And, we have a winner! It was a VERY close race between Quirk & The Fonz…congratulations to sciencemel and her Roaming Gnome!
A Huge, HUGE thank you to everyone that participated and everyone that voted. We had a total of 240 voters and every entry received votes, which is always great to see!
sciencemel, you’ll receive a flickr message from me regarding your prize.
And…the winner!
Quirk, my roaming gnome, dreams of home while plotting his next voyage!
by sciencemel
Pattern: Sweet Sue Tops the Tree (free pattern page)
sciencemel will receive the above prize pack: TWO autographed books: Go! Baby Quilting(signed by contributing quilter Osie Lebowitz), Treasures from the 30s (signed by author Nancy Mahoney), three fun pin-back buttons, two skeins of posh specialty yarn, a pack of sweet fabrics, and my own pattern, In a Castle AND the new additions, two fat quarters and a handful of fun buttons!
The rules were simple: make any project from a pattern or tutorial designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and take a photo of yourself and/or your project at a fun or interesting location and then post that photo to the Sewhooked flickr group!
You did that and you had FUN with it!
Enjoy the photos below, and then try to pick a favorite. It’s your job to decide how FUN and/or INTERESTING the photos are and then choose your favorite.
Please note: In cases where more than one photo of the same project was posted, the most recent entry was entered. Thanks for your enthusiasm in posting pictures!
And….here we go!
Ayyyyy, The Fonz Approves
Milwaukee, WI, USA
by kiteflyer532
Pattern: All Dolled UP
Off to Discover Electricity
by MisakiUsagi
Schenectady, NY, USA
Pattern: Four Patch Kite (free pattern page)
Relaxing on the Back Porch with Furry Company
by snowie44
Schenectady, NY, USA
Patterns: Happy Cat, House 1, Classic Spool, Hardback Book (free pattern page)
Birthday Gift
bedsheetinthekitchen
Pattern: Holiday House (free pattern page)
Harry Potter Collection
by sallyqiad
Pattern: The Project of Doom (on Fandom In Stitches)
Bicycle
by Sandy Farquhar
Ft. Collins, CO, USA
Pattern: Bicycle (on Fandom In Stitches)
Chicken Pouch
by craftytokyomama
temple on Awaji Island, Japan
Pattern: Cat’s Rooster (free pattern page)
At the Lincoln Museum (entry 1)
by enorto1
Springfield Illinois, USA
Pattern: Bridge to Rivendell (on Fandom In Stitches)
At the Lincoln Museum (entry 2)
by enorto1
Springfield Illinois, USA
Pattern: Paper Piecing Art, (Workshop Pattern from STITCHED)
Sea Turtle
by Sandy Farquhar
Ft. Collins, CO
Pattern: Sea Turtle (free pattern page)
Is That One of Us?
by Mariarose3685
Pattern: Pecking Chick (free pattern page)
Quirk, my roaming gnome, dreams of home while plotting his next voyage!
by sciencemel
Pattern: Sweet Sue Tops the Tree (free pattern page)
Snowflakes and Spiderwebs in My Front Hall
by Quiltingdragon
Pattern: Arkansas Snowflake (free pattern page)
System will accept one vote per person.
Thanks for voting!
The winner will receive the above prize pack: TWO autographed books: Go! Baby Quilting(signed by contributing quilter Osie Lebowitz), Treasures from the 30s (signed by author Nancy Mahoney), three fun pin-back buttons, two skeins of posh specialty yarn, a pack of sweet fabrics, and my own pattern, In a Castle AND the new additions, two fat quarters and a handful of fun buttons!
Winner to be announced Monday, July 9, 2012.
Good luck and thank you, thank you to everyone that shared a photo!
A
Learn to paper piece with my full-length video worshop…
This is the last weekend to receive 10% off your total purchase from the Sewhooked Shop. Ends midnight, July 1, use coupon code SUMMER2012. Offer valid here on Sewhooked and in my Etsy Shop. Not valid on Craftsy.
