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Free Pattern Friday: Cat’s Chook Plushie (Guest Designer)

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Today’s pattern comes to you from a special guest, my dear friend, Catherine Magraith!

For those of you who don’t know, Cat has a number of free patterns available right here on Sewhooked.

In addition to being an engineer, and brilliant mom to four amazing kids, Cat is also a chicken, or chook, mom!

Today she shares this sweet little hand held chook pattern, perfect for the chicken lover in your life.

Little Chook

by Catherine Magraith

tested by Jennifer O

PRINTABLE PATTERN

You will need small amounts of 7 fabric colors as shown.

Use 1/4” seam allowance throughout.

Print pattern.

Cut out all pieces as listed on pages 3 & 4.

Tip: Use freezer paper for your pattern pieces OR a small piece of double stick or masking tape on the back of the paper pieces to hold them in place.

Tip: A glue stick works great to hold pieces in place before stitching in place.

Applique the following in the order listed below using the technique of your choice. All pieces start with left or right body.

wing on top of body

head on top of wing+body

pupil on top of eye (use photos for reference)

eye on top of head (use photos for reference)

Stitch comb right sides together, turn, clip, & add a small amount of stuffing. Stitch closed using a scant 1/4” seam.

Fold beak in half. Stitch one side closed. Clip end, turn, add a small amount of stuffing, stitch closed with a 1/4″ seam.

Layer feet with a piece of batting. Stitch around, cut away excess batting. Details are optional. I used a Frixion pen to mark the foot shape. (affiliate link)

Pin beak & comb in place, stitch.

Stitch gusset to one side of body. Press out, align other side of body to body + gusset. Stitch. Leave a 2” opening to turn.

Clip curves.

Turn and hand stitch closed.

Hand stitch or glue feet in place.

Did you enjoy this pattern? Be sure to give Cat some love in comments!

Thank you for stopping by for this very special Free Pattern Friday!

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♥ Jennifer O

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Free Pattern Friday: I hear there’s a football game?

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

I’ll be completely honest with you and let you know that I’ve never really been a sports fan. My youngest kid was a marching band guy and I went to a LOT of games, enough to learn that what I did while there was watch the musicians and the crowd!

That said, a lot of people I care about LOVE sports, so for those of you who fall into that category, I have a round-up of some of my football-inspired patterns from over the years!

Whoever you are rooting for, I hope it’s a good game!

The following patterns are designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and are free for your personal use. Links go to Google Docs that you can save or print. ♥

Go Team, 10″ paper pieced

Go, Team! is 10″ paper pieced (10 1/2″ with seam allowance), and can be made in whatever team colors that best suit your purpose. My version was made in school colors for my eldest child. 🙂

Simple Football

5″ paper pieced

Football With Laces

5″ paper pieced

Follow me on Instagram for lots of photos of cats & quilts!
Find my free patterns on Sewhooked & Fandom in Stitches, where you can also quilt along with us!

♥ Jennifer O

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

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – Spread the Love!

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Some of my favorite things to play with over the years have been hearts, love, and general happiness!

With Valentine’s Day coming up, it seemed like a good time to share some old favorites. I’d love to see what you can do with these in modern fabrics. If you make any of these, please do share!

All patterns were designed by me and are free for your personal & non-profit use.

Need paper piecing help? I’ve got you!

First, we have some complete quilt patterns:

Big Heart Quilt, 44″ x 49″, tradionally pieced

cross my heart title — Cross My Hearts, Blocks – 6” & 12” paper pieced, Quilt As Shown in pattern 58” x 58”

full_1155_12956_CrossMyHeartspaperpieced_2 — Cross My Hearts as a blocks – 6” & 12” paper pieced, Quilt As Shown in pattern 58” x 58”

mug-o-love-free-pattern — Mug O’ Love, 5″paper pieced

woven-heart-free-pattern — Woven Heart, 6″ paper pieced

yellow ribbon heart — Heart With A Cause, 6″ paper pieced

log cabin heart — Log Cabin Heart, 5″ paper pieced

cupid's arrow 2 — Cupid’s Arrow (a heart pattern), 3″, 5″, or 8″ paper pieced

braided heart by me — Braided Heart, 5″ paper pieced

less than three by me — Less Than Three, 5″ paper pieced

scrappy heart by me — Scrappy Heart, 5″ paper pieced

scrappy heart 2 by me (1) — Scrappy Heart 2, 5″ paper pieced

Fun Fact! Scrappy Heart 2 resulted from a Photoshop design tutorial I shared on YouTube 14 years ago! If you’re interested, you can find Part 1 and Part 2 on my YouTube channel. I currently design in EQ8, but the principals are the same.

Hearts Go Round title — Hearts Go Round, 10″ paper pieced

Just need a hug? How about a virtual hug?

hugs title — Virtual Hugs, 6″ or 12″ paper pieced

And, in case you’re not feeling the Valentine’s love, a Broken Heart for anyone who needs a little therapeutic sewing. ♥

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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♥ Jennifer O

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Free Pattern Friday – Holiday House Revisit

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

As a thank you to my wonderful Ko-Fi supporters, I wanted to share some extra free content in December.

Holiday House was first shared as part of a blog hop back in 2011. I updated the pattern in 2017, adding a 10″ version for your piecing pleasure. I’m sharing it again here today because I have lots of new quilting friends here on Sewhooked and I wanted to make sure you knew about this sweet block.

