Personal Enrichment

Celebrate the season by making this whimsical ornament. Learn how to crochet wire as well as use various jewelry pliers to fashion a playful, colorful and festive ornament.

Workshop includes all materials to make two ornaments.

Love gorgeous beaded jewelry, but not sure how to make your own? Let us show you

the basic tools and techniques needed to make attractive earrings in just minutes.

Choose from our large selection of high-quality materials; silver ear wires and head pins, faceted Czech crystal in all colors and sizes, and seed beads in our own color way mixes. Learn basic wire wrapping techniques as well as advanced techniques such as working with chain and clusters. Workshop fee includes all materials needed to make two pairs of earrings.

How fun to spend some time coloring with a box of Crayola crayons?  We’ll color a marked picture on cloth and then add thread to highlight and embellish.  Quilting and binding will be covered if time allows, you’ll go home inspired with new ideas and an almost finished project.  (lab fee applies)

Kit Contains:    1 -14” square printed background fabric

                        1 -14” square Muslin for backing

                        1 -14” square cotton batting

                        1 -14” square freezer paper

Supplies Needed:        1 -24 box Crayola crayons

                                    1 -#2 lead pencil

                                    1 – ultra-fine black sharpie marker

Supplies Needed for Finishing:  (if time allows)  Note:  Finishing techniques and several options will be discussed and explained but time may not allow for execution during class.

                                    Sewing machine for machine quilting and embellishment, if desired

                        OR       Needles for Hand quilting and embellishments

                                    A variety of thread (colors and textures)

                                    Beads and/or ribbon

                                    Binding Fabric – 2 - 2 ¼”x WOF strips

Questions concerning this class may be directed to Patty@B2Bquilting.com

Lab fee: $15 to be paid directly to instructor at the start of class

Best known for her infectious passion for quilting, Patty Sawyer has been actively lecturing, instructing and judging in the quilting industry for more than 12 years. Patty’s whimsical approach and playful style of connecting with her students leads to unleashing inhibitions and revealing hidden talents. She delights sharing her expertise and abundant knowledge of shortcuts, tips, and tools to help enlighten and build confidence. Patty currently owns and operates Border 2 Border Quilting Studio and Sew-clusion Retreats, LLC in Sebago.