Category Archives: Halloween patterns

The Cat’s Meow

We had an early season snowfall in Wisconsin…check this out.

Last week…

Today! Is this what they mean by “snow on the pumpkin”?

The Cat’s Meow

This is my newest Halloween quilt design, THE CAT’S MEOW. My very creative customer Mary created this sweet wall hanging, using this pattern.

Every time Mary makes a quilt, she makes an extra block to add to a sampler quilt. She is saving this bat block to include in her future quilt. What a great idea!

I love all of these adorable black kitties. This one might be my fave…how about you?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Linking this week with:

BOO Collection for Halloween

My BOO COLLECTION pattern includes 6 Halloween blocks.

BOO COLLECTION

This pattern includes the directions for 6 Halloween blocks, the table runner pattern, and the potholder pattern.

These blocks also make very cute pillows.

Witchy Pillow

Here is a wall hanging put together by Bernadette, using some of my other Halloween blocks.

FRANKENSTEIN
DRACULA

The super cute Frankenstein and Dracula blocks can be downloaded HERE

for free to all of my subscribers. If you are not currently a subscriber to my website, I would be so pleased if you would consider joining. You can find the SUBSCRIBER link in the side bar.

Linking this week with:

Jolly Jack O Lanterns

It’s my favorite time of year…I love decorating for Fall.

Fall Garland

I love these paper pieced Jack O Lanterns. They look so cute with my garland and wreath.

Jack O Lantern Table Topper

These jolly pumpkins are fun to sew.

My JACK O LANTERN TABLE TOPPER pattern is fun to make.

Look how cute the pumpkins would look with some of my other Halloween blocks…

My clever customer Sharon added my GHOST BLOCKS with a pumpkin for an adorable table runner!

FREE HALLOWEEN BLOCKS

Visit ETSY to find my FREE HALLOWEEN BLOCKS. Be aware that any item I sell on Etsy I am charged 20 cents, even if they are FREE. Therefore, I have to charge my customers the 20 cents or it would cost me a fortune to list a free pattern 🙁

I’d love to see how you are decorating for Fall!

Linking this week with:

Witch Witch is Witch?

What’s more fun than witchy-poos? I’ve just finished a new paper pieced witch block to add to my collection. I love designing Halloween images, so I am having a lot of fun this month.

GLINDA THE WITCH

GLINDA THE WITCH is my newest Halloween design. I have 3 more witch faces that would make a super cute table runner…

Witchy Table Runner

These 4 witches are so fun to paper piece.

HAPPY WITCH
BEWITCHED
TOOTHY WITCH

Here are the cutest projects ever made by my customers using my paper pieced Halloween blocks.

Trick or Treat Sacks made by Joyce. She just learned how to paper piece.
Halloween Quilt made by Donna.
Table Runner by Lynn.
Table Topper by Shelley.
Pillow by Eva.

With Halloween right around the corner, what will you create?

Congratulations to Lori Smanski, winner of the Northcott Fat Quarter Bundle.

Linking this week with:

Paper Pieced Spider…BOO

I couldn’t resist sharing 1 more Halloween paper pieced block…SPIDER.This pattern is designed for an intermediate paper piecer, and would make really cute Halloween potholders or pillows. Consider pairing it with my Spooky Spider block from the BOO Collection.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everyone!

Watch for the Pick A Pumpkin Blog Hop starting next week! Can’t wait to have some “Pumpkin Fun”. Linking this week with:

Sew Fresh Quilts

Silly Mama Quilts

Clever Chameleon

Stitch All The Things

Quilt Fabrication

 

 

Witches, and Witches, and More Witches…Oh My!

Witches, and witches, and more witches…OH MY! Witch blocks are so much fun! Welcome to the PEEK-A-WHO BLOG HOP, sponsored by Marian Pena at Seams To Be Sew. This blog hop is for sharing some fun Halloween ideas, and I have been very busy designing for Halloween since it is my favorite!

Make sure to read all the way to the end of this post so you don’t miss the GIVE-AWAYS!

Here is a brand new pillow pattern called WITCHY POO PILLOW. This pillow fits a 12″x 22″ pillow form. It is paper pieced and so much fun! I added 1″ wide rick rack around my blocks. This is such an easy way to add a little pizzaz. The rick rack is attached by sewing it directly over the seam between the blocks and the outer border. I stopped stitching an inch before the corner, turned the pillow, and pinched the rick rack into a “mitered” corner. Then I resumed sewing until an inch from the next corner. It makes a nice “frame” around the paper pieced portion.

