Happy Friday! It felt like the right time to try to bring back Friday Favorites posts! I'm going to aim for one every other week! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I've been working away on the next set of vintage sheet fat quarter bundles!

- Gorgeous color palette in this quilt by Maggie.

- Love everything in this little quilty scene by Rebecca Brennan!

- I want to make something with my ice-dyed fabrics after seeing these pouches by Arounna Khounnoraj.

- Can't wait to take this new class by Lisa Congdon on Creative Bug!

- Watching this process video of a reduction linocut print by Elina Adrshina was so satisfying!

- How gorgeous is this Colour Riot Riso Print by Carolyn Gavin?


- Really enjoying seeing my dahlia seedlings reveal themselves! This one is so cute and tiny!! All my seedlings were started from Floret Cancan Girls seeds.

- I've probably shared this before, but I made this galette by Smitten Kitchen for dinner on Wednesday, first time this Summer! It's so good. And the pastry freezes beautifully so I usually make a double batch and throw one in the freezer for a rainy day.

- Currently watching The Bear.

- I would love to make some shadow boxes with treasures like these ones by Gabrielle Stanley Blair.

- Recently read the The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sanderson* and absolutely loved it!

- One of baby girl's favorite books is Cat's First Baby by Natalie Nelson* (there's a dog one* too!).


- Dusty enjoying a sun patch.

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Wednesday! It's time for another Favorites post! I'm transitioning Friday Favorites to monthly favorites! Today's post is extra long, since it's been a while. Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I loved making these sweet stuffed kitties using the new Ghost Kitties Tutorial by Ann Wood Handmade. I made one to look like Dusty and the other two to look like my Mom's cats!

- My next crochet project is these Christmas Amigurumi by Lalylala, and I'm so excited! There is another set too.

- Love the colors in these pillows by Brooke.

- This scrappy quilt by Dana is so cheerful!

- How cute is this new Bunny Bunch pattern by Elizabeth Hartman?

- I made myself a patchwork coat this summer (that still needs photographing) and would like to make more patchwork garments. This dress by Ersa Fibers caught my eye!


- I made two cakes this summer/fall, the first is this Flourless Chocolate Wave Cake. It is now my go-to chocolate cake! It's from the book Dessert Person by Claire Saffitz*.

- The other cake we made was the Big Apple Crumb Cake by Smitten Kitchen. It was a great way to use some of the apples we got in our CSA. We liked it so well we made it twice!

- We discovered this delicious Couscous Lentil Greek Salad recipe and made it a bunch of times with cherry tomatoes from our garden this summer, it's from the book I Dream of Dinner by Ali Slagle*.

- I couldn't resist this card from Trader Joes, it was just too perfect! It was designed by Design House.

- There are so many cute stamps available right now. I ordered these Thinking of You stamps, these Winter Woodland stamps and these Tomie dePaola stamps.

- We recently discovered (and binged!) the show All Things Great and Small. It's just the kind of lighthearted show we need at the moment!

- We also watched The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. It was really sweet!

- I bought my first CD in many years, The New Abnormal by The Strokes*. I still have a CD player in my car, and I really wanted something new to play!


- Dusty has been enjoying using my crochet scrap basket as a bed, haha!

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I finished a quilt top, made backings for two quilts and got them both out for longarming this week! I dug into my stash of Erin McMorris* fabrics for both. Still love her fabrics so much.

- A beautiful take on a memory quilt by Season Evans.

- These EPP projects by Madeline Bonner make me want to finally cut into some of my Hello Kitty Liberty prints!

- Love the unique skirt on the Azure Dress Pattern by Closet Core Patterns. It's a part of their Crew Pattern membership.

- I really want to find a spot in our home where I can install some wood shelving like this.


- I made a tiny planter box! It sits in front of our basement window on our driveway, so I can see flower everytime I go down the basement (which is often since our laundry is down there). It's similar construction to the big planter boxes we made a few years ago with this tutorial.

- We watched the series finale of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel over the weekend, and I was so happy with how they wrapped everything up in the last season. Always nice when that happens!

