My favorite holiday is approaching! I’m excited to use these brand new Halloween paper pieced block patterns in some projects. Which is your favorite?
Wouldn’t an entire Halloween Quilt be great? Here are more Halloween paper pieced blocks that could be added…
This spooky quilt was put together by my customer Donna. She did an awesome job using my collection of Halloween blocks. All of these block patterns, as well as all of the gnome blocks can be found at ETSY.
Gardening is such a popular pastime. I am almost as passionate about gardening as I am for paper piecing.
My sweet customer Trish, requested some gardening gnomes.
Trish particularly wanted a girl gnome with braids.
This gnome helps me water the flowers.
I use my blocks for all sorts of projects…
I designed this vest for a sewing competition. Kind of quirky and whimsical! Next I am using the garden gnomes on some pillows for a gift.
The 3 day sewing competition is called TOP STITCH and was held in Ripon, Wisconsin. There were 4 of us competing, sewing a different challenge every day. The first day we created umbrellas…
Our second challenge was a lampshade…
Can you guess which lampshade is mine??? Here’s a hint…it’s the paper pieced one!
The best thing about the competition was meeting 3 new wonderful friends. Jill’s company, June Tailor, is having a huge WAREHOUSE SALE in West Bend next week. She invited me to be a vendor.
I will be vending on Thursday and Friday, August 26 and 27 at this awesome fabric and notions sale in West Bend, Wisconsin.
If you are wondering who won the TOP STITCH competition…it wasn’t me! But I will keep the names of the winners a surprise, as you can watch the video on Creative Spark soon.
Our Christmas Pattern Bundle ends on Friday. It has everything you need to get a GOOD HEAD START this year! With quilts, tree skirt, ornament, stocking, mini quilts (perfect for quick decorations) this bundle of 13 patterns by 13 designers will help you get sewing and inspired to get done sooner than Christmas eve. Thirteen Christmas patterns for $19.99, for a limited time – available for 5 days only, July 5-9, 2021!
This is a short 5 day sale. After this date, the product will not be available for purchase any longer. So, —if you snooze you lose.
You’ll love the patterns, which include paper piecing, traditional piecing and a little bit of embroidery. Something for any level of quilter. From beginner to advanced. You’ll love showing off your skills with these fun gifts you can sew!
And, maybe you’ll just sew them for yourself. That’s all right too.
To check out the patterns AND the DESIGNERS — GO HERE!
These are our 13 designers…find them on Instagram here…
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Want to get in on a great deal? I am linking with 13 pattern designers to offer you my newest gnome pattern, Gnome For Christmas Tree Skirt. My pattern will be included in a bundle of patterns from all 13 designers, for only $19.99.
This is the first time I am offering a group of Gnome blocks in one pattern, which many of my customers have been requesting. Here’s your chance to get 8 Gnome block patterns, AND the directions to construct this adorable Christmas Tree Skirt.
Check out the CHRISTMAS IN JULY BUNDLE… it’s an amazing deal! For $19.99 you will be getting loads of adorable holiday patterns. Get ahead of the season by starting your Christmas sewing now!
I designed this TREE SKIRT pattern just for this event, but it can also be used as a table topper. And, each of the 8 different gnomes can be used in scores of other patterns which will be available on my MADE BY MARNEY ETSY shop soon…
Each individual gnome block pattern sells for $3 in my shop, so purchasing them as a bundle is a great deal!
Here are close-ups of the other gnome blocks available in the CHRISTMAS PATTERN BUNDLE…
13 Christmas patterns from 13 different designers…all for only $19.99! BUT THIS OFFER STARTS JULY 5 AND ENDS ON JULY 9! Don’t miss out. See all of the patterns available at CHRISTMAS PATTERN BUNDLE, and start your holiday sewing today!
As summer approaches, I am anticipating playing my newest passion in the park, Pickleball. All winter I have beaten the blues by socializing with 8 friends at indoor pickleball, while wearing masks.
I even sewed matching “pickle masks” for our teams. But I can’t wait to get back outside and play at some of the local courts in our city parks.
So when my son Brady suggested I create a Pickleball Gnome, I knew he was absolutely right. How had I forgotten to make a gnome doing my favorite sport?
You can get both patterns as a set, plus the directions to sew these cute as can be potholders.
