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 17, 2012 | activities with kids, kids craftings, sewing
A week or so before school started I asked on the Gingercake Facebook page about ideas for sewing with my 8 year old. Thank you so much for the good advice! She decided on making a tote bag together with a pocket on the front to hold some...
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 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 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 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...
