Linus in May

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The Linus Connection on Saturday was quite a whirlwind (Linus Show & Tell -there are thank you cards from kids, go see!).  I think that was partially due to my being so busy last week  By the time Saturday rolled around, it was a continuation of The Busy.

If you caught Wordless Wednesday last week, then you know I had 9 quilts to bind between Wednesday and Saturday.  Despite working and having a sick kiddo, I still managed to get them all done!




9 Quilts – binding PWND in less than three days!  Quilted by Marge L. (individual photos below)

This is the end of my Go Get Granny and Log Cabins For Linus posts.  It’s been amazing and I cannot thank you all enough for your generous donations!  Anything I’ve received after the cut-off date has been donated directly to Linus.  Unfinished projects have been and will continue to be shared with other volunteers so they can be turned into finished quilts and afghans without moldering in my craft room until I have time to get to them!

Of course, if I receive a really amazing (finished!) quilt or afghan in the mail, I’ll share it.  It’s just my way!

And now, quilts and afghans that were donated, sorted and distributed on Saturday, May 15, 2010.




Another stunning afghan by Amber’s Originals

Multitudes of Granny Ghans, blocks by Mary, joined by myself and Linda E. (but mostly by Linda!)




Granny Ghan, blocks by auntypsycho and others (Cat’s mum included!)

Donated by Becky G.


Three quilts made from one giant quilt top, which was donated by Shannon Shaw of Rock Creek Quilts, the official quilter of Harry Potter Paper Piecing.


Unquilted tops donated by Becky G.



Made from quilt blocks donated by clumsy_chord, pieced by Shirley B.




Donated by hardhatcat, Australia (the donation from furthest away!)


Log Cabins for Linus!  Individual block donations pieced into tops by me and quilted by Marge L.

Looking for a place to donate your time and talent?  Try searching for “quilt donation” or “afghan donation” and your area.  There are charitable blanket makers and non-profit organizations all over the world!

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Honey Bee Open House for Summer 2010

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Freezer Paper Stenciling

Get the pattern here.

class sample scrappy - pinapple quilt block class sample batik - pinapple quilt block

Intro To Paper Piecing

Today, I’ll be at Honey Bee Quilt Store in Austin, Texas for Open House.  Come meet the instructors, see class models, ask questions, sign up for classes and get a coupon to use on your class supplies!

I’ll be promoting my two summer classes, Freezer Paper Stenciling and Introduction to Paper Piecing.  Space is limited, so sign up today!  If you can’t make open house, you can register online by clicking on the class names.

For other place I’ll be, you can also check out my 2010 Schedule.

I hope to see you there today!

Shop Sewhooked and help keep the free patterns free!

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Happy crafting!

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Ravelry Shoppe: Bubble Cloche

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Bubble Clocke

Free pattern

It’s not that I procrastinate.  Okay, maybe I do.  But mostly it’s because I get myself so very busy that I occasionally forget something important(ish).  Like this hat.  I ❤ this hat, which I call Bubble Cloche.  I made a whole stack of them in December and January and even enlisted pattern testers!

It took a gentle reminder nudge from the fabulous Pren Wilcox for me to remember that I’d neglected this poor cute hat for these many months.

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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Jewelry: Needle Earrings

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Needle Earrings

Some days, a girl feels cleverer than others.  Take the day that I was trying to think of something simple and inexpensive to make for each of the members of my sewing circle.  At the time, I was weaving in some ends on my crochet work.  I looked down at the yarn needle in my hand and BOOM… light bulb moment!

That was followed by a bout of Why Didn’t I Think Of This Sooner, which itself was followed by a trip to the craft store.

To make an awesome pair of Needle Earrings, you’ll need just a few things:

  • Jewelry Pliers (2 pairs, if you’ve got them)
  • A package (or two!) of blunt tip yarn needles (metal or plastic will work)
  • 4 jump rings in the size of your choice per pair of earrings
  • French Hooks or similar

You can find these blunt-tip yarn needles in the needlework section with the crochet hooks and knitting needles.

