Where I Sew – StephC of Cake Patterns

on Jul 18, 2014 in Sewing | 66 comments

“StephC began obsessively twiddling with fibers as a child, to supplement her imagination.  After 23 years of sewing, teaching sewing, and working in costume/design shops, StephC launched Cake Patterns to address the needs of the 21st century sewist.  Cake is all about making the sewing simpler and more intuitive through using your measurements as the size to the thoughtful, detailed instructions written in plain English.  Cake is designed to help you create cute, comfy wardrobe staples you’ll reach for again and again!”

StephC’s Links: Website and Shop, Patterns at Pink Chalk Fabrics, The Tee – Free Downloadable Pattern

 

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  1. I love that her ironing board multi-tasks as a desk….! ????

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    Stephanie Falkenstein

    July 18, 2014

    • It does! I have a small house but a nicely set up space to work, and very often I use it as a desk, too… Means I have to keep everything tidy. 🙂

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  2. Love that StephC is in the picture! Lovely natural light and one busy lady!

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    Christina R.

    July 18, 2014

  4. I love that she uses the ironing board as a desk. 🙂

    Dianne

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    Dianne Bienick

    July 18, 2014

  5. I too use my ironing board as a laptop desk. Great looking patterns.

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    Marita

    July 18, 2014

  7. Cute how she uses the ironing board as her desk. I also like her sewing machine and serger.

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    Cherie

    July 18, 2014

    • It’s a Janome 4900, and a Husq 950… I love my machines, they work very hard!

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  8. Didnt realize at first that she’s using ironing board as her desk 😀

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    M

    July 18, 2014

  9. She shows that you can work in a compact space.

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    Tamie

    July 18, 2014

    • Quilter-friends of mine got me in the habit of swiveling between my ironing board and sewing machine for efficiency/laziness, and it just grew from there… 😉

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  10. I love Cake patterns! In fact I’m wearing The Tee right now! The laptop on the ironing board is hilarious, and I think really shows her sense of humor. Yay Steph!

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    Margo

    July 18, 2014

  12. I need to recover my ironing board. It is probably from the 80’s. What a nice cozy space.

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    angie s.

    July 18, 2014

    • hehehe, the laptop is for emails and pattern-creation, the ipad is for streaming news/music and the phone is to chat with my editor/Instagram…

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  16. So I’m not the only one using her ironing board as a counter! Love that iron holder, neat!

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    Sarah J.

    July 18, 2014

    • I love it, too… It was already attached to the ironing board and has silicon on it, I think? Like plastic but not melty… 🙂

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  17. Great photo and post…so glad to learn about her patterns and I love her outfit! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

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    Margaret

    July 18, 2014

  18. That work space looks really REAL …..
    concise & well used ! Have to comment on the
    ironing board too….very funny…my ironing
    board does double duty too ! Nice to know I’m
    not alone !

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    Fran

    July 18, 2014

  19. more intuitive! maybe a clothing pattern i can finally follow!

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    jenny

    July 18, 2014

  20. I really like your set up, especially the ironing board/laptop stand.

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    Sue

    July 18, 2014

  21. I am relieved that I am not the only person that has a whole lotta multitasking going on in a small space!

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    Linda Killian

    July 18, 2014

  22. Love the photo. What a crack up. In looking at all the sewing spaces featured so far this month I notice some trends: cats love sewing rooms, Ikea is a savior for creating creative spaces, sew-ers are very resourceful.

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    Catherine Fowler

    July 18, 2014

    • Hehe, my cat gets right into my sewing, too… Sometimes even putting her silly paws on my seam while I’m stitching.. 🙂

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  23. Yes a mutli-tasker making great use of their limited space. I believe this is called working efficiently.

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    Mary D

    July 18, 2014

  28. Love this picture, I have a pressing pad rather than an ironing board as I ended up using the board to store stuff on and laptop holder!

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    mary

    July 18, 2014

  30. It looks like a lot of multi-tasking going on in this space.

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    Lindsey F

    July 18, 2014

  31. I love Cake patterns. The 2 I’ve made have been awesome! And Steph is ever so helpful. Can’t wait to see what she comes up with next.

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    ginger

    July 18, 2014

    • Thanks, Ginger! You’re so sweet. 🙂 Next is pants, so many pants. And some things.

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      StephC

      July 18, 2014

  33. Pants, what? I can’t wait to see those patterns come out.

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    Michelle

    July 19, 2014

  35. Great use of space and thanks for sharing the Tshirt pattern!

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    Ellen Ban

    July 19, 2014

  37. Another thumbs up for the multitasking ironing board.

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    Ali

    July 19, 2014

  38. Takes a bunch of sewists to give high praise for an ironing board multi-tasking as a desk! Mine makes a regular appearance in the living room. Handy for many reasons. Could use a more styling cover, too 😉

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    Lark

    July 19, 2014

  39. My kind of room efficient and multitasking all at hands reach. Congrats Steph… efficiency to its maximum.

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    carlalissa

    July 19, 2014

  40. It is nice to see such a workable, small area for sewing. I love the ironing board desk!

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    Deb H.

    July 20, 2014

  41. One of these days I really have to try one of her patterns, they always look so versatile, comfortable and effortless! Thanks for sharing.

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    Elizabeth

    July 20, 2014

  43. Nice to get ideas of how to use small spaces to sew in effectively. I have a corner of our bedroom. Thanks for sharing!

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    Sarah

    July 20, 2014

  45. Love the top and dress! I need to start sewing clothing!

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    Melanie C

    July 20, 2014

  48. I look like that too frequently in my sewing room too – totally faced away from the sewing machines!

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    mjb

    July 21, 2014

  49. I love this picture!! I’m so glad I’m not the only one that feels like sitting down to sew is sometimes impossible. I end up doing anything and everything but sewing while sitting at my machine! 🙂

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    Stephanie Rose

    July 21, 2014

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