Sewing Time Capsule

You don't have to jump into a wayback machine to time travel. Sometimes you just have to spend a couple of bucks on a thrift auction.

Here's my trip to the past: a handmade sewing box. It's definitely one of a kind, and I'm hoping it contains lot of treasures.

There's an inside tray with lots of interesting stuff here.

Beneath it even more bits and bobs.

These pinking shears are in the original box -- I'm guessing from the fifties or sixties -- and are in mint condition.

Look at all the scissors. My grandmother had a pair like the one with the black handles, so this may date back quite a ways.

Lots of thimbles, too. Stay tuned to the blog for part two and I'll show you some more vintage wonders.

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Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

In the Kitchen Garden

Our strawberries are taking over the kitchen garden, but I don't mind. This week I want to make some strawberry banana nice cream (a vegan version of ice cream) and maybe a chocolate cake with berries and cream for the topping. There's thyme in the garden now, too, which I'll dry and jar for cooking along with the chives and the oregano. Next we'll plant cucumbers, as I use a ton of those in our salads and for snacks.

Rayen

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