Thanks for stopping by!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Fanciful Fairies (Paper Pieced BlockSet)
6 Blocks to Paper Piece, just $7 on Craftsy!
It’s been crazy cakes around my house this week!
My high schooler is back to school, doing what 16 year olds do and my college freshman hit the road and is now back in the dorm, ready for her second semester as a college woman. How did my kids get so grown up? This is a mystery I will never solve!
Paper Piecing Vintage has been amazing so far, with lots of beautiful blocks and fantastic participation in the facebook group.
The crazy mistake I found during this week’s Talk To Me Tuesday has now been rectified. Whew! Now I just need backing fabric to finish up this little quilt of orphan blocks for The Linus Connection.
As You Wish, the Princess Bride quilt and stitch along that I’m organizing on behalf of Fandom In Stitches, starts next Wednesday and has been keeping me busy every minute in between!
Quilting is my job and my hobby, what can I say?!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Fanciful Fairies (Paper Pieced BlockSet)
6 Blocks to Paper Piece, just $7 on Craftsy!
In this video:
Drop by Fandom In Stitches tomorrow for a special As You Wish announcement!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!
Last week, I shared an open invitation for those of you playing along with Paper Piecing Vintage to share photos of your blocks with the Sewhooked flickr group and BOY did you come through!
Every version of the PPV January block, The King’s Crows is different and wonderful! I love seeing your fabric choices and speculating as to how your finished quilts will look.
One of the best parts for me is seeing so many familiar names. Thank you, friends, for being part of my first ever paid BOM and helping to support both Sewhooked and Fandom In Stitches. You all ROCK!
This first block was pieced by Amber! Amber is The Official PPV Pattern Tester. She tries every pattern before it goes live to double check that my instructions make sense and that everything prints correctly. She also puts up with endless texts about the crazy ideas that spill out of my head. She deserves a cookie factory just for that!
This block is by Jewells, my best girlfriend for the last 20 years. Despite totally not having time to BOM with us, she’s doing it anyway. She is by for the most supportive BFF a girl could have!
By TweLoQ, fellow designer over on Fandom In Stitches. She’s created her own layout for her PPV blocks!
These next blocks were shared by other PPVers, most, if not all of whom are part of the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook group.
The joy I get from seeing your blocks is wonderful!
Thank you to each and every one of you for sharing!
by gheckoaz
by joygoldplanet
by MsMoomist
by Lunaneela
by Stephanie Zito
by dawnelvis
Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long! On January 27, I’ll be giving away one autographed copy of Quilts from 100 Blocks, which features one of my patterns, Corn Maze!
In the case that the winner already has a copy, I will happily substitute a prize of equal value.
Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!
Have you Joined the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group?
I’m around to answer questions, there are special, Facebook-only bonuses and lots of wonderful new quilting friends just waiting to meeting!
I’ll be back tomorrow for my first Talk to Me Tuesday of 2014. I hope to see you then!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!
On January 1, I shared the very first block in Paper Piecing Vintage: The King’s Crows.
Paper Piecing Vintage is a block of the month and there are 12 blocks in the quilt, but there’s no reason that each block can’t feature in a quilt of it’s own!
I had lots of fun playing with this idea for each month’s design and will share those with you as the year goes along.
Enjoy these ideas for fun layouts, all using the 12″ version of January’s PPV block.
And, in case you wonder…
Vintage-inspired patterns on white with cornerstones.
Blue and Black, one of my favorite combos!
Blue and Yellow: hello, sunshine!
There must be purple. Always purple!
This one makes me think of ice, and I LOVE the floating cornerstones!
Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!
Have you Joined the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group?
I’m around to answer questions, there are special, Facebook-only bonuses and I am happy to help you figure out your colors!
Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long!
I’ll be back on January 7 for my first Talk to Me Tuesday of 2014! I hope to see you then!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!
Happy New Year!
Let’s get this year started right: with fabric and fun!
Introducing The King’s Crows, the very first block from Paper Piecing Vintage, my very special Block of the Month with patterns available exclusively through Craftsy!
The King’s Crows is inspired by a hand-pieced, hand drawn block by the same name that I found in a quilt catalog from the 1800s.
As with all the blocks from PPV, The King’s Crows is entirely paper pieced a both 6″ and 12″ patterns.
Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!
Haven’t signed up for Paper Piecing Vintage yet? Registration for the entire year is just $12. That’s 12 patterns in two sizes, entirely paper pieced for one awesome price!
The King’s Crows, designed & pieced by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)
Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!
Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group and piece with friends!
Join me every Tuesday in 2014 for Talk to Me Tuesday and the first of each month for the latest Paper Piecing Vintage block!
Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long!
A very happy New Year, my friends…let’s make this quilt (and many more!!)!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!
Shhh! I’m still on vacation, but I just had to pop in and remind you that today and tomorrow are your LAST days to register for Paper Piecing Vintage and pay only half price!
