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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 #257 – Reluctant Kitty & PoD 2014

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The following quilts and blanket were seen in today’s video and have all now been donated to The Linus Connection. I share pattern links wherever possible.

2014 04 April Linus Donation (14)

Garden Party blocks (made by me) plus two donated Stars for Linus! Pieced, quilted & bound by me.

Fleece remnant with crochet edge. Sadly, I photographed the back side, so the edge isn’t as pretty!

Tumbler quilt made from a kit at the last work day for The Linus Connection. Quilted by Osie.

Made from donated orphan blocks and Stars for Linus. Pieced, quilted and bound by me.

Made from donated orphan blocks with a few nine patches made by me to coordinate. Pieced, quilted and bound by me. Thanks to my friend Marge for the idea to use the black sashing!

Made from donated orphan blocks and donated sales samples. Pieced, quilted & bound by me.

A kit started by someone else, finished by me using fabrics I had on hand. Quilted and bound by me.

2014 UFO To Do List

HP Swap Quilt
Vintage Quilt Top
Churn Dash Quilt
~~10 Minute Block Quilt~~ – Completed & donated to The Linus Connection
~~PoD Signature Quilt~~ – Done!
TABABOM Signature Quilt
Embroidered Flower Quilt
Topsy Turvy Trees
Australia Quilt – fabric measured and organized
~~Flannel orphan blocks~~ – Completed & donated to The Linus Connection
Mustachio
~~Misc. Blocks (orphan, blog hops, etc.)~~ – Five quilts completed & donated to The Linus Connection
~~Garden Party blocks~~ – Completed & donated to The Linus Connection
NAWWAL
~~Wedding Quilt Orphan Blocks~~ – Completed & donated to The Linus Connection
80s T-Shirts

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol. 9

I totally forgot to mention that I have a pattern coming out in the next Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks! Be sure to stop by Sewhooked on April 30 for a sneak peek and a chance to win fun prizes!

PPV Prize April 2014

Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group in April and you’ll have a chance to win a copy of Quilts From 100 Blocks, Fall 2013 (includes a pattern designed by me!) as well as copies of my patterns Poppies from the Past and My Kitchen Window!

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Featured Pattern: Bicycle!, just $2.95 on Craftsy!

Something to Get Excited About!

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I’m so excited that it’s almost time for another Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks!

Due to circumstances outside my control, I missed the opportunity to submit a pattern for Vol. 8 and I really missed being part of the fantastic un that is the 100 Blocks Blog Tour.

Be sure to stop by on April 30, 2014 to see my block design and enter to win fun prizes during the 100 Blocks Blog Tour!

Beginning May 6, I will have a limited amount of signed copies available for sale in my Etsy shop.

Here’s a peek at this volume’s spectacular cover! I’m thrilled to have made the cover again…I wonder if you can guess which design is mine!?

PPV Prize April 2014

I’ll see you again tomorrow for Talk To Me Tuesday!

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Featured Pattern: Bicycle!, just $2.95 on Craftsy!

TTMT #256 – Be Charitable

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PPV Prize April 2014

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Featured Pattern: Bicycle!, just $2.95 on Craftsy!

Linus Craziness, Special Doom, Pretty Kitty and a Craftsy Sale!

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It’s been a crazy Linus Connection-filled week for me! While our actual meeting isn’t until next weekend, I have spearheaded a yarn drive to help my favorite blanket charity. We have been in serious need of yarn donations and what better place to ask for help than my online friends?

Everyone that knits or crochets will, possibly grudgingly admit that we all have balls, skeins and hanks of yarn that we are never going to use. That yarn taking up space? We can use it! The Linus Connection needs 100% acrylic washable yarn to make our child-friendly hypo-allergenic blankets for kids in need in Central Texas.

Have yarn? Drop me an email and I’ll send you my mailing address!

My basting mojo was high yesterday! I paired five orphan block quilt with backs and batting and then basted them all! One is quilted with four more to go! Each and every one of these will go to The Linus Connection when complete and a couple of these will be great big check marks on my 2014 UFO completion list!

A special shout out to Sarah from Houston. All of the batting used for these quilts came from her donation!

Yarn donations are coming in! Yarny goodness from Sarah in Houston!

Pretties from my dear friend Amber. This is the second box of yarn she’s sent!

Here’s another wonderful donation from Liza! Yarn and blankets and granny squares, oh my!

There’s a VERY special Project (of Doom!) going on over on Fandom In Stitches. It’s this week only, so if you’re a quilter, please be sure to check it out!

Rose came out of hiding to visit us downstairs earlier this week. She’s coming out of her shell little by little. The poor sweetie lived a long time in a shelter’s kennel, and all the space she has access to now is a bit overwhelming. We’ve been using a Feliway diffuser, which seems to be making all the difference!

This part of the post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links

Surprise! Craftsy has just announced a Spring Flash Sale for this weekend only! Discover huge savings on select online Craftsy classes, but for a very limited time .Visit Craftsy to reveal what classes are on sale, but hurry, this offer expires at 11:59 MT on Sunday, April 13, 2014!

Craftsy Spring Flash Sale

PPV Prize April 2014

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and get a new pattern in two sizes each month during 2014!
That’s 24 patterns for just $12!

TTMT #255 – A Little Progress & Evil Crochet

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That’s 24 patterns for just $12!

How can evil be so cute? And Cats, just because.

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Happy Saturday!

Yesterday, I crocheted the dark green Cthulhu you see her for my hubby to take to work.

Baby C has lived in on his bedside table for quite a few years now and he really wanted another to geek up his desk at work, so I obliged. Big C was relatively fast to make and just so cute! Baby C was Caron Simply Soft, and Big C was made from worsted acrylic. It was a cake of yarn, so I’m not sure what brand, could have been Bernat.

