Category Archives: Tolkien

TTMT #825 – #ttmtbom Finish! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share the finish of our #ttmtbom and my completed event quilt! I also talk about my new YouTube channel, ⁨Backyard Jen⁩, and give a shout-out of thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters!

If you participated in the #ttmtbom and would like the machine embroidery file for the label I designed, you can reach out to me at sewhooked@gmail.com. You’ll need at least a 5″ x 7″ hoop to make this design.

FUNDRAISER for Miss P– help Jewells’ daughter with her semester in Japan!

THE FINAL POST IS HERE!!!!!!

#TTMTBOM April 2025

#TTMTBOM Pattern Archive

My new YouTube channel: ⁨Backyard Jen⁩!

My Good Omens Raggedy Rescue Makeover video is in progress! With any luck I’ll have that to you soon.

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♥ Jennifer O

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Free Pattern Friday: Sting Bookcase Block (The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings)

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

As I continue to work on the bookcase quilt for my husband, I’ve been sharing new designs here and on Fandom in Stitches, both free for your personal use.

Today I have Sting, Bilbo & Frodo’s sword featured in The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings.

This is a simplified version of the sword with space to add the optional item of your choice. I hope you enjoy! With special thanks to Carol J for testing this pattern.

The following patterns are designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and are free for your personal use. Links go to Google Docs that you can save or print. ♥

tested by Carol J

Sting Bookcase Block

designed by Jennifer Ofenstein

@sewhookedjen

10″ x 20″ paper pieced

This pattern includes space to add an optional extra item of your choice.

free for personal use only

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More TOLKIEN INSPIRED patterns on Fandom in Stitches!

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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT #824 – Ineffable Raggedies (Raggedy Rescue Show & Tell)

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This week I’m delighted to share the finish of my most recent Raggedy Rescue project, my first ever Raggedy Makeover!

Over the last few weeks, I’ve transformed two thrift store Raggedy Andys into Raggedy Aziraphale & Raggedy Crowley from Good Omens!

As mentioned in the video, I will have a process video coming soon that will include lots more details from thrifted dolls to what you see today. If you have questions about the process, let me know so I can try to include that information.


I primarily use McCall’s Crafts Pattern 8377. The pattern is out of print but you can often find it on Etsy or Ebay. If you have sewing friends, it’s worth asking if they might have a Raggedy Ann & Andy pattern. I’ve had several gems come my way from friends!

The Raggedy Ann & Andy clothing pattern shown in this video is a vintage McCalls 3002 Sewing Pattern for 15″, 20″, & 25″ dolls. I found mine on Ebay.

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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT #823 – Putting the Pieces Together (Crafty Show & Tell)

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It’s been a super busy week full of real-life stuff, but I still have some things to share! Most importantly, I’ve finished the doll body updates for my current Raggedy project! Clothes are cut out and ready to make. I also share progress for an unexpected project that landed with a crash!

I have drafted my finished Sting Bookcase Block into a cleaner, simpler pattern and I am looking for a pattern tester who can test by the end of March or early April. The design is 10″ x 20″ paper pieced (plus seam allowance). If you might be interested, please drop me an email at my Fandom in Stitches account – ofenjen@fandominstitches.com.

This is a free pattern that will be shared on fandominstitches.com & sewhooked.com. While I can’t offer compensation, testers will receive acknowledgment on my personal website, Fandom, and social media when the pattern is posted. Thanks!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT #822 – Hair Care (Crafty Show & Tell)

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I took a break from embroidery this week to wait for my hubs to choose more titles for the bookcase blocks. In the meantime, I have worked on Raggedy hair, made a thread organizer for my machine embroidery projects, and done some self care!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT #821 – TTMT Blocks & Tolkien Row! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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I’m still chug chug chugging away at the titles for my hub’s bookcase block and am really pleased with progress so far. March 1 was our next to last post for the TTMT BOM! You can find those pattern links below.

The flower vine on the Aragorn & Arwen book is from an OESD Heirloom Legacy set (plants & birds), design DC067_48. It’s from an older CD set and I could not locate it on their website.

I have been using  Embrilliance  Stitch Artist 1 to create my book titles and draw images for this quilt. Several people have asked what I’ve used to “turn” my images into embroidery, and the simplest answer is that I draw them myself in Stitch Artist 1. They are not “digitized” but drawn by me specifically as embroidery images.

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

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♥ Jennifer O

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Okay, fandom? Okay.

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Okay? Okay.

TFiOS Okay? Okay.  a free fandom pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein

Also on the Fiction & Literature page on Fandom In Stitches

I get a lot of emails from readers of both Sewhooked & Fandom in Stitches and one of the comments I receive more than any other is “why aren’t your fandom patterns on Sewhooked?”

