Tag Archives: ppv

Paper Piecing Vintage – August

Welcome to August!

It’s hard to believe, but after today’s update, there are only four more blocks to go in Paper Piecing Vintage!

Today, I bring you a slightly different take on a very classic block, the Spider Web. I call mine Caught in the Web!

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

Your August PPV update includes a surprise Bonus Block (not pictured)!

Caught in the Web, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

Save some time by following these bonus directions:

The 12″ pattern includes only one page. Make four copies and lay out the pieces following the included lettered units and using the 6″ pattern as a guideline.
For simple pre-cutting, use a strip of fabric and alternate pieces for triangles (see photo). This works on either size block and for many other PPV designs, too!
Save time by chain piecing like pattern pieces.
Have fun!

Thanks to your generosity, I have already received many wonderful 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt!

If you have not yet shared yours, I will be accepting Signature Blocks until December 31, 2014. See your pattern for details and check out our Facebook Group for photos of blocks received so far!

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!), entirely paper pieced for one awesome price! All patterns for the year to date are included when you download. Upcoming patterns will be added for you to download the first of each month in 2014.

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

There is still time to win this month’s Sewhooked flickr prize! In July, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage and College Days, that are shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of my pattern Topsy-Turvy Trees! Winner to be announced Monday August 4, 2014.

Photobucket

Featured Pattern: Wee Lil’ Penguin (2 sizes, paper pieced), just $2.95!

TTMT #271 – More Than I Thought

Leave a reply

Looking for the College Days Blog Hop post? <— clicky!

Find my fandom patterns right here on Sewhooked!

Be sure to stop by Fandom In Stitches every Wednesday into September for a new theme and a new batch of fun patterns to stitch!

Last, but not least, the chance to win another prize! This month, ALL photos of projects made from Sewhooked patterns, including Paper Piecing Vintage and College Days, that are shared with the Sewhooked flickr group will be entered to win a copy of my pattern Topsy-Turvy Trees!

Featured Pattern: Wee Lil’ Penguin (2 sizes, paper pieced), just $2.95!

Paper Piecing Vintage – July

Leave a reply

July is here and we are now seven months into our Block of the Month!

Today is, of course, is the day we enjoy the new Paper Piecing Vintage pattern!

This month, we celebrate a very traditional block that is usually created with applique, Lily of the Valley.

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

Lily of the Valley, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

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

Save some time by following these bonus directions:

Lily of the Valley includes patterns for two flowers that are mirror image (four flowers make the block). You will need two copies of each.
For the 12″ pattern, circle or highlight the letters that go with one flower (A, B, C) using the 6″ pattern as a reference.
Save time by chain piecing like pattern pieces.
Have fun!

Thanks to your generosity, I have already received many wonderful 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt!

If you have not yet shared yours, I will be accepting Signature Blocks until December 31, 2014. See your pattern for details and check out our Facebook Group for photos of blocks received so far!

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

Share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to win fun prizes all year long. The June prize is a free PDF copy of my original pattern, Poppies from the Past! Winner to be announced the Monday, July 7.

Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends!

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my FREE full-length workshop.

Photobucket

Featured Pattern: Topsy-Turvy Trees, just $7 on Craftsy!

TTMT #263 – June Sneaks In & May Flickr Goodness!

Leave a reply

Join us on Fandom In Stitches for The Summer of Stitching!

Also in this video:

I forgot to mention in today’s video that I also have the May Paper Piecing Vintage Giveaway to, well, give away!

We had some great photos in the flickr group this month. Thanks for those and congrats to our winner!

May 2014 Flickr Prize

The May winner is Terry Minckler! Terry wins a bundle of fabric and two Sewhooked-themed pin back buttons.

by Terry Minckler

Thank you to everyone that shared their wonderful photos and remember to keep them coming for a chance to win the June prize (coming soon!). For your chance to win, just share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group. Winner to be announced the first Monday of each month…or Tuesday, if I forget! 😉

See the rest of this month’s AWESOME photos below:

by Debra Visser

by Cynthia Prater

by scotty4me30

by Dawn Gregory

by MsMoommist

by Alexe Toups

by TweLoQ

More awesome flickr photos!

by Joy

Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends!

