Stream Workshops Right HERE! 

We have been toying with and making plans for years, teasing you with the possibility for months, and now we are proud to say we are streaming classes directly on our own platform. Live workshops and the edited recordings will all be available through our own platform and, in addition to adding new recorded classes right here for you to stream, we will be uploading favorites previously only available from other sites.

Crochet Woven Cables Stitch

Step-by-step instructions on making this stitch and a walk through of making the T-Top.

Make Your Own Knot Bag

We love bags! Even more, we love knot bags. Join us and learn how to make a bag that matches your mood!

Make Your Own Kogin Tree

The Kogin Tree workshop teaches you how to combine simple kogin motifs into a stunning representation of an evergreen tree! Perfect gift for the holidays!

Abstraction for Art Quilts

Fiber is a PERFECT medium for us to use for creating abstract art. Simple shapes and colors can be cut, placed and sewn to create a piece free of realistic form and interpretation.
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Sewing Machine 101

What's the point of having a machine that installs fear or you just can't understand? By the end of this workshop, you’ll be confident enough to pull that machine off the shelf and start sewing with style!

Beginning Crochet

Learn the basics of crochet with us and create your first two projects, 
​a washcloth and a cowl/scarf.

12 Essential Seams

Elevate your sewing game with
twelve of the most commonly used sewing seams! 

Crochet Non Stick Lace Workshop

This take on broomstick lace (made without the extra stick) shows up (and shows off) in any project. We've included a tank top pattern in this workshop!

Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza - The Workshop

We did it!  We have created a workshop with step-by-step instructions for creating all 12 blocks from the book.
This workshop Includes a digital copy of the book!

Sashiko Mending

Learn in's and out's of visible mending with hitomezashi sashiko. Fix it and make it FAB!

Filigree Lace Stitch Workshop

Do you love the look of crochet lace? Learn to make this fab stitch pattern and get the tunic pattern too!

Maker's Moments Workshop

Small, portable, and fun projects to make in your free time whenever you need a moment of inspiration. This workshop includes Boro, Sashiko and Kogin projects

Face It, Bag It, Bind It
Finish Your Quilt Project

You put in the hours picking colors, cutting, trimming, and piecing. There is one final step before your creation will be ready to be unleashed on the world: do you face it, bag it, or bind it? 
All Streaming Classes Include Lifetime Access
Once you enroll or purchase a workshop, you have anytime streaming access to that workshop through your account here on shannonandjason.com.

Steps for Accessing Your Purchased Class:
To access the workshop after purchasing, you must register for a free account on shannonandjason.com. Please go to STREAMING WORKSHOPS for instructions on creating an account and accessing your workshop.

BUNDLES

Thinking about purchasing a book and a class together? We have bundled our best classes with their associated books at a discounted rate just for you!

Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza Book & "The Blocks Workshop" Bundle

Contemporary Kogin-zashi 
and 
​Kogin Tree Class Bundle

Shannon & Jason's Upcoming Virtual Classes

Be sure to read the listing carefully for details on our virtual classes. Some are recorded and some are one-time presentations. For the recorded classes, join class LIVE or, if you can't make it on the day and time of the live class, you can watch the recording afterward. Watch on your own time at your own pace. The length of time the class recording is available varies by event and platform.

Makers Moments 2
Quick Makes and Last Minute Gifts

Filming Live - Saturday, December 14, 11:00am Pacific Time

Recording Live - Saturday, December 14, 11:00am Pacific Time
Maker's Moments 2
Live Workshop December 14, 11:00 AM Pacific Time

Join us Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 11:00am Pacific Time for this recorded live workshop... or purchase now and watch the streaming content with anytime access.
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Maker’s Moments 2 features six more projects that don’t require a high level of concentration or a huge commitment of time. Pick one up when you feel the brain clutter building up and start creating without giving too much thought to anything but the movements of your hands. We designed all of these projects to be picked up and put down easily without a significant time commitment and without losing your place if you are called upon to save the universe… again.

