1. A friend of mine had a birthday this week and she shamelessly hinted that she’d sure like our favorite chocolate cake as a little surprise. How could I say no — I LOVE that cake! I think you need to make one too — really — it only looks fattening!!!
2. Have you seen this article about the oldest man in Australia? How wonderful would it be to knit to a ripe old age of 109?
3. Selina posted this quote by Gwen Marston on her Instagram account:
“I love sewing, so I’m not trying to ‘get it over with’. I’m not trying to wrap it up so I can go off and dust.”
I love that! I love sewing too and I love taking my time and enjoying the process. And this quote explains a lot. Why my projects take so long and why this house is SO dusty!
4. I realized that I never showed you what I ordered when I won the Minted.com giveaway over on Amy’s blog a few months ago. I can’t even remember everything I ordered, but I’ve sure been enjoying these little notecards. They’re printed on a beautiful, heavy paper, and I had so much fun choosing a notecard style. I love that get to see those pretty Liberty fabrics when I write a note to someone!
5. And speaking of Amy, I’m holding her responsible for the latest round of fabric that has arrived in my little Thimbleanna shop. A few weeks ago she posted about the new Maker line by Art Gallery Fabrics. Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVE this line and I had to have some of it. And while I was ordering from AGF, my fingers slipped and I ordered a few other prints too. Here are just some of the new prints in the shop:
And when I saw Hello Bear, I couldn’t help myself. I mean Come. On. It’s BAMBI. And her Mother!!! (I’ve had this problem with deer fabric before LOL.) Just tooooo sweet.
So…if you love these fabrics as much as I do, skip on over to my little shop and I’ll hook you up!
That’s it! I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I plan on being a Maker!
XOXO,
Anna
oh that cake does look good x
Everything looks delicious! Cake. Fabric. Notelets. Yummmm! :o)
I agree, everything does look good! Perfect timing on the recipe – Frannie’s birthday next Wednesday and she asked for chocolate. Too bad I can’t make that frosting – I don’t think I can turn the chocolate into pink!
That cake looks so YUMMY!!!! as does the fabric. That is incredible to be 109 and still knitting.
I want the cake and the gold bee skep fabric. I didn’t know if you hinted hard enough you could get chocolate cake……However, I was perfectly happy with that perfectly wonderful lemon bar. Loved our visit.
but what about Pi day???????? you can bring the pies to my house since you probably wont be going to work?
Yum-O cake! Just a skinny slice for me!
Love that sewing quote! Why dust when you can just sew? I’m learning not to rush through my sewing. It only took me 33 years. (I think that’s about how long I’ve been sewing.)
Knitting to 109 years old. How cool is that?!
DARLING fabrics!!!
These are all great Friday things Anna, but I can’t see much beyond that cake! It looks so good! Have a great weekend.
Amalia
xo
What a great group of Five! Especially the chocolate cake of course! But are you doing Pi Day this year? Of course you are! I can’t wait. And Happy Spring! I’m loving our warmer weather!!!
That cake looks so unbelievably good! Love the quote! I noticed recently how dusty my house was, then I went off to my sewing room and forgot about it. Such pretty note paper and very sweet deer fabric, though it’s the little scissor fabric I love the best. I hadn’t come across the article about the 109 man, I’ll pop over and read it, thanks for the link…
Ooh I just bought that scissor fabric yesterday !
That’s a yummy post! Love those Art Gallery fabrics!
OMG that cake looks amazing!!!
I agree with you about enjoying the process. wow, 109, can you imagine?
Really Really fun fabrics! I love the print with the letters/words.
great post
Geez….you’re killing me here! I was thinking it’s time to go on a 3 mo fabric diet and here you go with the darling deer and Make!