Owner of sewhooked.com and fandominstitches.com. Active volunteer for thelinusconnection.org. Quilt designer, instructor, Talk to Me Tuesday founder & contributor, cat mom, and craft enabler.
In which I take five minutes from my crazy week to catch up with y’all. ❤️
I’ll be taking the next few weeks off from Fandom in Stitches. If you need help during that time, please reach out to our FiS Facebook Group. The moderators and group members are an endless resource of good information and support. The Great Pumpkin Quilt Along will continue as scheduled, but there will be fewer posts in general as we transition to our new home.
In which I talk about moving, breaking down my quilt frame, and my poor sick kitty. I failed to include that we don’t really have a diagnosis. The emergency hospital was leaning toward him having eaten something he should not have. I talked to my vet’s office immediately after recording and they want to see him first thing tomorrow.
Happy Birthday Talk to Me Tuesday, we have been crafty friends for 14 years! Today I talk about DIY, my birthday, and give away my Braided Kaleidoscope wall hanging!
In which I share two #quiltforgood finishes destined for Jewells in Albuquerque and then forget to tell you the rest of what I got up to last week, shared in a long p.s.
Don’t forget to share a video via talktometuesday.wordpress.com during April 2023 for a chance to win this mini quilt made by yours truly!
This formerly-for-sale pattern is 6″ or 10″, both sizes are paper pieced. It’s been made many times over the years, and it’s always been one of my favorites. It’s now free for you to make and I genuinely hope you enjoy it!
If you would like to support my free content like videos, patterns, and more, you can also find me on Ko-fi!
Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know! Drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.
I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!
Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥
It’s rare that I share a post on both Fandom in Stitches & Sewhooked, but today is one of those days!
By popular request, I’ve updated the Enlarge/Reduce information for rescaling your patterns. Originally, I created a chart using our most common sizes with our most commonly requested adjustments. It’s been almost 9 years since I shared that original post and the variety of sizes available through Fandom in Stitches has changed immensely!
This is not new information by any stretch of the imagination, but I did try to simplify it as much as possible and save it in a format you can come back to over and over. I’m not a math person, but I am married to one, so we had a consultation to make sure I was sharing this correctly!
For the full tutorial, including other helpful print hints, check out my post on how to Enlarge & Reduce patterns.
In which I film OUTSIDE for the first time in months and share my finished String Pieced Picnic quilt. I also share a small practice quilt and a reminder about the TTMT Anniversary Prize.
I designed my first foundation paper pieced pattern back in 2005. During that first year or two, I attempted a fairy pattern. She was a little complicated, but I didn’t know what I didn’t know, and complicated has never really stopped me anyway.
Well, as you can see, she doesn’t look great. What is even happening with that arm? 😐
While I don’t remember making the block, my much more experienced eye can see all the design mistakes as well as where my seam ripper and I spent some quality time together. I still rip seams, but I’m much better at it now. Practice, after all, makes perfect.
Fast forward a few years later, and I had another go.
She’s definitely better, but she’s still not quite right. A couple of friends tested her for me, and I was reasonably happy with this pattern, at least enough to share on an earlier version of this website.
Fast forward to 2015, and I redrafted her yet again. I was working on the reboot of The Project of Doom at the time, running my pattern company, I had a kid at home, was volunteering with the high school, and honestly, I have no idea what else. With everything else going on, I think I just forgot about her.
If you would like to support my free content like videos, patterns, and more, you can also find me on Ko-fi!
Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know! Drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.
I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and to catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!
Sewhooked 