​What will we be making?
  • Drawstring Gift Bag
  • Fabric cards/gift card holder
  • Corner Bookmark
  • Zokin set
  • Crochet Washcloths
  • Fabric scarf, or wrap (finished edges on a solid piece of fabric)

Click the button below for in depth information on the class and projects.

This workshop includes a PDF handout with all pattern instructions and templates for each project.​
​This workshop will be recorded live and edited for re-broadcast. All students who sign up for the live event will receive access to the streaming class as soon as it is uploaded regardless if they were able to attend the live event or not.

COMING SOON

We have new live and recorded workshops coming each month.

Quilting On A Domestic Machine

Coming in 2025

Framing, Sashing, and Borders: Finishing Your Quilt

Coming in 2025

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​Furoshiki Wrapping: Gifts and Beyond
Creative Spark Recorded Online Event

It's a party with Shannon & Jason on Creative Spark!

Are you looking for an eco-friendly option for gift wrapping? Have you ever been out and about and found yourself in need of an extra bag? Join us for a savvy and oh so fashionable solution! Elevate your gift-wrapping experience with our brand new live virtual workshop: Furoshiki Wrapping: Gifts and Beyond. Whether you are looking for a way to zhuzh up your gift wrapping or want a fabulous new bag for carrying packages or groceries to or from the shops, we will demonstrate the art of furoshiki, an ancient Japanese technique of wrapping gifts in beautiful, reusable fabric.
Here are THREE great reasons to choose this wrapping style:
1. Gift in Style: Forget traditional wrapping paper and add elegance and your own personal style to your gifts. Furoshiki wrapping allows you to create stunning gift presentations that are both aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly. The wrapping is a gift too!

2. Sustainable Gifting: We all know how important it is to tread lightly upon our Earth and furoshiki wrapping offers an eco-friendly alternative to disposable wrapping paper. Wrap bottles, boxes, books, and clothes and embrace sustainability while making a lasting impression with your thoughtful presents. 

3. Beyond Gifts: Yes, furoshiki are elegant and eco-friendly gift wraps but they can also be made into stylish bags and home decor. Look ultra-chic by turning your favorite scarves or fabric into handbags 

​Click the button below for all the details about this event (and a special bonus bundle) and join the furoshiki party today!

Maker's Moments
Creative Spark Online Workshop

Take a Moment to Reset and Recharge Your Creative Spirit with Six Restorative Projects

Maker’s Moments features SIX projects that don’t require a high level of concentration or a huge commitment of time. Pick them up when you feel the brain clutter starting to build up and start creating without giving too much thought to anything but the movements of your hands.

Don’t worry about finishing these under the pressure of a self-imposed deadline. We designed projects that can be picked up and put down easily without a big time commitment and without losing your place if you are called upon to save the Universe… again.
Each video tutorial includes a downloadable project sheet with written instructions and any additional pattern charts or templates needed to complete the project. 

​Special bundle option for folx new to sashiko: Purchase three of Shannon and Jason’s basic sashiko stitch courses for only $5 more!

Click the button below for all the details about the individual workshops and reclaim your sanity with a maker's moment.

​Modoko Madness
Creative Spark Online Workshop

Learn the basics of modoko, the main patterns that form kogin-zashi motifs, and how to create your own design. The possibilities are endless with kogin-zashi motifs and you’ll discover how to put your creative spin on the art form.

This course will teach you how to create beautifully simple repeating, interlocking, and continuous patterns in this fun, creative workshop. We will walk you through counting, placing, and arranging modoko—kogin motifs—with just a pencil and some graph paper.

In this beginner-friendly course, you will start by understanding how modoko patterns work and fit in with kogin-zashi needlework. Then, you’ll discover how to easily swap motifs and use existing ones to build your own breathtakingly ornate patterns. Next, we discuss how to arrange modoko and even how to create your own!
This is Kogin-zashi, Mini Workshop
Creative Spark Online Workshop
Looking for a quick overview of kogin-zashi? This is it!

