Here’s what we’re working on in the 1840 Farm Studio. Click on a photo to enlarge.
Small Table Basket #0454 was just added to our shop. I love this combination of marine blue, cinnamon, tan, and cream. I hope that you like it as much as I do! https://www.etsy.com/listing/205782481/small-table-basket-0454
There's something so wonderful about watching a custom basket take shape. It's magical to see your ideas come together in such a beautiful way!
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
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 Small Table Basket #0448 to our shop. I love this combination of fabrics in chocolate brown, sage green, cinnamon, wisteria, and tan with just a touch of buttercup yellow. This basket has two contrasting colors of stitching with sage green
The scenery at my sewing machine is particularly lovely this morning!
It's been such a busy weekend, but I finally found a little time to spend at the sewing machine.
I have spent my morning prepping these fabrics to work on a jumbo market tote basket. I just love these pink and green solids and patterns together. I can't wait to see the basket start to take shape! #1840farm #fabric #handmade #basket #pink #green #ets
My lunch break is over and I am stitching this lovely combination of fabrics into an egg basket for our shop. Stay tuned for photos of the finished basket!
I just added this Small Egg Basket to our shop. I love this earthy combination of colors in cinnamon, sage, buttercup, and eggplant. I hope that you like it as much as I do! www.1840farm.etsy.com
I'm going to step out of the farmhouse kitchen to stitch up an egg basket for our shop. So far, I love how these jewel tones are coming together!
Sometimes, I fall in love with a basket from the very first stitch. This is one of those times!
My morning at the sewing machine is off to a lovely beginning!
The first basket of the season made up in fall colors was just added to our shop. Take a look: https://www.etsy.com/listing/200017208/small-egg-basket-0434
On Thursday, I asked if you thought that I should add sets of our 1840 Farm Colonial Farmhouse Collection Placesetting Table Baskets stitched together in fall colors to our shop. It was clear from your comments that you're hoping to use these little bas
This patchwork basket was made using snippets from eight past basket projects. It's really no wonder that it is so unique and such an interesting combination of colors and patterns!
Let's make the third basket something bright and cheery!
It's time to start work on a few more Valentine's Day baskets. #1840farm #fabric #handmade #valentine #valentinesday #etsy #etsyshop
Two new items in the 1840 Farm Fall Collection were just added to our Etsy shop. I love this combination of chocolate brown, burgundy, orange, and green. Don't you think that this matching Small Table Basket and Mason Jar Vase Kit would be beautiful displ
Before I can start my pie baking, there's a bit of sewing to do. This egg basket will be coming to our shop tomorrow morning if I can finish it up this evening. I have my fingers crossed because it's shaping up to be a beauty! #1840farm #fabric #egg #bas
I just put the final stitches in this Large Tote Basket. I love how the color pattern came together. This was the first basket that I made using this combination of colors, but I don't think that it will be my last. I can't wait to work with these fabri
There are certain color combinations that I never tire of. Blue, yellow, and white are at the top of that list. It's no wonder that our farmhouse kitchen is painted in these colors!
As you can see, Penny Lane is working tirelessly to help me in the studio today! #1840farm #sew #sewing #farmhousedog #dog #pennylane #rescuedog #heart #etsy #etsyshop
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
It's time to pack up a few orders and send this lovely assortment of baskets on their journey to their new homes. If you placed an order from our shop during the last week, you just might see your basket in this photo!
Let's see how many of our Valentine's Day Heart Shaped Baskets I can stitch together and send on their way to the post office today. With any luck, I will be able to add a few more to our Etsy Shop for all of you who are hoping to get one. Stay tuned! #1
Not a creature was stirring, not even Penny Lane. She's too busy napping while we start working on this beautiful purple custom egg basket. In fact, she's snoring while I share this photo with you right now! #1840farm #fabric #handmade #egg #basket #etsy
Do you remember our Farmhouse Style wine trivets from last year's holiday season? This year, we've added a length of handwrapped fabric coil to use as a drip collar. These sets make great hostess gifts and are also perfect for shipping as they are lightwe
I just added 1840 Farm Gift Certificates to our shop. Thanks to your input, I included an option to select fabric or twine to be used when making each certificate. We can make these in any denomination and take the guesswork out of choosing a gift for s
I love how this Large Tote Basket is coming together at the sewing machine tonight. This combination of chocolate brown, sage green, tan, wisteria, and blue is even prettier than I hoped it would be!
You can't seem to get enough of our Valentine's Day Collection, so we'll keep right on stitching hearts as long as you want us to. I know that many of you are checking our shop multiple times each day in the hopes of finding a few more heart shaped basket
This basket is headed to our local post office today. Don't you just love this color combination?
It's no wonder that I love working with our customers to make custom baskets: you come up with the most beautiful color combinations! I love this collection of fabrics and can't wait to make another basket using them. What would you like to see me make
You asked for more of our handmade heart shaped items in time for Valentine's Day and I listened. I just added these Mason Jar Candy Jar Sets to our Etsy Shop. These sets include a fabric heart shaped trivet with matching tie, pint sized Mason Jar, and ga
My Saturday at the sewing machine is off to a delightful beginning. I hope that you love this combination of colors and patterns as much as I do!
This combination of fabrics is shaping up to be even more beautiful than I had hoped. I just love how this basket is coming together, don't you?
Our Halloween Collection will start to take shape this afternoon. I can't wait to start filling our shop with baskets in these beautiful fabrics. Now, if I could just decide what sizes and shapes to make first!
First up at the sewing machine this morning...
Slightly different, but every bit as lovely as the fabrics I was working with earlier this morning.
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?