The free pattern is here.

Our new baby, Rose, is doing well. She is still mostly hiding, but I can coax her out with treats and when I do, she is so, so sweet and snuggly. For some reason, some loves my big toes and will lay in my lap with her paws on either side of one toe, like she’s holding on to it. That’s a new one on me!

She has met both Merlin and Marie, and while there had been very mild hissing, there was an initial 5 seconds of tail poufing and that was it. M & M have pretty much ignored her since becoming aware of her existence. I think once she comes out of my bedroom, they will take more interest. The door has been wide open for three days, but Rose hasn’t ventured past the door yet. I carried her to the top of the stairs and she was pretty much scared silly, so I put her down and she dashed back under my bed.

This is Merlin in a sunbeam, just because. At 16 1/2, he’s the old man of the house now. He’s had a few health issues recently, but as my wonderful vet said, he’s doing pretty good for a guy his age.

Our beautiful Marie is no longer the baby of the house, but the sassy lady. She’s very curious about Rose and I have a feeling that once the Miss R settles in, they will be excellent playmates.

PPV Prize April 2014

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That’s 24 patterns for just $12!

TTMT #254 – Less Than 10 Minutes…no kidding!

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That’s 24 patterns for just $12!

Paper Piecing Vintage: April

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Welcome April and today’s pattern, Rambling Maid …and that’s no joke!

Rambling Maid is inspired by the classic quilt block Old Maid’s Ramble.

This is a young, updated and entirely paper pieced version and I don’t thinks she’s too worried about matrimony, hence, Rambling Maid!

As with all the blocks from PPV, Rambling Maid is entirely paper pieced and both 6″ and 12″ patterns are included.

Rambling Maid, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

Like many of the PPV blocks, the pieces for Rambling Maid are easy to pre-cut with a little measuring before you start.

Save some time by following these bonus directions for the 12″ block:

Big background triangles = 2 – 6″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 4 triangles)
Outside corners = 2 – 5″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 4 triangles)
Center = 3 1/2″ square
Flying Geese = 10 – 3″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 20 triangles)
Flying Geese bodies = 2 of each color: 2 – 4 1/2″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 8 triangles, 4 in each color)
Have fun!

April is my birthday month and I have a very special favor to ask! All Paper Piecing Vintage Participants are cordially invited to share a 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt! Use fabric leftover from your PPV quilt and then just follow the directions in the pattern.

This is a very special side project to commemorate your participation in the PPV BOM. If you participated in The Project of Doom or There and Back Again, then you know that Signature Quilts are near and dear to my heart and are my favorite way to commemorate projects like this!

See the Project of Doom Signature Quilt.

Haven’t signed up for Paper Piecing Vintage yet? Registration for the entire year is just $12. That’s 12 patterns in two sizes (plus the occasional bonus, like this month!), entirely paper pieced for one awesome price! All patterns for the year so far are included when you download.

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

Be sure to stop back by the first of each month for the latest Paper Piecing Vintage block.

PPV Prize April 2014

Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends! Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long (April prized pictures above).

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my full-length workshop, shared free right here on Sewhooked!

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Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!

Monday Madness and a Winner!

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Whew, what a crazy day!

It’s the last day of the month, and I have a whole lot to share!

This is it!

Get these and more individual

paper pieced block patterns while they are just $2!

Tomorrow, these sweet little blocks

go up to $2.95 each!

We had an amazing flickr month and we a winner for this month’s prize!

Congratulations, MsMoommist!

Look for a flickr message from me on how to claim your prize!

We’ll have a new prize each month for one winner! For your chance to win, just share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group. Winner to be announced the first Monday of each month.

See the rest of this month’s AWESOME photos below:

by Barbara Colson

by Debby

by Terry Minckler

by Julia Murtha

by TweLoQ

by Rockislander

by Fran

by GheckoAZ1

by Jewelri

by Natalie Bates

by jeanm826

by Patricia McLaughlin

More awesome flickr photos:

by Julia Murtha (Two Tone Star and Hot Dog Pillowcases)

by Natalie Bates (Shamrock)

by hardhat_cat (Two Tone Star )

Each month’s set of photos just keeps getting better and better! Thank you to each and every one of you for sharing and remember, keep those pictures coming, I have more great prizes for April, to be announced tomorrow!

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

Have you Joined the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group?

I’m around to answer questions, there are special, Facebook-only bonuses and lots of wonderful new quilting friends just waiting to meet you!

For those of you anxiously awaiting the name of our newest furry family member, I’d like to introduce Rose! Her name is inspired by four of our family’s favorite fandoms: The Lord of the Rings (Samwise’s wife, Rose Cotton), Harry Potter (Rose Weasley), Doctor Who (Rose Tyler), and Homestuck (Rose Lalonde). We’ve pretty much covered all bases for all two-legged family members! Also, and most importantly, she just looks like a Rose. 🙂

See you tomorrow with Paper Piecing Vintage: April!

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Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, Just $3 on Craftsy!

Love is in the air!

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Meet the newest member of our family!

She’s approximately 1 1/2 years old and is Siamese with orange tabby markings (what a perfect mix!).

She was at my vet’s office waiting for adoption. When I asked about her, the wonderful girls there told me she didn’t have a name and she’d been very blue since she’d been there, but was very friendly and snuggly when held. The very first thing she did when I met her was to tuck her head under my chin and right into my neck. Tears sprang right into my eyes. I haven’t been chin-tucked since right before we said goodbye to Tackett.

She met Merlin and Marie through the carrier and no hissing, which is a minor miracle. She’s currently hanging out in our bathroom until she gets used to us and is here long enough not to smell “other” to M & M.

She doesn’t have a name yet, but I have an idea.

Happy Friday!

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