Every journey begins with a first step. Take that first step with us as we introduce you to the fascinating world of Kogin-zashi. In this workshop, we explain the basics of kogin-zashi, including the tools, method of making the stitches, and introductory pattern reading.

This 25-minute introduction to kogin-zashi is the perfect way to prepare for the projects in our new book Contemporary Kogin-zashi, Modern Sashiko Beyond Filling in the Gaps. Familiarize yourself with the terminology and learn how to create your first stitches then jump right in with your first projects!

Make Your Own Furoshiki: Sashiko Embroidered Wrapping Cloth
Creative Spark Online Workshop
Join us for our workshop on Creative Spark and learn how to make this sashiko embroidered furoshiki wrapping cloth that can be used over and over again. Beautiful and eco-friendly, these cloths are fun to make and perfect for wrapping gifts for the holiday season and special occasions.

We pre-recorded this workshop so you can watch it on your own schedule as you make your own stunning furoshiki that you can use as a wrapping cloth alternative to one-use wrapping paper. If you're like us, you'll not want to part with your creation… ours is a wallhanging in our studio. Sashiko textile art!

This workshop is fully annotated with notes and tips and is closed captioned… all to make your learning experience easier. There is also a handout with the patterning for your sashiko stitches. Even if you've never done any sashiko stitching, we cover how to make the stitches needed to make this furoshiki wrapping cloth. And, as always, you can ask us questions directly on the Creative Spark platform and share your progress photos with the Creative Spark maker community.

BONUS: At the end of the video, we show you a few of our favorite ways to use your furoshiki for wrapping packages and gifts.

Don't forget, you have access for life to our classes on the Creative Spark Platform! Watch on your own time and as many times as you want.

Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Bonanza
Creative Spark Online Workshop
7 Classes

Set your creativity free with scrappy wonky versions of classic quilt blocks. Enter a magical world of wild abandon where we sew using our eyes and decision-making skills instead of store-bought patterns. In this class, award-winning designers Shannon Leigh Roudhán and Jason Bowlsby will teach you to develop the critical eye and skills needed to create your own unique, contemporary, wonky interpretations of iconic quilt blocks. Enjoy the fun of making scrappy blocks (no predetermined pattern!) that match your style and taste, with guidance on improv techniques and color choice.

The Scrappy Wonky experience inspires an OMPH of creativity and imagination. Starting with Scrappy Wonky Log Cabin block, follow a progressively wonky path through pineapples, two kinds of stars, the ever-popular Scrappy Wonky Rose, and the wild and fun Genie in a Bottle Block. Piece them together into a wall hanging, throw, or full-size quilt — it’s up to you!

Classes are sold à la carte and as a bundle. Take one, two, or three block classes that look intriguing to you; or take the entire series. Creative Spark includes a payment plan for anyone purchasing the bundle.

Each block is taught in a LIVE Zoom class with a studio audience of fellow sewists. After class, we will edit the content and folks can watch, re-watch, and learn from the recording with no expiration. No need to be present for the LIVE class and you can join at any time!

Scrappy Wonky Log Cabin AND Four Corners
​LIVE event: Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:00pm PT


This is the perfect place to start if you’ve never quilted before and an awesome place to begin your Scrappy Wonky journey. Once you get it, you’ve got it! Just don’t tell anyone how easy it was… we all have a rep to uphold!

Scrappy Wonky Pineapple
LIVE event: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

Even if you’re not a fan of the fruit, you’ll fall hard for this layered wonder of a block as it unfolds layer by layer before your eyes.

Scrappy Wonky Ninja Throwing Star
​(or friendship star)
LIVE event: Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

Okay… you’re probably saying to yourself: Hey, that looks an awful lot like a friendship star block. Sure… unless you’re in class with us and you get carried away and suddenly, you’re making Scrappy Wonky Ninja Stars because you ain’t gonna find this on the belly of a Care Bear. Just sayin’…

​Scrappy Wonky Rose
LIVE event: Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

We know this one caught your eye. Scrappy strips arranged in wonky spirals create endless possibilities for the Scrappy Wonky Rose block. Limitless variations in shape, size, and color and a construction method that becomes completely free form means no two Scrappy Wonky Roses are alike. Get carried away with the mesmerizing spirals of this stunning block. And, despite what Poison said, this one is all rose, no thorns.

