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Orbit Quilt Sew Along - September Show & Tell
Nine months down, how are we now in October??? We are well and truly heading for the festive end of the year at an alarming rate - next...
Cass Merrigan
Oct 12 min read
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From concept to execution - the making of the Nested Blooms design.
Turns out this pattern was 6 months in the making, I had no idea until I dug out my design notes for this blog post. But now that I think...
Cass Merrigan
Aug 85 min read
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Orbit Quilt Sew Along - July Show & Tell
Well guys, this months Orbit Sew Along show & tell its just little old me! Not from a lack of participation, more that two of our lovely...
Cass Merrigan
Aug 72 min read
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Quite possibly, the best marketing ever! Generational trauma at its finest.
Quick post about how I made the insert compartments for my Sohmo cookie tin.
Cass Merrigan
Jul 282 min read
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Nepenthe Quilt and Cushion Projects Update - Falling Upwards
A quick rundown on what progress has been made with the Nepenthe quilt and cushion designs.
Cass Merrigan
Jun 54 min read
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Orbit Quilt Sew Along - May Show & Tell
Join us for the May installment of our Orbit sew along.
Cass Merrigan
Jun 43 min read
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Orbit Quilt Sew Along - April Show & Tell
Tune in for this months show and tell from the Orbit Quilt sew along.
Cass Merrigan
May 103 min read
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2025's EPP Quilt - Nepenthe
A little back story to the new quilt coming out of Cake & Ale this year!
Cass Merrigan
Mar 153 min read
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Why hello there 2025! Orbit Quilt Sew Along Begins.
Orbit Quilt by Cake & Ale Just a quick update, its my first day back at my day job (with the kids home too) so its been a doozy. With ...
Cass Merrigan
Jan 63 min read
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Back to the drawing board!
While I loved the colours in this bowl I ended up not so in love with its proportions..... I also mangled the construction and I had two...
Cass Merrigan
Jan 12, 20231 min read
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Lunch for scale...
Have you ever created something just to see if it could be done?? I wanted to make a rounded bowl, curves and not points as such. In...
Cass Merrigan
Dec 7, 20221 min read
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The Jewel Bowl
This project came together really quickly! The templates need a little work but I will have this one for sale on the ETSY store by years...
Cass Merrigan
Nov 28, 20221 min read
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The shiniest unicorn in the room
So this week sketches turned into net shapes, then 3D. I am currently working on the first fabric prototype for "Bowl 2" which I am...
Cass Merrigan
Nov 24, 20221 min read
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Aaannnndddd it's out there!
Big moment over here, our first Hedron Bowl kits were just sent off to the pattern testers. While I have designed hundreds of pattern...
Cass Merrigan
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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