The non-embroidered blocks, as well as the snowball corners, came from the fabric I treated myself to after my Trunk Show. I say “treat,” but I was really restocking my stash after the frenzy of sewing in April/May.
I think I’ll add borders and make this a baby-sized quilt and save it for a gift. Goodness knows I’ve needed enough baby gifts the last few years!
Project of Doom Signature Quilt (3/12 – March) – Top pieced!* Borders added & embroidery in progress.
Granny’s Signature Quilt (4/12 – April) – Complete! I am creating a mini-bio for each person whose name appears on this quilt, thanks to a great deal of help from my mom
The Project of Doom (5/12 – May) – Complete! Look for this quilt at the AAQG‘s show in September.
In addition to creating new designs for Sewhooked and working on 12 for 2012, I’ve been able to squeeze in a little fandom stitchery! There’s no therapy quite like it for me!
Since I’ve had EQ7, I’ve been slowly going through all my old patterns (both fandom and non) and giving them an overhaul. For the most part, my goal has been to simplify the patterns and make them more appealing to others to piece, as well as less color-soaked for easier printing. After all, what’s the point of sharing if no one wants to actually make the pattern?! 😉
This week, I updated my TARDIS pattern. Both the original, and the highly simplified updated version are available for free through Fandom In Stitches.
I was particularly happy with the free-motion quilting on this one. I’ve been working hard this year to improve my technique and to expand the variety of patterns I can do.
I can’t wait to see your Summer Challenge photos! The poll will be posted on Monday…as well as a photo of the prize…which has grown a bit since it was originally posted!
The 2012 Summer Challenge is going on the entire month of June! It’s super simple, just make a project from one of my patterns or tutorials and share a photo with my flickr group. Full details and deadlines are here.
To celebrate the Sewhooked 2012 Summer Challenge, I am offering 10% off your total purchase from the Sewhooked Shop for the entire month of June. Starting right now, through midnight, July 1, use coupon code SUMMER2012. Offer valid here on Sewhooked and in my Etsy Shop. Not valid on Craftsy.
This is a super fun, super simple challenge with a fun prize!
The challenge is this… make any project from a pattern or tutorial designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and take a photo of yourself and/or your project at a fun or interesting location and then post that photo to the Sewhooked flickr group!
Photos must be posted to the Sewhooked flickr group by 8 am (CST) on July 1, 2012 and only photos tagged “2012 Sewhooked Challenge” will be included. Please include the location in your photo’s description.
July 1…. That’s one whole month to get your awesome, fun, wacky photos posted!
I will post all the challenge photos to Sewhooked during the first week of July and the winner will be chosen via anonymous poll. Please make sure sharing is enabled on your flickr photos so your photo can be included in the poll!
The winner will receive the above prize pack: TWO autographed books: Go! Baby Quilting (signed by contributing quilter Osie Lebowitz), Treasures from the 30s (signed by author Nancy Mahoney), three fun pin-back buttons, two skeins of posh specialty yarn, a pack of sweet fabrics, and my own pattern, In a Castle. I reserve the right to ADD MORE PRIZES before the July 1 deadline! Please contact me if you’d like to contribute to the prize pack!
To celebrate the Sewhooked 2012 Summer Challenge, I am offering 10% off your total purchase from the Sewhooked Shop for the entire month of June. Starting right now, through midnight, July 1, use coupon code SUMMER2012. Offer valid here on Sewhooked and in my Etsy Shop. Not valid on Craftsy.
Have fun with this…and don’t forget to say CHEESE!
Yay, congrats, Leenah!! I hope you enjoy your free magazine!
Because I can’t give just ONE thing away, I had to include a free pattern! I’m happy to announce the winner of a free copy of my pattern set, Fanciful Fairies is…
Congratulations to both of my winners! You should both have already received emails from me about your prize. As noted above, both winners were chosen via random.org.
Don’t forget to look for block #421, my own May Showers!
