Here at Cupcakes and Lace we offer TONS of fun summer day camps (and year round classes too!) for young girls and Girl Scouts! We are already full swing into our summer camps…learn to sew, craft, make 18” doll accessories and even cook! So far this month girls have learned how to use the sewing […]
In one of our recent sewing classes we taught a Girl Scout troop how to make poodle skirts! The girls are working towards their Playing the Past Junior badge and decided to come to us for help sewing the skirts! This badge focuses on learning about people of the past-how they lived, worked, played, what […]
The air outside is getting warmer and spring is all around us…that inspires us to start sewing some spring dresses! We found Alexander Henry’s new “Home Sewing is Easy” fabric in black and white and had to grab it! After thinking a little bit about what pattern we should use we decided on this awesome […]
In one of our recent after school sewing classes we taught the girls how to make mini snowmen stuffed animals! If you know how to hand sew or machine sew (or have a Grandma, mother, or teacher who can help show you! ) then this is a fun project for you! Cupcakes and Lace Snowman […]
Here at Cupcakes and Lace at one of our recent sewing classes, the girls enjoyed a day off school filled with sewing Valentines stuffed creatures! The girls started the morning off with learning how to hand sew. We showed them to thread needles and knot the end of the thread. Then they got right into […]
This weekend the girls had tons of fun at our Christmas skirt & scarf sewing class, here in Northern Virginia! The 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls were taught machine sewing with a Christmas twist! In just a few hours the girls completed an adorable skirt and reversible scarf. They now have a new outfit […]