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Call for Designers: Paper Pieced Pattern-A-Day Blog Hop!

To celebrate my birthday in April, I will be hosting my first ever Blog Hop: Paper Pieced Pattern-A-Day, right here on Sewhooked!

Our first theme is Garden Party.

The Blog Hop will feature free paper pieced patterns by 30 designers, and you are invited to participate! Participants will post your pattern on your own blog on your assigned day and I will publicize your block here on Sewhooked and around the web on other sites where I’m active.

Details:

Theme: Garden Party
Patterns are to be paper (foundation) pieced
Finished blocks should be 10″ (10 1/2″ unfinished)
Patterns are to be free to download and print. PDF files work great for this. You can print document and image files to a PDF with free software like Primo PDF or Cute PDF
Email a photo (at least 500 pixels wide) and the name of your block to sewhooked@gmail.com at least three days before your assigned date so I can publicize your design
Blog post should be available by 8 am (CST) on your assigned date
Blog post needs to include a sample block or project from your pattern
All designers retain rights to his/her own patterns, pictures, etc.
Optional: giveaway or some other prize for your readers
Have fun!

All dates are now filled, thank you to everyone that signed up!

Soma, Whims & Fancies: Music Notes
Jennifer, All Things Belle: Summer Sweetness
Aalia, Joy of Stitches: Garden Gate
Schenley: Margaret’s Violet
Megan Dye, Monkey Beans: Garden Party
Lilja Björk, liljabs: Bluebird
Jill Majers, Apple Avenue Quilts: Bloom
Dolores Attard, A Labour of Love: Pimm’s Garden Party
Kari Ramsay, Fresh Cut Quilts: Let Them Eat Cake!
Cindy Staub, Quilt Doodle Designs: Spring Time Blooms
Amy Friend, During Quiet Time: Pick Violets
Cat Magraith: Garden Party
GourmetQuilter: Garden Party Munchies
Cyrille Zellweger, Bubblestitch Quilts: Yummy Cupcake
Missy, GraceParfait Creations: Birdhouse
Gaya, Posh 20s Lady
Jessica, Plum Patchwork: Heart Topiary
Diane, From Blank Pages: Potted Roses
Cherry Guidry, Cherry Blossom Quilting Studio: George
Vanessa Wilson, Crafty Gemini: Mod Mushrooms
Sonja, Artisania: Vintage Mason Jar Lanterns
Michele Foster, Quilting Gallery: Patio Umbrella
Alma Stoller: Colorful Pinwheel
Benita Skinner, Victoriana Quilt Designs: Croquet, Anyone?
Charise Randell, Charise Creates: Hello Spring Tulip
Jen Boucher, A Quilting Jewel
Denise Johanneson, pattern to be posted on Sewhooked
Jennifer Ofenstein, Sewhooked (it’s my birthday!)
Candace, Double Nickel Quilts
ButterflyAngels Quilts

Back-up/bonus participants:

Carol Steffensen, Chickadee Chatter
Regina Grewe (border block)

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Any questions? Ask in comments or contact me via email. I think this is going to be great fun and I hope you join in!

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Workshops are open!

Register Now!

Time To Get STITCHED – Registration is open…and a Giveaway!

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That’s right, registration is now open!

*throws confetti*

Join me and 19 other talented instructors for hours of video workshops!

Click here for more details.

In my workshop, Paper Piecing Art: Beginner and Beyond, I will take you through paper piecing step by step using an original pattern I designed especially for STITCHED! I share all my tips and tricks for making paper piecing both fast and fun and at the end, you’ll have an 8 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ piece of fabric art great for using in cushions, wall hangings, tote bags and more, plus the skills you need to tackle any paper pieced pattern!

I am so excited to be part of this project and to get the opportunity to share my love of paper piecing with you in a new and exciting way!

Use your STITCHED project to make a cushion cover…

or a piece of art…

or get scrappy with a fun wall hanging!

To celebrate registration day, I am giving away three PDF instant download copies of My Kitchen Window! Just leave a comment today and I will announce the winners on Friday!

My Kitchen Window

paper piecing and strip piecing
Finished Size – 15″ x 16 3/4″

Happy STITCHing!

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Registration is open!

You mean my secret identity?

2012 STITCHED Instructions

Feeling Harvesty!

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Feeling Harvesty quilt layout created in EQ7

Some days, I just want to try something new.

That, my friends, is what free patterns are great for!

The “something new” in this case, is pattern presentation.

