Trunk Show

This past Monday January 28th 2013, I presented my trunk show to the Rouge Valley Quilter`s guild in Pickering ON.
A great time was had by all and I definitely enjoyed meeting and sharing stories with new people.

Here are some photos from the presentation:

Rouge Valley Quilter's Guild

Tonight I will be presenting my trunk show to the Rouge Valley Quilter's Guild, in Pickering ON.

Really excited to meet some new quilting friends!

You can visit their blog at http://www.rvqg.com/

Baby Quilt

Just recently finished this darling little owl baby quilt! This was designed specifically as a customer order for a client who is expecting her first baby boy :)

I drew the owl free hand on a massive roll of paper, and my client and I selected the fabrics together, to match the decor of the baby room.

So very exciting!

Back to School!

Today was my very first day back to school since the Christmas break.
 I'm now counting the days to reading week....

A reminder to my students that sewing classes for this term start again this Saturday January 12th 2013. I'm very excited to see what my students will be working on this year!

I have two announcements that I thought I would share on my blog.

1. Quilter's Workshop is now on Pinterest! You can visit my page at http://pinterest.com/quilterswrkshop/

2. I will be presenting my trunk show to the Rouge Valley Quilter's Guild on Monday January 28th, and as always I'm SUPER excited to meet new people and share my love of quilting with others who also enjoy the art.

I hope everyone is planning some new exciting projects for 2013...I know I have a few up my sleeve!

Photo Transfer Sheet Review

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2013! I hope everyone has had a safe and happy holiday season :)


One of the questions I get the most is how I transfer photographs onto fabric and use them in my projects. So I made a new Youtube video doing a review between two different types of photo transfer sheets. I hope this helps as you can incorporate photos into sewing projects to make some great gifts for the upcoming year!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8byHKelriU&feature=youtu.be

If anyone has any questions you're welcome to send me an E-mail at quilters.workshop@gmail.com

Christmas Center-Piece

Hello Everyone!
I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!

This is a center-piece that I created using my Dresden Plate ruler, and gave it to my Mom for her Birthday, which just so happens to fall on Christmas Eve.

I previously did a tutorial on making a Thanksgiving wall hanging and I used the Dresden Plate ruler to create the feathers of the turkey.

I just wanted to find more uses for my Dresden Plate ruler, other than of course making Dresden Plate quilt blocks.

I used 8" blades to create a circle, then I hand appliqued the circle in the center, quilted and then bound it. Note you must use bias-binding to bind curves or circles, you can't use straight pieces, or they will not bend into shape properly.

Our kitchen table and some of our end tables are round, so I like making circular things to use as mats or center-pieces to decorate with, rather than square table cloths.

This is definitely a great way to use up Christmas scraps, and can even be adapted to make a miniature tree skirt.

Happy Quilting! :)

Mod-Podge Fabric Plates

Hello Everyone!
I am officially done my exams for this semester, so as promised here is a super quick idea for those of you looking for a last minute Christmas project/hostess gift!

This is a tutorial on how to decoupage fabric onto the back of a glass plate. I did this little craft with some of the students in my sewing classes, as gifts for Mom, Grandma and Aunties. It's really fun and easy to do, you can whip up several in just one afternoon!

Here is a picture of the finished plate:

You will need:
-a clear glass plate
-a cotton fabric of your choice, it should be a couple inches bigger than your plate (I used a 10" plate) Note, that when choosing your fabrics it is best to sit your plate on top of various fabrics, so you will be able to imagine what each print will look like. You do not want to use a large print, or you won't get a lot of the print in your plate.
-Mod Podge
-a foam brush to apply the Mod Podge to your plate


First make sure you rinse your plate and dry it well, to make sure there are no finger prints or dirt on the glass. Then coat the BACK of the plate with a generous amount of Mod Podge, make sure you come right up to the edge of the plate too!

Then take your ironed piece of fabric and put that pretty side face DOWN on the back of your plate and smooth it out with your hands, making sure there are no bubbles. (At this point you should feel the glue start to come through the fabric, that is a good thing). Go along the edge of the plate and press the fabric down against the glue, you want to make sure the edges do not lift.

After letting it sit for about 3 minutes, trim the excess fabric so that your fabric is as close and as even with the edges of your plate as possible.

Now, you're going to completely cover it in Mod Podge again, use a generous amount but make sure it is an even layer and that you go over your edges again.

You have to now let your plate dry over night. I recommend that you repeat this last step, so that there is two layers of Mod Podge against the back of your fabric.

Now you're finished and ready to make as many as you wish! (Note that you can not put this fabric plate in water or the dishwasher, as the glue will not hold, and the fabric will come away from the plate. To clean, just wipe the top of the plate with a wet cloth.)

You can definitely play using various holiday prints or even everyday fabrics, depending on the occasion.

This is my personal Mod Podge assistant, he likes to watch :)

If you would like a fun Christmas cookie recipe, so that you can load up your plate with goodies, you can follow this link:  http://feelingcrafty.org/peanut-butter-reindeer-cookies/

I made those cookies just a couple weeks ago and they are AWESOME! 

If anyone tries this, I'd love to see it, you can send me an E-mail at quilters.workshop@gmail.com or post a photo to my Quilter's Workshop facebook page!