Author Archives: Jennifer Ofenstein

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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.

TTMT #664 – A Tale of Two Quilts

In which I share two very different quilt top finishes and a mask made from a Ukrainian machine embroidery designer.

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TTMT #663 – Mostly Mail

In which I share some great mail from Amber, talk about visiting Alpine, TX, and share a couple of mug rugs I made on my embroidery machine.

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TTMT #662 – Binding & Blocks

In which I share 4 finishes for The Linus Connection as well as two Kingdom Hearts blocks pieced last week.

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TTMT #661 – New Project + Mail


In which I share a new project + talk about lots of great mail and a visit to Austin Creative Reuse!

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TTMT #660 – Memories in Fabric

In which I share the two finished memory quilts. Time was of the essence in this project. It’s very emotional for me, but I know it will be a million times more emotional for the family and I didn’t want to make them wait. I also talk about TTMT friends who’ve come back and some who I was lucky enough to chat with.

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TTMT #659 – Big Projects

In which I talk about the big projects I keep referring to and show one small UFO finish. Also Iliad!

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TTMT #658 – Finale, Starring Dipper (sewing room makeover #5)

In which I share the final touches of my sewing room makeover and some fabulous mail. Dipper voices his opinion, too!

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Closing Reflections

It’s been two years today since I closed my pattern shop and stopped teaching and I have had no regrets.

(If you are reading this on Facebook, the entire post is at the link.)

See the closing announcement here.

I spent about fifteen years designing, teaching, and selling: to stores, quilt guilds, magazines, & digitally. I wrote a book that was bought by a publisher and then canceled. Trunk shows, events, & classes were all part of my life. The decision to “retire” was the culmination of many things, not the least of which was my mental & physical health and the overwhelming feeling that *I* was the product. I have the utmost respect for designers who can hustle day after day, year after year. In the end, I realized I’d grown in a different direction and it was time to move on. I still love designing, I will always love quilting, and I still share my retired patterns in exchange for a small donation to a local-to-the-quilter non-profit (monetary, material, or time). (Email me with your receipt or proof of volunteering – sewhooked@gmail.com. One pattern per donation.)

My free patterns continue to be available here on sewhooked.com & fandominstitches.com.

It’s on my list for 2022 to put together a list of retired patterns. I meant to do that in 2020, but here we are.

Make what you love and if all possible, love what you do.

All the best for a safe & happy New Year.

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