This week I share some wonderful belated birthday goodies Jewells shared during a quick visit, a finished crochet charity blanket (I use this tutorial), and some progress on my husband’s Bookcase Quilt!
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 stitchingin 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.
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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! 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. 🙂
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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. ♥
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!
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. ♥
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.
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. ♥
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.
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. ♥
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