- I think I've settled on a new favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, this one from Joy the Baker. I've made it a few times before, but this time it really hit the spot. I chilled the dough for 24 hours before baking and made them quite a bit smaller.

- Ordered myself a new self-inking address stamp* this week, these things are so handy! Would make a great house-warming gift for someone who just moved!


- I caught Dusty taking a nap in a box full of her favorite brown paper. She is obsessed with the kraft paper you get in packages these days. Here she is mid-yawn. :)

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- The beauty bush is in full bloom right now, so as usual I've taken a million photos of it! Been spending so much time outside lately, which is making me happy.

- Speaking of being outside, this SPF lip balm* was a lifesaver last summer. Have already needed it this year!

- Loving the new Austin Dress Pattern from Grainline Studio. I don't love sewing buttons/buttonholes but the adorable button detail down the side of this dress makes me want to make an exception!

- I've been loving Carolyn Friedlander's Me Made May series where she is making blocks from her Shirts Pattern to match some of her handmade clothes. I was so tickled that she made a shirt block using one of my prints from Dreamin' Vintage!!

- This indigo quilt top by Ashley Brown Durand is so dreamy! Would be perfect for all the indigo scraps I've collected.


- I recently baked these sweet buttermilk biscuits using this recipe from Briana Holt. They were fun to make and really tasty!

- Another recipe I tried this week was these smashed chicken meatball sliders. I really liked them and ended up freezing down some of the meatballs for future meals!

- One of my favorite youtube channels to watch lately has been Claire Saffitz's Dessert Person channel. She has a large back catalog of videos so there is a lot of watch.

- Very happy that a new game in my favorite series (Legend of Zelda) came out last week! This video made by another fan of the games made me smile.


- Dusty kitten looking all cute as she keeps an eye on the neighborhood.

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I slid my ironing board down a few feet so that it's in front of the window and it has made ironing a much more enjoyable task! Funny how such a small change can make a difference.

- Radha of Sewing Through Fog has put together a great resource of Secondhand Fabric Stores! There are interactive maps for US/Canada and Global, plus a directory of online secondhand fabric stores.

- Krebsbachhuber Crafts makes these really neat reusable glue stick precision tips that turn a regular glue stick into into a precision stick that looks like it would be perfect for english paper piecing.


- Over the weekend we picked up a new-to-us perennial, Geum. It's a member of the rose family, and is adding a sweet pop of orange to our front yard perennial flower garden!

- Recently discovered Remark Glass, a company based in Philadelphia that creates home goods from post-consumer bottle glass in partnership with their non-profit Bottle Underground.

- Rashida Coleman Hale has released a collection of beautiful handmade pincushions, and there are still a few left!


- Revisited another favorite recipe and made some double chocolate banana bread. I'm not sure I've made a non-chocolate banana bread recipe since finding this one years ago! It's so good. This time I baked it in four mini loaf pans so I could give some away!

- This wildflower front yard by Amanda C. is so dreamy!

- Steffi Troy has a fun new pattern for pieced key FOBs called What the FOB!?.


- Dusty has really been into sleeping on the back of the couch lately. It gets about an hour of sun in the morning, which is of course irresistible.

Have a Great Weekend!

*Note: Any links marked with an asterisk in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click through and buy something, I make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I revisted an old favorite recipe this week and made a batch of these biscuits to go a pot of tomato soup. I forgot how good they are! I make them as drop biscuits because I can't be bothered to roll out the dough.

- Look at the beautiful quilt Nicole Vos van Avezathe is making with my Candyweb Quilt Block Pattern! Those colors are so good.

- Stumbled upon the work of Hannah & Nemo, who repurpose colorful aluminum cans into beautiful art that moves.


- We made a trip to one of our favorite nurseries this week for the first time this season! I picked up this adorable yard sign* while we were there.

- The Lisse Jacket Pattern by Kindred Red is like knitted patchwork! I love how colorful and cheerful it is.

- Love this pinafore dress made by Justice McNeil. I'd love to make something like this one day!