​Scrappy Wonky Sawtooth Star
LIVE event: Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

​Yup… we’re tackling the quilt block that sent many a quilter into a panic attack with seemingly endless points and corners to match up. Never fear! The Scrappy Wonky way is here! We’ll show you how we create the Scrappy Wonky version of the iconic Sawtooth Star block with little or no bouts of hiding under your sewing table.

​Scrappy Wonky Genie in a Bottle
LIVE event: Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

​Whether this title brings to mind Barbara or Christina, it’s the undulating curves of that iconic bottle from whence Genie emerged that inspired this block. We’re not saying that making this Scrappy Wonky curvaceous block will make your wishes come true… but ya never know…

Putting it All Together
LIVE event: Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1:00pm PT

​The song says putting it together bit by bit, part by part, piece by piece is the only way to make a work of art and we couldn’t agree more. You’ve put the pieces together, made the bits, made the parts… now we’ll put it all together with binding, batting, and backing into a Scrappy Wonky work of art!
​Make Your Own Kogin Tree
Creative Spark Pre-recorded Online Workshop
We've had many requests for a class on making the classic Kogin Tree. Originally used for the purposes of fortifying and beautifying fabric, modern takes on kogin are becoming increasingly popular with sewing and embroidery enthusiasts around the world due to its unique and simple stitching style. One such modern adaptation is the Kogin Tree which combines basic modoko (individual kogin motifs) and larger combined motifs into a stunning representation of an evergreen tree.
 
The pattern included with the class comes in three sizes – one larger tree, and two smaller versions that can easily be framed and displayed along with your other textile art or gifted to someone special.

Recorded Classes on Creative Spark

We offer classes on the FAB Creative Spark platform! Some of them are traditional classes that were recorded ahead of time and others are classes that we taught LIVE and were recorded. Sashiko classes, garment design and making, and quilting are all part of this exciting lineup of classes. For the live recorded classes we edited the recordings to create a clean and streamlined virtual workshop. And now, enrollment in our Creative Spark classes comes with LIFETIME access. Enroll once and you're set for life. Watch when you want, as often as you want!

Check out our main instructor page at the button below.

Sashiko 101: The Iconic First Stitches
Creative Spark Online Workshop

Ever since we first set eyes on those Japanese textiles, mended and reinforced with gorgeous sashiko stitches, we have been gloriously hooked. And, now, we have an opportunity to share our passion for this handwork art form with you.
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Join us and we will start off by giving you the context for the content with a look into the history of sashiko and why the Japanese people developed this crucial skill. Then, we’ll introduce you to the foundation blocks needed to start your own sashiko journey that will culminate in your proficiency with the iconic first stitches of the hitomezashi and moyouzashi sashiko styles.

The Colors of My Pride Quilt Workshop
Creative Spark Online Workshop

Our Colors of My Pride quilt pattern is written for sizes from a lap throw to a king size quilt. If you’ve never made a quilt before or never made a quilt with this style of construction and want to try a smaller project first, we also included sizes for a 3 x 4 block wall hanging and a 4-block sampler. And, if you want a little help with the blocks or you just want to hang out with other FAB folx making their quilts, we have developed a class that will be teaching on Creative Spark where we will be making the 4-block sampler. 

The class is focused on the stacked spiral style of construction of the scrappy wonky log cabin Pride blocks and shows how to frame those blocks in the four different ways we did for our quilt. We will also cover how to assemble and finish your sampler including options for making the quilt sandwich, quilting options for domestic machines, binding your sampler using a faced binding, and two different options for hanging your work of art for display.

