Owner of sewhooked.com and fandominstitches.com. #quiltforgood advocate. Quilt designer, instructor, Talk to Me Tuesday founder & contributor, cat mom, and craft enabler.
I didn’t do a whole lot in the sewing room over the last week, but I’m enjoying the process! Today I share the direction I’ve decided to go with my current project using the heirloom applique blocks I shared last week.
Fabric pull for my currently unnamed heirloom orphan block project. (I think I swapped one fabric from the first to second photo).
PJ pattern (also available in PDF which is less expensive)
The happiest of anniversaries to my favorite guy in the world!
Today I share an update on my permanent boyfriend, hand embroidery, machine applique, and other embroidery machine fun!
Thank you once again to my Ko-Fi supporters. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Both Sewhooked & Fandom in Stitches are currently being funded by your generous gifts!
I also had some Cricut show & tell that I completely forgot about it. Here’s a photo…
Thank you to my Ko-Fi supporters. I apologize for not mentioning you lovely people in my video. My fella’s heart procedure is later this week and I’m a bit all over the place right now. ♥
Today you find me sitting in front of my new, and possibly improved, collage wall! I’ve been busy unpacking, redecorating, and, gasp, doing some small crafts! Extra cat cameo by Dipper with a long, but totally worth it, cat cameo at the end by Iliad and Ramses. Watch for Those Eyes!
As you all know, I retired from selling my patterns in 2019. A lot of patterns were retired with me. I didn’t want to just dump them into the world just in case I wanted to do something with them someday.
Well, after lots of deliberation, I’m pleased to present one of my all-time most popular previously for-sale patterns, Quirky QWERTY Alphabet, a set of 56 easy-to-piece paper pieced patterns for a very special Free Pattern Friday!
I first shared this chunky funky alphabet back in 2015. Since then, I’ve seen these letters used in many wonderful, beautiful quilts, including several at 2020 QuiltCon here in Austin, Texas!
All I ask in return is that you use this pattern set for good. Create a positive message or a one-of-a-kind item for someone with an unusual name. Please don’t make items to sell for profit but DEFINITELY make items to make the world a better place!
The pattern includes a table of contents, a character chart for easy reference, and a link to my (free!) tutorial on resizing patterns, the full alphabet (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and lots of great keyboard characters to make emoticons, web addresses and more. See the full list below.
Included patterns are:
A-Z
0-9
Period .
Question ?
Exclamation !
Comma ,
Semi-colon ;
Colon :
Quotation Mark “
Plus +
Minus –
Slash /
Angle Bracket <
Percent %
Equal =
Asterisk *
Pound (Hash Tag) #
Parentheses (
Underscore _
Dollar (U.S.) $
At @
Ampersand &
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!
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In which I talk a little bit about un-moving, our Moving Pod making it safely back to Austin (YAY!), and some birthday gifts that were packed before I had a chance to share.
Can you spot the BIG difference in this week’s video that I didn’t think to mention?
Look! An edited video! My sound was all kinds of wonky while editing so I’m hoping it works out okay for you here.
The last week has been painting, unpacking, and just finding our footing after the last couple of weeks’ events. Sending big love and healing vibes to Jeanie! ♥
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.
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