Or get the paper pieced block patterns separately. Here’s the “Dinker”, which is a short shot.
And here’s the Pickleball Slammer, which is my favorite shot!
I’d love to hear from any other pickleball enthusiasts! What are you doing to promote pickleball? Where do you love to play? I’m in Wisconsin, so we are limited in winter to a tennis center or YMCA.
Since St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, I am highlighting some of my St. Pat’s designs this week.
If you want a quick and cute kit for a LEPRECHAUN GNOME PILLOW you will find this kit available on RebsFabStash online quilt shop.
Or you could just order the LEPRECHAUN GNOME BLOCK.
This is my newest LIL’ LEPRECHAUN GNOME BLOCK pattern.
I used the Lil’ Leprechaun in this cute as can be kitchen towel…
The LUCKY LEPRECHAUN is my most popular block this month. His nose is a stuffed fabric yoyo.
Here he is in a mug rug…
And here’s LEPRECHAUN.
This is a sweet table runner that my customer created using LEPRECHAUN and CLOVER LEAF.
Carin shared a photo of the Lucky Leprechaun Journals made by her friends. Aren’t they just the cutest?
I’d love to see what you have created with my Leprechauns!
So many customers are asking for more GNOMES. If you are looking for a paper pieced gnome for every month of the year, you can pick and choose the 12 you like the most to make your gnome quilt….choose a Gnome for every month. Here are some of my newest gnomes.
For the EASTER BUNNY GNOME I lucked out and found a scrap of this great basket weave fabric. The most fun was finding some adorable Easter egg buttons from Hobby Lobby to fill my basket. Click on HOBBY LOBBY if you want to find the same eggs. These buttons were actually in the craft department by the scrapbooking supplies. But you could hot glue or sew anything in the basket…tiny buttons, small flowers, or a mini chick! This gnome would be great for the month of April.
The GNOME WITH PUMPKIN would work nicely for October or November.
The WEENIE ROAST BLOCK is the first in a series of new CAMPING GNOMES. I’m having so much fun with these blocks.
The GNOME IN CANOE block pattern is the second in my CAMPING GNOMES series. I’ll be making more of these designs, and would love some input for more ideas for these cute campers! Please email me at maryannhertel@gmail.com with your thoughts.
Here’s a cute paper pieced mug rug pattern just in time for Valentine’s Day. You will find it in the January/February 2021 issue of McCalls Quilting.
This HEART BANDIT MUG RUG is cute, cute, cute! The magazine has full instructions for paper piecing the raccoon block and consructing the mug rug.
The sassy little raccoon block is easy to complete in a day. You could have some sweet Valentine’s gifts done in no time.
Wrap up this mug rug with a coffee mug and some hot cocoa!
One of my customers, Nickola, requested a gnome couple holding hands. GNOME LOVE is now available on ETSY. This would be so cute for February projects. I am going to make a potholder for a wedding. What would you make?
Here are my latest additions to my paper pieced Gnome collection.
GNOME IN A TRUCK is a combination of my 2 favorite things…red trucks and gnomes! I was so happy with this sweet gnome, that I made his girl friend…
GIRL GNOME‘s braids have small pieces, which makes this an intermediate level pattern.
This GNOME WITH A HEART has been very popular for Valentine’s Day projects. I’m making a sofa pillow. What are you using it for?
Happy Valentines Day … will you be my gnomie?
Yes, I know…I should be drinking coffee with Bailey’s and putting my feet up for the holidays, but NO…instead I am designing even more Gnomes.
Some of you want Gnomes for every season, so I am adding these new designs to my evergrowing list of gnome paper pieced patterns.
SANTA GNOME works perfectly for the holidays. He has his sack full of toys near by!
REINDEER GNOME is Santa Gnomes best buddy. They will make a cute couple as potholders!
GNOME WITH GIFTS has my sweet gnome juggling packages for his lucky friends.
SNOWMAN GNOME has just been posted on Etsy and is wildly popular! He is a cutie patootie.
ICE SKATING GNOME is one of my personal favorites. This brings back so many great memories of skating in the pond on our farm.
SLEDDING GNOME is having a great time! These are my newest holiday gnome designs. I will save my other new patterns til next time. I have some for Spring, Summer, and Fall.
Have a super holiday!
