How is it (the end of) September already?!
I was sitting down earlier today with a (strong) coffee trying to nut out where I am in the universe, sounds dramatic but it is really...
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Cass Merrigan
Aug 132 min
Remembering Jack
*** Trigger Warning - Adolescent Death *** There are seasons that are busier than others, I am certainly in a busy season at the moment....
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Cass Merrigan
Aug 63 min
All the tea in China.
I love tea. I love the taste of tea, how a good cuppa can make a bad day so much better. I love the ritual of making a fresh pot of tea,...
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Cass Merrigan
Jul 163 min
Star Gazer Update!
The quilt top is finished!!! Well, a little over a week ago now... its been long enough for me to mourn not having to think about what I...
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Cass Merrigan
Jul 23 min
Orange and Pink, Is it Love (Heart)?
Did anyone else here in Oz take advantage of the EOFY sales? I tried too, but everything I needed was full priced! Always the way. I do...
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Cass Merrigan
Jun 152 min
Mea culpa... seriously though, my bad.
There is nothing worse than being run off your feet all day and hitting the hay knowing that the things you really , really wanted to do...
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Cass Merrigan
May 291 min
A little sneak peak at whats next!
Now that the Duchess and Baguette are out in the world it is time to start working on your next project. Last blog I talked about wanting...
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Cass Merrigan
May 62 min
Belated April Update
April was a quiet month for Cake & Ale, sorry about that! We didn't release any patterns and it was pretty quiet on all the socials....
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Cass Merrigan
Mar 251 min
Store Update - SVG's for the whole collection!
After months of procrastinating and putting it off I have created a complete set of SVG files for the Cake & Ale range! They are...
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Cass Merrigan
Mar 112 min
I love a sunburnt country
One thing I love about living rural is the annual Ag (agricultural) show, especially the Gresford Show. It's a bit sized event (no where...
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Cass Merrigan
Mar 51 min
Drum roll please !!!
Yup its us (me)! How cool is that!!! We have a project called "The Dutchess" that was designed exclusively for Make Modern Magazine! So...
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Cass Merrigan
Feb 182 min
Cameo, a pre-purchase tale
99% of the time I am happy to upload a pattern and release it into the wild confident that everything will turn out just fine. Cameo on...
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Cass Merrigan
Feb 121 min
50 shades of cream, a Stargazer update
When I started to design my Stargazer quilt there was no official plan on how big to make it... more of a see how we go notion. Which...
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Cass Merrigan
Feb 92 min
Summer holidays ain't no vacation
Can I just say being a WFH (work from home) parent during the Summer holidays is a right challenge! I have three wee ones are when they...
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Cass Merrigan
Jan 222 min
Whats not to love?
So I had this genius idea to make a 3D heart for Valentines, simply right? Well, it could have been but then my brain got involved and...
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Cass Merrigan
Jan 1, 20241 min
A Merry Christmas and Custard
Just a quick note to say MERRY CHRISTMAS! And wish you all a happy new year! Not ashamed to say I called it quits on 2023 around 10:30pm...
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Cass Merrigan
Nov 30, 20231 min
Happy Birthday to Us!!!
At dinner last night it suddenly dawned on me that Cake & Ale is now 1!! I don't remember the exact date we launched the business...
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Cass Merrigan
Nov 16, 20231 min
Just a quick one, because I feel like death
I made a deal with myself to write a blog a week, admittedly mine are not great compared to so many of the others that are out there......
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Cass Merrigan
Nov 8, 20231 min
Have I told you about the Star Gazer??
So this week I tried to find some time for product development between logo development for my 9-5 job, kids and trying to find an...
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Cass Merrigan
Nov 1, 20231 min
The Nightjar Version One
As promised here is the Nightjar, well version one at least. Below is a little peak into the process, the mock up and first prototype...
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