One of my readers emailed me to say (nicely) that it's not fair of me to mention my cute Ebay embroidery finds without showing pictures....

I've always been fascinated by the idea of day-of-the-week towels, or D.O.W. as they're often called. Did women really change their ...

I'm sure you've heard of hope or wedding chests (also called glory boxes in the UK and Australia)—all the linens and household goods...

The Renaissance Store has a two-part tutorial on Viking embroidery by Gael Stirler, originally published in their newsletter— Part 1 Part ...

I've just added three new embroidery patterns, for a total of seventeen so far. VP115 , which I'm calling Lil' Angels, has 12 d...

Two magazines designed and shipped to the printer; one 84-page catalog three-quarters done; 34 tissue cozies made; 30 sachets made; 18 pillo...

For the second year, the Weil Antique Center has featured a special sale during the second week of October with most dealers offering 10 to...

Remember last spring when Irene asked about how to do the lazy daisy stitch with two colors ? And I said that it must have been done with tw...

I made three dozen tissue cozies last week (yes, Susan, some of them are for you), and two dozen eyelet sachets after that. Well, those are...

Look at how cute this is... Baby French (Charentais) canteloupes that are finally ripening in my garden! I got a late start with the seeds I...

I signed up to be part of this year's Project FeederWatch ! I first read about this a couple of months ago and then again in the current...

Someone must have linked to my "Stitch School: Blanket Stitch" post recently as I’ve been getting lots of comments, and a couple ...

We continued on to Stockbridge and got checked into our room at The Red Lion Inn . The inn is a big rambling place on the main street and ha...

We're heading north again on Route 7 and eventually will settle in one place for a few nights. But we have a few stops to make first. We...

We’re up bright and early this morning and it’s cold! After checking out of our motel we head back down Route 7 for a couple of miles to the...

Vacation was so relaxing that I’m having a hard time returning to normal. I got back late on Tuesday afternoon to a full email box with note...

Maps printed - check Cat sitter arranged for - check Digital camera batteries charged - check Bags packed - almost Tomorrow is day one of th...

The sun finally came out and I was able to photograph some of my vintage finds from the show last weekend! I'm going to go with what I o...

I've found a great source for vintage sewing patterns— Out of the Ashes Collectibles ! Sheila Savell, who started out selling on eBay si...

It's bright and early on a Saturday morning—we'll maybe not so bright just yet. But early—definitely. We're off to the Bouckvill...