Hardcopy patterns cometh!
And there was much squeeing and throwing of a leftover selvage.
Links and info for hardcopy patterns coming soon!
IRL Patterns
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Author Archives: Jennifer Ofenstein
Tree Trimming
finished size 14 1/2” x 21 1/2”
Tree Trimming is my newest project pattern, hot off the presses earlier this week (and I do mean hot…our a/c has been out for over two weeks!).
With just 1/2 a yard background fabric and scraps of greens, reds, blues, yellows, pinks and purples or a charm pack or even fat eighths in the colors of your choice, you can put together this sweet wall hanging that combines tradition with whimsy.
Perfect flying geese are easy peasy with pre-cutting instructions and paper piecing. The tree itself can be evocative of winter, Christmas, or any other time of year depending on your fabric choices. How about a version all in batiks? Primary colors? So many options!
Tree Trimming is now available in the Sewhooked Shop for just $8 as an instant PDF download with PayPal payment – completely secure shopping through E-junkie!
I will be teaching a class using Tree Trimming in November at the Honey Bee Quilt Store in Austin, Texas. Click here to register online.
Want to learn to paper piece? Check out my free paper piecing resources and text tutorial or take my Introduction To Paper Piecing class at Honey Bee Quilt Store!
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TTMT #69 – In Which I Manage To Not Complain Too Much (even though I really want to)
If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked, I’d love to see a photo. Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.
Happy crafting!
Fabric Friday
Free Pattern: Simple Kites
One of my most rewarding past times is volunteering for The Linus Connection, so when a friend asked me to design a simple paper pieced kite that would be easy to incorporate into quilts for Linus, I eagerly accepted.
Of course, I couldn’t create just one pattern! Having more adds variety. When I was done, I had the Four Patch Kite and it’s reverse and the Simple Kite and it’s reverse. Each block prints at 6″ x 8″, so it’s easy to make a nice large block by adding sashing, or, keep it as is and sprinkle a kite here and there through your quilt!
Please do take print these patterns and use them for your own non-profit group, or make a sweet summer quilt for a child that you love!
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Happy stitching!
Wordless Wednesday
TTMT #68 – Live from the Gryffindor Common Room
If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked, I’d love to see a photo. Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.
Happy crafting!
Floating Mariner
The Floating Mariner, by Jennifer Ofenstein (hey, that’s me!)
It’s always fun for a quilt designer to play with a traditional block. I really enjoy stars and Mariner’s Compass is an all-time favorite for it’s striking geometric design.
A number of students in a class I taught earlier this year urged me to add a Mariner’s Compass to my class rotation. I loved the idea and decided that if I was going to include a Mariner’s Compass, I had to go all the way and create my own version to share with my students!
When I started drafting my pattern, I was unsure what direction I wanted to take with such a traditional block. After some trial and error, the Floating Mariner emerged. I love how the smaller stars echo the center motif. Taken singly, the block is a stunning 16″ wall-hanging. Combined with more Floating Mariners, a stunning quilt layout emerges.
Detail of Floating Mariner, with echo quilting…my favorite!
Use it as a single block for a wall hanging, or make multiple blocks for a breathtaking quilt!
The Floating Mariner is now available in the Sewhooked Shop for just $6 as an instant PDF download with PayPal payment – completely secure shopping through E-junkie!
4 blocks x 4 blocks, using The Floating Mariner
approximately 62″ x 62″
The PDF download includes paper pieced patterns and piecing instructions for the Floating Mariner block. The block is simple enough for an advanced beginner to tackle, but rewarding for quilters of all skill levels!
Now available through the Sewhooked Shop as an instant PDF download with PayPal payment (completely secure shopping through E-junkie!).
$6 – PDF Instant Download 
Want to learn to paper piece? Check out my free paper piecing resources and text tutorial!
Shop Sewhooked and help keep the free patterns free!
Add your Sewhooked-related photos to my flickr group and you might be featured in a future post!
Happy crafting!
Wordless Wednesday
TTMT #67 – Way Back Crafts
In which I show a couple of new projects, get nostalgic and am interrupted.
If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked, I’d love to see a photo. Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.
Happy crafting!