Holiday House

5″ or 10″ paper pieced (5 1/2″ or 10 1/2″ unfinished)
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Wouldn’t this make a great swap quilt?!

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Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know: drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.

I hope to see you for my next Talk to Me Tuesday vlog! If you haven’t joined me for TTMT, be sure to stop by to say hello to yours truly and catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – Holly Jolly with Bonus Santa!

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

As a thank you to my wonderful Ko-Fi supporters, I wanted to share some extra free content in December.

Today’s share is one of my most popular paper pieced sets ever, Holly Jolly.

I originally designed this set for a book I was contracted to create way back in 2008. Sadly, that book was canceled and, despite many tries, I was never able to sell it to another publisher. That was the impetus to my turning Sewhooked into a pattern company. I published my patterns independently both online and in print for sale through quilt stores until 2019.

Bonus Santa was added a few years before I stopped selling pattern because he was just too cute not to share!

This pattern and many more have been retired an unavailable since 2019. Now, this sweet little set is yours to make for free!

Holly Jolly includes:

Lil’ St. Nick, Lil’ Mrs. Claus, Wonky Lil’ Christmas Tree, Santa’s Helper, Wee Lil’ Penguin, and bonus pattern, Santa with his Bag.

Holly Jolly with Bonus Santa!
Each are 5″ paper pieced (5 1/2″ unfinished)
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Holly Jolly, made into a small quilt for a friend.

Holly Jolly teams up with another one of my patterns, Classic Film

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Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – Topsy-Turvy Trees

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

As a thank you to my wonderful Ko-Fi supporters, I wanted to share some extra free content in December.

Topsy-Turvy trees was originally designed in 2012 for my online pattern shop. This pattern was retired in 2019 and it’s now free for your personal use!

Below you will see the version of this quilt that I made. I loved working with all the different greens!

Topsy-Turvy Trees
36 1/2″ x 44 1/2″
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

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Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

This is week 3 of sharing new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show!

Reminder: this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!

Below you’ll find my final three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, as well as the optional finishing instructions I’m using for my own quilt. I do have several other ideas for this fandom and I hope to get back to it soon. As a reminder, these patterns are free for your personal and non-profit use.

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

What We Do in the Shadows (title)
10″ x 20″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

tested by Intan Putri (@wijdananddottir)

Laszlo Cravensworth’s Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Nandor the Relentless’ Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Optional Finishing Instructions
49 1/2″ x 49 1/2″ pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

This is week 2 of sharing new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show!

Reminder: this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!

Below you’ll find my next three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, free for your personal and non-profit use. Come back next week for week 3, including the three final patterns plus optional quilt-finishing instructions.

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

Vampire Coffin
5″ x 15″ paper pieced (one coffin, make 3 for a 15″ block)
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – What We Do In The Shadows

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Welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Big thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters for your support of this free content. ♥

In my last Talk to Me Tuesday video, I shared that I have designed new patterns inspired by the What We Do in the Shadows FX TV show. Movie-inspired patterns are in progress.

What could be more Halloween than a vampire-themed “reality” show?! (Please note that this is a mature-themed show and is not for kiddos!)

Below you’ll find my first three What We Do In The Shadows inspired patterns to paper piece, free for your personal and non-profit use. I plan to share three new patterns each Friday this month, with optional quilt finishing instructions before Halloween!

Find these patterns and more by myself and other

wonderful designers over on Fandom in Stitches!

Nadja of Antipaxos’ Vampire Teeth
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

***tested by Roxanne Ludwig @roxludwig***

Guillermo de la Cruz’s Plastic Vampire Teeth
(inspired by the promo poster)
10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Colin Robinson’s Glasses
5″ x 10″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

Find more Free Pattern Friday Posts!

Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for more fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

♥ Jennifer O.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Free Pattern Friday – Runic Alphabet!

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Welcome back to a long overdue Free Pattern Friday!

My Ko-Fi supporters have been so generous in recent months, that you have paid for a year of sewhooked.com! If that’s not worth a new free pattern, I don’t know what is!

This week, I share my Runic Alphabet, designed way back in 2010. This pattern was available in my pattern shop for 9 years, retired in 2019. Now it’s yours for free for personal & non-profit use!

I will also be sharing this pattern over on Fandom in Stitches. What Fandoms can you think of that include runes? The Lord of the Rings immediately comes to mind, but there must be many, many more! Leave your thoughts in the comments and I’ll make sure to include that in my Fandom in Stitches post!

Runic Alphabet

The Elder Futhark

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Need help with paper piecing? I’ve got you!

You’ll find more free quilt patterns in my Quilt Pattern Archive.

Looking for my fandom content? You’ll find it on Fandom in Stitches!

The pattern includes a table of contents, and a link to my (free!) tutorial on resizing patterns, and a sample image with each pattern. See the full list below.

Included patterns are:

Algiz
Ansuz
Berkano
Dagaz
Ehwaz
Eihwaz
Fehu
Gebo
Hagalaz
Inguz
Isa
Jera
Kaunaz
Laguz
Mannaz
Nauthiz
Othila
Pertho
Raido
Sowelo
Thurisaz
Tiwaz
Uruz
Wunjo

If you would like to support my free content like videos, patterns, and more, you can also find me on Ko-fi!

Thank you for stopping by. I’m really enjoying the opportunity to share free patterns again. If you make this or any of my other patterns, let me know! Drop me an email or tag me on Instagram @sewhookedjen.