- Thrift find of the week is definitely this solid wood picture frame I found for $1.50. Can't wait to put something in it!

- The color scheme of this quilt by Caroline Hadley is really speaking to me.

- Cute animal video to share this week, baby toucans!


- Dusty just can't get enough of the sun patches these days!

Have a Great Weekend!

*Note: Any links marked with an asterisk in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click through and buy something, I make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- Saw some beautiful cherry blossoms over the weekend. I think they were at their peak! We had a snap of really warm weather, so everything is blooming early it feels like!

- I ordered some Pips by Aneela Hoey*, I can't wait for it to arrive! Sherbet Pips was one of my favorite collections back when it came out.

- I love this cozy pillow that Maywood Studio made using my Bear Paw Pillow Pattern and some of their flannels!


- Not going to lie, I bought this Oui yogurt for the glass jar. I have a few of their jars saved, I want to order some of these lids* for them!

- I think these little embroideries by Arounna Khounnoraj are so sweet.

- I made some art just for fun! I followed this tutorial by Andrea Nelson.

- The fabric combinations in these blocks by Elisabeth Woo are just so good!


- For lunches this week I made an old favorite pizza. Store-bought pizza dough, homemade pizza sauce from the freezer, topped with red bell peppers, corn, mozzerella and parmesan. Eaten with a side of arugula dressed with olive oil and vinegar!

- We also tried a new recipe this week, these butter chicken meatballs. It was delicious and really easy to make.

- Super excited for this collection of pieces Ikea will be rereleasing this summer to celebrate their 80th anniversary!


- Kitten is very happy that it's been warm enough to crack open some windows!

Have a Great Weekend!

*Note: Any links marked with an asterisk in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click through and buy something, I make a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- The violets are coming up in our yard, along with lots of other stuff! The weather this week has been really warm, which has been a real treat.

- I shared my vintage sheet blog post on Instagram Wednesday, and a few folks reached out to share their projects too, which made me so happy! JB shared this post with lots of their projects and Gabbie shared this beautiful quilt!

- The sweet felt chain garland in the creative space of Addie's studio caught my eye, I want to make something like that!


- I thrifted this really cute bunny pin recently. :)

- Love this series of quilts by Luke Haynes.

- I love the color combination of this gingham dress by Sally Jones! It reminded me of one of my gingham workshop tote I made a few years ago, which you can see in this post.


- I made a pizza inspired by this reel by Hailee Catalano last week and had it for lunches! It was a delicious way to enjoy spring asparagus.

- Watched this video of a Peeps factory tour while eating Peeps, which was pretty fun!

- No link, but if you haven't tried using denture tablets in your cleaning, I highly recommend it! I started buying them for my night guard and I've found so many uses for them. I especially like using them to clean our Chemex coffee pot and our coffee carafe. Works so well! I just get generic ones from a big box store.


- Found Dusty cat enjoying a sunny rainbow in the sewing room when I came back from running errands yesterday!

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- Finally a fabric stack! This is actually an updated fabric stack that I'm currently cutting into for a new quilt. I added 10 more fabrics to the stack from this post.

- Love this rainbow scrap quilt by Eva!

- Speaking of scraps, this poppet pouch by Rosie Taylor uses such tiny pieces!!

- How cute is this new Kitty Cats Quilt Pattern by Alison Harris?


- Dyed two dozen brown eggs this week, all raw! Here are my tips for dyeing raw eggs. I'm not big on hard boiled eggs, but I love having dyed eggs. This is a win-win for me!

- My parents stocked us up on fresh maple syrup that they made when they came to visit over the weekend! It's so delicious. We enjoyed it over our favorite buttermilk waffles from this book* while they were here.


- I stuck some pansies into my wall planter this week (it really needs wiped down!), which is making me happy! It hangs between our two garage doors.

- We're currently watching the first season of True Detective. Not totally sure about it yet, but we want to see what happens!

- Recently discovered the band Justice and have really been enjoying this album* of theirs lately.


