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About Jennifer Ofenstein

Owner of sewhooked.com and fandominstitches.com. #quiltforgood advocate. Quilt designer, instructor, Talk to Me Tuesday founder & contributor, cat mom, and craft enabler.

Free Pattern Friday: I hear there’s a football game?

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

I’ll be completely honest with you and let you know that I’ve never really been a sports fan. My youngest kid was a marching band guy and I went to a LOT of games, enough to learn that what I did while there was watch the musicians and the crowd!

That said, a lot of people I care about LOVE sports, so for those of you who fall into that category, I have a round-up of some of my football-inspired patterns from over the years!

Whoever you are rooting for, I hope it’s a good game!

The following patterns are designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and are free for your personal use. Links go to Google Docs that you can save or print. ♥

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Go Team, 10″ paper pieced

Go, Team! is 10″ paper pieced (10 1/2″ with seam allowance), and can be made in whatever team colors that best suit your purpose. My version was made in school colors for my eldest child. 🙂

Simple Football 

5″ paper pieced

Football With Laces

5″ paper pieced

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♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #765 – Orange Hair, Don’t Care

This week finds me recovering from a nasty head cold. I’m mostly better but still a little stuffy. I’ve got an update on a new Raggedy tutorial as well as the finished handprint rescue that I shared last week.

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Raggedy Rescue: Adding New Hair

Raggedy Rescue: Adding New Hair

Welcome back for a new Raggedy Rescue Tutorial! This time I’ll be adding hair to the gal I cleaned up in my last video. If you enjoy this video, please consider liking and subscribing. I hope to see you next time!

BIG thanks to my Ko-Fi members for supporting my content. ♥

I used and/or mentioned a couple of products in this video. I do not have any sponsorships, all items were gifts or purchased by me. Get them at your local shop or find them here:

At the time of this writing, there were a couple of the Raggedy Ann & Andy patterns like I’m showing here available on Etsy.

More stuff:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Happy 10th YouTube Anniversary, Paper Piecing Art!

Posted to YouTube on January 31, 2014, Paper Piecing Art is sitting at 92k views today; it’s the video I still get the most comments on!

I was originally contracted to record this as a multi-part online class. When the rights to the video reverted to me, I put the whole thing on YouTube. I have no regrets!

It makes my heart especially happy to hear from brand new quilters who used my workshop to learn to paper piece because of something they saw on sewhooked.com or fandominstitches.com. ❤️

Did you learn to paper piece from my workshop? I’d love to hear from you!

It has genuinely been my great honor to introduce so many people to the love of foundation paper piecing.

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Want to learn? The young lady in the video is happy to teach you!

Print Waiting for Rainthe free pattern used in the video above.

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #764 – Big Ships & Buttons

Today I share long overdue progress on my Star Trek Row Along quilt, button organization, a Valentine, and a Raggedy update. I hope to have another Raggedy video to share soon!

The stain remover I used was Carbona Stain Devil for Coffee and Tea. It’s available wherever you buy your laundry detergent. White Brite is the product that bleached out the embroidery floss. Consider yourself warned! 😛

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – Spread the Love!

Some of my favorite things to play with over the years have been hearts, love, and general happiness!

With Valentine’s Day coming up, it seemed like a good time to share some old favorites. I’d love to see what you can do with these in modern fabrics. If you make any of these, please do share!

All patterns were designed by me and are free for your personal & non-profit use.

Need paper piecing help? I’ve got you!

First, we have some complete quilt patterns:

Big  Heart Quilt, 44″ x 49″, tradionally pieced
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Cross My Hearts, Blocks – 6” & 12” paper pieced, Quilt As Shown in pattern 58” x 58”
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Cross My Hearts as a blocks – 6” & 12” paper pieced, Quilt As Shown in pattern 58” x 58”
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Mug O’ Love, 5″paper pieced
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Woven Heart, 6″ paper pieced
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Heart With A Cause, 6″ paper pieced
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A Simple Heart, 5″ paper pieced
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Log Cabin Heart, 5″ paper pieced
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Cupid’s Arrow (a heart pattern), 3″, 5″, or 8″ paper pieced
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Braided Heart, 5″ paper pieced
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Less Than Three, 5″ paper pieced
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Scrappy Heart, 5″ paper pieced
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Scrappy Heart 2, 5″ paper pieced

Fun Fact! Scrappy Heart 2 resulted from a Photoshop design tutorial I shared on YouTube 14 years ago! If you’re interested, you can find Part 1 and Part 2 on my YouTube channel. I currently design in EQ8, but the principals are the same.

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Hearts Go Round, 10″ paper pieced

Just need a hug? How about a virtual hug?

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Virtual Hugs, 6″ or 12″ paper pieced
ASL I Love You v2, 6″ paper pieced

And, in case you’re not feeling the Valentine’s love, a Broken Heart for anyone who needs a little therapeutic sewing. ♥

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Broken Heart, 5″ paper pieced

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #763 – This & That

This week finds me with the first progress on my Star Trek Row along since 2019, a new-to-me Raggedy in desperate need of rescuing, and a few other updates.

In case you’re curious, my Raggedy Rescue video from last week:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Raggedy Rescue: How I Clean my Raggedy Ann & Andy Rescue Rag Dolls

Hello, friends!

Today I have a bonus video for you explaining how I clean my Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls for my #raggedyrescue projects. This is prep and cleaning only. If you’d like to see more, drop me a comment!

Please note that this is the way I do it. I strongly believe that Raggedies are meant to be loved and if they can’t be washed, they can’t be given to a child. ♥

BIG thanks to my Ko-Fi members for supporting my content!

I mention several products in this video. I do not have any sponsorships and purchased these myself. Get them at your local shop or find them here:

More stuff:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #762 – So Many Things!

This week finds me with a few finishes, a new quilt top, and the resurrection of my Star Trek Row Along, plus some fun odds and ends.

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #761 – There and Back Again

This week, I share my first UFO finish of the year and discuss the next UFO I’ve been working on.

Enid & Wednesday’s Stained Glass Window, free on fandominstitches.com
designed by Jennifer Ofenstein, tested by Roxanne Ludwig

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