The Project of Doom – End of Days Challenge

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Fandom In Stitches is the child of Harry Potter Paper Piecing and Sewhooked. Without the fabulous quilters and designers that came together through HP Paper Piecing, FiS would just not have been possible.
The last big project I hosted on Harry Potter Paper Piecing was The Project of Doom. I did not name it that because it was even remotely scary, but because it was my Last Big Potter Project. The End of Days? The last challenge presented to the group, and a chance to win free quilting from official quilter of both Harry Potter Paper Piecing and Fandom In Stitches, Rock Creek Quilts.
The following 11 quilts were finished in time for the End of Days Challenge, and there are many more in progress!
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pieced by Bill Y.
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/celinecPoDquilt.jpg
pieced by Celine P.
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Dot C.
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pieced by hp5freak
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pieced by Karen G.
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/mariarose3685podquilt.jpg
pieced by MariaRose3685
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/misha29PoDquilt.jpg
pieced by misha29
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/mommyxsixPoDfinish.jpg
pieced by mommysix
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/schenleypPoDquilt.jpg
pieced by schenleyp
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/shaebayPoDquilt.jpg
pieced by shaebay
https://i0.wp.com/i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae176/hppaper/2011/Project%20of%20Doom/Completed%20Tops/woozelmomPoDquilt2.jpg

pieced by woozelmom

Do you want to know who won the free quilt job? Click here to find out!

You can find the Project of Doom pattern archive right here on Sewhooked!

…and…

even MORE free Harry Potter Patterns, on Fandom In Stitches!

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TTMT #129 – Invasion of the Ugly Quilt

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My Memories Giveaway – The Winner!

Well, how much fun has it been getting to chat with you all about the album themes you like from My Memories, all the while knowing that you might win some awesome software?

I don’t know about you, but I thought it was pretty darn fun! If you enjoyed it, let me know, because we have the opportunity to do this again in the future. Fun, huh?

And now, my super-secret, high-tech, new-fangled way of choosing winners.

Or not, but this is the best, most fair way I’ve found to do this!

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Without further ado, the winner of the My Memories Free Software Giveaway here on Sewhooked is Adrith! You can see at a glance my super-futurist method of choosing a winner. 😉

Adrith wins a free download of the My Memories Software Suite! Woo!

Did I mention that I love giving away free stuff??

If you remember, in order to be entered to win, all you had to do was leave a comment on my original My Memories post about one of the album template themes from the My Memories website that you liked.

Adrith chose A Touch of Fall.

A Touch Of Fall Album Theme

You all chose fantastically fun themes, here are some of my favorites from your choices:


Awesomeness, chosen by Sunni


Beautiful Blue chosen by charminggoats


Twilight Fanpire chosen by Sally

If  you didn’t win, you can still get $10 off your purchase of My Memories Software with coupon code STMMMS23344. The software is $39.97 USD, making ten bucks off a huge savings!

A huge congratulations to Adrith, and thank you to everyone else that played along.  This was a lot of fun for me, I do love giving away freebies!

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TTMT #128 – Froggy Returns

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Free Patterns: All About Sewing, Revisited

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button jar
These three sewing-themed blocks were some of my first-ever paper pieced blocks to draft. I had just started designing my own patterns and really wanted to make something that said “sewing.” I had seen similar blocks, of course. Jars and spools are pretty classic when it comes to quilting, but having just learned to draft, I wanted to draw my own versions.

The original patterns are six or seven years old and have gotten their first revamp in a long, long time. Compare the original version of the Sewing Machine with the new version, and you can really see how much cleaner and easier to read my patterns have become over the years. It’s cool to me to have this documented evidence of my own evolution.

As time goes by, I plan to update as many of my older patterns as possible. Who knows, maybe even some of those patterns that have been locked away in the Sewhooked Vault will see the light of day again!

I hope you enjoy these patterns for what they are: classic, simple, and representative of the craft we love!