If you didn’t manage to score a free copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Vol. 5, it hit newsstands, quilt and craft stores TODAY!
Reminder: Today is the last day to use coupon code QUILTMAKER to get 20% off your total purchase from the Sewhooked Shop! Offer not valid on Etsy or Craftsy.
If you’re local to the Austin, Texas area, please stop by Honey Bee Quilt Store on Saturday, May 12 from 10am-Noon for my Trunk Show! There will be copies of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5 for sale at the shop and I will be giving away a wall hanging made from May Showers to one lucky visitor!
Please stop by later today for Talk To Me Tuesday and some sneak peeks of my upcoming Trunk Show!
If you’re local to the Austin, Texas area, please stop by Honey Bee Quilt Store on Saturday, May 12 from 10am-Noon for my trunk show! There will be copies of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5 for sale at the shop and I will be giving away a wall hanging made from May Showers to one lucky visitor!
Welcome, welcome to my Quiltmaker 100 Blocks Blog Tour Post! It is with the utmost pleasure that I share my block and quilt from Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5with you today!I’m celebrating by not only sharing my block and lots of fun photos, but with fun giveaways! Make sure you scroll to the bottom for details!
If you do a little bit of poking around on Sewhooked, you’ll find that I’m absolutely obsessed with paper piecing! I design my own patterns, I teach paper piecing courses both online and in real life and I am active in a number of paper piecing groups.
Just recently, I hosted the Garden Party Blog Hop, which featured a new paper pieced pattern every day during the month of April, each by a different designer!
You can also find me right each week hosting Talk To Me Tuesday, my crafty show and tell vlog!
Meet Sue. She’s a sweet little lady, heading out for the day. She takes her umbrella and then reaches out to see if it might be raining. April is over now and she’s ready for May flowers, but a few drops of rain are still falling!
How about trying May Showers in a variety of fabrics?
Just look at that sweet little hand! Don’t be scared of tiny pieces, they’re just like any other part of a paper pieced pattern, but with less stitches!
I do tend to make a mess when I work!
Quick Tip: When stitching block units together, remove the paper that is inside the same allowance after you stitch. That will keep those tricky little pieces from getting stuck when you stitch across the seams.
I was super excited when I was asked to contribute a quilt for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks that included May Showers. I ran with the very first idea I had, which was our rainy day girl leaving her house! I call this piece 100% Chance of Showers. 🙂
Sue and her house (which had to be purple!), in progress (above) and a great photo I took outside (below) before mailing 100% Chance of Showers off to Quiltmaker!
This quilt is actually four individual blocks, all created to work together! It’s made primarily of Moda Marble coordinates.
To quilt 100% Chance of Showers, I outlined the shapes of Sue and free-motion quilted in the background.
For the house, I added “siding” with stitching and quilted around the windows so the panes would stand out.
I make most of my quilt labels by ironing a piece of fabric to freezer paper and securing the top with masking tape. It works fantasticly, as you can see! To make attaching my label a bit quicker, I stitch two sides into my binding before appliqueing the rest.
Leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered to win a free copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5! Another lucky reader will win a free PDF copy of my my pattern set, Fanciful Fairies! You have until May 8 to comment! Only comments with email addresses will be included in the drawing.
Use coupon code QUILTMAKER now through May 8 and get 20% off your total purchase from the Sewhooked Shop! Offer not valid on Etsy or Craftsy.
If you’re local to the Austin, Texas area, please stop by Honey Bee Quilt Store on Saturday, May 12 from 10am-Noon for my trunk show! There will be copies of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5 for sale at the shop and I will be giving away a wall hanging made from May Showers to one lucky visitor!
If you’re in the Austin, Texas area, I would love to see you there!
Speaking of 100 Blocks…please stop by tomorrow for my 100 Blocks Blog Tour post! I will have a fun giveaway and I’ll be sharing lots of pictures of my design that is included in Vol. 5. Can’t wait!
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