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Sew by the Hour | the workroom

Sew by the Hour

UPDATE 2021 : This service is currently unavailable due to COVID 19.

Did you know.... You can use the workroom’s studio and equipment when there are no classes for $8/hour? We've also created a Monthly Sew by the Hour Membership for anyone needing lots of time to work on large projects. Students who are enrolled in a workshop can also access our studio for their class projects for FREE.
June 14, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Sew by the Hour
Rifle Paper Co. : Wildwood | the workroom

Rifle Paper Co. : Wildwood

Rifle Paper Co. Wildwood collection is finally here! This vibrant collection fulfills all your floral fabric dreams. There are twenty one cotton prints, six canvas prints, four rayons and cotton lawns. You can basically make anything with this lovely collection! Grab one of the set bundles to make an epic Wildwood quilt.
March 21, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Cotton + Steel fabric Rifle Paper Co.
Safari by Masaru Suzuki | the workroom

Safari by Masaru Suzuki

Safari by Masaru Suzuki pops with beautiful colour vibrancy but look closer to see the shapes emerge to create elephants, lions, birds and flowers like you've never seen. This collection features 14 cotton prints, 2 linen canvas prints and 4 stunning rayon prints.

Check out all our new Cotton + Steel collections here!

February 07, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Cotton + Steel fabric
Heart Crafted Show | the workroom

Heart Crafted Show

What a week! We've been keeping toasty in the shop unpacking deliveries and getting prepared for our upcoming Heart Crafted Pop Up Market this Sunday February 10, 2019, 12-5pm. It's going to be an extra special event with 13 talented vendors! Start scoping their feeds & get excited!
February 06, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Heart Crafted
New Cotton + Steel Basics | the workroom

New Cotton + Steel Basics

The new Cotton + Steel Basics  line is a gorgeous rainbow and we’ve got forty prints in stock for you! Treat yourself to a bundle of this whole collection or pick from Neutral, Cool or Warm for a smaller set. Either way you will find endless uses for these sweet prints.

Shop all our Cotton + Steel fabric and bundles here!

February 01, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Merchant & Mills Fabric | the workroom

Merchant & Mills Fabric

We've just received more Merchant & Mills fabric and they are all very special. Tottorri Cross comes in five colours and is a Japanese cotton seersucker with a beautiful texture and tiny printed crosses on it.

Shop all our Merchant & Mills notions, patterns & fabric here!
January 31, 2019 — Karyn Valino
Tags: fabric Merchant & Mills
Row by Row 2017 Winner! | the workroom

Row by Row 2017 Winner!

We are delighted to announce that we have our winner for this year's Row by Row Experience Shop Hop. Judy Kowalski came to the shop on Sunday July 16th to claim her prize of 25 fat quarters, plus the bonus prize of a Kona Solids Bundle for also including our row, Commute, in her quilt.
July 18, 2017 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Row by Row
One Million Stars to End Violence | the workroom

One Million Stars to End Violence

Join visiting Samoan-Australian artist & weaver and founder of the One Million Stars to End Violence project, Maryann Talia Pau, for a Star Weave Jam at the The Workroom Studio. Maryann is travelling around the world to promote her project and run free star weaving workshops with local communities.
September 07, 2016 — Karyn Valino
Tags: One Million Stars to End Violence workshop
The Wireless Quilt | the workroom

The Wireless Quilt

The Wireless Quilt is a quilt design by Johanna Masko, which is available at the workroom as a pattern or as a class. This geometric design offers a great opportunity to work with stripes and directional fabrics. The Wireless is based on a rectangular block composed of three pieces, and is easily customizable for different sizes.
June 24, 2016 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Johanna Masko The Wireless Quilt workshop
Experimental Surfaces | the workroom

Experimental Surfaces

We’re so excited to partner with Inter/Access for an upcoming workshop called, Experimental Surfaces : Machine Stitching, Water Soluble Stabilizer, and Unexpected Materials led by local artist Amanda McCavour.

May 06, 2016 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Amanda McCavour Experimental Surfaces
Book Launch : Boundless Style | the workroom

Book Launch : Boundless Style

We have a lot of great books in the shop, but we’re really excited about the latest one. Kristiann Boos, of Victory Patterns (not to mention workroom teacher) fame, has just released Boundless Style, a mix and match pattern workbook.
November 03, 2015 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Kristiann Boos
Silent Auction for UNHCR | the workroom

Silent Auction for UNHCR

Each year around this time, we toast the workroom community with a little soiree (and usually some champagne and treats!). This year, at our eighth-anniversary party, we added a silent auction to the mix, with proceeds going to the United Nations Refugee Agency. We shouldn’t have been surprised, but our crafty friends really came through with some really wonderful items for the auction!
October 29, 2015 — Karyn Valino
Tags: Workroom Anniversary