In the Studio at 1840 Farm
Here’s what we’re working on in the 1840 Farm Studio. Click on a photo to enlarge.

Yesterday's pink basket with gingham and polka dots was so popular that I made another one. I just added Small Egg Basket #0521 to our shop. I hope that you like this pink beauty as much as yesterday's! www.1840farm.etsy.com

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!

A Large Table Basket is starting to take shape at the sewing machine... #1840farm #farmhousestyle #basket #fabric #sew #handmade #repurposed #etsyshop

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

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

When we moved into the farmhouse, we discovered this old wood door down in the cellar. From what we can tell, it was the door to the root cellar. It was still standing at its post right below the farmhouse kitchen. This door is distressed from years of

These fabrics are being wrapped into a coil this evening. Sometimes, you need a basket with a little ladybug printed fabric, don't you? #fabric #repurposed #ladybug

While packing up this order, I couldn't help but think about how much I would love to receive a package like this in the mail. Between the amazing smell of the vanilla extract kit and fabric covered in little drawings of berries and pies, opening this pa

I just love how this fall themed basket is coming together, don't you?

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 turned out even better than I had hoped. I might need to make a few more in this fabric combination for our shop, don't you think?

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

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

You have kept me very busy this week stitching up baskets and delivering orders to the post office. Thank you! I have made right new baskets in that past five days an only one of them is still available in our shop! Two of them were claimed before I h

You may have noticed that the inventory of handmade baskets in our shop has been slim lately. We're making new baskets every day, but they are selling faster than we can make them. Many of them have sold within the first five minutes and others haven't

There's something about the combination of red, brown, and yellow in this table basket that I absolutely love. Wouldn't it be perfect on a Thanksgiving table? www.etsy.com/shop/1840Farm

I love how this basket is coming together. Aren't these colors amazing?

The first Trick or Treat tote of the season has just been added to our shop. Of course, it doesn't have to be used for trick or treating. What would you use it for? https://www.etsy.com/listing/205106769/small-tote-basket-0456

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

All this talk about Home Ec on our Facebook page made me want to find time to settle in at the sewing machine. There's something about the hum of its motor and working with my hands that sets my day off in the right direction. I'll be finishing this egg

Slightly different, but every bit as lovely as the fabrics I was working with earlier this morning.

The second patchwork basket of the day is coming together nicely, don't you agree?

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,

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?

This basket is finished and ready to be added to our shop. I just adore this combination of colors. I hope that you love them as much as I do!

I'm not sure that our local post office is ready for the pre storm 1840 Farm shipment!

I see many patchwork baskets in my future!

Something beautiful and fabulous is in the works tonight. I can't wait to see these fabrics all come together! #1840Farm #fabric #handmade #repurposed #EtsyShop

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!

I just added Small Egg Basket #0533 to our shop. This is the first basket I have made in this combination of fabrics. I love it! What do you think? www.1840farm.etsy.com

Another Heart Shaped Table Basket is coming together at the sewing machine. This is the loveliest way to spend my day! #1840farm #farmhousestyle #fabric #sew #heart #basket #handmade #etsy #etsyshop

This beauty was just added to our shop. Don't you just love this combination of fabrics and colors? https://www.etsy.com/listing/201362920/medium-egg-basket-0442

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!

This beautiful collection of baskets are headed to the post office this morning. I am hoping that these ten orders will get out ahead of our impending storm so that they can begin their journey to our customers. I have my fingers crossed that they won't g

We're midway through an 85 hour snowstorm. In between clearing away snow, I will be settling in at the sewing machine to stitch up a few baskets. Here's the basket that is on the sewing machine right now. Isn't it lovely?

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

Oh, the delightful promise of a new fabric combination! This is the first time we have used this combination of fabrics. After stitching them together for a few minutes, I can't believe that we haven't worked with them before. They're just beautiful toge

It's probably no surprise that this is what we're working on tonight. Valentine's Day, here we come! #1840farm #fabric #valentine #valentinesday

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!