That’s 24 patterns (12 patterns in two sizes) for just $6!
Already registered? Not to worry, the block of the month file will be updated with the January pattern shortly after midnight on January 1. You can then download, print and get stitching!
After January 1, new registrations will be $12.
Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group and piece with friends!
Have Christmas money to spend? There are some awesome clearance deals over on Craftsy! I’m looking at the fat quarter deals. Yum!
There will be no Talk to Me Tuesday until next week while I finish up the wonderful holiday I’ve been spending with my family. I’m looking forward to coming back happy and refreshed and ready to share Paper Piecing Vintage, to see how far I made it on my 2013 To Do List and to a generally wonderful 2014!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!
A very merry Christmas and warm holiday wishes to all of my lovely readers!
Thank you for visiting as I shared crafts and goodies from my family’s Christmas.
I have just a few photos to share today and I hope they bring you a smile!
This is Marie, enjoying our Christmas quilt.
This is Merlin, sitting in my lap while I enjoy our Christmas quilt! I love the way the light caught his white whiskers. 🙂
Time is ticking away… Paper Piecing Vintage is just $6 through Dec. 31, 2013. You get 12 patterns in two sizes (that’s 24 patterns!) for just one payment. On Jan. 1, the price goes up to $12, so don’t miss your chance to register at half price!
Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group and piece with friends!
Still looking for the perfect gift? The Craftsy class sale has been extended one more day! Save up to 50% on classes through 12/25. Up to 50% Off Classes Today Only!
There will be no Talk to Me Tuesday today and I’ll be taking a small break from online life so I can spend time enjoying my family over the holidays.
I hope that you, too, will be spending quality time with people you love, whether they be family or friend, and you’re together or chatting online.
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Some of my favorite, and most abundant ornaments are those made by kids. We have ornaments made by my kids, by kids I watched after school (something I did almost the entire time my kids were in elementary), some made by children of our friends and even a few made by my sister when she was a kid.
This felt star was part of a fundraising event my daughter’s Girl Scout troop took part in many years ago. Volunteer moms made the stars (myself included!) and the girls stitched the buttons on.
This pipe cleaner snowflake was the craft project from my daughter’s first grade class’ winter party. Remember that comment a few posts ago about my having been a room mom for many years? This was a project I came up with. The kids followed directions beautifully!
I have several stuffed Christmas balls on my tree that were made by my sister when she was around 12 or so. They’re all hand stitched and stuffed with a different fabric on each side.
This little guy is a mouse made by my daughter when she was probably 4 or 5 years old. He’s felt and marker with a couple of popsicle sticks glued to the back for support.
I saved this one for last. My son had an absolutely wonderful kinder teacher, Mrs. K. She had a variety of these wall hanging designs based on what holiday the children celebrated. She helped the little ones make this very special gift for their parents. The wreath is made of his wee 5 year old hand prints. The holly berries are thumbprints.
We learned just last year that Mrs. K had passed away when we received a Christmas card from her daughter with a very sweet note in it. Prior to that, we had sent, and received, a card from this most exceptional of ladies every year.
Have a yummy recipe! This is my favorite Shortbread recipe and is from Farm Journal’s Best-Ever Cookies, 1980. I’ve never had a bad recipe from this book and highly recommend it.
Stop back by every day between now and Christmas as I share crafts and ornaments that are special to me and my family.
Do you have special quilted items just for Christmas? Tell me in comments, I’d love to hear!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Pre-registration for Paper Piecing Vintage is half-price during December!
Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group and piece with friends!
The holidays would not be the same without quilts. There are quilted items all over my house, but we have the special Christmas ones out just once a year.
My hubby and I have been using this Christmas tree skirt, made by my mom, since 1994. It’s adorned every tree, each year we’ve been married.
This Christmas tree wall hanging was also made by my mom and given to us the same year as the tree skirt. Here it is hanging in or downstairs.
This is the one and only Christmas quilt I’ve made that is larger than a wall hanging! We put it away during the year and bring it out at Christmas. This is our third year to enjoy snuggling under the quilt I dubbed “Homes for the Holidays.”
This awesome stuffed Santa being snuggled by Marie was made by my mom for the first Christmas my hubby and I spent together.
His place of honor is the rocking chair. He proudly sits there every year, often with a kitty in his lap. He looks pretty good for a 19 year old Santa!
Speaking of Santa, he took a ride down my street earlier this week!
Stop back by every day between now and Christmas as I share crafts and ornaments that are special to me and my family.
Do you have special quilted items just for Christmas? Tell me in comments, I’d love to hear!
Craftsy | Etsy | Facebook | SHFB | Flickr | Twitter | Pinterest| Bloglovin
Pre-registration for Paper Piecing Vintage is half-price during December!
Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group and piece with friends!
Sewhooked 