All the supplies to make a slew of needle earrings!

For one earring, attach needle > jump ring> jump ring > earring.  Two jump rings make them hang nicer so that the eye is turned out when you wear them.

Here’s a great photo tutorial on opening and closing jump rings.

Wash, rinse, repeat.  Wear and share!

Happy crafting!

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♥ Jennifer O

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Way Back Craft: Name Tees

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Talk about Way Back…I’m slightly embarrassed to say that it’s been almost a year since I posted a Way Back Craft!

Way Back Crafts are crafts I made ages and ages ago.  Usually, they were posted on my very first craft site, Jen’s Crochet and Crafts (1998 – 2006), but they have not been posted to the sewhooked blog or were only posted to sewhooked in a very basic way.

Today’s craft comes to you from around 2001 or 2002.  I made these cute t-shirts for holiday gifts for my nieces, daughter, and several children of my friends (that’s an original, old school pre-digital photo there!).  These were made around the same time t-shirts embellished with “Princess” were really popular.  The shirts were a huge hit with the bonus of being easy and inexpensive to make!

Supplies

  • light colored t-shirt
  • Fabric Paint (Tulip Slick Glitter used in picture)
  • safety pins
  • masking tape
  • polyester glitter (optional)
  • well-lit window or light box
  1. Prepare your t-shirt by washing and drying without fabric softener.
  2. Using your word processing software, print the name you want to paint in a large, bold font. This paper will go inside the shirt as a guideline.
  3. Position the name you printed inside the shirt where you want to paint, securing with a couple of safety pins or masking tape.
  4. Using masking tape, tape the t-shirt to a clean, dry window.  If you are lucky enough to have a light box, use that instead.
  5. Trace the letters with chalk or pencil.
  6. Place a t-shirt form or box (Priority shipping box works well) inside the t-shirt to make it easier to paint.
  7. Trace the text again with the fabric paint. It is important not to touch the tip of the paint to the shirt, which can drag the paint and make it smear. Take your time, as it this can be tedious, but it’s worth it!
  8. When you’re done, find a safe place for your shirt to dry flat 24 hours.
  9. For an iridescent effect, sprinkle iridescent polyester glitter on wet paint before allowing to dry.
  10. Wait 24 hours, then shake off excess glitter.
  11. Wash & dry inside out.

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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Grannie’s 9-Patch

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Grannie's 9-Patch, in progress

“Grannie’s 9-Patch,” in progress

If you stop by regularly, you probably know that a great deal of my crafty communications come via Talk To Me Tuesday, the crafty vlog project that I started last year.

The last month or so, I’ve talked a bit about some 9-patch blocks that my mom found at my grandmother’s house where she and my dad now live.  I learned to sew in that house from that same grandmother from a shoebox filled with squares of fabric cut from everything from old shirts to flour sacks, all for making 9-patch blocks.   When my mom offered the box of blocks to me, I was thrilled to take them.

Flour sack 9 patch

The 9-patch blocks the day I received them.

Some of the blocks were already pieced in long, wonky rows. When I went to quilt retreat with my sewing circle in March, I spent quite a bit of time in between other projects picking those seams apart, pressing the blocks and repairing seams where the stitching was coming out.

The blocks came home as a stack of flat, but still wonky 9-patches. I measured and measured until I found the smallest consistent size and then took a deep breath and started squaring all the blocks to the same size. Once that was done, I did a little math and decided how big I wanted the finished quilt to be.

Thanks to some good advice from my friend Osie, I knew I wanted to use muslin for sashing. Her advice for the multiple and varied prints was a fabric to calm it all down. Muslin does the trick perfectly!

I still have outside borders to add, but once that’s done, it will be ready for quilting. My lovely friend Linda quilts most of my large quilts and does a super beautiful job of it.  The back of the quilt will be muslin and it’s final resting place will be on my very own bed.

These blocks were pieced by a variety of people, many which were different generations of grandchildren.  The value of these blocks is beyond words to me and I feel incredibly lucky to have this beautiful part-heirloom, part-contemporary quilt.

Happy quilting!

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