It’s so darn cute!

what a perfect idea! I need to make a birthday gift for a dear friend. This fits the bill to a tee!!! And she will appreciate it so much. Thanks, Dori.

I am so excited to make this sewing box! (I only have 400,000 other projects in my mind) but this one is a priority. I can see me making a few of these for gifts. I am 72, soon to be 73 and working full time at a healthcare facility (ALF-Assisted Living Facility) and I can see some of my residents embracing this idea. Thank you so much. I am new to the blog but will definitely check this out often!

This is darling. I have a 6 year old granddaughter and 3 great granddaughters, ages 7, 4, and 2. They will adore these!

this is so cute. thank you for sharing.
thank you for the pattern. Hae a wonderful day.

Your writing is a gift!

Dori, You made me feel like I was right there with you and felt all of your exhaustion. WOW! What a race. Congratulations to all of you.

Congrats on the fantastic finish! No easy task whatsoever.
Thank you for taking us along on the run.

Those are beautiful. I try to give flowers but things have gotten so expensive I wasn’t able to. This is an inspiring gift. You can make things throughout the year and have them ready for the actual day. Thank you for sharing.

Sweet, sweet! You are so creative and it’s great that you can share your talents with us. Your blog is always a highlight of any day!

I would use this beautiful bag for my travel bible. And as an example to make this for others. I am new to sewing and embroidery. This is a beautiful idea for gift giving. Thank you for sharing irregardless of the giveaway.

These are such a beautiful gift. I would love to have for an example to make more!

This is such a thoughtful idea!! I would gift the little pouch to my daughter along with a “May Day” 🙂 basket for a summer treat. She is a reading specialist and would use this in her school bag each day! Thank you for sharing so many great ideas!

I’d love one of your little linen pouches. You have done a beautiful job making it.
I would take it with me to carry my travel toiletries. Love it.

SO BEAUTIFUL! Love your work. I am a vintage soul at heart. My mother’s embroidery is displayed throughout our home. ❤️ I have an antique dresser with swinging mirror in my dining room. I do not think I could tuck your lovely pouch inside a purse or drawer. Instead, I would display it on that dresser top with some pretty vintage hankies peaking out from the open zipper, alongside other treasures. Thank you for sharing your creative ideas. 🥰

The pouches are beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I have an antique dresser with swinging mirror in my dining room. I would display the pouch on the dresser top, with a few vintage hankies peaking out of the open zipper, alongside other embroidered treasures of my mother’s.

What an adorable little appliquéd zipper bag!!💝. I would use mine for a cosmetic bag in my purse to hold chapstick, gum and breath mints!!💕

I love reading your articles, Dori, and seeing your sweet projects!! I feel like we’re friends since we have a mutual friend, Ellen, from Arkansas!!😊

Thank you for sharing!!💐

The zipper pouches are darling. I would use one to hold embroidery project supplies. Thank you for sharing your creativity.

A notions bag for one of my many on going crochet or knit projects.

These are gorgeous. Love the bird one. What a beautiful homemade gift!

i love these and need to make some myself for friends. I would use it to hold little project pieces and threads and needle.

I would use it to carry my embroidery thread or small project. I really like your color choices 😊

Love, love the pouches that I would tuck in my prayer cards to retrieve from my purse when stuck in traffic😉🙏💕

Absolutely adorable! I enjoy small project embroideries. Great idea!

I love each of these beautiful pouches. I have always loved anything made out of felt. They could be used for many purposes.

I have been making handmade gifts for family and friends the past few years, usually to gift at Christmas. I will try to make these darling pouches, as I would love to have one for myself! I think it would make a perfect pouch to hold lip balm and tissue. I always dig through the purse searching for these!

Adorable is right. Small gift for girlfriends is perfect. Or to carry lip gloss in. Or to carry change. Bright, cheery. Probably a thousand uses for these.

I love your projects. I want to make your grandma’s apron too. I would use this to keep my little scissors, embroidery threads, needles, and threader in for my take along projects. Thank you for providing your projects to us.

I celebrated with you, Dory, for finding your perfect Hoosier cabinet! WHAT A FIND! It looks perfect in your area. Thank God for daughters who bring a different perspective to space and told you to “buy it we’ll find a space”

That is such a great story! Thank you for sharing!

Hi Dori,
I truly enjoyed reading your article! As an owner of the Michigan Hoosier Company that we closed many years ago, I have worked on both restoring and building many new Hoosiers and Side Cabinets with my family. You have a rare find and an absolutely beautiful one. I too have studied the history and visited the original shops at different times and love to decorate my Hoosier. Enjoy- I am so happy for you.

Kim

Your quilt is beautiful!!!

Such a beautiful. congrats for a finished quilt.

Such a beautiful quilt and the best part is the love stitched into it by your momma as well as the conversation. Something for you to always treasure.

Congratulations to Heather my farmgirl sister!

I love your quilt. It is absolutely beautiful. Do you use a quilting rack for hand sewing.

Love it !!! Congratulations it is just beautiful !

Dori, your quilt is so pretty, it looks like spring time! I do not sew, maybe hem or sew a patch on. I do needle point and am working on a stamped cross-stitch my first one. I can feel the love as you talk about working on it with your mom. I makes me smile and makes my heart feel good thanks for sharing .

Beautiful quilt! Love the fabrics you used.

The happiness comes through the photos, I see many things my mom and mamaw had in their kitchens, which I really love! Thank you for sharing!

I love your home. I just read the article about cleaning a cast iron piece. I have a wonderful, old cast iron skillet that I use for everything. Your Mom, as Mom’s always are, was right about burning all the nasty off!

I am glad you chose to share your home with us! It is beautiful, and makes me wish that our home could look like that as well. The outdoor kitchen sink is something we have been looking for, and would love to find one so we could add it to our outside kitchen set-up.
Thank you for sharing your home with all of us!

Loved your story and pictures! You have succeeded in making your house into a comfortable farmhouse home that is inviting and reflects you and your many interests. I look forward to your blogs and appreciate you keeping us abreast of what is happening in your world. Thank you for sharing your exciting news with us.

I am a quilter and also love vintage Pyrex. I just love your sewing room! And this awesome kitchen!

I looooove the quilt on your bed! And I looove the daybed on the porch! Also the rolling pin hook shelf !! What really cool ideas! Do you have a diy for that ??

I cook with iron skillets every time I cook love every one.
I have some treasures at antique shops . I have a Griswold from Erie. Some of them were passed down from my mom!!
They make the best cornbread also!

Great read Dori…I have an old cast iron from mom and wonder if putting it in the oven would work….can’t see the backside because of the built up crud. Or maybe into the pellet stove, hmmm. Will let ya know if it’s a Griswold. Have a great day, Laurel

I love your story. I never knew you can put it the fire. I learned something new today. Thank you.