Member registration begins November 11, 2025

Registration is open to public November 25, 2025.

To find out more and book workshops with me go to: https://www.americanquilter.com/quiltweek/workshops/daytona-beach-2026-workshops/

Create Mola Magic (#16T9141t-Stitching with Style)

All Levels - 6 hours

All times are Local: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location: Rm 204AB

Workshop: AQS Daytona #16T9141t-Stitching with Style

Enjoy using your creativity while learning to make the time-honored Molas like the Native Panamanian with Eye of the Beholder’s easy 4-step method. A Mola is a multi-layered reverse appliqué piece that is created by cutting through the layers and hand stitching them to the layer below. Everyone starts with the same pattern, but there’s lots of room for your creativity to shine through. You’ll learn how to think through your personalized design to create it in four layers of fabric to stunning effect, choosing your colors and creating your own added design motifs. Our Mola project will use four layers of contrasting fabric: a top, middle, and background layer, with touches of a fourth fabric for appliqué circles. Though the stitching is done by hand, we will learn how to baste both by hand and discuss how to baste by machine for speed.

Registration for this workshop includes complimentary show admission for Thursday.

If you want to learn a bit about this technique before the workshop, check out our Tutorials section on the website: Hand Reverse Appliqué tutorial.

See below for downloadable Workshop Supply/Preparation and Required Materials kit/ Optional kit information. It’s essential that you pre-cut as there will not be time in the workshop to do this, so this will help us make best use of our time together. All links open in a new window.

There are required Materials for a fee that must be purchased in addition to the workshop cost.

If you’d like us to select your materials for you, you can also choose to buy an optional fabric kit put together by us perfectly to suit the Mola design and style, plus a Mola thread kit is available which coordinates with our fabric kits.