Free Patterns:

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5″ Classic Sewing Machine

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5″ Classic Spool

button jar

5″ Classic Jar

Lots more on the free pattern page!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

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When Dorothy Met Linus


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We had some really great Show & Tell at The Linus Connection meeting today, which you can see in this post on the Linus blog. It’s entirely possible you might recognize the writing style. 😉

Since I take the pictures at Show & Tell, I rarely actually Show.  Today, I donated the Wizard of Oz quilt I’ve been working on and really wanted to share it with the group before it headed off to it’s final destination; one of the facilities getting blankets in the hands of children affected by the Central Texas fires.

The fabrics were donated to Linus as sales samples, then the tumbler blocks were cut out at the last meeting on an AccuQuilt.

I stitched the top, added an emerald city sparkly border, quilted it on the Linus long-arm (I’m still a novice, but it sure is fun!) and bound it.

Linus Donation September 2011
You can see the colors better in this one.

Linus Donation September 2011
Using up some leftovers. Linus Sideways Shell baby blanket.

Linus Donation September 2011
Also a Linus Sideways Shell. I’m sort of embarrassed to admit that I started this in June. When I ran out of yarn, it sat until I bought two skeins yesterday morning and finished it last night.

Stars For Linus continue to come in! Keep them coming and we’ll have a quilt to show here soon!

You still have time to comment and be entered to win a free copy of Polaroid My Memories Suite! Can’t wait for the drawing? Copy and paste STMMMS23344 to get $10 off the My Memories Software Suite!

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I hope you’re all having a lovely, craft-filled weekend!

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Fabric Friday: In The Works

Secret Project

I have a little project in the works that I can’t share yet…but I can show you what it’s made with; yummy batiks and Moda Marbles!

You still have time to comment and be entered to win a free copy of Polaroid My Memories Suite! Can’t wait for the drawing? Copy and paste STMMMS23344 to get $10 off the My Memories Software Suite!

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Project Red Cross

Mother/Daughter Talk To Me Tuesday-ers Terry and Satia are crafting for good with Project Red Cross!

They are regular blood donors to the Red Cross and in an effort to boost their support during the crazy weather and natural disasters that have been plaguing the world lately, they are selling Blood Drops.

You heard that right, vampire lovers, Blood Drops!

No, seriously, the Blood Drops represent donating blood…not vampires. Sorry, once a fangirl, always a fangirl!

Terry explains Project Red Cross

Update!

There are two items available for sale:

A keychain, handcrafted by Satia out of polymer clay, beads and hemp, a variety of hemp colors available. $5 donation

A squeezie, knitted by Terry and ready for you to squeeze during your next blood donation visit or to work out a little post-disaster related stress. $5 donation.

Terri and Satia are collecting money for one big donation to The Red Cross. Every donor will have his or her name added to a card to be included with the donation.

Shipping for one item is $1.71 in the U.S. Shipping outside the U.S. will vary based on location.  Check or money order only, all proceeds outside of shipping will go directly to The Red Cross.

Please email Terry or Satia for payment details, their address, etc.

Did I mention I’m getting one of each? Hand-crafted blood for a $10 donation to The Red Cross? Heck yeah!

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The Stars at Night Are Big and Bright

Stars for Linus

Stars for Linus blocks have stared arriving in the mail! It’s only been a few days and I just need a few more for a quilt top. Keep them coming folks, keep them coming!

A note about printer scaling: if your pattern prints 8″ instead of 8.5″, you can either add a wider sashing or simply make your block finish at 12″. Either way, your blocks will get used. I personally promise you that each and every block will find it’s way into a Linus quilt. Every block counts!

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Stars For The Linus Connection 

a free 12″ pattern

for best results when printing, set scaling to “none”

Click the image above for more details about the Stars For Linus block drive!

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TTMT #127 – Jump Around

Fandom In Stitches

 

 

My Memories Giveaway

Talk To Me Tuesday Community

Harry Potter Paper Piecing

Modern Day Quilts

 

Celebrate Christmas Quilt-Along and Super Deals for Quilters

 

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