I am so excited to show you my sweet horse quilt. HAY GIRL was designed with the horse lover in mind.
These 11 ponies are adorbs! I’m trying to choose my faves, but I keep changing my mind.
These are my top 3 picks…how about you? I’m not sure what was more fun…designing these beauties or naming them! My friends helped with the names…
My daughter, Jesi, was an avid horse rider in her youth. I’m sure she will love this lap quilt for her couch.
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Three new doggie quilt blocks designed by customer request.
Lisa sent this photo of Atilla Bear the Chow Chow, hoping for a paper pieced pattern.
This is the finished CHOW CHOW PAPER PIECED PATTERN. I was a bit timid when approaching this design, as Chow Chows have lots of fur, and it is always a challenge to represent fur in paper piecing, but still maintaining a fairly simple pattern.
Another customer requested a boxer pattern. Here’s a photo of her pup. Isn’t he a cutie?
I decided to tackle this breed from both angles. Here’s my first attempt in profile.
This BOXER PATTERN is super easy. But my customer wanted something with more detail, so I designed this…
The BOXER 2 PATTERN has more detail. Although the ears are a bit tricky, I do love how it turned out.
Which one is your favorite new dog pattern?
Thanks to Donna for sharing a photo of this adorbs quilt she just finished using my DOGS ONLY pattern, plus a few more of my doggies…
Thanks for all the participants in last month’s Row-Along blog hop. Congrats to Gina, the winner of my free Unicorn Quilt pattern.
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What could be cuter than a baby shark. Since sharks are all the rage, how about 3 sharks?
This is such a super simple baby quilt, that can be assembled easily in a weekend.
Yes, those teeth are created with rick rack. If your “baby” is under 2 years old, you may want to create the eyes with appliqued fabric rather than my favorite eyes done with buttons.
This is my son’s favorite quilt, SHARK ATTACK.
Six funky little sharks! Again, the teeth are made from rick rack and the eyes from buttons.
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It’s finally here…Row-A-Long 2019, ONCE UPON A STORY. Many thanks to Marian Pena, from Seams To Be Sew, for organizing this awesome event each year. Please visit her site to read the guidelines for our give-aways. And, it’s always great to get FREE PATTERNS.
Starting September 3, you can HOP along with our Row Along. Each day designers will be giving FREE patterns for rows that could be used in quilts, table runners, place mats, etc. Each row correlates to a story or fairy tale.
Click to see lots more GIVE-AWAYS. And, hang with me til the end of this post for my Give-Away. Please visit Seams to be Sew to read the rules for our Give-aways.
My row is vertical and measures 9″x18″ finished. I was motivated by “The Last Unicorn“, written by Peter Beagle.
This is a paper pieced pattern and may be purchased here: CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE.
Here’s a clever idea to use this row in a super cute PILLOWCASE. Here is a tutorial to sew your own Dream Big Unicorn Pillowcase. OR, scroll to the end to see my GIVE-AWAY.
Where better to DREAM BIG than on your pillowcase, right? NORTHCOTT fabrics have been wonderfully generous in suppling us with fabric for our samples. I am using Northcott White 22 136-10 for my main pillowcase fabric, and scraps for the paper piecing. I use French seams and line the back of the paper pieced part of the pillowcase so there are no exposed seams, as this is an item that will be washed repeatedly. Finished size: 20 1/2″x 28″, fits a standard sized pillow.
Cut these pieces from 1 yard of the main fabric:
From 1/3 yard of contrasting color cut:
From 1/3 yard of fusible fleece cut:
Sew the 2″x 9 1/2″ strips to the top and bottom of the paper pieced unicorn.
Remove the paper from the back of the unicorn. Steam press the fusible fleece to the wrong side of the unicorn unit. Quilt as desired (there will only be 2 layers to quilt through instead of the usual 3 layers of fabric).
Pin the 7″x 21″ piece of main fabric to the unicorn unit, with right sides together.
Trim 1 of the 21″x 25″ pieces of fabric to 11″x 21″. This will be the lining, although I am using the main fabric so as not to waste fabric. Pin this piece over the 7″x 21″ piece, right side of fabric facing down. Stitch through all 3 layers, using a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Press the fabric to the right of the unicorn and the seam allowance towards the unicorn.
Press only the LINING piece over the back of the unicorn.
Turn under any fabric that extends past the unicorn, and press under to form a hem. You may trim the excess to 1/2″ if preferred. The hem should be even with the raw edge of the unicorn.