- Dusty cat hoping I'll share my lunch with her!
Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- This stack of ice-dyed towels get SO much use in our house. We use them for everything, and it's nice to have a healthy stack to pull from. I used cotton flour sack towels* for dyeing.

- Love this all black quilt by Chris Austin. Not something you see everyday!

- Inspired by this handmade outfit by Jane Richmond.

- Such a cheerful group of blocks by Tara Faughnan.


- I've been enjoying working through the Spring Bucket List from Pinch of Yum. I made the strawberry white chocolate cookies last week. They were tasty! I froze most of the dough balls for cookie emergencies!

- I was finally able to order my favorite brand of a favorite snack, these shiitake mushroom chips*. We discovered them at our local asian grocery store a few years ago but they carried them only briefly.

- I had a chance to check out the Marimekko x Ikea collaboration this week and picked up a few goodies! It's such a cute collection.


- The tulips I planted in crates this past fall are coming up! I'm so excited to have tulips to cut this spring. I fashioned a ridiculous cage to put around them, I'm determined to keep the squirrels/chipmunks off them.

- How cute are these little handmade bee cups for making sure our bee friends have access to water?


- One of Dusty's better naps recently. :)

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- Follow up from last week, I made the Lofthouse-Style Frosted Sugar Cookies by Serious Eats! They're tasty, soft, and have great flavor.

- I really love the contrast and colors in this pineapple quilt by Steffi Troy of Quiltwerke.

- I ordered the Hinterland Dress Pattern by Sew Liberated this week and I'm excited to try it out! Thinking of making a tester out of a vintage sheet.

- I want to try this float mounting technique shared by Emily Newman.


- Thrift find of the week was this New Era x Takashi Murakami hat that I found for $6, lucky for me I recognized the art right away. He collaborated with Lewis Hamilton last year, I loved his helmet design.

- If you're looking for a new water bottle, specifically one that keeps things cold, I've been loving this one*. It's been my go-to for 6+ months and it's pretty affordable!

- We've been watching the miniseries Station Eleven, and we've only got a couple episodes left. It's totally unlike anything we've watched before!

- This crochet pillow (with free pattern) caught my eye on Pinterest. So cute!

- Speaking of cats, this sticker* cracks me up!


- Dusty enjoys napping in her basket that's in front of a heating vent.

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I love the pom-pom trim binding on this quilt by Summer Sage! So fun and happy!

- This recent quilt finish by my friend Erika makes me want to play with my scraps.

- I know that clothes made from vintage quilts aren't something everyone feels comfortable with, but I love seeing how Psychic Outlaw sources the materials for their products. Check out this behind the scenes video they made of their process.

- I love stamps, so this free poster download of 'A History of Love Stamps' caught my eye immediately. This year's love stamps are adorable! I'm wishing I'd bought a sheet or two of the 2011 ones, so good!!

- A recent instagram follow for me is the artist Elyssia Ward (@expressiveforest). Their handmade ceramic jewelery charms are so sweet.


- It's the official start to the gardening season for me, I started my first seeds for the year this past week! Growing four different colors of strawflowers this year. Three from seed packets I already had, and one new-to-me variety. (I finally made some wreaths with mine using this tutorial.)

- Continuing last week's kitchen gadget share, I've been using these silicone bowl covers* for nearly four years now and they're so handy. The two largest sizes fit my two different sized kitchenaid mixer bowls, so they get a lot of use.

- I made my go-to chocolate chip cookies this week, but swapped in colorful M&M's for the chocolate chips. I also refridgerated the dough for 24 hours, which I think really boosted the flavor!

- I'm tempted to make the winning recipe in The Pancake Princess's Lofthouse Cookie Bake Off.


- Dusty has rediscovered the back of the couch as a nap spot. :)

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

Thank you to everyone who reached out last month when I stopped posting. All is well now, but I had to have an emergency surgery and then while I was recovered from that, I ended up catching a cold. So I didn't feel like doing a whole lot! I'm feeling more like myself now and hope to keep up with posting regularly again.

