On Easter weekend, I went to the Fiber Festival at the Frontier Culture Museum near Staunton, Virginia. If you haven't been to the Frontier Culture Museum yet, I would highly recommend it! It's a pretty unique museum covering a few acres. They show how old world architecture, agricultural, livelihood, etc. influenced these things in the [...]
Category: Art & Needlework
Staying Cozy in a Quilted Robe
This fall, I decided I needed a new robe to wear around the house in the winter. I knew I wanted it to be warm and floor length. Of course, I could have purchased something that met those requirements online, but I wondered if I could make it myself. I looked through my vintage patterns [...]
I Knit This Sweater…from leftover VBS yarn
True sweater weather has come early this year! Where I live in Virginia, it is rare for us to get snow before Christmas. So far, we've had two good snow days and another is forecasted tomorrow. We're not even 12 days into December yet! I tend to get cold easily, but sweaters layered over a [...]
What Is This Blog About?
Honestly, I think the answer to that question keeps shifting. When I started this blog almost six years ago, its main purpose was to share my home renovation projects. Then as the renovation work settled, it became more of an outlet for my writing, occasionally fiction or poetry, but most often non-fiction essay or personal [...]
Making a Dress for a 1960 Vogue Pattern
For those of you who are artists, have you ever found a certain supply that made you think, "I'm going to have to save this for something special"? Maybe you hold onto it much longer than necessary, waiting until the perfect inspiration comes along? Or waiting for your skill to be perfected to do justice [...]
Back in Time: An Antique Edwardian Blouse and Walking Skirt
Shall we go back another decade? We have made it to the "aughts"! This series started when in early 2024, my mom and I made "greatest haul of all" at an estate sale. I have previously shown you clothing from the 1920s and 1910s (additionally there were many "newer" items from the 30s-60s). The oldest [...]
Making a Fall Jumper from a 1970s Pattern
Happy fall! Autumn calls for warm colors and layers and maybe a little bit of whimsy. I got this checked woven fabric at a yard sale last year and had to find a pattern that suited it. The colors were perfect for fall, so I decided a versatile garment for fall weather would be best. [...]
Playful Freehand Embroidery
As I've mentioned, this summer was probably the busiest summer season I've ever had. Because of this, I was not able to work on as many creative projects as I usually would. However, there was one little project I had been thinking about for a while. A year or so ago, my brother gave me [...]
The Lake District: Possibly My Favorite Part of England?
It rained today and is still a bit overcast here. Time to get a cup of tea and enjoy a bit of England! Last year, on my dream trip to England, I had initially tried to get to the Lake District. After calculating the travel time, I realized it made more sense to stay in [...]
Backyard Beauty: Flower Arranging
LVby Emily DickinsonI send two sunsets-Day and I in competition ran,I finished two, and several stars,While He was making one.His own is ampler-But, as I was saying to a friend,Mine is the more convenientTo carry in the hand.(sent with brilliant flowers) I'm taking a little break from sharing pictures and stories of my travels to [...]
Welcome To The Carriage House 