Pin the 9″x 21″ piece of main fabric to the left side edge of the unicorn unit. Sew in place using a 1/4″ seam allowance. Press the fabric open. Press the seam towards the unicorn.
Pin the hem edge of the lining over the seam allowance and pin in place.
Hand stitch the hem in place. The front of the pillowcase is now finished.
Assemble the pillowcase using French seams. Pin the 21″x 25″ piece of main fabric to the back of the pillowcase, wrong sides together. Sew together using a scant 1/8″ seam allowance.
Turn the pillowcase with the right sides together, press, and sew the same seam again, using a 14″ seam allowance. This encases the previous seam.
Press the 10″x WOF strip AND the pillowcase open flat. Pin the right side of cuff fabric along the 42″ edge of the pillowcase, right side of cuff facing wrong side of pillowcase. Notice how I am skipping the SELVAGE part of the cuff. It will be trimmed later.
Ross the pillowcase into a tube that will fit inside of the cuff fabric.
Roll the cuff fabric up and over the pillowcase tube and pin in place.
Here you see how I am matching the edges of cuff fabric and pillowcase fabric and pinning in place. Sew through all layers with a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Pull the pillowcase out of the tube through one of the side edge holes.
Press cuff flat and trim away any excess cuff from both sides of the pillowcase. Now finish sewing the pillowcase together using French seams.
Fold the pillowcase in half, with the right side out and pin the two remaining sides together. Sew a scant 1/8″ seam allowance on these two sides. Turn inside out and press.
Pin the same two edges with the RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER, and sew a 1/4″ seam allowance, encasing the previous seam.
Turn right side out and press flat. How sweet is that? This pillowcase is ready for some BIG dreams!
GIVE-AWAY: Click HERE for the chance to win this Northcott Fat Quarter Bundle, a $20 value.
GIVE-AWAY: Click HERE to win the EQ8, valued at $239.
Now for MY GIVEAWAY. Click to enter to win a FREE paper piece and appliqued pattern to create this super cute UNICORN LAP QUILT. Alphabet letters are included to applique a personalized name on this project, if so desired. This adorable pattern is also available on my Etsy shop. Don’t forget to leave a comment!
Please continue to visit all of our participating quilters:
Tuesday, 9/3/2019
Just Let Me Quilt
https://www.justletmequilt.com
Seams To Be Sew
http://www.seamstobesew.com
Pamela Quilts
http://pamelaquilts.blogspot.com/
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Thursday, 9/5/2019
Made By Marney
http://madebymarney.com
Pretty Piney Quilts
https://prettypiney.com
Renee’s Quilting Addiction
https://reneechester.wordpress.com/
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Tuesday, 9/10/2019
Linda B Creative
https://lindabcreative.blogspot.com
Patchwork Breeze
https://patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com
KISSed Quilts
http://kissedquilts.blogspot.com
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Thursday, 9/12/2019
Bobbin In Quilts Blog
https://www.bobbininquilts.com/blogs/news
Clever Chameleon
http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog
Mountain Meadow Designs
https://www.pg-mmd.com/blog1
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Tuesday, 9/17/2019
Barbara Dieges
http://bdieges.com/
Miss P Designs USA
https://mspdesignsusa.com
Seams To Be Sew
http://www.seamstobesew.com
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Thursday, 9/19/2019
Duck Creek Mountain Quilting
http://www.duckcreekmountainquilting.com
Cynthia’s Creating Ark
http://www.cynthiasark.blogspot.com.au
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
http://ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, 9/24/2019
Pumpkin Patch BC
http://pumpkinpatchbc.com/blog/
Stitchin at Home
http://www.stitchinathome.com/
Seams To Be Sew
http://www.seamstobesew.com
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Thursday, 9/26/2019
From My Carolina Home
http://frommycarolinahome.com/
Words & Stitches
https://bethstrand.wordpress.com
Tuning My Heart Quilts
http://www.tuning-my-heart.com
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Carol Andrews
https://quiltschmilt.wordpress.com/
Charlie’s Daughter
http://www.charliesdaughter.net/
Mountain Meadow Designs
https://www.pg-mmd.com/blog1
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Thursday, October 03, 2019
Clever Chameleon
http://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog
Sew Incredibly Crazy
https://sewincrediblycrazy.blogspot.com/
Miss Loreen’s Schoolhouse
http://loreen.typepad.com/
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019 – SNT
Beth Strand
Carol Andrews
Carol Swift
Cindy Pieters
Debra Davis
Dione Gardner-Stephen
Elizabeth Coughlin
Linda Bratten
Lydia Midday
Marian Pena
Nancy Myers
Pamela Boatright
Paula Gilmore
Ursula Prandtstetter
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These 3 new paper pieced blocks were designed for a sweet customer who needed some Paris images.
