Category Archives: paper piecing

It’s awfully quiet in here…

You might have noticed in yesterday’s Talk To Me Tuesday that I didn’t actually show anything that I’m working on.

Ehem.

There’s a mighty fine reason for that. I’ve been working on something I can’t show off just yet. In fact, I will need the all-clear from someone else before I share it.

Is that vague enough for you?

This photo is a teeny tiny sneak peek.

That’s it…I really can’t say anything else!

Back to hand stitching a hanging sleeve.

Oh, oh, could that be a clue?!

Reminder: Use coupon code QUILTMYPHONE in the Sewhooked Shop to receive the Floating Mariner instant download PDF pattern for half price as an instant PDF download with PayPal payment – completely secure shopping through E-junkie. This price is only good right here on Sewhooked during the month of February.

You can now get all my for-pay patterns via instant PDF download through Craftsy! They charge nothing, nada, zero for independent designers like me to post and sell their patterns. Having had an online store for almost two years now, let me tell you, free is not usually the way it works! It’s been hugely helpful for the teeny tiny Sewhooked budget, and if it continues to go well, there is a possibility that I will start selling my patterns exclusively through Craftsy.

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Huzzah!

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The Free Quilt Pattern page is finally, finally updated!

It took me all day to make it behave and do just what I wanted, including adding spiffy navigation on the page itself. Please take a few minutes to check it out…I’d love to hear your feedback!

The Free Quilt Pattern page now includes:

Free Patterns by myself and Guest Designers
Difficulty Ratings
Bigger Pictures
A menu at the top of the page
“Top of Page” links between each section
Blog links for individual blocks (in progress!)
Links to my free patterns on other sites
Images and Patterns automatically open in a new page

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Have a wonderful afternoon!

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I ❤ That!

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Nine Hearts

I’ve said it before… I’m a sucker for hearts!

On this lovely February Friday, I bring to you an updated collection of my paper pieced heart patterns, including 1.5″ sets for my Valentine tutorial, one newly un-retired pattern, an “I love you” (or two!) and one newbie thrown in!

New – 1.5″ heart sets, created especially for Make A Mini-Valentine!

Each sheet in this set has 12 – 1.5″ patterns for making the card in the Make A Mini-Valentine tutorial.

Includes Scrappy Heart and A Simple Heart. Click for the set.

Log Cabin Heart (5″) New!

Less Than Three (5″) Updated!

Scrappy Heart 2 (5″) Updated!

Braided Heart (5″)

A Simple Heart (5″)

Scrappy Heart (5″) Updated!

Heart with a Cause (6″)

The Linus Connection Heart (5″)

Broken Heart (5″) Updated!

multi heart quilt layout

A fun layout created in EQ7 using several of the blocks shown in this post.

ASL “I love you” (6″)

Look for changes to be coming soon to the Free Pattern page! As I update old favorite patterns and continue to add new ones, I’m working to make the page easier for you to navigate and easier for me to update. Included on the free pattern page, you will also find great free patterns that other designers have allowed me to share with you as well as my free patterns available on other websites!

If you like my free patterns, please consider supporting my site by visiting my Craftsy Pattern Shop where you will find block patterns, project patterns and pattern sets, all designed by me!

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All Dolled Up!

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Julia Catherine Amber

Julia Catherine Catherine Amber Amber Julia

Julia Amber Catherine Julia Amber Catherine

All Dolled Up Pattern Set

Oh my, have I ever been busy!

Earlier this week, a message dropped in my inbox from Ann-Marie S., asking about paper pieced dress patterns. She wants to turn her daughters’ toddler dresses into quilt blocks and was looking for patterns to help her do that.

Well, how could I resist such an adorable request?

In exchange for her idea, Ann-Marie received a free copy of this fantastically fun set of patterns, which I have dubbed All Dolled Up.

Here’s how it works:

There are three paper pieced patterns in two sizes each:

3 – 6″x6″ (6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ unfinished) patterns
3 – 9″x9″ (9 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ unfinished) patterns

The tops and bottoms are interchangeable with blocks of their own size, which gives you 18 total dress variations!

This super fun, super simple pattern set is available right now as an instant download PDF right now through The Sewhooked Shop, powered by e-junkie, for safe and secure PayPal payments.

All Dolled Up Pattern Set

$6.50 PDF Instant Download

There are three basic patterns; Julia, Catherine and Amber. The top from each dress can be paired with the skirts from the other two dresses, giving you nine different dresses!

Each pattern is also printable as a 6″ x 9″ (6 1/2″ x 9 1/2″) pattern, for a more “grown-up” effect!

Confused? Here’s an easy chart to get you on your way! The top row shows the base patterns: Julia, Catherine and Amber. The next two rows show each tops with a different skirt. For example, J+C = Julia (top) + Catherine (skirt). Easy!

All Dolled Up Pattern Set

$6.50 PDF Instant Download

How’s that for a new pattern? I’m so in love with this set and can’t wait to piece my new little dresses into a quilt!

You still have time to get the PDF download of Floating Mariner for half-price (that’s just $3!) through January 15 with coupon code BEINSPIRED.

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Homes For The Holidays

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It’s raining in Austin.

Beautiful, wonderful, life-giving rain. After a year of drought, it’s a magical sound.

