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Free Pattern Friday – Holly Jolly with Bonus Santa!

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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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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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.

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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

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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.

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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!

You’re Dead
5″x 15″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

BAT!
5″ x 15″ paper pieced
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

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

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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. ♥

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

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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 – 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

5″ blocks (5 1/2″ finished)
now 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 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.

♥ 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: String Pieced Picnic

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Hello, dear friends!

It’s been a long while since our last Free Pattern Friday and I am delighted to have something new to share!

My last non-fandom freebie was Virtual Hugs back in March 2020. I’m sure no explanation is needed. You can find it, and many more free patterns here.

String Pieced Picnic is based on an old photo I discovered in January while digitizing my photo collection. The quilt shown was made by one of my great-grandmothers. My version is not an identical replica but is close enough that I know, and now, you know!

Say hello to String Pieced Picnic, named by YouTube viewer Julie T (thank you, Julie!)

String Pieced Picnic
83” x 83” as shown
a free pattern for personal & non-profit use
© Jennifer Ofenstein
sewhooked.com

My quilt top is complete, but I won’t be able to quilt it just yet as I’m waiting to be cleared for normal activity after foot surgery back in December.

My quilt back is also pieced and ready to go. I plundered my collection of whites + brights, including some fun fat quarters from trips and gifts from friends to make a wild and crazy patchwork back! I hope to have this on my frame very soon!

Now, I’m sharing String Pieced Picnic for free so you have the chance to make your own heirloom-inspired picnic quilt! The design is very versatile and can be string pieced with or without foundation or it can be foundation paper pieced for a more precise design. Instructions for both are included.

As shown, the quilt is 83” x 83” but the size can easily be increased or decreased as desired. I’d love to see what size you make!

I hope you enjoy String Pieced Picnic. If you make it, feel free to share! You can find me at sewhooked.com and on Instagram & YouTube as @sewhookedjen. Looking for community support or just want to share your work in progress? Join the Sewhooked Facebook group!

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!

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 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 to catch up on what I’ve been working on. Want to join the TTMT community? Find out how here!

A note about previously for sale patterns: I’ve recently had a lot of requests for patterns formerly in my pattern shop. I retired from selling quilt patterns on December 31, 2019. If you would still like one of my retired patterns, I will offer it in return for a small donation to a food bank, non-profit, or other similar charity in your area. Volunteering your time, of course, counts! Email your receipt to me or send a photo of yourself donating or volunteering (for me only, I won’t publish or) and I’ll gladly send the pattern. One pattern per donation.

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 – Virtual Hugs!

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Surprise, it’s a Free Pattern Friday!

As a person who loves to give and receive hugs, I have found the current social distancing a little trying.

Without being to give out REAL HUGS, I’ve decided to share with you, my online friends, Virtual Hugs!

Make the size you want and give yourself a Virtual Hug from me to you. Share them with your friends and family, too. We could all use a few more hugs right now! ♥

Print or Save Virtual Hugs (Google Drive)

The pattern includes both 6″ & 12″ (finished)

Massive thanks go out to my dear friend and long time pattern tester Amber for getting this super simple pattern tested and for always, always being a fantastic proof-reader!

hugs by amber

Amber’s 6″ Virtual Hugs!

hugs by amber 12in

Amber’s 12″ Virtual Hugs!

Want another size? I can help with that!

Join us for a free sew along and safe socializing over in the Sewhooked Facebook Group! Patterns and other details are available when you join us!

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Facebook Group Sew Along

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Hello, dear friends!

In this crazy time when many of us find our usual activities canceled and ourselves restricted to our homes, I thought a fun, free entirely-online social activity might help us all continue to feel active and connected.

I’m hosting a very informal quilt along over on the Sewhooked Facebook Group.

There are three projects to choose from but there is no schedule and there are no assignments. You pick your project from the three below and we’ll all of sewing along together while sharing our photos and discussion in the Sewhooked Facebook Group.

Participants can choose from the following projects:

Frosted Firs

(pattern available for free when you join the Sewhooked Facebook Group)

Happy Hour 1 & Happy Hour 2

(pattern available for free when you join the Sewhooked Facebook Group)

Clover All Over

Find the free pattern in on the Sewhooked Free Pattern page.

Also available via the Sewhooked Facebook Group.

I hope to see you there and that sewing with us will bring you some cheer in this strange, strange time.

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I Voted – a free pattern to paper piece

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Hello, dear friends!

I know, I know, I already posted my TTMT earlier today BUT, I voted today and then I had to wait on a technician at my house and one thing led to another and BOOM, accidental new pattern!

“I Voted”

(print or save from Google Drive)

a free pattern to paper piece

6″ x 10″

Full discloser: This pattern is hot off the press and has not been tested. If you make it and have problems, please let me know and I’ll get it edited asap. I’m releasing it pre-testing because it’s Super Tuesday and, well, it feels relevant.