#3 Soap Making

We made soap for this workshop, and we also wrapped it in a Japanesse wrapping style. Here are the instructions. All you need is a square piece of fabric. This wrappings are also great for when giving a wine bottle as a gift. Click on the image to enlarge.

#2 Photo Cube

This was the second workshop. We made a really nice cube that you can see on my blog http://caro3600.blogspot.com These are the ladies that were there that day plus my grandma on the right who was visiting. :o)

First of the season

Here it was, our first workshop of the season started with hand quilting a lot of new faces, all of them happy :)

I'm the only one that doesn't seem to do much, but I did finish my shirt.

Clara made her first nine square! Amazing!

Even the little ones found entertainment.

A true little artist, showing us, Pilar's doll little heart.

The quilter, the thinker :)

Card workshop

Last spring, around April, we had one of our workshop meetings, this time taught by Pilar.

We learned how to make fabric cards, very personal and that can even match the present or wrapping or just serve as a nice detail all by itself.
There were many of us, including some new members.

Teri became and expert with her sewing machine.

And Gladys even made one with her little friend Pablito.

Even my mom participated, she really enjoyed making something new and felt very proud too!

As you can see we did good, nice and easy project!

We are back for the fall!

Hello!
Officially the summer holidays are over. We all get back to our routine, and nonetheless, we get together again, like every Sunday of the past 2.5 years.
It is so nice to get together, even if it's just to try Teri's new cookies or Gladys delicious melon or if it's just to talk. We had a great time and we hope for more during this coming semester.
Luca came along, he likes to try whatever is made, a quilt or a doll dress, even if it is just on top of his head....

Gladys did good. She is knitting shoes for some of our dolls, amazing uh? She promised me some in black for my disco looking doll.

Teri and Cata were there too. Teri made some delicious oat meal cookies and she actually worked on her sewing unlike the rest of us:)

Pilar was amazed with what you can do with gator fabric!

We ate, laughed and talked about the past and the future. Lot's to look forward in the near future.

Directions

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This is an image of the map to Corry Commons. To see this for yourself, you can search "Corry Commons" on the University of Florida website http://campusmap.ufl.edu/

Monster Workshop

Last Sunday we had a blast!

Michelle showed us her wounderfull Moster quilt, that she made last year.
She create her own monster and we learned how to applique.

here some of the ones we made...

Monster Madness Sunday June 1st

Hello all! I am looking forward to holding a Monster Madness Applique Workshop this Sunday June 1st. During the workshop you will be able to make one square. At the end of the workshop you will have only one square, but you can take it home and use it as part of a quilt, a pillow, a bag, a wall hanging, or anything else you can dream up! I will bring the following:

• Instructions and 1 monster pattern (an original) for each participant.
• 1 piece of white Background fabric for each person and a bunch of scrap fabric.
• HeatnBond Lite
• two ironng boards and one iron
• my sewing machine
• various colored threads and some yarn and other random materials for embelishments.
• one cutting matt, rulers, rotary cutter, and scissors
• I will also bring examples of some other patterns and books which you are welcome to use during the workshop if you are not interested in making a monster square.

If you are able to bring any of the following it would be great: sewing maching, thread, scrap fabric, scissors, iron, ironing board, and any other items you think would be good for embelishing your square.

If anyone has any questions before hand feel free to email me!

Michelle Daniels

michelledaniels@gmail.com

Apron workshop

This past Sunday was the first session of the Apron workshops and at my place! I was lucky enough to have everybody around to my house and to start an exciting new workshop. Gladys showed us how to make them and it looks like must have made many in this life because she is an expert!

Teri came late but cached up to all of us, at least me!

Claudia and Cata used my living room as cutting area. My apartment is not too big, but cozy, right?

Yanina doing some finishing touches.

Pilar and I were blown away by the super overlock machine that Gladys owns. We just loved it! Actually Claudia was in line too and we did the finishing in all our aprons, we want a machine like that!!!

And Pilar with her gator apron, she is the latest acquisition by the University of Florida:)

We will have more on this workshop on Sunday morning, looking forward to see the finish products!

Card workshop

Workshop’s Calendar Updated 4/8 x Marci

We are very happy to invite to who wants to come to our free workshops, we provide the materials and of course good food and good chatting.
In most of the workshop there are 10-12 spots available. So, please contact us if you want to enroll in one of them.

Already done:
2/10 >Teri >Handmade Quilting

2/17 and 2/24 > Carmen .> Bag making.

3/16 > Tere > Cover booklets.

*Thanks to you the pioneers!


Coming workshops:

3/23 > Carolina > Scrapbook cards > Please bring 20 theme pictures. Thanks Caro!

4/6 > Pilar > Fabrics cards> Thanks Pilar It was GREAT

HERE The Followings:

4/13 > Gladys > Apron Making

4/20 and 27 > Marci > Doll Marathon.

5/4 > OPEN

5/11 > Mother's day> No workshops today

5/18> Michelle > Applique's Techniques


and....MORE TO COME>>

Workshop # 2: fabric cover notebooks

This Sunday at Minerva's circle we had a pleasant surprise, Amisha, who used to live here and is a part of our group, came by while she is spending some vacations in Florida. It was great to see her again and to have a nice chat with her while sewing and making new projects. She also got her presents from her secret Santa, Teri. A nice bag and a nice bowl among other nice things.

One of our new members, Tere, was so kind on Sunday to show us how to make a beautiful fabric cover to a plain looking notebook. such a nice present and so easy to make! and also it required very few and inexpensive material. Thank you so much Tere! We enjoyed it a lot, and I gave mine to my mother in law and made her happy.
Here are the pictures of all of us with our notebooks.

Here are the pictures of all of us with our notebooks.

And this is how they looked. I am looking forward to learn some new things, this was so much fun!

Fantasy Party

I celebrated my birthday with Minerva's circle.
I decided to have a different birthday party and I enjoyed too much with my Minerva's friends.
We also played some games, very fun games!!!
We had a great afternoon two Sundays ago.
We ate delicious food (I promised you some recipes .!!), and we had some prizes for the winner and the loser in the games.
Was a unforgettable Birthday!

They are guessing the pocket smell

Very focused like an exam!!

Birthday cake!