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When Do You Start Planning For Christmas?

May 24, 2024book, Books, Bunny blocks, cat block, cat pattern, Christmas book, Christmas pattern, Christmas patterns, Christmas tree skirt, dog block, dog pattern, Golden Retriever Pattern, holiday dog, paper piece, paper piece dog, paper piece pattern, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Paper Piecing, paper piecing book, penguins, polar bear pattern, quick & easy quilts, quilt block, quilt blocks, raccoon block, raccoon pattern, red truck pattern, retriever block, snowman block, tree skirt, truck patternChristmas book, Mary Hertel book, paper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, quilting patternsmaryhertel

If you are like me, you usually wait til November, but then wish you had started earlier. This year, I am starting now. My newest book, SEW A WINTER WOODLAND CHRISTMAS, just arrived to help you start creating your Christmas projects today

With 20 adorable paper pieced blocks to choose from, you are going to be motivated to start sewing now.

Where else will you find a pattern for a sloth hanging from a candy cane, an ice skating polar bear, or a busy beaver cutting down his own Christmas tree. THIS BOOK has them all, and so much more.

I know how much my customers love their pets. Designing these cat and dog Christmas stockings was such fun! These treasures would make great gifts for the animal lovers in your life.

Personalize this little red truck with any photo. How cute is that?

Lots of cozy animals to choose from to decorate quilts, table runners, gift bags, and more!

This foxy tree skirt is so cute, I have to keep it for my own tree.

This lap quilt uses almost all of the blocks in the book. It looked fabulous on my sofa, and will look great on yours too!

SEW WINTER WOODLAND CHRISTMAS , order your copy now 🙂

HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING

July 21, 2023book, Books, butterfly block, butterfly pattern, fish blocks, fish patterns, garden gnome, gnome, gnome block, gnome pattern, gnome quilt, Jungle Animal Quilts, Juvenile Quilts, paper piece book, paper piece butterfly, paper piece fish, paper piece pattern, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, paper pieced gnome, paper pieced gnome block, Paper Pieced Quilts, paper pieced snail, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Paper Piecing, paper piecing book, pattern book, penguins, pillowcase pattern, Pillowcases, quick & easy quilts, quilt block, quilt blocks, quilting, Quilts with Animals, sea turtle, sea turtle pattern, seahorse, snail blockfoundation paper piecing, foundation piecing book, paper piece book, paper piece patterns, paper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing book, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, quilting patternsmaryhertel

My newest book, HOME SWEET HOME PAPER PIECING, is ready for you to enjoy.

This book features 17 of my FAVORITE BLOCK PATTERNS, and I want to share them with you. Koalas, monkeys, sea turtles, gnomes, and so much more.

This is just a sampling of the adorable blocks, and there are 10 more!

Remember…all of my blocks will fit not only in the 7 projects in this book, but will also fit into the projects in my past 6 books. That helps you achieve soooo much creativity in your sewing.

Here’s an example…

This super cute HEDGEHOG PILLOWCASE pattern comes with the book, but here is a baby penguin quilt pattern from my SEW CUTE BABY ANIMALS book.

Using this same pattern, I am substituting the Hedgehog blocks instead of the Penguins. How sweet is that! Here is my finished HEDGEHOG BABY QUILT. You will find everything you need to create this baby quilt in my books, as well as a paper piecing tutorial. I am using minky fabric for the background. So soft and cuddly.

Wrap it up with a stuffed hedgehog and you will RULE at the baby shower!

Order your copy of HOME SWEET HOME today!

Cute Penguins…and a FREE PATTERN!

December 30, 2019FREE Patterns, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, paper pieced heart, Paper Piecing, penguins, quilt blocks, quiltingblock patterns, paper piece patterns, paper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced penguin, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, penguin pattern, penguins, quilt block patterns, quilt blocks, quilt patterns, quilting patternsmaryhertel

It’s that time of year…put away the Christmas decorations and let’s decorate using items that will be cute until Easter. Penguins work for me!

These super sweet penguins wearing a cute collection of different hats make a fun wall hanging or table topper. The penguins are paper pieced, and the flowers are appliqued.