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 or photo (for me only, I won’t publish or) and I’ll gladly send the pattern. One pattern per donation. ♥
Thank you for accompanying me down the many roads I have traveled. Here’s to a GREAT 2020! ♥
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This is the last call for those of you who would like to purchase from the Sewhooked Pattern shop.
I will be permanently closing my shop TODAY, December 31, 2019, at approximately NOON Central Standard time.
I’d like to share a huge thank you to everyone who has supported my efforts and independent design over the last decade and a half.
As a reminder, my free patterns will continue to be available, but I will no longer be selling patterns and my current For Sale patterns will no longer be available. Sewhooked will continue to be my crafty home, but will no longer be a business. For more information, please see last week’s Talk to Me Tuesday.
See you later today in my video. Love and best wishes for a Happy New Year! ♥
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Dear friends, in case you missed my last video, this was my big announcement: I will be closing up the Sewhooked Pattern shop, hosted on Etsy, on December 31st.
I’ve had a blast designing and selling over the years. I registered Sewhooked as a business back in 2006 and I’ve been working at it ever since. I’ve sold patterns to magazines, & websites, but most of all, I’ve sold them independently through a changing landscape of internet sales and to a variety of quilt stores.
A lot has changed, both personally and in the quilting world, since I first started in this business as an independent designer. What has become increasingly clear to me is that it’s time for me to move on to other adventures. I’m not leaving quilting or crafting, but I am closing up shop and will no longer be actively designing and I will no longer be selling patterns. There are lots of reasons, some of which I talk about on last week’s Talk to Me Tuesday.
Some important points: I’m not “leaving” or going away. Sewhooked.com will continue to exist and will still be a quilt and craft blog, but it will no longer be a business.
My free patterns, including all of those on Fandom In Stitches, will continue to be available. I will still run fandominstitches.com, but will be looking for more help to keep the website up-to-date and the Facebook communities blossoming.
2020 will be a year for contemplating what’s next and how to best be the person I choose to be.
Now through noon on December 31, 2019 is your last chance to purchase the patterns listed in my shop.
Thanks for the love and support all the years! 💜
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Surprise!
Guess who has been working on a new pattern in between all the other craziness?!
You guessed it!
Some time ago, Robin B. made an amazing suggestion that I have had in the back of my mind ever since – a multi-directional signpost.
With all the travel I’ve been doing this year, I absolutely could not resist designing this one. I did a little research and a little sketching. I worked up a pattern and sent it off to my pattern testers.
It is now tested and ready to share!
This awesome, versatile pattern is perfect to express your wanderlust or to point to where your loved ones are, or maybe share your favorite fandom locations. Think fabric with existing text, hand or machine embroidery, stenciling, fabric markers, the list goes on!
Find Signs Signs Signs in both of my online shops:
10″ x 30″ (10 1/2″ x 30 1/2″ with seam allowance) as shown, made using three paper pieced blocks.
Need more signs? Duplicate and rotate the center block! Add to larger projects or make as is for a fun wall hanging.
Includes full-color instructions with fabric amounts, suggestions, and paper pieced pattern.
And here is Amber’s fantastic tested version! She has big plans for this and I can’t wait to share what she does!
If you try your hand at this pattern, I’d love to see what you do with it over in the Sewhooked Facebook Group! Not on Facebook? Tag me on Instagram (@sewhookedjen) or Twitter (@sewhooked)!
Thank you for stopping by and have a fantastic weekend! 😀
See you soon!
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Hello, friends!
I’m taking a break to get my home ready for Thanksgiving company so there will be no Free Pattern Friday today.
Still need some freebies?
You can check out all past Free Pattern Friday patterns…
Go to my archive of free non-fandom patterns...
See my free non-Harry Potter free fandom patterns...
Check out my free Harry Potter patterns...
Rather go shopping?
Frosted Firs is now available for sale!
The pattern includes a 6″ & 12″ pattern for Frosted Firs, quilt instructions for a 46″ x 64″ quilt using the 12″ pattern, a coloring page, more idea suggestions, and an updated version of Holiday House as a bonus. The complete pattern is $4.95 and is available on either Craftsy or Etsy.
Join the Sewhooked Facebook Group for community, support & prizes! I’ll be there, as will many other friends of Sewhooked. We’ll answer your questions and nudge you along if you need it. Joining the group is never required, but it is fun!
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After a year or more out of the spotlight (and out of the shop!), I’ve updated Night’s Reverie for 2016!