If you have never made a quilt before or if you are newer to quilting, you’re going to love how forgiving this method of construction is. No… really… time after time, folx in our scrappy wonky quilt classes who were intimidated by matching corners and perfect lines are thrilled with how they can sit down and, with a basic machine that sews a straight line, can create something glorious and stunning. Experienced quilters will love this style of construction both because of the freedom of expression it offers and the modern esthetic it creates. Most experienced quilt makers love the sense of play in the creation of these blocks and the resulting randomness is always a thrill… new or experienced!

Hanten Jacket Make-Along
Creative Spark Online Workshop

This iconic jacket is about to become your new go-to wardrobe staple. We don’t make the rules… that’s just how it goes once you put this on. Perfectly proportioned to fit without binding or sagging, our Hanten Short Jacket is versatile enough to wear for your everyday grab-and-go alternative to a hoodie or to dress up for work or really strut its stuff in finer fabrics at a more high-falutin-fancy-pants (yes, you heard us) event.
Once you make one, you'll want a few of them in different fabrics and colors. But let's start at start with a contemporary rendition of the traditional Hanten with boro-inspired layered patchwork and graphic lines of sashiko stitching.
First time making a garment? Have no fear! Through class sessions and course discussion rooms, we will walk you through the process from measuring yourself to making the first fabric cuts. We’ll then take you step-by-step through the details of patch placement where you can choose our layout or find one that suits your own tastes. Next, we’ll move on to the sashiko stitching that brings it all together and we’ll finish off with final construction. By the end, all that’s left to do is for you to wear your new creation with pride! 
Includes access to course videos, downloads, the Creative Spark private community, and discussion with your instructor. Your course content does not expire.

Sashiko Stitch Sampler Series
​Creative Spark Online Workshop
Whether you are looking to learn a new hand stitching craft or want to kick up your visible mending, embroidery, or quilting skills, take your first steps with Jason and Shannon and start your sashiko journey today! 

Start at the beginning and work your way through these classes and you'll be creating beautiful hitomezashi and moyouzashi sashiko stitches for your projects. As with all of our Creative Spark classes, you have lifetime access to these recordings.

So grab your needle and thread and join us today!

NOTE: If you are looking for a jump start or need to make the prerequisites for another of our more advanced sashiko classes, Rice Stitch - Hitomezashi Sashiko and Woven Bamboo - Moyouzashi Sashiko are the places to start. Once you take these two classes, you can move on to our other sashiko classes requiring a prerequisite.
The Rice Stitch is a combination of three stitch patterns that are used for visible mending, quilting, and general embellishment. This is a perfect place for beginners to start and Jason and Shannon will take you through each phase of making this stitch pattern. Once you have mastered it, they will show you examples of how to use it in your crafting and making. Whether you are looking to learn a new hand stitching craft or want to kick up your visible mending, embroidery, or quilting skills, come take your first steps with us and start your sashiko journey today!

This is the first of two classes in the Sashiko Starter Series. Once you finish this class, you will want to join Woven Bamboo. These two classes are also available as a discounted bundle!
Woven bamboo is a combination of two stitch patterns that we use for visible mending, quilting, and general embellishment and Jason and Shannon are going to take you through each phase of making this stitch pattern. And they will show you examples of how to use it in your crafting and making. Whether you are looking to learn a new hand stitching craft or want to kick up your visible mending, embroidery, or quilting skills, come take your first sashiko steps today!
Ganzezashi, also called the Sea Urchin stitch, is an iconic Moyouzashi Sashiko stitch. The visual appeal of this pattern as well as the ability to reduce or enlarge the overall pattern makes it perfect for use by itself as a panel or for embellishing garments, for visible mending, as embroidery on home décor, or as a quilting panel or an overall quilting pattern. Shannon & Jason, are back in this third in the series of Sashiko stitch courses. 

Join us for this deeper dive into Moyouzashi Sashiko and learn how to map out the lines for Ganzezashi yourself and find out how to avoid some of the common pitfalls with these types of stitch patterns so your stitches look neat and clean, and your finished project looks stunning emblazoned with this iconic stitch pattern.

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Shannon & Jason

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