Well, isn’t that a good question?

Back in 2012, I split Sewhooked in two when I established Fandom in Stitches. My collection of fandom patterns designed by myself and my friends had grown so huge that it was actually crashing my website. After a lot of rearranging, I eventually decided that those fandom patterns needed a home of their own.

Everything that was Harry Potter Paper Piecing, the Twilight Block of the Month (designed by Cat Magraith), and a slew of other fandom-themed patterns by both myself and my designer friends were the beginning of Fandom in Stitches.

When I split Sewhooked, I moved all those fandom patterns to make Sewhooked friendlier and easier to navigate. The unanticipated side effect is that you, my beloved and loyal readers, often don’t realize that I design for more than one website, so when I share a pattern like The Fault In Our Stars: Okay? Okay. (above), you may never see it.

10" TARDIS quilt block, paper pieced

10″ TARDIS

also on the Doctor Who page on Fandom In Stitches

So, by popular request, I have compiled my collection of fandom-themed patterns designed by me and put them together on their own page here on Sewhooked!

Each and every one is absolutely free for your personal & non-profit use.

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Harry Potter Patterns on Sewhooked

Find more Harry Potter on Fandom In Stitches

 

Find my free fandom patterns and many more by other excellent designers on fandominstitches.com. All patterns are absolutely free. All we ask in return is that you use them for personal & non-profit use only. We wouldn’t say no to sharing your photos either!

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Black and Green

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The Black Gate of Mordor

 

So, I’ve been doing SOME THINGS!

Something I’ve been sitting on for quite some time until it was released on Fandom In Stitches is The Black Gate. I took a bit of artistic licensed with the design, because as any Tolkien reader will know, you can’t actually see Mt. Doom from The Black Gate. But hey, I really wanted the mountain in my quilt, so there it is!

You can get the pattern for free as part of Not All Who Wander Are Lost, a Lord of the Rings Block of the Month hosted by Lilja over on Fandom In Stitches.

 

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In other related Fandom In Stitches goodness, the #tfios Design Challenge is underway! If you’re a John Green reader and enjoy designing, please do check it out! We’d love to have you participate and share your designs inspired by The Fault in Our Stars, which I would venture to say is one of the best books I have ever read.

Challenge details are right here.

Momma's got a brand new bag!On a personal crafty note, I finished a project for myself that I’ve been wanting to tackle for a while. This spiffy little bag  was made for a special reason and was created entirely out of fabric I had on hand, some of which were just scrappy bits and pieces. It fills a need for me that I’ve wanted to do something about for quite some time. I’ll talk about it more on next week’s TTMT!

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All that Glitters is FANDOM!

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Have you heard the news?

Lilja is hosting Not All Who Wander Are Lost, a Lord of the Rings block of the month and the follow-up to There and Back Again, over on Fandom In Stitches!

There will be a new post the first Friday of every month in 2013 and the very first post when live yesterday!

Lilja rounded up SEVEN talented designers to participate, myself include.

I am absolutely thrilled to watch Fandom In Stitches grow and was more than happy to have such a talented friend and fellow-designer head up this year’s biggest Fandom In Stitches event!

Why are you still here? Go check out FiS for the first three patterns and to see the gorgeous blocks they make!

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There and Back Again

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We have traveled There and Back Again and this journey, at least is complete!

The quilt top above is my version of the There and Back Again (TABABOM) project designed by myself, Lilja Björk, Schenley Pilgram and Michelle Thompson and presented through Fandom In Stitches.

I used all Stonehenge Fabrics from Northcott to create my TABABOM quilt top. I already have quilting plans so that my own TABABOM journey will be truly complete!

I can’t tell you what an honor it was to get to work with these three talented ladies. When I first approached them about the project, it t was just an idea. A Hobbit Block of the Month. They all enthusiastically joined in and we all worked out how many blocks, what blocks, who would design each and agreed on a layout. Without them, this project would not be what it is!

The Lonely Mountain, TABABOM Block 13

The Final Block, The Lonely Mountain

 

If you are a Tolkien fan, or just love beautiful quilts, check out our final TABABOM post. It includes block 13, The Lonely Mountain, designed by yours truly as well as photos of each of the quilts created by the designers.

All patterns for TABABOM can be found on Fandom In Stitches.

You’re wondering how we can possibly top this? Lilja is organizing a year-long Lord of the Rings Block of the Month with multiple designers, faces old and new to FiS, to continue the journey. Not All Who Wander Are Lost will be presented through Fandom In Stitches starting January 2013. How exciting is that?!
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