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Cute and Clever Totes, A paper piecing book with 16 adorable blocks!

So many customers have shown interest in learning more about my latest book, Cute and Clever Totes. Today I would like to show you all 16 of the adorable paper pieced blocks  offered in the book.

Cat
Cat
Fox
Fox
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Beach
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Rooster
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Dog
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Cone flower
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Airplane
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Sailboat
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Football
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Owl
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Pony
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Flower
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Bikini
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Cow
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Chicken
Pig
Pig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These whimsical 8″ blocks are not only for totes. They can be used for so many cute projects ….quilts, baby blankets, pillows, or even potholders. I would love to see some of the clever creations YOU make! If you email me a photo, I will post it on this website and my facebook page. Let’s start creating!

Cute and Clever Totes can be found on Amazon and Etsy.

Cute and Clever Totes, a Paper Piecing Book by Mary Hertel

It’s here! The paper piecing book that I have been working on for the past 17 months is hot off the press. Writing a book has been a wonderful experience, but LOTS of work. Thankfully, I worked with a GREAT team of editors at C&T Publishing. They were super supportive and I thank them!

Cute and Clever Totes is a great resource for the beginner, but also loads of fun for those who already have paper piecing skills. There are 16 adorable paper pieced blocks that cover a wide range of subject matter…something for everyone. And, by the way, if you have never heard of paper piecing, it is a sew by number technique. If you can sew a straight line, you can paper piece. My designs have easy , large pieces. These blocks are fun and assemble quickly.

Here’s one of my favorite blocks in a very easy to assemble Market Tote. You will find step by step directions to paper piece this Rooster block in my book, as well as the full directions to make the Market Tote and 5 other fun totes. So…let’s do the math…that means you are getting 96 different projects in one book! Sounds like a great deal to me!

DRAWSTRING TOTE
DRAWSTRING TOTE
MINI TOTE
MINI TOTE
MESSENGER TOTE
MESSENGER TOTE
BEACH TOTE
TRAVEL TOTE
TRAVEL TOTE

 

 

 

 

There’s too much to share in just one blog post, so I will be sharing more about the totes and blocks in future posts.

Cute and Clever Totes is available on Amazon now.  AND …I know you are all very busy, but I would love you to do a review of my book on Amazon.

Create something today!

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