 

 

 

Shelley made her Witchy Poo with orange rick rack, and Donna used a cute “BOO” ribbon as a border. She found the ribbon at Michael’s Craft store. So clever!

This is TOOTHY WITCH. The block finishes at 8″x 8″ and can be used in a pillow, potholder, or whatever! It was fun choosing fabric for her hat and hair.

This is HAPPY WITCH. She’s the kind of witch I wouldn’t mind meeting on Halloween!

And here’s a witch I designed last year…BEWITCHED. She’s still a favorite! My goal is to put all 3 of these cute witches into a table runner…I just haven’t had time yet! If you make a clever project using any of my witches and you share a photo with me, I would love to post it on my website. Send the photo to my email at: maryannhertel@gmail.com

WITCHY PILLOW is another cute throw pillow for your sofa for the fall season. Find a striped Halloween fabric for the socks, and this paper pieced design is a breeze.

This pillow was done by my friend Eva using the new Halloween fabric line from Studio Fabric, “Me and My Ghoul Friends”.   Isn’t it adorable?

Made By Marney paper pieced patterns can be found on ETSY or CRAFTSY. Thanks for stopping by, and please leave a COMMENT.

And now for the GIVE-AWAYS coordinated by Seams To Be Sew…

FAT QUARTER SHOP GIFT CERTIFICATE

See the FAT QUARTER SHOP give-away details HERE.

TIMELESS TREASURES FAT QUARTER BUNDLE

See the TIMELESS TREASURES give-away details HERE.

Please visit the rest of the GHOULY bloggers participating in the Peek-a-Who Blog Hop today:

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Songbird Designs | Quilt Doodle Doodles
Made By Marney | SewGoldenAChance
Ms. P Designs USA | Seams To Be Sew

Linking this week with:

Love, Laugh, Quilt

Stitch All The Things

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Sew Fresh Quilts

Quilt Fabrication

Elm Street Quilts

My Quilt Infatuation

Kathy’s Quilts

So Scrappy

 

 

My Happy Place Row Along and FREE STUFF

Thanks so much for stopping to visit. This is my post for our 2018 Row Along, organized by the fabulous Marian Pena from Seams To Be Sew. We have 54 different quilt bloggers/designers participating this year! And…lots of great FREE STUFF! I am offering a free paper piecing pattern. You will find the incidentals towards the end of this post.

Our theme this year is MY HAPPY PLACE. Here’s my free row…My Sewing Room MERGED-My-Sewing-Room-BEST.pdf (1477 downloads ) . This paper pieced row consists of 4 blocks, each 7 1/2″x 7 1/2″. This makes the entire row measure 7 1/2″ high x 30″ long (finished).

Since there’s no place I would rather be than in my sewing room, I am going to make this row into a wall hanging to place above my sewing machine. If you are new to paper piecing, I suggest you watch one of my paper piecing tutorials.

I have added a 1 1/2″x 30 1/2″ strip of BLACK fabric to the top and bottom of my row. Then added a 4″x 30 1/2″ strip at the top and a 10″x 30 1/2″ along the bottom. These pieces can be adjusted to make your wall hanging any height you want. I have steam pressed a piece of fusible fleece to the back of the entire unit. Then I added a backing piece and quilted the entire unit.

Next I created a row of 5 pockets by sewing 5 squares 6 1/2″x 6 1/2″ together. This unit was also quilted and basted to the bottom of my wall hanging. I sewed between each pocket in the seam “ditch” to separate the pockets.

Then I added black binding…I love it! I added tabs along the top to hang from my existing wooden quilt hanger, but a hanging pocket would also work.

 

 

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Are you new to paper piecing? I have 2 paper piecing books with great step by step directions, Cute and Clever Totes and Sew Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Both books are great for beginners, but also have lots of fun paper pieced patterns for intermediate quilters.

I am so EXCITED to explain this Give-Away because it is from the same company that publishes my books, C&T Publishing. They are giving away a $100 Gift Certificate! That means you can choose from SO MANY great C&T books and sewing tools. I can’t say enough about this wonderful company. They allow me and so many other clever designers a chance to create books and products to share with you! This is an awesome prize for 1 lucky person who …

ENTERS HERE.

