by Virginia | Dec 7, 2012 | craft show, Gingercakesews, Handmade Arcade, patterns, sewing
Another new thing I made for the handmade arcade was some small bunnies. Perfect for a little extra gift for a baby shower or (of course) in the easter basket next spring. To me bunnies are equally baby as much as they are easter so I figured a few for...
by Virginia | Sep 26, 2012 | gift, patterns, printable, sewing, tutorial
About a year ago my mother in law, Trish, gave me a box of fabrics and other sewing odds and ends. Among the goodies was this hand drawn paper oven mitt pattern. It looked so easy! I was excited to share it here on the blog and this week I finally...
by Virginia | Sep 1, 2012 | patterns, sewing, sewing for baby
I am now in my thrid trimester and feeling big and cumbersome. One thing to do when you are feeling as big as a house and still trying to squeeze into those summer 2nd trimester clothes is sew a few things for baby. These seemed to take the edge off a...
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...
by Virginia | Jul 31, 2012 | patterns, sewing
This old lunchbag was my 3rd pattern that I made back in 2010. About a year ago I took it out of my shop since I felt like it needed new pictures and easier instructions. Over the last week, I made 5 lunch bags and have written the instructions again...
by Virginia | Jul 16, 2012 | Gingercakesews, owls, patterns, sewing
My sweet neice Avery just had her 7th birthday. I have been wanting to make her an owl bag since she loves to accessorize. I bought a bunch of pom poms from Pick your Plum a few weeks ago. This was my first time working with poms poms! I used...
