The Summer of Stitching has concluded on Fandom In Stitches!
Next week, there will be a BIG wrap-up post that includes the winner of the Free FiS t-shirt as well as every pattern submitted for the event. Be sure to stop by Fandom In Stitches on Wednesday for that!
At the beginning of the summer, I challenged to design one new pattern for each SoS theme. There were 12 in all, and in the end, I’d designed 15 patterns, though I only stitched 14 of them.
Underachiever, right?! 😉
All of my designs are entirely free, all are hand embroidered and each design works up to approximately 7″ (my blocks are trimmed to 8 1/2″ after stitching).
I hope you find one among the lot that you’ll enjoy!
All of these patterns and more can be found under Free Fandom Patterns:
Smoke Me A Kipper
From Red Dwarf
Week 2: I ❤ Sci-Fi & Fantasy
untested pattern /not yet posted on FiS
Holmes Has A Look (Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes)
Week 1: Sherlock Holmes
Thank you thank you for sharing photos of your quilt blocks & projects made from Sewhooked patterns with the Sewhooked flickr group, including Paper Piecing Vintage.
Debra receives a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On ! Congrats Debra, thank you for sharing your photos! Look for a flickr message from me on how to claim your prize.
by Amber L
Once again, big thanks goes out to my pattern tester, the lovely and every helpful, Amber!
Wonder photos from the Sewhooked flickr group:
by Debra Visser
by TweLoQ
by Agnes Sabel
by lunaneela
by francesca8788
by amy robles
by Paula Li Mandri
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Hello, September!
We’re nearing the end! With this installment, there are only THREE more months to come in Paper Piecing Vintage!
Today, I share a very traditional design, Beggar’s Block. If you’ve ever pieced this block before, you will find the paper pieced version goes together a bit differently, and I hope, easy peasy to get all those points!
As with all the blocks from PPV, Beggar’s Block is entirely paper pieced and both 6″ and 12″ patterns are included.
Beggar’s Block by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)
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Save some time by following these bonus directions:
Don’t forget to sent in your 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt! Lots of great blocks have already arrived…a bit thanks to everyone that has already sent in their block.
If you have not yet shared yours, I will be accepting Signature Blocks until December 31, 2014. See your pattern for details and check out our Facebook Group for photos of blocks received so far!
Haven’t signed up for Paper Piecing Vintage yet? Registration for the entire year is just $12. That’s 12 patterns in two sizes (plus the occasional bonus!), entirely paper pieced for one awesome price! All patterns for the year to date are included when you download. Upcoming patterns will be added for you to download the first of each month in 2014.
Today is your last chance to share photos of your quilt blocks & projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage. Photos enter you to to win a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On (one entry per project or quilt block)! Be sure to share with the Sewhooked flickr group today for your chance to win…winners announced tomorrow!
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I’m a little behind on sharing my last two designs for Fandom In Stitches’s Summer of Stitching! Be sure to stop by next week for the final installment: I ❤ Disney!
This month, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage, shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On! Winner announced next week!
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In case you missed it, here’s a tutorial from last week on Enlarging and Reducing patterns using Adobe Reader!
This month, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage, shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On! Winner announced next week!
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Edited to add: This tutorial was written in 2014. It may not work with all versions of Adobe Reader. You can also use the chart below to enlarge patterns on printers that include that feature. Thanks!
Today, I’m sharing a rare mirror post with my fandom site, Fandom In Stitches, but this is more than worth posting twice.
I read and answer a lot (and by a lot, I mean tons!) of email for both Sewhooked and Fandom in Stitches and the question I answer most often is this: How do I resize a quilt block pattern?
The easiest way to ENLARGE or REDUCE a quilt block pattern is to print it as a poster using Adobe Reader and the chart below.
If I don’t have the size you need, I’ve got you covered! Here’s the formula used to get the size you need:
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ENLARGE OR REDUCE PATTERNS USING THIS SCALE
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| 4″ | 5″ | 6″ | 7″ | 8″ | 9″ | 10″ | 11″ | 12″ | ||
| Pattern Size | ||||||||||
| 4″ | 100% | 125% | 150% | 175% | 200% | 225% | 250% | 275% | 300% | |
| 5″ | 80% | 100% | 120% | 140% | 160% | 180% | 200% | 220% | 240% | |
| 6″ | 67% | 83% | 100% | 117% | 133% | 150% | 167% | 183% | 200% | |
| 7″ | 52% | 71% | 88% | 100% | 114% | 128% | 143% | 152% | 171% | |
| 8″ | 50% | 62% | 75% | 87% | 100% | 112% | 125% | 137% | 150% | |
| 9″ | 44% | 55% | 66% | 77% | 88% | 100% | 111% | 122% | 133% | |
| 10″ | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | 110% | 120% | |
| 11″ | 36% | 45% | 54% | 63% | 72% | 81% | 90% | 100% | 109% | |
| 12″ | 34% | 42% | 50% | 59% | 67% | 78% | 84% | 93% | 100% | |
Follow these steps and use the chart below to make it even easier:
Big thanks to Fandom In Stitches Designer Addie Clark for sharing the poster printing tip over on the Fandom In Stitches Facebook Group.
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It’s a fairly short one today with almost a tutorial! Oversized T-Shirt to Peasant Blouse explanation begins at 2:55.
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When I shared the Kitty Vending Machine on Friday, I mentioned back to school and all the busyness that entails. Well, it seems that during the crazy last week, I forgot to share my Summer of Stitching design for the I ❤ Musicals theme!
I now have one kiddo back to university for her second year and one about to return to high school for his junior year, so life is starting to calm down a tiny bit. Now I’m here at 7:30 in the morning to share!
I had a lot of fun stitching this one and have been singing Moses Supposes off and on ever since! Singing in the Rain was a favorite of both of my kids when they were little and it’s still one of our favorite family movies.
I’ll be back tomorrow with Talk to Me Tuesday and (hopefully) my new design for this week’s theme on Fandom In Stitches… Star Wars!
This month, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage, shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On!
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We’re a bit busy around here this week getting ready for back to school and all the things it entails, but I do have one small, fun thing to share: 10 seconds of cat video!
This is our newest family member, Rose (adopted at the end of March this year), fetching a treat for herself. She gets treats every day to help with her shedding, and she can gobble up her entire ration in about 2 seconds and come out wanting more!
I found this on Pinterest and unlike most projects I’ve pinned, I actually made this one! Rose is a treat gobbler, so we thought anything that would slow her down would be a good thing.
I was able to find a blog that mentioned the craft, but not one that credits who came up with it.
This month, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage, shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of Jack Leaves The Light On!
Have a great weekend! I’ll be back full-swing soon!
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