Generally, my free patterns are individual blocks presented as a 5″ pattern. 5″ patterns are easy to fit onto one page and they are easy to enlarge or shrink, if that’s your fancy. I’ve been designing 5″ patterns since the very beginning of my paper piecing adventure.

Most of my patterns are also in color because I like working with colored patterns and it’s simple enough for you to print in black and white if that doesn’t work for you.

So here’s the new part…

I have two free patterns for you today, one brand new, one an updated version of an older one. Both are presented in black in white, using texture instead of color to represent fabrics. In addition to that, each document includes 3″, 5″ and 6″ versions for creating different sized blocks.

Hey, that’s fun!

I can’t promise I’ll do this to all of my patterns, or that I’ll even do it again, but it was a fun little experiment for me and I’d love your feedback on pattern size, color and what you like best.

As ever, my free patterns are for your personal or non-profit use. Please enjoy!

3″, 5″ and 6″ Maple Leaf Paper Pieced Pattern

3″, 5″ and 6″ Pumpkin Paper Pieced Pattern (updated)

Original Pumpkin Block and pattern

The same blocks as a wall hanging.

Layout created in EQ7.

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Add your Sewhooked-related photos to my flickr group and you might be featured in a future post.

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Let’s Talk Turkey

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It’s time to talk turkey, specifically about Turkey Talk!

So, there’s this idea I’ve had for a long, long time. It didn’t really start to take shape until after I learned to embroider for The Project of Doom. Before that time, the design was never quite right.

And then, inspiration!

My turkey was too quiet.

It was simple. He just needed a few words.

Words are a miraculous thing. Once added, I couldn’t wait to get this wall hanging made to share with you!

Turkey Talk on Craftsy

$8 – PDF Instant Download

paper piecing, strip piecing and embroidery

French Knot eye…see that embroidery is coming in handy!

Gobble Gobble? That’s what he said!

Quilting close-up. Done on my Babylock Quest

And, from the back. Guess who forgot to add a hanging sleeve? Dang it.

Why does this turkey make me so darn happy? I couldn’t say, but he really, really does!

Add your Sewhooked-related photos to my flickr group and you might be featured in a future post.

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Let’s get STITCHED!

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I’m thrilled to be able to announce the Big Thing that I’ve been referring to in recent weeks.

I have the honor of being one of 20 fabric artists that will be presenting online stitching workshops on a brand new site starting January 1, 2012.

As the great Alma Stoller, organizer extraordinaire describes it:

STITCHED is a collection of online video workshops featuring sewing and

fabric art projects from an eclectic and talented group of artists.

For 89.00 you get a total of 20 unique workshops by 20 amazing artists.

Exciting, huh?

I will be presenting a workshop called…

Paper Piecing Art, Beginner and Beyond

I’m incredibly enthusiastic for this opportunity to not only share my love of paper piecing, but to teach an online workshop in a video format that will include not only an original designed created specifically for STITCHED, but also all of the tricks and techniques that I have picked up while both creating paper pieced patterns and projects and teaching classes over the last several years.

Keep an eye on Alma’s blog for more announcements about STITCHED, including the other participating artists!

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The PoD Goes To The State Fair

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I want to give a HUGE congratulations to Shirley U., whose Project of Doom quilt won the Blue Ribbon at the North Carolina State Fair quilting competition in the “Other Technique” Category!

Can I even tell you how excited I am? I really don’t think there are words!

Her quilt will be on display October 12 – 23, so if you have the chance to go see it, please, please do.

And? If you do go? I want pictures!

Project of Doom Patterns right here on Sewhooked

I would encourage everyone that participated in The Project of Doom to share their finished quilt. Check with your local quilt guild about future shows, or your local library or school library to see if they might like to have it on display. Those things I plan to do with my own PoD once the quilting is complete.

We put a lot of fandom love into each of our quilts and we need to share it with the world! That’s my real hope for the legacy of this very special project we all participated in together.

Add your Sewhooked-related photos to my flickr group and you might be featured in a future post!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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TTMT #131 – Too Much and Not Enough

Hello, Sue!

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Sweet Sue has been popping up on flickr, and that makes me one happy girl! I love seeing the different fabrics everyone is using for their quilt-along!

See the original Sweet Sue Tops The Tree post

Pattern link:

–> Sweet Sue Tops The Tree – a free 12″ paper pieced pattern <–

For best results, print with scaling set to “none.”

New to paper piecing? Visit my Paper Piecing Resource Page!

See this block on Quilting Gallery.

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