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TTMT 812 – 2024 Recap (Quilty, Crafty, and DIY Show & Tell!)

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Happy end of year, my friends! As time slips into the future, I thought it would be fun to share a recap of what I worked on in 2024. I sometimes forget what I’ve done in a year. This is a good reminder to myself that I LOVE making things.

See you tomorrow for the January TTMT BOM! Happy New Year!

Complete 2024 TTMT

All of my TTMT Videos

FUNDRAISER for Miss P: There are only a couple of baskets left. Grab them before they’re gone!

I neglected to mention that the fabric basket tutorial did go up last week:

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT 811 – Twas the Night Before Christmas (a quilty show & tell)

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Hello, friends! Today’s video is relatively short; I know we’re busy this week!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P!

I neglected to mention that the fabric basket tutorial did go up last week:

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Video Tutorial – How to sew a quick & easy fabric basket

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Hello, friends! As promised in my last TTMT vlog, here is a super quick tutorial for super quick and easy fabric baskets. This is not an original idea, but it is how I assemble fabric baskets when I make them.

Supplies:
2 – 10″ x 10″ squares of quilting cotton (outside fabric)*
2 – 10″ x 10″ squares of quilting cotton (inside fabric)
2 – 10″ x 10″ squares of batting, fleece, or interfacing

All with 2″ squares cut from the left and right bottom.

*outside fabric can be one solid piece, orphan blocks, or pieced as you like.

If you want your basket to be reversible, you can hand stitch instead of machine stitching the lining.

Happy stitching!

Find more FSL assembly videos in my YouTube shorts!

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♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT 810 – Trees, Mending, & More! (a quilty show & tell)

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This week I talk about finishing up a Freestanding Lace (FSL) Christmas tree, making fabric baskets for Miss P’s study abroad fundraiser, some fabulous mending, and a fun Urban Threads in the hoop coaster!

Fabric basket tutorial will be posted tomorrow, Wednesday, December 18, 2024!

UPDATE: All Southwest Sonoma Star fundraiser quilts have been sold! WOO!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P!

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Freestanding Lace FSL Christmas Tree Assembly (an OESD design)

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Freestanding lace Christmas Tree assembly! This video is not sponsored, I just really love making machine-embroidered lace. ♥

This was a big project that included THIRTY SIX PIECES. As I mentioned in my most recent TTMT (show & tell vlog), I’ve made this design before (video below), but at the time the largest hoop my machine would take was 5″x7″ which was just a smidge too small. I didn’t realize my hoop was too small until after I’d purchased the design, and even on sale it was not inexpensive, and I was NOT going to waste it! Scaling the design down did work, but it was VERY fiddly to assemble. Full size was much easier!

My first FSL Tree, 2020 video:

The supplies I used are listed below. I’m a “use what I have” gal! Use what you have, shop online, or buy at your local quilt or craft store. Mostly have a good time! Affiliate links are marked. *

  • You will need a zig-zag machine or a strong hand-sewing needle to assemble the tree skirt.
  • Design – OESD FSL Christmas Tree #12700
  • My fabrics are a variety of green batiks and one red batik. I think the scrappy fabric adds depth, but again, I was using what I had. I precut all fabric in squares slightly larger than they needed to be and added lightweight fusible interfacing* to the back.
  • Water soluble/wash away stabilizer (I have used a variety of brands/types and I prefer the white, not clear, for FSL. Use what works best for you.)

My thread color choices:

Find more FSL assembly videos in my YouTube shorts!

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT 809 – Save the TARDIS! And a new toy… (a quilty show & tell)

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This week I talk about saving the TARDIS (cushion!!), my new-to-me almost 70-year-old sewing machine, A Very Important Fundraiser, plus a sneak peek at an in-progress project!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P!

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT 808 SW Sonoma Star + BOM! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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This week, I share Southwest Sonoma Star, a quilt kit finish, two blocks from the #ttmtbom, talk about cleaning out my fabric dresser, and share an old project back in the sewing room for mending!

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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TTMT Internet Sampler Month 8 chosen by Amber L.

My December 2024 blocks:

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♥ Jennifer O

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TTMT 807 – Quilted but not Quilts (Quilty Show & Tell)

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This week I share three finishes, two of them from my To Do list! My mojo has been good this week and I’m really hoping it sticks. ♥

Turkey Talk

designed by Jennifer Ofenstein, sewhooked.com

12″ traditionally or paper pieced block

OR 12″ x 19″ wall hanging

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
🌈

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT 806 – Heirloom Applique (quilty show & tell)

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Today I share a surprise finished quilt. It was even a surprise to me! My energy and inspiration have been loooow, but I always feel better when I am working on something, so here we are!

There are no patterns for Heirloom Applique. The original blocks were made by my great-aunt, passed to my grandmother, and then to my aunt, who gave them to me. I replicated several of the designs using my embroidery software to make machine applique, adding the cats from a drawing by my eldest kiddo. The final design was me trying to make it all work together. I hope you enjoy it!

Interested in my process? I have a playlist of all the videos that includes blocks to quilt!

I forgot to mention my newly re-released free pattern, Turkey Talk!

Turkey Talk

designed by Jennifer Ofenstein, sewhooked.com

12″ traditionally or paper pieced block

OR 12″ x 19″ wall hanging

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
🌈

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT 805 – Scatterbrained (quilty & crafty show & tell)

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A short and scattered show & tell. I hope you’re well. ♥

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