Cake Mix

Jul
8

It IS your Grandmother’s Quilt!

It IS your grandmother's quilt! Dakota grandmothers share the pleasures and inspiration sewing for their grandkids provides.
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Cake Mix, Baby and Kids, Quilt, Designers
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Baby quilt, Deb Strain, Debbie Outlaw, Linzee Kull McCray, Linzee McCray, Lissa Alexander, Quilts For Kids
Nov
5

Cake. Moda. Mix.

The Dakota All-Stars like cake. Red Velvet. Carrot. Chocolate. Coconut. And they love Layer Cakes! So when they were asked to use a Dakota Cake Mix to bake up a quilt, they were on it! If you haven't heard, the Dakota All-Stars have a new book titled Mix It Up. Sixteen quilts made with Layer Cakes or...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns
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Betsy Chutchian, Brigitte Heitland, Cake Mix, Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, Lisa Bongean, Dakota All-Stars, Dakota Cake Mix
Oct
11

Dakota All-Stars. Book. Cake.

What else is there to know? The Dakota All-Stars are back with Mix It Up! - 16 Quilts from Moda's Cake Mix and Cupcake Mix Recipe Papers . All My Ts by Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic - Cake Mix 2 Square Dance by Janet Clare - Cake Mix 7 Half and Half by Karla Eisenach of Sweetwater - Cake Mix 1 Frosty...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns, Notions
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Cake Mix, Charm Packs, Cupcake Mix, Layer Cakes, Mix It Up, Dakota All-Stars
Jan
16

Cake Mix Recipes - Patterns Included

What is a Dakota Cake Mix? It’s a recipe for block parts that makes baking a Layer Cake quilt easier than ever. This unique triangle paper is designed to work in conjunction with Moda’s 10″ square Layer Cakes. There are also Cupcake Mixes for the 5″ Charm Packs!
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Dakota Bake Shop, Cake Mix
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Cake Mix
Aug
21

Cake Mix 101

After almost two years of sewing with - and playing with - the Cake Mix Recipe papers, I've managed to learn a few things about what worked and what didn't. (I've also learned that I keep learning new things about them!) So today I'm going to share some of what I've learned. What is a Cake Mix? It'...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Dakota Bake Shop, Cake Mix, Easy, Notions
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Cake Mix, Layer Cakes, Dakota Bake Shop
Jun
19

Let's bake some Cake...

What is your favorite kind of cake? I will always vote for Carrot Cake first, then probably a Hummingbird or Coconut Cake. But since I can really only eat a few bites, I'll stick with the fabric-kind of Layer Cake. You know, those 10" x 10" stacks of fabric squares that are just as yummy, just as...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns, Notions
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Ballycastle, BasicGrey, Betsy Chutchian, Cake Mix, Dandi Annie, Farmhouse II, Fig Tree & Co., Metropolis, Regency
Apr
13

Cake Mixes and Baby Quilts

There are times when you plan to stitch a masterpiece. And then there are times when you want to sew. And sometimes, if you're lucky, a single project satisfies both those urges. In my case, it started one day when I was in a bit of a stitching rut. I decided to try a Dakota Cake Mix, and perhaps...
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Author: 
Linzee McCray
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Trending, Cake Mix, Fabrics
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Cake Mix, Corey Yoder, Darling LIttle Dickens, Fig Tree & Co., Joanna Figueroa, Layer Cakes, Lydia Nelson, quilting, quilts
Feb
26

National Cupcake Day!

This just might be my favorite day of the year! These are Mini Cupcakes from Trailercakes in Dallas. They're very, very good. Since I know you'll ask and it IS National Cupcake Day: Chocolate with Pink Flowers - Laverne & Shirley. Chocolate chocolate chip cake topped with white frosting. Multi-...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns, Fabrics, Notions
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Cupcake, Cupcake Mix, Farmer's Daughter, Lella Boutique, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Regency Blues, Sewing
Feb
2

Sherbet, Sundaes and Parfaits? And Cake...

While many of us are trying to cut back on sugar, sweets and desserts, I don't think quilts named Wheat Thins, Cheez-Its or Triscuits have quite the same appeal as say Gingerbread. This lovely quilt was made by Melissa Corry of Happy Quilting. The fabric - Vintage Picnic by Bonnie & Camille ...
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Author: 
Carrie Nelson
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Cake Mix, Books and Patterns, Fabrics
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Cake Mix, Layer Cakes, Patchwork, Quilt, quilting, Sewing
Mar
13

How to Bake a {Layer} Cake

Today we are exploring one of the latest and certainly greatest notions for precuts - Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. Cake Mix Recipe cards! I'm going to experiment with using these recipe cards to dabble in quilt design and I hope you will join in the fun. There are four Cake Mix Recipes available, simply...
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Author: 
Oda May
Posted in: 
Dakota Bake Shop, Cake Mix, Bake Shop Basics, Layer Cake, Quilt
Tagged: 
Cake Mix, Layer Cakes