I finally have my Quilted Winter Hood available as an E-Pattern
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This will save on printing costs and turn around. This also means you get your pattern instantly through Etsy’s easy download system.
Just like the print version, you get a directions booklet and pattern pieces. I reformatted the direction booklet in a larger scale for easier reading.
Remember this favorite hat?
Sadly, it didn’t fit the person who fell in love with it.
Luckily, this means a second chance for others who loved it.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/239759578/perfectly-pink-mid-19th-century-straw?ref=shop_home_active_1
I’ve had a pink and green hat stuck in my head for weeks. I kept putting it off because I thought I was nuts to want to line the underside of the brim with a multi-color silk. Well, I couldn’t shake it. So, here it is.
It is a little sweet, a little spring and a whole lot of pretty.
The pink and green silk taffeta wraps around the brim edge and lines the underside. To be happy, I had to get the stripes as lined up as possible.
There are two pink silk ribbons. The soft, true pink the crown with a triple bow in back. A second petal pink ribbon is underneith to help tie the hat behind your hair. 
A trio of white velvet calla lilies are the it piece. The velvet has just a touch of pink and the centers are beaded. I set the in a…
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We are talking about how we take our food to events in the CW Kitchen FB group. This post goes with that discussion. I thought it would be easier to share the photos. This post will likely have more added to it as we go along. Right now, these are just what was on the wall this morning.
These are pieces I use to bring food into weekend events or food related gatherings such as picnics. I am not one who cooks at events. I bring food in that is ready to eat. I tend to be a daily grazer rather than a big meal eater at summer weekend events.
This wider mouth crock is one I use for fruit. It is about 8 inches tall.
It may be good for a thick poarage with a good seal under the wooden lid. If I was to ever cook at an event, I would consider this for flour.
I don’t remember the maker of this one.
This little guy does not go to events because it was Grandma’s. If I had one in the same size, I would use it for preserves.
This is a tad blurry.
These are 2 quart and 1 quart pitchers. The one on the left is my go-to event pitcher for water. I do bring my bottled water into events. For a weekend, I play a gallon per person per day plus one.
Both are from GCV. The left is from the last 5 years. The right is from the 80s.
This is my go-to for when I need to take a little bit of butter. (I’m’ not a big butter person) It is just a few inches tall. The way the mouth turns in with the lip is good for covering and tying. I would also use this shape for soft or pounded cheeses in small quantities.
When Lily was small, this was her preferred cup.
This is a Williamsburg gift shop piece. We sold them for a short time at GCV. They were/are relatively inexpensive.
I have a few of these.
This is a nice one person pickle crock. It holds a half dozen little pickles. It is also a good size for a single serving of soup or such.
This is a Mark Presher piece. He throws at GCV and privately.
This is a nice all purpose crock. The lip on the top makes it easy to tie string around.
I think this is a Williamsburg gift shop piece.
This crock is good for a large amount of pickles. It can take a quart of homemade easily, or one of the larger grocery store jars. It is a ‘vintage’ GCV piece.
Assorted bowls are nice of course. This is a small 6″ diameter bowl.
I find I use the shallow 8″ bowl quite a lot. (I’ll get a photo of that). I tend to use the 8-9″ diameter deeper bowl so much at home, it rarely goes to events.
For those already thinking ahead to their handmade Christmas gift list., here is an excellent excerpt list of presents from Treasures in Needlework; Comprising Instructions in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Point Lace, Tatting, Braiding, and Embroidery, by Mrs. Warren and Mrs. Pullan. (London, 1855)
If you need more gifting inspiration, be sure to visit GCV tomorrow for their Christmas in July program.
“There are many occasions in life when ladies desire to mark their esteem for a friend by some gift or token; and they are often in the choice of what to give or to work. Hence it is that no question is more frequently asked than, “What will be a suitable present for so-and-so?” or, “What will be the most valuable things I can make for a Fancy Fair?”
In making gifts to individuals, the leading idea is, to assure them of our regard. That the gift is out own production, greatly adds to its value in the estimation of the recipient; and, indeed, there are many circumstances in which, when desiring to show gratitude for kindness, a lady may very properly offer a specimen of her own work, when a purchased gift would either be unsuitable or out of her power. For the same reason, – that it proves the receiver to have been an object of our thought and care, – any article evidently intended for that person only, is more welcome than such as might have been worked for anybody. The following list of articles, suitable for the respective purposes, will be found suggestive:
PRESENTS FOR GENTLEMEN.
Braces. – Embroidered on velvet, or worked on canvas, from a Berlin pattern.
Cigar Cases. – Crochet. Velvet, and cloth applique, velvet, or cloth braided. Embroidered or worked in beads.
Slippers. – Braided on cloth, morocco, or velvet; applique cloth and velvet; Berlin work.
Shaving Books, especially useful. – Braided. Worked in beads on canvas. Crochet, colored beads, and white cotton. (washable.)
Smoking Caps. – Velvet braided richly; cloth, velvet and cloth applique. Netted darned, on crochet.
Fronts for Bridles. – Crest embroidered with seed beeds.
Waistcoats. – Braided on cloth or velvet. Embroidered.
Penwipers. – Worked in beads, and fringed. Applique velvet and cloth. Gold thread.
Bookmakers.
Purses.
Sermon Cases.
Comforters. Driving Mittens. Scarfs.
BRIDAL PRESENTS
Chairs. – Embroidered in applique. Berlin work ditto. Braided ditto.
Sofa Cushions. – Braided or embroidered.
Screens. – Raised cut Berlin work. Berlin work with beads.
Hand Screens. – Netted and darned. Applique. Crochet.
Antimacassers.
Table Covers. – Cloth, with bead or Berlin borders. Cloth braided.
Set of Dish Mats. – Worked in beads, with initials in the centre; border round; and grounded in clear white beads.
Fancy Mats. – For urns, lamps, &c.
Ottomans. – Braided. Applique, or embroidered.
Footstools. – Berlin or bead work. Braided.
Whatnots. – Braided. Berlin work.
Doyleys., – The set – bread, cheese, and table doyleys – worked in broderie and chain stitch.
Watchpockets.
Netted Curtains.
FOR THE BRIDE
Point-Lace Collars, Chemisettes, Handkerchiefs, &c.
Embroidered Ditto.
Handkerchief Case or Box. – On satin, embroidered or braided in delicate colours.
Glove Box. – Worked In beads. Initials in centre; grounded with white beads.
Slippers. – Braided or embroidered.
Workbaskets. – Netted and darned, or darned on filet, or crochet.
Carriage bags. – Braided. Worked in Berlin work or beads.
Purses. – Netted or darned, or crochet; delicate colours, as pink and silver.
Porte-Monnair, or Note Case. – Crest or monogram in centre, grounded in beads.
Embroidered Aprons. – Worked in Brodierie-en-lacet. Braided, or embroidered.
Toilet Cushions. – Crochet or netting.
Reticules. – Darned netting; or embroidery.
CHRISTENINGS
Infants’ Caps. – Point lace, crochet, or embroidery.
Frocks. – Ditto.
Quilts. – Crochet. Bead borders with motto, and drop fringe. Crest in the centre.
Pincushions. – Crochet, or embroidered satin.
Blankets. – Knitted with white wool, in double kitting, – a real “blessing to mothers.”
These are a few of the leading and most useful presents. They are equally appropriate as offerings to a Fancy Fair.”
If I Had My Own Blue Box: 