This fun pattern was originally created in 2010 as a way to teach my local students how to freezer paper stencil.
This is a great pattern to practice stenciling and it now includes the option to hand embroider the design if you’d prefer.
With just a few elements, you can finish this simple wall hanging in no time!
Need to learn stenciling? More info here!
Night’s Reverie 2016 Update, Stenciled with font variations.
Night’s Reverie 2016 Update, Embroidered with font variations.
The original stenciled Night’s Reverie, created in 2010.
Our February drawing will be for a custom quilt label professionally embroidered by Sarah’s Sewing Studio (photo soon!). Entering to win is easy, just share your photos with the Sewhooked flickr group, making sure your photos are set to share. You’ll be entered to win for each photo you share!
Want a quilt label? Get your own custom label for $9.95 (as shown with your name and recipient’s name) or $14.95 for additional text (for example, the name of your quilter). A two color option is also available. Contact Sarah’s Sewing Studio for more info. Make sure to tell her I sent you!
The March winner will be announced Friday, March 4, 2016 (that’s tomorrow!).
Want to sponsor a prize? Please drop me an email.
Join the Sewhooked Facebook Group for community, fun and support! This is absolutely optional and not required to participate in the BOM.
Happy stitching!
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This week, Craftsy is hosting some amazing sales!
On Wednesday and Thursday, Craftsy is having a Pre-Black Friday Sale: Enjoy Big Savings on Yarn, Fabric & Kits !
From Friday through Sunday, Craftsy is hosting their Black Friday Sale: All Classes $19.99 or less!
UPDATE: Craftsy has extended their Black Friday Sale one more day, through Monday, December 1st, All Classes $19.99 or less!
Now is a great time to get the classes you’ve been eyeing all year! Craftsy classes also make a great gift, so do some holiday shopping for the crafter in your life.
Shop now because you won’t want to miss these incredible sales!
Each month, I give away a fun prize, often a pattern from my Craftsy Shop. In November, share ANY project designed by me (from Craftsy, sewhooked.com,fandominstitches.com, Quiltmaker, etc.) with the Sewhooked flickr group and be entered to win a free copy of one of my most popular patterns, Tree Trimming!
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In honor of Week 30 of The Project of Doom, use coupon code WEEK30 and receive 30% off your entire purchase from The Sewhooked Shop!
Offer valid through Friday, August 12, 2011 (US CST) on PDF patterns only.
Thank you for your constant support, encouragement and love!
Grandma’s House Quilted Potholder Set
It’s been a while since I talked about my business. I post a lot of crafts and patterns and, of course I talk about Harry Potter (no, no…really!?).
Sewhooked is not just the name of my site and business. It’s become a community of crafty people that are near and dear to me. As you probably already know, I design and sell quilt patterns. What you may not know is that I also sell hand crafted items, including custom-made buttons and hard-copies of my patterns on Etsy. All of my available patterns are ready for instant purchase and PDF download in my shop here on Sewhooked. For quilt shop owners, my patterns are also available for wholesale purchase. Email me for details.
After a year of working on Sewhooked part time, I’ve decided the time has come to try my hand at running my business full-time. Up until now, I’ve worked on Sewhooked whenever I have time, squeezing in minutes here and there between other things.
At the end of the summer, all that will change. I’m leaving my part-time job at the quilt store where I work and am going to take a session off from teaching to build my inventory and focus on my business. There have been some changes in my life recently which make me feel the time is right to work hard, to work longer and to make Sewhooked everything I want it to be.
What can you look forward to? Well, more patterns, for sure! Creating patterns is my first love, and there are lots of ideas rolling around in my brain, just waiting for their chance to make an appearance. I’m tentatively planning a Block of the Month quilt for my shop next year, which I would love to be guided by those that would like to participate. More on that once the Project of Doom has wrapped up.
There will also be new hand-crafts available through Etsy. After a brief hiatus, Custom 1.5″ Buttons are back, including optional graphic design services. Soon, I’ll be adding grab bags of fabric from my crazy-huge scrap stash, as well as limited edition cards featuring photos of some of my quilts.
Photos in this post include some of the items currently available for sale through Etsy. PDF Downloads are here.
Tree Trimming, Hard Copy Version
What kind of quilt patterns are you looking for? What handcrafts would you be interested in seeing on Etsy (keeping in mind that I do not sell items made from my Harry Potter and other fandom patterns out of respect to the authors/creators)?
I’d love to hear from you!
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