This EIFFEL TOWER paper pieced block measures 7 1/2″x 7 1/2″.
The FIFI block is super cute and ready to be sewn into an adorable pillow, perhaps.
I love this sweet TIARA block. These 3 blocks are my Paris Collection. Use them in pillows, wall hangings or quilts.
My customer Kelly shared this photo. She used my KING CHARLES block to create this piece of art work. This is some major paper piecing fun!
My customer Abigail constructed this cushion cover in an Andy Warhol style repetition. Very clever!
Continue to share your clever ideas. I love to see how creative you are!
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Watch for Made By Marney patterns in these summer magazines.
My Easy Peasy Posie quilt pattern is in EASY QUILTS, Summer 2019.
I love this super simple paper pieced pattern. Using all pinks, I went for a monochromatic look on my sample. The giant rick rack sewn over the border seam adds a fresh, summery look.
My Soaring Heights wall hanging pattern is in this issue of Quiltmaker, July/August 2019.
This very patriotic wall hanging has waving stripes to compliment that soaring paper pieced eagle.
This patriotic eagle is the perfect wall hanging for your Fourth of July festivities!
These patterns can be found exclusively in these issues of Easy Quilts, and Quiltmaker.
Have a happy and safe holiday weekend!
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Two more adorable pups have been added to my paper pieced dog block collection. Betty sent me photos of her sweet AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD to inspire me to create this new dog block.
Here is a side by side comparison photo of my block and Betty’s pup.
I love how expressive he turned out! Find the pattern HERE on Etsy.
It was also brought to my attention that I did not have an IRISH SETTER in the collection.
Making an image that has wavy or curly hair is very difficult in paper piecing. It is all an illusion, made from straight seams. I have always loved the beautiful fur on an Irish Setter, and am pretty in love with his soft wavy ears. You can find this cutie HERE on Etsy.
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A customer request came from Angie for a HAVANESE paper pieced block similar to her pet.
After seeing this adorable Havanese, I was motivated to do it justice.
Sometimes it takes a couple of tries before I get an image that makes me happy. This image was my best HAVANESE.
Abigail sent this cute photo of a cushion she is making using my KING CHARLES block.
Kelsey sent this adorable photo of a pillow using my CORGI block. This reminds me of Andy Warhol’s paintings.
Elaine created these sweet pillows using the CHINESE CRESTED block pattern.
When a customer requested a block of a Chinese Crested, I asked if that was a bird… I’m learning.
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Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
If you want to learn to paper piece and live near the Fox Cities, keep reading. The Darting Needles Quilt Guild from Appleton, WI is sponsoring me to hold an all day workshop on Paper Piecing Basics, Friday 14 from 9 to 3. This class will be held at the Fox Cities Quilt Company in Appleton.
Those attending the workshop will learn how to paper piece simple and combination blocks from my Sew Yourself A Merry Little Christmas book.
On Thursday, the day before the workshop, I will be lecturing on” Paper Piecing, and Selecting the Right Fabric for your Projects”. Join me for an evening of fun held at the First United Methodist Church on Franklin St, Appleton at 7pm. The lecture is free!
Contact JoAnn Nemitz for information about the Paper Piecing Workshop, (920) 731-3722.
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I love my customers. They constantly motivate me. Kelly asked me to create a SKUNK BLOCK.
Creating paper pieced animals is one of my strong points, so this was a joy to create.
This Skunk Block would look great in my Forest Friends pattern, along with the other sweet woodsy animals.
Here is an Owl Tote and a Fox Tote created by another customer. Mary is using the animals from Forest Friends for her handy totes.
Now do you see why I love my customers so much? They are super creative!
This Hedgehog Block was paper pieced with the coolest background color.
Instead of adding buttons, this customer used satin stitching for the eyes and nose. Super cute, and a great idea for a baby quilt.
Keep sharing your awesome photos! AND, if you are in northern Wisconsin this Saturday or Sunday, visit me at the Northwoods Quilters Quilt Show in Marinette. I better take lots of northwoods patterns.
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