by Virginia | Aug 31, 2012 | embroidery, gift, sewing
School has already begun and the routine is in full swing. Since our school provides almost all of our school supplies, the only thing I can really contribute to the girls' supplies is a cute pencil case. I made up these simple cases. I found...
by Virginia | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Over the weekend we had lots of this… But this morning we had this… First grade and thrid grade here we come! My tears only lasted a few minutes. I have been looking forward to the peace and getting back to an easier routine but I still feel...
by Virginia | Aug 14, 2012 | craft show, Gingercakesews, sewing
While I am sewing up items for a show I often wonder why I am making the effort. Creating patterns is much more my thing buisness wise and sewing for fun is more my thing creative wise. But doing a show once or maybe twice a year does improve your sewing...
by Virginia | Aug 6, 2012 | activities with kids, Games
I try to have some sort of outing each day for the kids. We did not join a pool (I’m not a huge hang at the pool girl anyway) and since I am trying to get ready for a show next weekend, the kids are spending lots of time at home doing not much while I sew...
by Virginia | Aug 1, 2012 | patterns, sewing, tutorial
I am so happy to finally bring back the waste free lunch bag. It is fun to make with the center divider and great for packing lunch. Both the girls wanted this style for the new school year coming up! That must be good news, right? The pattern...
