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. Deb says:

    Loved this post! I never knew you were the one who started all this Moda pre-cut goodness! My favorite is jelly rolls, too, and I would love to win whatever you pick out. I think the book will go on my wish list if I don't win it. Thanks for the chance. debgiro at wildblue dot net

  2. Åsa says:

    Thank you for giving us the Moda BakeShop! It´s such a great source of inspiration for me, you have gathered so many talented designers in one place. I´m really exited about this book too, can´t wait for may=)

  3. Agneta says:

    Love the cupcakes! But to be able to get in to my apron (!) after the holidays, I better stick with the template only …
    Thanks for the chance to win the book!

  4. Jean Burke says:

    Awesome post – thanks for the adorable apron and the terrific recipe!!! I love jelly rolls – and the bakeshop. Thank you from quilters everywhere for the tremendous inspriration! Moda rocks! Piece….

  5. Shannon says:

    That apron is so adorable!!! I am not sure if I like the cupcake on the front, or the adorable bow (when tied) on the back! I am looking forward to playing around with some Moda jelly rolls and other fabric. :o) I'm a beginner quilter, and have already finished a scrappy quilt…and can't wait to make some more! Thanks for the recipe!

  6. Katy says:

    Okay, so the fact that I'm working to LOOSE weight defiantly is not going to be helped by that recipe that you posted!!! In fact, it will probably do the opposite. I feel my thighs widening as we speak!!

    LOVE the apron and towels! Such cute, quick, and easy things for gifts!! (That's what I need with 3 kiddos ages 3,2,and 1.)

    -Katy
    dan_katy_masino at yahoo dot com

  7. Dorian says:

    Congrats on the book! What a fun idea. I have never used pre-cuts, but am looking forward to buying some real soon. I've been looking at jellyrolls, as I want to enter the Jelly roll contest. Thanks so much for a fun blog hop, and chance of winning!

  8. Laura says:

    Your cupcake apron is soooo cute! Loving the recipe for the cupcakes as well.

    Congratulations on the book. Can't wait to get a peek at it.

    Thank you for the giveaway.

  9. Terrie says:

    I love jelly rolls to and thanks so much for the recipes. LOVE your apron !!!! Would be a perfect gift for my daughter !!!! Congrats on the book, can't wait to see it in person !!!

  10. Congratulations on the book and the genius idea of Moda Bake shop. I visit it weekly in my home even when there isn't time for a new project. I call it quality browsing! Love it! Of course it's never to late to add to my list of projects I'd like to do! Caongratulations again! I can't wait to see the book!

  11. Kori says:

    LOVE the towel and apron and especially the covered button tip! I am brand new to quilting and moda and precuts and all of it! If I were to ask for more of something on Moda Bake Shop it would be for a couple of tutorials for us total beginners. Like how to machine quilt the layers together and how to bind it all up. 🙂 Or at least some links to places those tuts can probably already be found. 🙂
    Kori

  12. Vonda says:

    Have been a follower of your blog for a long time – thanks for sharing your creativity with all of us. Moda can keep doing everything it's doing, they are a great company…the only thing that they could sell more of is 'time' – I'd be buying it up so I could sew a lot more!

    sagebreeze at hotmail dot com

  13. Melody says:

    I love the Moda Bake shop. It is my first stop when surfing the net every single day. I find such inspiration and ideas just flow from my head all day long afterwards! Thank you for keeping it simple and allowing us all to enjoy Moda.

  14. glendaoz72 says:

    This whole book and progressive dinner giveaway ROCKS!!!!!!!! I love MBS!! (I check it every day for fresh, new ideas) Really, I love everything Moda! Fabric lines, pre-cuts, gadgits, you name it, I love Moda!! Thanks for the chance to win and congrats on the book!

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