Since it is so close to Halloween, I am GIVING-AWAY this pattern, BOO COLLECTION. This collection of 6 Halloween paper pieced block patterns is so clever! Included with the blocks are patterns for a table runner and potholders. These 8″x 8″ blocks can be used in so many fun ways. Be creative and construct an entire Halloween quilt! Table runner measures 17″ wide x 33″ long. Potholders measure 8″x 8″. This is an original Made By Marney pattern.

Here are some super sweet treat sacks made by a friend using some of the blocks from my BOO Collection. Click on this Rafflecopter link to sign up for the

FREE BOO COLLECTION PATTERN.

I would love for you to please SUBSCRIBE to my website, but it’s not a requirement…just enjoy!

Please visit the other bloggers participating today…

Tuesday September 18, 2018

Just Let Me Quilt | Elizabeth Coughlin Designs | Quilt Fabrication
Renee’s Quilting Addiction | Made By Marney

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Linking this week with:

Clever Chameleon

Stitch All The Things

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Cooking Up Quilts

Ems Scrap Bag

Quilt Fabrication

Silly Mama Quilts

Sew Fresh Quilts

My Quilt Infatuation

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

 

More FREE Halloween Paper Pieced Blocks

I want to thank my friends for creating such clever items using my Halloween blocks.

Donna just shared this Halloween quilt. Love it! Some of these 12 blocks are FREE. You can download the free Dracula and Frankenstein right here. Count-Dracula-and-Frankenstein-MERGED.pdf (2138 downloads ) .

FRANKENSTEIN

DRACULA

Shelley created this adorable table topper using 8 of my blocks. I have posted her sweet table topper once before, but couldn’t resist sharing again. She was just getting ready to bind this baby, and put it out for Halloween.

Lynne created this funky table runner. I am enjoying her fabric choices! I’d love to see what you are creating for Halloween.

To see all of my Halloween blocks, visit my Etsy or Craftsy shops.

Linking this week with:

Kathy’s Quilts

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Love, Laugh, Quilt

Clever Chameleon

Sew Fresh Quilts

Mid Week Makers

Silly Mama Quilts

Free Motion By the River

My Quilt Infatuation

Confessons Of A Fabric Addict

Scrap Happy

 

 

Jack O Lantern Table Topper-Paper Piecing

Here’s a new paper piecing pattern hot off my sewing machine and just in time for your Autumn tablescape.

To construct this table topper, you could use any 4 blocks that measure 8″x 8″ unfinished. The Jack O Lantern Table Topper pattern has 2 pumpkin blocks that repeat.

One pumpkin has a toothy grin…

And the other is toothless…

Or, be creative and substitute some of my other Halloween blocks for some of the Jack O Lanterns. Wouldn’t it be cute to have a table topper with all black cats?

 

Kit Cat block.

Fraidy Cat block.

Scaredy Cat block.

And my fave…Skat Cat block.   These 4 cats would look adorable together!

One thing I love about this octagonally shaped mat, it looks cute from every direction. Whatever you create with my patterns, I would love to see. Email me a photo and I might share it in my next post. My email:  maryannhertel@gmail.com

Linking this week with:

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Em’s Scrap Bag

Stitch All The Things

Love, Laugh, Quilt

Silly Mama Quilts

Midweek Makers

My Quilt Infatuation

Silly Mama Quilts

Nina Marie Sayre

Busy Hands Quilts

Confessions Of A Fabric Addict

Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland

Super Scrappy

What A Hoot Quilts

 

 

 

 

Halloween Candy Sack

I’m so excited to share my Halloween Candy Sack pattern.

This sweet paper pieced Candy Cane block is the foundation for the super simple sack. You can find the pattern in this month’s issue of McCall’s Quilting magazine. See…my sack is right there in the bottom left corner.

Adorable! How fun it would be to make a Trick or Treat sack for all of your kids. Here are some of my other Halloween Blocks that would work great in this sack…

Bat Block

Spider Block

Bewitched Block.

There are loads of other Halloween blocks on my Etsy and Craftsy store.

Linking this week with:

Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Kathy’s Quilts

Scrappy Saturday

Love, Laugh, Quilt

Stitch All The Things

Clever Chameleon

Quilt Fabrication

Sew Fresh Quilts

Silly Mama Quilts

Busy Hands Quilts

Confessions of a Fabric Addict