After hot chocolates, we got on the bus and headed home. Despite the weather, we had a great day and plan to visit Central Park and some of the museums on the next trip either in the spring or summer, when it isn't cold or raining!Parting Shot: Treasures. My son is a collector of little things. These are his little treasures from his first trip to NYC.
18 comments:
Looks like you all had a great time. Love that pretzel..but surely not as good as dad's!?
It looks like y'all had lots of fun!
Sweet! NY is the proverbial "great place to visit" - and I love it every time I get there.
Hi Summerset, I was wondering how you get to NYC. I live in Concord and would love to do a day trip to the city sometime - I've never been. Do you drive down or take a bus/train? Thanks for all your inspiring posts!
-Nichole
You really crammed a lot into your day! This is such a great experience for your little ones.
Oh my, you hit all my favorite hot spots! Sounds like a wonderful day was had by all!
At least you left before the downpour! And when you come back please go to the Museum of Natural History...your kids will love it! Mine are 20 & 21 and still talk about our trips to the Natural History Museum.
You got some great pieces of fabric!
Ric and Rac rock!!! What cute photos of DS!
What a fun day!
Looks like a great trip and how nice that you can combine a family day out with fabric buying!
What a lovely way to spend the day with your darlings!
That border eyelet fabric is hot stuff. I can just see that on you...
Beautiful photos of one happy guy, too...
Sounds and looks like it was a lot of fun! Can't wait to see what you make with these fabrics.
Sounds like a wonderful trip! Don't you just love fabric shopping in NYC?
I second the vote for the Museum of Natural History. My kids love the dinosaur exhibit there. The other place they adore (though it's pretty pricey) is MOMA. And they also love the Metropolitan Museum, especially the Egyptian exhibit and the armory!
Does that red fabric have a quilted effect? If it does I came this close to buying some last week when I was at Paron's. I talked myself out of it because I have too much red. (I know, one can never have too much red, but still.) Swatch was at Mood when I was there.
Lovely fabrics for all :)
How nice...Sounds like you all had a great day.
Great time. Your son looks like he had the best time.
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