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my FREE full-length paper piecing workshop!

Photobucket

Featured Pattern: Poppies From The Past, now only $7 on Craftsy!

Paper Piecing Vintage: June

2 Replies

Hello June! It’s the first of the month and that brings us the latest Paper Piecing Vintage pattern!

This month’s pattern is a sweet take on a quilting classic. I call mine Sweet Basket.

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

Sweet Basket, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

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

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

Precut 6 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ colored fabric for the basket handle.
Cut 5 of those 2 1/2″ squares in half on the diagonal, creating 10 triangles.
Leave one 2 1/2″ square whole (that’s the tippy top!)
Cut 5 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ background color triangles. Cut in half on the diagonal, creating 10 triangles, also for the basket handle.
Pin large background pieces of fabric to paper until the entire block is pieced.
Have fun!

I have already received many wonderful 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt! If you have not yet shared your block I will be accepting Signature Blocks until December 31, 2014. See your pattern for details and check out our Facebook Group for photos of blocks received so far!

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

May 2014 Flickr Prize

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. The May prize includes the bundle of fabric and two Sewhooked-themed pin back buttons above! Winner to be announced Monday, June 2, 2014. It could be you!

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my FREE full-length workshop.

Photobucket

Featured Pattern: Poppies From The Past, now only $7 on Craftsy!

Winners, Winners, Winners!

Leave a reply

Oh, so many winners today!

I have two winners from the Quiltmaker 100 Blocks, Vol. 9 Blog Tour (see my post) AND I have a winner for April’s Paper Piecing Vintage flickr participation prize!

All winners have been notified, so be sure to check your email or Flickr messages to find out how to receive your prize!

Congratulations to PJB for winning a free copy of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Vol. 9 and sharing that your favorite dessert is chocolate ganache with strawberries. There were some tasty comments left and I had an absolute blast reading about everyone’s favorite desserts!

I have limited copies of Vol. 9 available for sale in my Etsy shop!

Personalization is available, so be sure to get yours now!

Blog Tour Giveaway Vol 9

Our next winner is Jitka! Jitla wins the Sewhooked fabric bundle and a copy of my Texas Twofer Collection. Congratulations! Find Texas Twofer and many, many others in my Craftsy shop!

PPV Prize April 2014

Our third winner today comes from the Sewhooked flickr group Paper Piecing Vintage participants!

This month’s winner is Alexe Toups. Alexe wins Quilts From 100 Blocks, Fall 2013 (includes a pattern designed by me!) as well as copies of my patterns Poppies from the Past and My Kitchen Window! Congrats, Alexe!

by Alexe Toups

Thank you to everyone that shared their wonderful photos and remember to keep them coming for a chance to win the May prize (coming soon!). For your chance to win, just share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group. Winner to be announced the first Monday of each month.

See the rest of this month’s AWESOME photos below:

by TweLoQ

by scotty4me39

by Terry Minckler

by Debby

by Erin Norton

by Dawn Gregory

by Rockislander

MsMoomist

by jeanm826

More awesome flickr photos!

by Aalia (Pi pattern here)

by Julia Murtha (Hot Dog Pillowcase Tutorial)

by Jody Lovering (Banded Star 6″ or 12″)

Join the Paper Piecing Vintage Facebook Group for exclusive content and to sew with friends!

Need some help with paper piecing? Check out my FREE full-length paper piecing workshop!

Photobucket

Featured pattern: Runic Alphabet (paper pieced), now just $9 on Craftsy!

Paper Piecing Vintage: May

Leave a reply

It’s May Day, and the first of the month means a new Paper Piecing Vintage pattern!

Today’s installment is one I’m especially excited about. This pattern is about as traditional as you can get and there’s a good reason it’s still around…it’s cute, cute, cute!

I’ve dubbed my version Our Little House.

