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Paper Piecing Vintage: April

Welcome April and today’s pattern, Rambling Maid …and that’s no joke!

Rambling Maid is inspired by the classic quilt block Old Maid’s Ramble.

This is a young, updated and entirely paper pieced version and I don’t thinks she’s too worried about matrimony, hence, Rambling Maid!

As with all the blocks from PPV, Rambling Maid is entirely paper pieced and both 6″ and 12″ patterns are included.

Rambling Maid, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

Like many of the PPV blocks, the pieces for Rambling Maid are easy to pre-cut with a little measuring before you start.

Save some time by following these bonus directions for the 12″ block:

Big background triangles = 2 – 6″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 4 triangles)
Outside corners = 2 – 5″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 4 triangles)
Center = 3 1/2″ square
Flying Geese = 10 – 3″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 20 triangles)
Flying Geese bodies = 2 of each color: 2 – 4 1/2″ squares, cut in half on the diagonal (makes 8 triangles, 4 in each color)
Have fun!

April is my birthday month and I have a very special favor to ask! All Paper Piecing Vintage Participants are cordially invited to share a 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt! Use fabric leftover from your PPV quilt and then just follow the directions in the pattern.

This is a very special side project to commemorate your participation in the PPV BOM. If you participated in The Project of Doom or There and Back Again, then you know that Signature Quilts are near and dear to my heart and are my favorite way to commemorate projects like this!

See the Project of Doom Signature Quilt.

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, like this month!), entirely paper pieced for one awesome price! All patterns for the year so far are included when you download.

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

Be sure to stop back by the first of each month for the latest Paper Piecing Vintage block.

PPV Prize April 2014

Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends! Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long (April prized pictures above).

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my full-length workshop, shared free right here on Sewhooked!

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Paper Piecing Vintage: February

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Welcome to February! Is it just me, or did January seem to last forever? Maybe it’s just the excitement I’ve felt over every single Paper Piecing Vintage block that you wonderful people have shared! Today, I’d like to introduce you to the second installment in our Block of the Month: Come Fly Away. This block was inspired by a quilt I saw years ago but have never forgotten. I’ve recreated the block as best I can from memory. The name is my own and I hope you enjoy this sweet and simple chevron block! As with all the blocks from PPV, Come Fly Away is entirely paper pieced and both 6″ and 12″ patterns are included.

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!

Come Fly Away, designed & pieced by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Be sure to stop back by the first of each month for the latest Paper Piecing Vintage block. Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends! Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long!

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my full-length workshop, shared free right here on Sewhooked!

Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3!

Flock of Crows!

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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!

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Paper Piecing Vintage: January

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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)

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!!)!

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PPV Pre-Registration is live!

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Pre-registration for Paper Piecing Vintage is now live!

Today through December 31, registration is half-price, just $6!

Each pattern comes in 6″ and 12″. The 6″ patterns are full color and the 12″ patterns are grayscale to help save on ink.

That’s six bucks for 24 patterns plus layout instructions!’

The pre-registration download for Paper Piecing Vintage includes fabric amounts for both block sizes and how to get your update on January 1.

Want more information? Everything you need to know is on the listing on Craftsy!

Who’s excited? I’m excited!

Click here to grab the html for these fun badges

or copy and paste the images directly to your blog!

We have TWO winners for a free copy of the January pattern! Our winners will receive the actual January 2014 block of the month document, a preview of what’s to come. Congratulations and thanks to you both for commenting!

Our winners!

Do you Facebook? Join our spiffy new group for Paper Piecing Vintage and quilt with friends during 2014! I will be posting exclusing content to the group, including alternative color schemes!

See you later today for TTMT!

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Learn to Paper Piece Sweet Skating Sue, just $3 on Craftsy

TTMT #129 – Invasion of the Ugly Quilt

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PoD Layouts and An Announcement

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The Project of Doom, A Harry Potter Block of the Week Mystery Quilt, has now concluded, but this is not the end for Harry Potter Paper Piecing!

The final post for The Project of Doom is now online and includes suggested layout instructions for the 30 blocks participants have created.

Join the Project of Doom Community on Livejournal to talk PoD, share photos, questions and stories!

Click on the banner for details.

Previous Patterns:

Are you wondering what on earth we’ll do after The Project of Doom? I made a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT this morning on my fandom quilting website, Fandom In Stitches….click the banner below for details!

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Two Little Hooters, a new pattern from The Sewhooked Shop

Embroidery…continued

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Bluebird Quilts Retro Nine Patch BOM, May 2011

I bet with all the Fandom In Stitches talk (which is going amazingly, btw!), you thought I’ve forgotten about my embroidery, huh? I have not and am, in fact, still going strong. I just finished May’s block, which makes five total. My understanding is that the rest of the block are paper pieced. I’m curious to see how the rest of the project turns out! With all the things I organize, it’s a nice break to work on a project where I can just follow instructions. The BOM has given me great practice with hand stitching and I really feel like I’m improving. My PoD blocks are coming along nicely, but I want to save those until I get them all done, so I can have one big reveal. I know, I know, I can’t being a quilt tease!

BOM, Blocks 1 – 4

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Project of Doom – Week 5

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Just a reminder, The Project of Doom, A Harry Potter Block of the Week Mystery Quilt, is taking place over on Harry Potter Paper Piecing (hp_paperpiecing on Livejournal).

The Week 5 pattern is now posted and we are officially 1/6 of the way down the road to completing our blocks!

Want to see what other quilters are making of the PoD patterns? You can see related photo posts here.

If you participate, and you’re part of the hp_paperpiecing community (it’s easy, you just need a Livejournal account), you’ll be eligible for awesome prizes every month! There are details on the site…so GO!

*PoD pattern posts go to the PoD page, with the actual block behind a link to keep it a mystery!

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vlog #44: TTMT – The Cat Came Back

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Intro To Paper Piecing Class, Feb 20
Layer ‘Em Up
Twilight Crafts & BOM
Honey Bee Triangle Swap
Triangulations

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.