Friendship Cinderella Bowls, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Everything is busy this time of year. On top of the holidays it is the last push until finals week. We have two days of classes this week, one more full week of classes and then a week of final exams. The semester absolutely flew by. It was an okay semester. My schedule was horrendous and the choice to take Physics was poor, but I really enjoyed taking 2-D and 3-D Design! So all in all it wasn't too bad. We'll see how I feel after finals!

In other news I'm narrowing down the fabrics for my next quilt, I think I have them pretty much worked out, I can't wait to start planning it out! I also need to whip up an apron for Thursday. I am a total mess in the kitchen and somehow have survived this long without a full-body apron. This will have to be remedied. If there is time I would like to make one from Seams to Me. But I will probably make one from a tea towel for now!

I can't believe I completed the Pyrex Friendship Cinderella Bowl Set. I am in love.

Flamingo Pink, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Picked up a Flamingo Pink Pyrex cake pan this afternoon. I went out looking for something for my 3-D project and hit Pyrex gold instead! I had to rearrange the pink so I thought I'd take a shot of my Flamingo Pink collection. I hope to find a rectangular pan someday!

Thrift Finds, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Found lots of Spring Blossom today! I was really happy to find the square pan. I use my pink one all the time. Was totally thrilled to find the refrigerator dishes as well. Now I just need the largest one! I love refrigerator dishes, they are so cute!

Today I love the..
Smell of: Candles
Sound of: Harry Potter on Audiobook
Taste of: Banana Bread
Sight of: Pyrex!
Feel of: Warm blankets

Good Things about Today:
- Great finds at the thrift!
- Managed to take decent photos despite the rain!
- Got out of 3-D early today!
- Only 1 more class until Thanksgiving break!

Banana Bread

Dirty Pyrex, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Between all the homework and studying I always seem to find time every couple weeks to bake. I love baking and one of my favorite things to bake right now is bread. This past Thursday I baked banana bread. This wasn't just any old banana bread though, this bread had toasted coconut flakes. Totally genius idea on Linda's part. It tastes delicious. I used this lovely recipe Banana Bread. I added a few things though: I replaced 3/4 c of flour with whole wheat flour and I added 1/2 t cinnamon, 1/2 c of toasted coconut and 1/2 c walnuts and left out the chocolate chips!

Banana Bread, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Mashed Bananas, originally uploaded by jenib320.

I used bananas that I had frozen for this recipe. A few weeks ago my local grocery store had $1 bags of overripe bananas so I bought two, ate as many as I could and froze the rest. I froze them whole, in their skins. The skins turn brown in the freezer, but the banana inside is fine. Before I left for school Thursday morning I put a bag of the frozen bananas in the refrigerator. They get a little mushy which is kind of gross but also exactly what you need for banana bread! When I was ready to use them I just tore off the top and the banana just slides out. Only a little mashing was needed to separate it. I was happy that I finally got to use my new (old) masher! :)

Today I love the..
Smell of: Waffles
Sound of: Quiet
Taste of: Strawberry Jam
Sight of: My Quilt
Feel of: George

Good Things about Today:
- Sleeping in
- Watching George tear up his box
- Banana Bread

Flickr Favorites

Friday Flickr Favorites, originally uploaded by jenib320.

1. Amy Butler, 2. paper polaroids wire , 3. Small parcel of Sweetness, 4. rise&shine, 5. fabric shopping, 6. Kawaii Animal Heads, 7. Courtney Clutch in Pretty Glow, 8. le kitchen, 9. my office in the early morning
Every week I go through my favorite photos on Flickr, and choose nine sewing/quilting related projects to showcase here. These photos and projects are not my own, you can find the original images and creators by clicking the coordinating links! If for any reason you do not want your project featured here, please email me and I'll remove it!

Happy Friday!

Warm Colors Patchwork Quilt

My first quilt is finished! FINISHED! I am so happy and excited! I had it professionally quilted by Christina over at The Sometimes Crafter! She did and amazing job, I highly reccomend her for your next quilting project! I will certainly turn to her for my next quilt! Which is already being planned :D I think I want to do a quilt just like this one except with cool colors instead of warm. I have such a large fabric stash and this is such a good way to clear some of it out. So it would be blues, greens, and purples. I'm excited to start going through my fabrics and planning it all out!

Soon I will be trying to take better photos of this beauty. The gray of Cleveland winters is slowly creeping in. I haven't had good photo-taking light in my apartment since Saturday so it's been hard to get decent photos. However as soon as it's nice there will be many more photos. Here is an older post that documents each step of the way: My First Quilt!

If you'd like to make your own, check out my Colors Quilt Tutorial.

It's Finished!!, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Finished Quilt - Close up!, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Finished Quilt - The back!, originally uploaded by jenib320.

Today I love the..
Smell of: New Shampoo
Sound of: George running around
Taste of: Diet Coke
Sight of: My Quilt
Feel of: George

Good Things about Today:
- Found some Pyrex thrifting!
- Did well on German test
- Yummy Burger at Max & Ermas