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

Our Little House, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

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

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

Use 2″ strips for the narrow pieces (windows, walls, narrow background strips)
Use 3 1/2″ strips for the roof and wide background pieces
Have fun!

April was my birthday month and I have already received many 6″ signature block for the Paper Piecing Vintage Signature Quilt! If you have not yet shared your block I will be accepting Signature Blocks until December 31, 2014. See your pattern for details!

Sign up for Paper Piecing Vintage now!

Don’t miss yesterday’s blog post for Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Vol. 9 Blog Tour for a preview of my Yum Yum Strawberry Cake block and for two fun giveaways! Click here for my post!

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. There’s still time to win the April prize (pictured above!). Winner and a new prize to be announced Monday, May 5!

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

Photobucket

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

Paper Piecing Vintage: April

Leave a reply

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!

Photobucket

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

Monday Madness and a Winner!

1 Reply

Whew, what a crazy day!

It’s the last day of the month, and I have a whole lot to share!

This is it!

Get these and more individual

paper pieced block patterns while they are just $2!

Tomorrow, these sweet little blocks

go up to $2.95 each!

We had an amazing flickr month and we a winner for this month’s prize!

Congratulations, MsMoommist!

Look for a flickr message from me on how to claim your prize!

We’ll have a new prize each month for one winner! For your chance to win, just share your Paper Piecing Vintage photos with the Sewhooked flickr group. Winner to be announced the first Monday of each month.

See the rest of this month’s AWESOME photos below:

by Barbara Colson

by Debby

by Terry Minckler

by Julia Murtha

by TweLoQ

by Rockislander

by Fran

by GheckoAZ1

by Jewelri

by Natalie Bates

by jeanm826

by Patricia McLaughlin

More awesome flickr photos:

by Julia Murtha (Two Tone Star and Hot Dog Pillowcases)

by Natalie Bates (Shamrock)

by hardhat_cat (Two Tone Star )

Each month’s set of photos just keeps getting better and better! Thank you to each and every one of you for sharing and remember, keep those pictures coming, I have more great prizes for April, to be announced tomorrow!

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 meet you!

For those of you anxiously awaiting the name of our newest furry family member, I’d like to introduce Rose! Her name is inspired by four of our family’s favorite fandoms: The Lord of the Rings (Samwise’s wife, Rose Cotton), Harry Potter (Rose Weasley), Doctor Who (Rose Tyler), and Homestuck (Rose Lalonde). We’ve pretty much covered all bases for all two-legged family members! Also, and most importantly, she just looks like a Rose. 🙂

See you tomorrow with Paper Piecing Vintage: April!

Photobucket

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

Paper Piecing Vintage: March

4 Replies

Hello, March!

I’ve continued to be thrilled with each and every Paper Piecing Vintage block photo that you all have shared. Thank you so much for joining me on this journey!

Today, we have the third installment in our Block of the Month: Ice Cream Bowl.

Ice Cream Bowl is a classic pineapple quilt block. The “bowl” comes from the color placement and the optical illusion that it creates.

Not only are pineapple blocks one of my all-time favorite quilt blocks, a smaller version of this block is my go-to pattern for teaching beginners!

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

As a bonus this month, there is a simplified 6″ pattern included for those of you not wanting to piece quite so many pineapple leaves! Want to make it 12″? Just print, cut in fourths, copy at 200% then glue or tape together!

Ice Cream Bowl, by Jennifer Ofenstein (sewhooked.com)

Already registered? Download your updated BOM file now!

Here are a few helpful hints:

Pre-cut strips for the “leaves.” 1″ works great for the 12″ pineapple and the bonus 6″ block. 3/4″ is plenty for the 6″ version.
Once you get a few rounds out from the center, you can prepare all four “leaves” at once (shown above). Instead of stitching one line at a time, stitch one, pull thread a little out from your machine, turn the pattern, then stitch the next until you’ve finished all four!
If making the 6″ block, make your life much easier by trimming seam allowances to 1/8″. That will reduce bulk and make it easier to work with.
Enjoy!

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. 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!