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TTMT #826 – Back to Embroidery! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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I’m finally back to working on the embroidery for my husband’s bookcase quilt! I also had a short and sweet sew day with a friend and have a little bit of show and tell from that.

I use Embrilliance Stitch Artist 1 for machine embroidery design.

Scrappy Sewcial at Hip Stitch!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P– help Jewells’ daughter with her semester in Japan!

My new YouTube channel: ⁨Backyard Jen⁩!

Looking for a different video. Check out all of my Raggedy Rescues here or see my Raggedy Rescue Playlist on YouTube.

My Good Omens Raggedy Rescue Makeover video will post FRIDAY!

#TTMTBOM April 2025
#TTMTBOM Pattern Archive
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Join us on TTMT!

Find my free patterns on Sewhooked & 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. ♥

TTMT #825 – #ttmtbom Finish! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share the finish of our #ttmtbom and my completed event quilt! I also talk about my new YouTube channel, ⁨Backyard Jen⁩, and give a shout-out of thanks to my Ko-Fi supporters!

If you participated in the #ttmtbom and would like the machine embroidery file for the label I designed, you can reach out to me at sewhooked@gmail.com. You’ll need at least a 5″ x 7″ hoop to make this design.

FUNDRAISER for Miss P– help Jewells’ daughter with her semester in Japan!

THE FINAL POST IS HERE!!!!!!

#TTMTBOM April 2025

#TTMTBOM Pattern Archive

My new YouTube channel: ⁨Backyard Jen⁩!

My Good Omens Raggedy Rescue Makeover video is in progress! With any luck I’ll have that to you soon.

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Join us on TTMT!

Find my free patterns on Sewhooked & 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. ♥

TTMT #824 – Ineffable Raggedies (Raggedy Rescue Show & Tell)

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This week I’m delighted to share the finish of my most recent Raggedy Rescue project, my first ever Raggedy Makeover!

Over the last few weeks, I’ve transformed two thrift store Raggedy Andys into Raggedy Aziraphale & Raggedy Crowley from Good Omens!

As mentioned in the video, I will have a process video coming soon that will include lots more details from thrifted dolls to what you see today. If you have questions about the process, let me know so I can try to include that information.


I primarily use McCall’s Crafts Pattern 8377. The pattern is out of print but you can often find it on Etsy or Ebay. If you have sewing friends, it’s worth asking if they might have a Raggedy Ann & Andy pattern. I’ve had several gems come my way from friends!

The Raggedy Ann & Andy clothing pattern shown in this video is a vintage McCalls 3002 Sewing Pattern for 15″, 20″, & 25″ dolls. I found mine on Ebay.

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥

TTMT #823 – Putting the Pieces Together (Crafty Show & Tell)

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It’s been a super busy week full of real-life stuff, but I still have some things to share! Most importantly, I’ve finished the doll body updates for my current Raggedy project! Clothes are cut out and ready to make. I also share progress for an unexpected project that landed with a crash!

I have drafted my finished Sting Bookcase Block into a cleaner, simpler pattern and I am looking for a pattern tester who can test by the end of March or early April. The design is 10″ x 20″ paper pieced (plus seam allowance). If you might be interested, please drop me an email at my Fandom in Stitches account – ofenjen@fandominstitches.com.

This is a free pattern that will be shared on fandominstitches.com & sewhooked.com. While I can’t offer compensation, testers will receive acknowledgment on my personal website, Fandom, and social media when the pattern is posted. Thanks!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥

TTMT #822 – Hair Care (Crafty Show & Tell)

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I took a break from embroidery this week to wait for my hubs to choose more titles for the bookcase blocks. In the meantime, I have worked on Raggedy hair, made a thread organizer for my machine embroidery projects, and done some self care!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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: TTMT BOM for March 2025!

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

I’m delighted to share my last quilt block design for the 2024-2025 TTMT BOM. Our event finishes up in April and we’ll have lots of inspiration to complete your quilt at that time!

Designed with my own TTMT quilt in mind, the Rainbow Bear Paw is exactly what it sounds like. This block brought me so much joy to create. I hope you like it, too!

If you use any of my free patterns, I’d love to see what you do with them! Leave a link in the comments or tag me @sewhookedjen on IG.

The following patterns are designed by me, Jennifer Ofenstein, and are free for your personal use. Link goes to a Google Doc that you can save or print. ♥

Rainbow Bear Paw

designed by Jennifer Ofenstein, sewhooked.com

12″ finished, paper pieced

sample pieced by Jennifer O

how to enlarge reduce patterns

Want a different size? Use this handy chart to enlarge & reduce patterns!

See all the blocks chosen so far here!
If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #821 – TTMT Blocks & Tolkien Row! (Quilty Show & Tell)

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I’m still chug chug chugging away at the titles for my hub’s bookcase block and am really pleased with progress so far. March 1 was our next to last post for the TTMT BOM! You can find those pattern links below.

The flower vine on the Aragorn & Arwen book is from an OESD Heirloom Legacy set (plants & birds), design DC067_48. It’s from an older CD set and I could not locate it on their website.

I have been using  Embrilliance  Stitch Artist 1 to create my book titles and draw images for this quilt. Several people have asked what I’ve used to “turn” my images into embroidery, and the simplest answer is that I draw them myself in Stitch Artist 1. They are not “digitized” but drawn by me specifically as embroidery images.

FUNDRAISER for Miss P – ongoing study abroad fundraiser for my bff’s daughter

If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥

TTMT #815 – Sewjo is a Go Go (Quilty Show & Tell)

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Hello, my friends! Today finds me sharing a flood of progress on my hub’s bookcase quilt. Questions? Just let me know!

FUNDRAISER for Miss P

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥

TTMT #814 – PJs & Progress (Quilty Show & Tell)

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Hello, friends! I’m back at it this week with some progress on the bookcase quilt, including a quilty plan, new blocks, and some fun practice in Embrilliance Stitch Artist 1. I even took a little time to make something for myself. ♥

FUNDRAISER for Miss P

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥

TTMT #813 – New Year, New Projects (Quilty Show & Tell)

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Hello friends! Today, I’m sharing my to-do wish list for 2025. This includes what I’m already working on and what I would like to tackle this year. The #ttmtbom is high on the list, as is my husband’s bookcase quilt (a little bit multi-fandom and a little history quilt!). I’ve got some new projects I’m hoping to work on and design skills I’d like to improve. I hope you come along for the journey!

I really want to work on improving my skills with Embrilliance Embroidery Software. I purchased Essentials when I bought my first embroidery machine and added Stitch Artist 1 a few years later. I am not sponsored; I just really enjoy the software!

Questions? Leave a comment and I’m happy to reply!

What are you working on this year? I would love to hear all about it.

FUNDRAISER for Miss P! There are a couple of baskets left and some new products donated by other quilters!

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Did you know I share short videos of crafts & critters on YouTube? You can find those here!
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If you enjoy my free content, please consider buying me a Ko-Fi. Your support is greatly appreciated.

♥ 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. ♥