Is it Dessert yet?

It  is day 6th of the

Welcome to my new guests. I am supposed to tell you a little bit about myself but I can’t do that without first telling you about the company I work for, Moda fabrics. Moda fabrics is a family owned company that sells only to independent retailers, or what is called “mom and pops.” You will never find our products in places like Walmart, Joann’s etc. The owner’s passion of supporting the independents carries through to what we do on a day to day basis. When I first went to him with the Moda bake shop concept, he said, “Sure, let’s give it a try.” now 2 years later we are celebrating Fresh Fabric Treats.  (pretty creative- that I did not have to talk about myself!)

Jan 2009 the first post was by Angela Yosten featuring a travel mug. Now 2 years later we are traveling (digitally) to some of the Moda bake shop chefs homes. Today’s post I share with
Rachel Griffith. She was one of the first chefs to share her talent and enthuasium so I am honored to share the day with her.

Welcome,Welcome, Welcome.

In true bake shop form my recipe is for something non edible,

cupcake tea towels and apron.

Most likely if you were coming to my home, we would all gather around the sewing machine and create some yummy projects while the men whipped up something on the grill. My parents taught all us kids to be comfortable in the kitchen or with a set of power tools, so there are no stereotypical roles in my household either. My son is cooking wings as I type this post.
SUPPLIES:
Toweling, charm squares, soft and stable fuse, buttons, and trims.
Moda’s toweling is available on a roll, hemmed along the sides. For each towel, cut toweling 28″. Apron- 1 1/4 yd. (26 for apron, 19″ for ties and pocket)

Choosing what to use is just like choosing what to add to cupcakes. There are so many choices.
TOWELS:

Trace the template pieces on the fusible interfacing. Iron them to the wrong side of the fabrics. Cut the shapes out. Please them on tea towel and iron in place. Click here for cupcake templates.
Hem top and bottom of toweling 1″. Press edge .5″, fold up again, press and stitch to create the 1″ hem.
Additional options:
(many of you know I am a middle child. I don’t know if I can’t make up my mind or I like to make
everyone happy. Here are additional options to create your own cupcake.)


 BUTTONS:
Use a red button for the cherry on top.
 -OR-
Make covered buttons using the I-top button making tool.
(my favorite crafty tool as of late. If you did not get one for Christmas, ask for one for valentines. It is so much fun.)

If you do not have a button that is the color you are looking for, combine a fabric yo yo and a button to make a covered button that can be sewn through the button holes. (thank you Susan Fuquay for this idea)

TRIMS:

There are so many fun trims available in quilt and
specially stores that I had to add a few of them to
my tea towels. Ric rac, pom poms, crocheted trim,
and ribbons add that hand made touch. On my tea
towels I used the French general ribbons as a loop
to hang the towels. (see below) Determine how big of loop you want and add it as you hem to top section of your towel.

 To add an edging to the bottom you your towel, sew it right sides facing to the top of the towel. turn the edging down as  you hem the bottom of the towel. This works on the crochet trim and ric rac. Some of the trims can be sewn directly to the top of the towel.

APRON:
The toweling can also be used to make a cute half apron. Determine how wide you want the apron to be. Add apron ties as listed below. Trims  can also be added to the hem on the aprons. I  added ric rac as I sewed the pocket onto the apron.
Determine how wide you want your apron to be (approx 26″ is  a nice size) Ties were cut approx 4 1/2″ wide by 19″ long)

 You will need to buy double this amount. The additional yardage will be used to make apron ties. Cut the stripe from the toweling for apron ties. Hem and add to the sides of the toweling. Using the additional fabric, cut pocket square. Add a cupcke to the pcoket placing it along the top of the pocket. Add a ribbon loop when sewing the pocket in place. Sew a button on the apron and use the ribbon loop as a button closure.

Now that I have a cute apron to wear I had to put it to use in the kitchen.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES
1 box yellow cake mix, 1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1 cup sour cream, 3 eggs
1 cup oil,  1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans, 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup mini choc chips
Preheat oven 350 degrees.
Combine all above ingredients. Mix together approx 2 minutes. Fill cupcake holders 3/4 full. Bake approx 10 minutes. Cool and frost. I made mini cupcakes because these are sinfully rich and delicious.
If making as a cake, grease 9 x 13 pan and bake for 25-30 minutes.
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1 8 oz. Cream cheese, 1/2 cup margarine
1 tsp. Vanilla, 4 cups powered sugar
Soften cream cheese and margarine. Blend until creamy. Add vanilla and powered sugar. Use food coloring paste (not liquid) to add color to frosting. Decorate as desired.

