by Virginia | Feb 5, 2014 | color inspiration, craft show, embroidery, Handmade Arcade
For my Handmade Arcade back in December, I made these fun Hello Hoops. I have been buying hoops from the thrift store for years. They are irresistable, no? I am on a thrift store diet currently, but I still have my stock pile of hoops just waiting...
by Virginia | Feb 4, 2014 | organizing
Everyone spends the month of January organizing in hopes that this will finally be the year that we spend our time sewing and not searching for supplies and pattern pieces, right? I am just like everyone else! I am in the process of finishing up my...
by Virginia | Jan 23, 2014 | Gingercake PDF Sewing Patterns, Holiday, patterns, printable, sewing, tutorial
I have a big crush on those old vintage valentines that show up on Pinterest this time of year. I wish I had a bundle of those pretties to send out to all my family and friends! When I saw this one, it reminded me of a gingercake pattern. That cute penguin looks a...
by Virginia | Dec 20, 2013 | aprons, decorating, Holiday, sewing, Sewing clothes for me
In the past few years, my friends start asking me about the cookie party in Septmeber. "You are going to have the cookie party, right???" I will admit that it is pretty fun and pretty wonderful to have a plate full of gorgeous cookies when you...
by Virginia | Dec 10, 2013 | craft show, Handmade Arcade, sewing
Novemeber was a fantastic month for Gingercake (aka moi). I can't tell you how much I loved seeing all the beautiful things my sewing friends made with Gingercake patterns. It was wonderful. I realized that here on the blog I never shared our...