*** Trigger Warning - Adolescent Death *** There are seasons that are busier than others, I am certainly in a busy season at the moment....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

After months of procrastinating and putting it off I have created a complete set of SVG files for the Cake & Ale range! They are...

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...

Yup its us (me)! How cool is that!!! We have a project called "The Dutchess" that was designed exclusively for Make Modern Magazine! So...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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......

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...

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...

I have had an absolutely epic October so far, crazy busy with my 9-5 job as well as with the Muppet's (my kids, also affectionately known...