Enjoy!!
Tomorrow visit Julie Herman and Sweet Water, then ….
The last stop on the progressive dinner is Jenny Garland and Angela Yosten. These are the two talented ladies that keep the Moda bake shop’s pantry full of projects for you to enjoy.

I am sure you have read about the giveaway on each of the other chefs posts. By now you should know that by memory. My favorite precuts IS ALL of them (another middle child trait) but I will choose jelly rolls. I like combining a print jelly roll and a Bella solid jelly roll for a bigger project and a different combination.
So you know the drill, leave a comment on my blog to win precuts of my choice and a Fresh Fabric Treats book. In the past moda bake shop has featured stores, projects and even recipes. If there is anything you want more of on the bake shop, please leave it as a comment. Follow me on twitter or stay tuned to my blog for insider Moda information as well as random ramblings from a middle child.
Leave a comment on all posts to be entered in the grand prize drawing.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure you have an e-mail address, so we can contact you if you are the lucky winner.

1,086 comments

  1. schmidt1016 says:

    I seem to have more charm packs than anything else, but I think jelly rolls are so versatile. I just love having some of every print in a line. I feel as though I am spoiling myself.

    Leslie S. in MN
    esclante at comcast dot net

  3. Tasha says:

    Thanks for the great tutorial and the chance to win. After seeing all this love for JellyRolls, I may have to pick some up too!! tasha(at)neodev(dot)com

  9. Kenna says:

    Greetings!
    I have to say thank you for the moda bake shop!! I LOVE it….and if I had to pick a "more" of something it would definitely be more quilts. I'm a quilter at heart and while the tablerunners and the bags and the accessories are cute, it's the quilts that I actually end up making (well and the baby bibs!)
    Have a great dinner!

  11. Cristina says:

    I am sooo excited about the book. I've only been quilting a couple of years and I love all the projects I have tried from MBS because I love how well they are written and I LOVE that I can be "lazy" and use precuts. Congrats for your contribution!

  12. Eileen says:

    Congratulations on the new book! So fabulous and exciting! 🙂 {I had no idea that Moda only sold to independent retailers! I'm glad you wrote about Moda and I love the philosophy of your company.}

  13. Deborah says:

    I think you are the only hostess who offered a fabric and flour recipe. Thank you! I visit your blog often. Congratulations on the book. Lately I have been buying layer cakes.

  15. ecuakim says:

    Love the apron! Super darling. And as far as something I would like to see in the bake shop…I am interested in seeing a tutorial for paper piecing. It seems to make sense especially when you're working with precut fabrics, but I'm not sure. Thanks!

  16. Glyn says:

    I truly love the Bake Shop, visit it regularly, bookmark my favorites and even make a few of the projects. Love, love, love all the creativity. Thanks for your part in bringing it to life!

  18. Booklogged says:

    I'm happy to know that the reason I've been having such a hard time choosing my favorite precut is because I'm a middle child! Really, I like all the precuts.

    booklogged at gmail dot com

  20. Daisy says:

    gee thanks Lissa for the great recipes – I'll be baking the apron this weekend for sure – might even start it tomorrow being Australia Day here in Oz – can't wait to see your project in the book

  26. Cheri C. says:

    Oh, this is so great!! My niece just started her own cupcake company and this will be great to make for her. Thanks for this post!!! And congrats to you for being included in such a great party!!

  31. Sewhappy says:

    Hey that apron is so cute, I will be making one of those for my daughter, she loves cupcakes (and one for me too….I may be making a few) Can't wait to see this book it is so exciting.

  33. Karen says:

    So VERY glad that you put your idea to Moda. Love Moda Bake Shop. I think I like charm packs but jelly rolls and layer cakes are pretty close behind the charm packs.

  34. Beth Hobson says:

    Thanks for the apron tutorial! It's nice to have the designers permission to tweak their designs if I want to, and better to have their encouragement! Thanks for the giveaway and congrats on the book!

  43. Monica says:

    I love jelly rolls. One of my favs is to make what I call a lazagna quilt. Sew a bunch of strips together in random lenghts, add a border and voila! your're done! fast easy and no muss not fuss. Thanks for the bake shop idea…keep them coming!

  48. christineschoon says:

    I love your choice of colors! I agree with you that all of the Moda precuts are my favourites, but jellyrolls and charmpacks in particular.
    Congratulations on the new book!
    Greetings from the Netherlands!

  50. em says:

    Jelly rolls. All about the jelly rolls. They're so versatile – and such a brilliant idea! Fortunately, my favorite online store has a jelly roll club and they just appear at my door once a month. Like magic!

    Thanks for all things Bake Shop. The tutorials are great, the chefs are wonderful, and the projects are enough to keep anyone busy!

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