Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
In the Studio at 1840 Farm
Here’s what we’re working on in the 1840 Farm Studio. Click on a photo to enlarge.
I see many patchwork baskets in my future!
I am putting the finishing touches on the Etsy listings for our new Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits. These will be ready to ship next week, so stay tuned for more information and links to the listings!
Look what is taking shape at the sewing machine this afternoon...
I like how this is shaping up so far. I hope that you do too because it will be added to our Etsy Shop in just a bit! #fabric #thread #sew #handmade #farmhousestyle
First up at the sewing machine this morning...
FREE handmade 1840 Farm Paper & Ink Card with Every Order! I added the first group of 1840 Farm Paper & Ink Collection listings to our Etsy Shop yesterday. I'm so excited about these items because they allow me to indulge my love of drawing, designing,
Another Trick or Treat Tote Basket is taking shape at the sewing machine this morning...
This Small Egg Basket is coming together at the sewing machine this morning. I can almost picture a few speckled brown eggs nestled in there, can't you?
The sun is shining through my studio window as I watch these beautiful fabrics go around and around at the sewing machine. Songbirds and happy hens are providing the soundtrack and an extra cup of coffee is coming in handy to get me going in the right dir
After this morning's bright pink basket, I thought that we'd make something in muted tones. I love this purple, blue, and grey combination, don't you?
It looks like a Winter Wonderland outside, but I plan on keeping things bright and cheery at the sewing machine. Stay tuned for photos of the baskets as they take shape! #1840farm #fabric #handmade #sew
Our Fall Collection is starting to take shape...
It was a beautiful, crisp evening tonight. I took the opportunity to take photos out on the porch so that I could add our 1840 Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits to our Etsy shop. Now I have put all of the animals to bed and poured myself a cup of coff
I just added this colorful Medium Egg Basket to our Etsy shop. Visit https://www.etsy.com/listing/200334480/medium-egg-basket-0437 to take a closer look!
This color combination was very popular last weekend. Baskets were selling before I could even finish them! So, let's start this weekend off in the same way as last weekend. Here's what I'm working on at the sewing machine right now...
Remember the Medium Egg Basket I made earlier today in bold primary colors? I just added it to our shop. I love this combination of bold, bright colors. They're seasonless. I find it hard not to smile when looking at these fabrics twirled together
I have been waiting to work this fabric from our local thrift store into a basket. The fabric had the selvage tag still attached which included the name "Be Thankful". It seems like the perfect fabric in color and name to work into a table basket for a Th
I'm stitching up the last of our Halloween Collection this morning. I'll be adding these baskets to the shop today and tomorrow before moving on to making items to decorate your Thanksgiving tables. Stay tuned for photos!
The handwrapped fabric coil that we were working on last night is finished and ready to be stitched into something beautiful for our shop. I am hoping that you will help me to decide what to make with it. Should I make a basket, table set, trivets, coaste
Part of my motivation for reimagining my studio space was to reorganize our fabric stash and find room for additional storage bins. I often tell people that we have a rainbow of fabrics on hand. Today, I thought that I would show you that fabric rainbow.
Working with these bright fabrics is helping me forget that there's more snow on the way tonight and tomorrow!
I have been busy designing our 1840 Farmhouse Style Fall Placesetting Table Basket Set. Five of the six baskets are finished with one more on the way by the end of the day. Then they'll be added to our shop and I'll share the listing with you here on o
Our Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Kits are rounding into form. Look closely and you'll see a bit of chicken wire to hold blooms in place. I hope to begin adding these kits to our shop this week in a variety of colors. I love this set in chocolate brown, tur
Our Thanksgiving table items are coming along nicely if I do say so myself. I even discovered that our handwrapped fabric coil makes a lovely napkin ring. I hope that you like it as much as I do!
This basket is headed to our local post office today. Don't you just love this color combination?
Remember the beautiful bright aquamarine thread I found earlier this week? I think that it's time for me to put it to good use and make a new basket, don't you?
I am at the sewing machine stitching up several Farmhouse Style Mason Jar Vase Kits this morning. They'll be coming to the shop this week in a rainbow of colors, so stay tuned!
Our electricity just came back and I am ready to settle in at the sewing machine. This cheery combination of fabrics is waiting for me. Now I have to decide what to make with it. What would you like to see me make? An egg basket, table basket, Easter b
It looks like it's time for me to settle in at the sewing machine!
I added our new Fall Collection Recipe Cards to the 1840 Farm Mercantile Shop yesterday. I'm making up a few sets this morning and wondering which one of these drawings will be the most popular. While these cards are offered as a set, we'll be making up
This seems like a good way to end my day at the sewing machine, don't you think? #1840farm #fabric #basket #sew #handmade #etsyshop
Remember the Medium Egg Basket that I promised to add to our shop before the end of the day? Here it is. This is one of our patchwork baskets made from pieces of past basket projects. This patchwork basket was made using pieces from six other baskets
Yesterday's basket in the fabrics you chose turned out beautifully. Next up at the sewing machine is your second place favorite. This combination of pink, aqua, wisteria, and charcoal is going to be a stunner. Now I just need to decide what size and sha
Take a look at what's first in line at the sewing machine this morning. Isn't this a lovely combination of fabrics?
It's a custom order kind of day here in the studio. Baskets, Mason jar candy sets for Valentine's Day, and a new crop of handmade dryer balls. It's shaping up to be a very busy day! #1840farm #handmade #fabric #sew #basket #masonjar #valentine #etsy #ets
Guess what I am working on this afternoon? #1840farm #fiber #wool #felt #dryerball #handmade #etsy #etsyshop
And then there were six! Our 1840 Farmhouse Style Fall Placesetting Table Basket Set is finished. I hope that you'll love this set as much as I do!
Sewing until 2:00am means two things. First, I am going to need extra coffee this morning. More importantly, there are two beautiful new baskets to add to our shop. Stay tuned for more photos and links to the listings after I have had a cup (or two) of c
I just added our first 1840 Farm Paper & Ink Collection listings to our Etsy Shop. I'm so excited about these items because they allow me to indulge my love of drawing, designing, and working with paper. I love working with paper every bit as much as I
The second patchwork basket of the day is coming together nicely, don't you agree?