The first day of fall is this Wednesday, September 23rd. Despite a forecast for temperatures in the mid 20s C (mid 70s F), there are definitely signs that fall has arrived. The leaves are starting to turn and in some cases to fall. The hummingbirds that had been coming to our feeder have disappeared. And waterfowl are starting to form…
As I mentioned last week when I shared the final pattern in the dancing, singing, instrument playing and proposing veggie pattern set, there was one more pattern to add to the item that I embroidered them on. Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to find several more vintage Workbasket patterns to share here on the blog. On pattern page…
We’ve come to the last in the series of vintage Workbasket patterns featuring dancing, singing and instrument playing veggies. While the band was playing and others were dancing… this charming banana pepper got down on his knee and proposed to the lovely lady cauliflower. I made one small addition to the original pattern. The cauliflower is holding a single bullion…
As I mentioned last week, I think I’ve saved the cutest in this sweet series of vintage Workbasket patterns for the last two weeks. Previously I’ve shared the couple dancing, various band members here, here and here, the lead singer and the back-up singer. Now today, I have this super sweet dancing tomato to share with you. She doesn’t have…
Every lead singer needs at least one back up singer and this corn cob is ready to sing his part. The pattern is available to download as a pdf here. Only two more patterns left to share in this series and I have, I think, saved the cutest ones for last. So be sure to check back each Monday for…
The past week turned into an unplanned blogging break. One of the sewing projects I was working on took longer than I had estimated and for the other, well… what was supposed to be a quick, fun project of sewing a new nightgown turned into correcting mistakes in the purchased pattern that I didn’t even notice until after I’d already…
These band members just get cuter and cuter! Next week, I’ll be introducing you to the lead singer. (So far, I am managing to resist the temptation to give these characters names, but that’s not to say that there haven’t been a few silly story lines that have started running through this writer’s head… lol.) The pattern for this…
This week’s vintage Workbasket pattern is another in the series I began sharing two weeks ago. The first were these cute dancing veggies. Then last week was the winter squash playing a salt shaker. Today I’m sharing another member of the band. The veggies must be rocking it out because this sweet pepper is really drumming up a storm! Vintage…
Just a quick update… we had a wonderful family weekend with everyone here. Our two daughters and I even got in some mother/daughters time visiting local fabric stores on Saturday. The rest of the time was a blur of making as many of our favorite family meals as we could fit into the time they were here. Now it time…
We’ve moved in to the hottest weeks of summer here in the northern hemisphere. Some things in the gardens are ready to start harvesting. Or if you don’t have a garden, the farmers’ markets and u-picks are in full swing providing lots of opportunities to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. For the next several weeks, I’m going to be sharing…
