Hearts from my home to yours…
A sewing box I made on an early 19th century PA table with salmon paint, surrounded by antique sewing implements and a heart made from 1850-60's quilt scraps.
An 18th century foot warmer.
Heart details on one of my christening pillows.
If these photographs have made you yearn for more, I can suggest Mary Emmerling’s American Country Hearts ISBN # 0-517-56989-2 and the textile section of Peggy McClard Antiques, which has some of the most beautiful love token pen wipers that I have ever seen.
Sewing boxes and infant pincushions can be found on my website. To read more about the charming infant pincushions known as christening pillows try Small Folk a Celebration of Childhood in America.
The heart and hand pin shown above was made by Hammersong. The heart wall pocket was made by Vermont tinsmith David Claggett.
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Paula Walton's 18th Century Home Journal 
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