- I have done a little crafting lately, including playing around with a kit from Concrete Geometric. I used it with a couple molds I picked up at a local craft store.

- Starting to gear up for Spring and I am considering adding one of these to our driveway garden. Have any of you tried something like this? I'd love to hear if it worked for you!

- Love this colorful I Can Fly Quilt by Jen Carlton-Bailly.

- This delicious quilt by Ashley is what pink and yellow vintage dreams are made of!


- Speaking vintage dreams, I scored a pair of vintage sheets at the thrift store this week! I am really excited about the multi-colored stripe. I had it in my shop years ago and sold most of it. It makes such a good binding, I'm happy to have it in my stash again!

- This froggy video is so cute.

- I am so excited about this yeast measuring spoon I just ordered from KAB. I was restocking the non-diastic malt powder I use in my bagels and happened to see this.

- We made swedish style pancakes last week and used a new-to-us ligonberry jam* that we really liked! Previously I had purchased some at ikea, but found this one at our local grocery. It's less sugary and more convenient to pick up on a regular grocery run.

- I'm tempted to try out this recipe for homemade twix bars.


- Dusty loved all the time I spent on the couch in February. She took full advantage with lots of snuggle time.

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- This cake may have been on a past favorites, but I made it again this week! It's such a fun one, if you like marshmallows.

- I made this creamy chickpea salad for a quick lunch this week and it was great! I think next time I might add some green onion.

- Pattern designer Jodie Carleton has been sharing her experiences with her patterns being stolen and sold without her permission across the internet, so I wanted to support her by picking up one of her patterns (directly from her online shop!). I decided on the Sunday Best Elephant Pattern, but it was hard to choose. She has so many cute designs!

- I bought some dry grapevine wreath forms to craft with (hopefully this weekend). I'm finally ready to dip into my stash of dried strawflowers. Going to do something similar to this tutorial.


- Love these pincushions that Elisabeth Woo made with my long scrappy pincushion tutorial (mine shown above).

- I never tire of seeing other people's workspaces or sewing rooms. Anna Maria Horner shared her studio this week, all empty and ready to move in. Looks dreamy!

- Speaking of interiors, this home tour caught my eye on Pinterest.

- How cute is this free chicken ornament pattern from Ann Wood Handmade?

- We're rewatching Downton Abbey (our yearly rewatch), and I want to profess my love for the schoolhouse in the village. I love brick buildings, and this one is just so good!


- Sweet Dusty got extra comfy on my lap this week!

Have a Great Weekend!

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Happy Friday! It's time for another Friday Favorites post! Catch up on previous posts here: Friday Favorites Archives

- I recently bought a happy pack from artist Heidi Moreno and these are two of the postcards that were in my pack. I'll admit I shed a few tears when I pulled out the bunny one. They immediately got framed and hung on the wall in our kitchen. Tomorrow marks two years since we lost George bunny, I can hardly believe it's been that long.

- I love this quilty art print by Sophie McPike.

- This new book* on sewing clothes by Amelia Greenhall and Amy Bornman looks really cute!

- We've made this sandwich a few times in the past month with heirloom tomatoes and it's been a little magical slice of summer in the middle of winter. The only thing we don't add is the chile oil.

- I really wanted to give making english muffins from scratch another try. I used this recipe from Bigger Bolder Baking and they turned out great!


- My hellebores are sending up buds!! I love how early these bloom, can't wait for them to open up.

- Hilary Goodwin shared the backstory of her best in show 2020 Vision Quilt, it's really worth a read!

- This post by Colleen Molen (and the conversations in the comments) about fabric consumption really spoke to me.

- I've really enjoyed the content from Cassie Stephens (@cassie_stephenz) and her recent video on repurposing dried out glaze caught my eye. Beautiful projects made with something that could have gone to waste!

- We binged the first season of Only Murders in the Building over the weekend, and loved it! I love mystery shows and this was a great mix of mystery and funny.


- Kitten was playing in an empty laundry basket this week, here she is about to jump towards me! :)

Have a Great Weekend!

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