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March Bag

It is not spring here yet!  Yesterday we had a foot of snow- thick heavy late winter snow.  The kids were home for school and Travis spent most of the day home too- and outside with the kids.  I needed...

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Super Simple Little Bib Tutorial- for my Slobberer and Craft Hope!

My sweet little Marion is almost 4 months old.  She is precious but the girl can slobber!  And spit up all over me and her clothes several times a day.  My other babies were not big spitters/...

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Bunny Pattern Sale! $5 for 1 week

Head over to the shop to get your bunny pattern for just $5!  Starting today and ending next Friday, March 22, 2013.P.S.- see that cute stripe background?  That is a photoshop freebie from Pugly Pixel....

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How Bunny got a Pocket

Since I am having the bunny sale this week, I was trying to think of a way to make more versions of the pattern.  In the past I made the bunny smaller by printing it at 65%.  You can read about those...

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Another Spring Break Adventure

Last year we went down to the Smokey Mountains but this year we stayed a little closer to home and took the educational route.  Washington DC is only about 5 hours away from us and we have friends...

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Fun with HST

I bought a stack of solids and finally starting cutting into them using this method.  It's really cool to try if half square triangles interest you!  I love fun sewing tricks, don't you?  I enlarged...

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Color Block Triangle Quilt

It always feels great to complete a quilt.  Even the simple versions of quilts that I make!  I love how this one turned out.  Cal was ready to celebrate too...I made this by using a 1/2 yard of six...

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Baby's New Shoes

I have been losing a lot of baby socks lately.  On our Washington DC trip, strangers kept coming up to me and either handing me fallen off socks or letting me know the baby was missing a sock.  Whoops!...

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Dreaming of Summer Sale!

I don't know about you but I start thinking about summer vacations in January!  Now is the time to sew up!  Two of my summery patterns are on sale are this week!  If you don't already have these 2...

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Insta who?

I finally figured out my instagram account! It is as fun as everyone says.  I admit that so far it is a lot of baby but I swear I will be sewing again soon!  Come and follow me at @gingercakesews.   

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Birthday!

Yesterday was Elsie's 9th birthday.  It was so nice.  No party, just our family and gifts for the birthday girl!I made her this top and if you have been following my blog for awhile you will recognize...

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Goodbye May!

Last night I realized today would be the last day of my favorite month of the year.  May is fantastic in Western Pennsylvania.  Just beautiful!  I am feeling a little let down since I haven't been able...

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Big Block Quilt for Me

I finally finished my big, grown up sized quilt!  It takes awhile to make a quilt like this for me.  Here is how things went-  First you decide on what fabrics to buy, then you look at the fabrics for...

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June Sale! Two patterns are $2 off! One Week Only!

These 2 patterns are oldies but goodies!  The Art Caddy has been popular for a long time and now is your chance to snatch it up for only $5!  This project creates a useful and adorable caddy for all...

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3 more days of the Pattern Sale and some Font talk

Although the sale is exciting, here on the blog we talk about other stuff too, right?  I pinned this post from yellow bliss road and I used it to make my font combos above.  Fonts are so fun!  The sale...

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Some Weekend Sewing- Mushroom Short Pants

Over the weekend I sewed a couple things for the baby.  She is so cute right now and it's fun to pick out fabrics for her.  I like sweet but fun fabrics on babies and this ann kelle print is perfect!I...

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Baby in a Bubble

Miss Marion is trying hard to be on the move.  She is not there yet and usually ends up on her face.  It's actually pretty funny since she lays there flat for awhile until she suddenly starts to yell....

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Making Lemonade from a Lemon: Baby Bloomers

Yesterday's bubble dress has a back story.  I rushed and made the skirt section too short.  I was just on the verge of abandoning the whole thing when I took a breath and brought out my seam ripper.  I...

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Samples for Simplicity

Back in January, Simplicty contacted me about publishing some of my patterns.  Exciting, right??  The first group of patterns to be published are the Art Caddy, the Hobo Lunch Sak and the Love Your...

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Lunch Bag Sale!

Head over to the shop!  All 3 lunch bag patterns are on sale this week!  Sale lasts until July 16th.

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