Rain is not, however, conducive to taking quilt photos. I love photographing my quilts outside. This so-so photo was taken in-between showers. It’ll have to do for now because I will trade good photos for rain any day!

“Homes for the Holidays” started as a pile of cottage blocks from a 2009 swap on the now defunct All About Paper Piecing (the site is still there, but deactivated). I free-hand designed the paper pieced trees and just kept adding until the quilt top was a nice lap size!

This project made my UFO to do list for two years running: 2010 and 2011. It’s good to move it to the “completed” list!

Blocks made by me for the Christmas Cottage Swap on All About Paper Piecing, 2009.

Pattern by Tina Reed.

Quilting Detail: Custom Quilting by Rock Creek Quilts

My family always holds off on decorating for Christmas until after my son’s birthday on December 2. We had a house full of boys last night and this morning the celebration is officially over.

We’ll be decorating tonight after I spend my afternoon at Honey Bee Quilt Store for Open House for January – May classes and then “Homes for the Holidays” will officially be in circulation!

Happy Sunday!

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Heart With A Cause

P.S. I love You

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ASL “I love you”

Free 6″ paper pieced pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein

The free pattern that I have received some of the most heart-felt emails and comments about over the years is the original 5″ “ASL I Love You.”

For some time, I have been thinking I’d like to update that pattern. For one, I never gave the original a thumbnail, which kind of made me crazy. Details count, you know? I also though this one pattern should be a wee bit bigger.

I present it to you today, version two of ASL (American Sign Language) “I Love You”. This is a 6″ (6 1/2″ unfinished) paper pieced pattern, in both color and black and white for your printing convenience.

You know I can’t play with a pattern without creating some fun layouts in EQ7! What’s a girl to do with spiffy quilting software if not share ideas with her friends?

The cornerstones above were inspired by Cat Magraith’s free heart pattern.

A simpler layout, with the block as the center piece. I really like this one. I think it would make a great cushion cover!

More Free Patterns

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Have a very happy Saturday!

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Feeling Harvesty!

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Feeling Harvesty quilt layout created in EQ7

Some days, I just want to try something new.

That, my friends, is what free patterns are great for!

The “something new” in this case, is pattern presentation.

Generally, my free patterns are individual blocks presented as a 5″ pattern. 5″ patterns are easy to fit onto one page and they are easy to enlarge or shrink, if that’s your fancy. I’ve been designing 5″ patterns since the very beginning of my paper piecing adventure.

Most of my patterns are also in color because I like working with colored patterns and it’s simple enough for you to print in black and white if that doesn’t work for you.

So here’s the new part…

I have two free patterns for you today, one brand new, one an updated version of an older one. Both are presented in black in white, using texture instead of color to represent fabrics. In addition to that, each document includes 3″, 5″ and 6″ versions for creating different sized blocks.

Hey, that’s fun!

I can’t promise I’ll do this to all of my patterns, or that I’ll even do it again, but it was a fun little experiment for me and I’d love your feedback on pattern size, color and what you like best.

As ever, my free patterns are for your personal or non-profit use. Please enjoy!

3″, 5″ and 6″ Maple Leaf Paper Pieced Pattern

3″, 5″ and 6″ Pumpkin Paper Pieced Pattern (updated)

Original Pumpkin Block and pattern

The same blocks as a wall hanging.

Layout created in EQ7.

Sewhooked Coupon Craziness…good through Nov. 1!

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Let’s Talk Turkey

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It’s time to talk turkey, specifically about Turkey Talk!

So, there’s this idea I’ve had for a long, long time. It didn’t really start to take shape until after I learned to embroider for The Project of Doom. Before that time, the design was never quite right.

And then, inspiration!

My turkey was too quiet.

It was simple. He just needed a few words.

Words are a miraculous thing. Once added, I couldn’t wait to get this wall hanging made to share with you!

Turkey Talk on Craftsy

$8 – PDF Instant Download

paper piecing, strip piecing and embroidery

French Knot eye…see that embroidery is coming in handy!

Gobble Gobble? That’s what he said!

Quilting close-up. Done on my Babylock Quest

And, from the back. Guess who forgot to add a hanging sleeve? Dang it.

Why does this turkey make me so darn happy? I couldn’t say, but he really, really does!

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Hello, Sue!

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Sweet Sue has been popping up on flickr, and that makes me one happy girl! I love seeing the different fabrics everyone is using for their quilt-along!

See the original Sweet Sue Tops The Tree post

Pattern link:

–> Sweet Sue Tops The Tree – a free 12″ paper pieced pattern <–

For best results, print with scaling set to “none.”

New to paper piecing? Visit my Paper Piecing Resource Page!

See this block on Quilting Gallery.

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Did you see my newest pattern set?

Fairy Tale Femmes, now available from the Sewhooked Shop!

Remember, in honor of my participation in the Quilting Gallery’s Celebrate Christmas Quilt-Along, right now through November 1, get Holly Jolly as an instant PDF download pattern for half price using coupon code CELEBRATE or get 10% of your total Sewhooked instant download purchase instead with coupon code QUILTOBER!

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Thank you to everyone that has made Sweet Sue so far.

Happy stitching!

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