For the Bank Holiday at the end May, I packed my ration book, coupons and ID card and journeyed up to Cambridgeshire to set up my “Make Do and Mend” stall as part of the Word War II weekend at the Denny Abbey Farmland Museum. www.farmlandmuseum.org.uk
Every year at the second May Bank holiday, you can step back in time to explore rural life in the 1940s. We had both British and American soldiers, land girls and many others in the appropriate costumes as well as some vintage cars, motorcycles, jeeps, farming tractors and a maypole!
I set up my sewing table and invited everyone to have a go at making a “Suffolk puff” fabric flower with leftover fabric scraps and buttons. Here is a gallery of the beautiful embellishments everyone created. See if you can pick yours out!
To all those who were contented to watch- go on, have a go at home!
It wasn’t all sewing and mending.
Have a glimpse at life back in the 1940s. Come and visit everyone next time!
Jeeps at the ready in the Abbey grounds.
Motorcycles and their lovely ladies.
Tractors, vans and traction engines.
Everyone likes a shiny red motorcar!
Everybody likes sailors too!
The Land Army was there digging for Victory.
Lots of music and dancing with nostalgic songs and energetic maypole dancing.
That’s Mike singing all those tunes from the 1940s with his accordion.
Do I have enough coupons for any of this? These things are in short supply.
Always time for a natter….
…..and a yummy ice cream.
But the star of the weekend had to be Patch who could keep going all day long.
Give him a like on the Just Sew Inspired Facebook page!
It was a great weekend and can’t wait for next year. Hope these photos tempted you to try a little 1940s wartime style.
If you like music and ice cream, also have a look at www.mikeruffmusic.co.uk and www.sweetallyscoops.co.uk too.