Category Archives: sew awesome award

It’s Bigger On The Inside

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Free TARDIS paper pieced pattern, designed by me
and tested (as shown) by the ever awesome Shae.

Oh, fandom quilting, how do I love thee?

Bigger on the inside, that’s how!

In a fit of I Am A Fan, I made this a highly detailed TARDIS. I designed this pattern to be a 6″ block, but I would recommend enlarging it even bigger to work on, just for sanity’s sake. Shae made her’s 6″ and it worked out beautifully.

TARDIS Pattern

Why is the pattern purple? No idea. I drafted it back in May of 2009 and then it got lost amongst my files. When I unearthed it a couple of weeks ago, I realized it just needed numbering and separating. My guess is I had some really good wine and thought the purple was blue…

Need more Doctor Who?

dalek pieced by stephanie t

How about a Dalek quilt block?

Sample pieced by Stephanie T

Or a fandom tee?

More hardcore fan, you say?

Tardis Door Mural

Need even more DW? Check out crafty_tardis on Livejournal and the Doctor Who crafts flickr group.

Happy crafting!

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sew awesome: The Princess

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Being blessed with friends the way I am, I guess it’s no surprise that I have royalty on my side!  This sewhooked Sew Awesome award is looong overdue and well deserved.

When I put the call out for for help with blankets for Linus, The Princess, aka Amber of Amber’s Originals, not only made and donated blankets to The Linus Connection, my favorite charity, she designed this brand new pattern just for Linus!

And then she posted it for everyone to share…for free.

made by hp5freak

The Texas Brick Blanket, from Amber’s Originals

I’ve been working on my very own version of this awesome blanket.  The technique is different than anything I’ve ever crocheted and I just love the way it’s turning out!

Texas Bricks in progress

My version, in progress.

Amber, you ROCK, thank you for sharing!  See more of Amber’s original, creative and downright cool work here.

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.

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sew awesome: HP Quilter & Crafter Abby

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I’m always excited to receive emails and photos when someone has made something from a pattern or tutorial that I created. Imagine my excitement when I received a video instead! This particular video is extra special because it’s about my favorite two things, Harry Potter and quilting. That’s not even the best part. The quilt was made by a teenage quilter, Abby!

Thanks to her mom, Franci, for sharing her videos.

Abby, your quilt and HP clay people are amazing.  Please accept the sewhooked Sew Awesome Craft award for your sheer awesomeness and creativity!

Be warned, I’m posting this everywhere because it is AWESOME!

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.

sew awesome: Knit Baby Brainiac Blankie

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I have a best friend and she is made of Win and Awesome.

She is, really!

We’ve been friends since college and have loads in common, not the least of which is crafting. The only real problem is that she lives too dang far away!

Fortunately for me, last summer she decided to spend her well-earned vacation visiting my family, so she told her hubby goodbye for the week, loaded up her daughter, and drove the 13 or so hours it takes to get to Albuquerque to Austin.

That’s love, baby.

While she was here, Julia (Jewells to me!) was working on the blanket she named Baby Brainiac.  It’s a knit, high contrast, black & white log cabin blanket of awesome.   I just know the family she gifted it to must have loved it, because it is just that cool!

Am I a bit biased because she’s my bff?  Yeah, probably, but hey, it’s my blog, so I can pick her project as a sew awesome craft if I wanna!  😀

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Baby Brainiac Blanket Pattern

Find more fun (and free!) knit patterns at Julia Makes Stuff and make sure you tell Jewells just how awesome she is while you’re there!

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.

sew awesome craft: archerpren’s “recipe” for crochet straps

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Without a doubt, my most popular crochet project to date is the Yarn Ball Cozy (on ravelry).

The uberamazing Convivial Crafter, Pren has taken the project to a whole new level and made it ultra-portable by adding a crochet strap.  Instead of writing a pattern, she’s created a two flexible “recipes” that you can use to create straps for the Yarn Ball Cozy or for any bag.  I suspect her straps would also make a pretty awesome belt!

Pren’s Recipes For Two Straps

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Everyone needs a Yarn Caddy to represent their house, dontcha know!

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Another adorable variation.

Pren should probably receive an award for making this project the most.  The last time I checked, she had four Yarn Caddies under her belt.  She is also an accomplished designer, having some seriously cool project designs on her various blogs.  Check out her Ravelry Designer Page (I especially love her Ribs and Ridges Hat) and her AWESOME Harry Potter themed crafty blog, Wilcox Wizard Wears, where you can see her AMAZING Beauxbatons student costume.

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.

sewawesome craft: Doctor Who Stencils

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I’m a fan girl, you all probably know that by now.  Sci-fi, fantasy, books, movies, telly, music…I just can’t help myself!  My favorite things are just so craftable!

You all also know that I LOVE (capital letters!) stencils.  LOVE.  Stencils are a crafter’s dream medium.  They’re easy, cheap and almost instant gratification.  Almost. 😉

One of the most versatile crafters I know is craftylilthing and her daughter K.  They’re a mother/daughter craft team that have tackled just about every kind of craft you can imagine.  We have loads of fandoms in common, not the least of which are Harry Potter, Doctor Who and Redwall.  What’s not to love, right?

She’s made not one, but two fabulous Doctor Who themed stencils and shared them with the world.  That, my friend, is crafty awesomeness!

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TARDIS Stencil along with information about Freezer Paper

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Adipose Baby Stencil

Crafty? Like Doctor Who?  Check out Doctor Who Crafts on flickr!

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.

sew awesome: Etch-A-Sketch Frame

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Here I am, ready to admit it.

One of my favorite people and favorite crafters is the amazing Shae.   She is known around the Harry Potter fandom as Dolores Umbridge, in which guise she’s even shown up in Movie Magic Magazine.

Shae is a Guest Designer of paper pieced patterns on sewhooked, and one of the two people I have entrusted to test the patterns for the quilt book I’ve been working on.  She’s a genius at cross-stitch (especially the not-your-mom’s subversive stuff) and she constantly pushes her own personal limits by not only taking on new crafts, but conquering them.

Shae, I think, just might be an evil genius.  She has a heart of gold when it comes to her friends, but I’m not telling anyone that.

When it comes to crafting, she is Awesome.  Like a hundred billion hot dogs.

Now, she has shared an AWESOME tutorial for my new favorite thing she’s made, the Etch-A-Sketch frame for her fun Etch-A-Sketch embroidered doodle.

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Etch-A-Sketch Frame Tutorial by Shae

Have I fangirled enough?  Maybe, but if you know anything about Shae, you know I’m not exaggerating a word!

If you make a Sew Awesome Craft or any pattern, craft or recipe from sewhooked,  I’d love to see a photo.  Email me or add it to the sewhooked flickr group.