by Virginia | Sep 1, 2020 | Books, gift, Gingercakesews, organizing, owls, patterns, Pretty Birds Book, sewing, tutorial, Uncategorized
My kids are back to school on Tuesday but not in person. Our school is beginning online. Sigh. Sigh again. So I made a cute little owl be sewing desk caddy for my soon to be 2nd grader. She is very socialable and this is hard for her. I am hoping sewing this owl...
by Virginia | Mar 13, 2020 | Gingercakesews, Handmade Business, organizing, sewing
Tools are a hot topic with all of us who love sewing! It’s true that I am someone who prefers to keep things simple, but I do have a few favorite tools that were a small investment in my sewing. I made a short video on youtube describing the tools I use in the...
by Virginia | Mar 13, 2020 | Handmade Business, organizing
Have you ever heard of Kanban? Well if not, right now can be your most recent “ah ha!” moment because kanban is an incredibly simple and wonderful way to organize your work time. Kanban was originally developed by Toyota back in the 1950s as a way to...
by Virginia | Jan 22, 2020 | Handmade Business, organizing, sewing, Uncategorized
I made a new video over on my Yoututbe channel last week and I am so pleased that people are excited about the topic of new sewing habits! I actually wrote an article for Sew Mama Sew a few years ago about this very subject. That website is no longer around so I...
by Virginia | Nov 4, 2019 | craft show, gift, organizing, patterns, sewing, toys, vacation
The Best Seller: The Crayon Art Folio Sewing Pattern When I look at the data of my pattern shop, not only is the crayon art folio my best seller, the second best seller is the old version without the mini folio included! Isn’t that amazing? I know why too-...
by Virginia | Jul 24, 2019 | fabric, organizing, sewing, sewing for baby, Travel, tutorial, Uncategorized
I recently took a trip to the beach and made several of these cute drawstring bags to help organize small things in our bags. They worked great! Especially for my little ones. She loved packing her underwear and socks in these pretty bags. Click on the video below to...
