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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

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TIMELESS TREASURES FAT QUARTER BUNDLE

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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FREE Halloween Paper Piecing Fun

Halloween is just around the corner. If you want to get a jump on some cute seasonal projects, you might enjoy these ideas.

WITCHY PILLOW consists of an 8″x 8″ paper pieced block made into a 17″x 17″ pillow.

If you happen to live in the Utah area, my friend Eva is offering a PAPER PIECING PILLOW CLASS using this pattern. She used the new Halloween fabric line from Studio Fabric, “Me and My Ghoul Friends”.   Isn’t it adorable?

Sign up online: http://www.nuttallbernina.com/module/class.htm?classId=266477
Or call Nuttall’s in Riverton at 801-446-7958.

You will be making this fun paper pieced project! Choose your own fabrics or purchase a kit that will include the fabrics you see in the photo.

Two available sessions:
Thursdays September 20th and 27th. 10am – 1pm
Fridays September 14 and 21st. 6-9pm

Day 1: Paper pieced block.
Day 2: Zipper and pillow assembly.

Here are a few other paper pieced blocks that would be cute in this pillow….and they are FREE!

The GHOSTY BLOCK is FREE. Download is available GHOSTY-BLOCK-.pdf (1101 downloads ) .

The GHOULY BLOCK is also FREE. Download GHOULY-BLOCK.pdf (808 downloads ) .

They also make super cute potholders.

So, I hope this motivates you to get started on some sweet Halloween projects! Please remember that when you print a PDF pattern, always select  Custom Scale: 100% on your home printer.

You can find more of my Halloween paper piece patterns on Craftsy and Etsy.

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Paper Piecing Workshop with Made By Marney

These friends from Wisconsin Rapids attended my Paper Piecing Workshop last Saturday. As you can see from their lovely smiles, we had so much fun! Attendees ranged from beginners to novice, but all enjoyed creating adorable Christmas blocks from my latest book, “Sew Yourself A Merry Little Christmas“.

We also put together the “Gift Sack” pattern, using one of the blocks we had just created.

This is a small tote to be used for gifts or decorating.

Aren’t these Halloween Trick or Treat Sacks too cute? These were made by my customer, Marilyn. She used an assortment of my Halloween block patterns and the same Gift Sack pattern from my Christmas bookHere’s a close-up of two of the totes. Adorable!

Thanks to all my new friends in Wisconsin Rapids for hosting my workshop.

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More Halloween Paper Pieced Patterns AND 2 FREE Patterns

As promised, I am sharing more of my favorite Halloween paper pieced blocks this week.

This is Skat Cat, the craziest cat in my Halloween collection.

This goofy cat is available as a single paper pieced block.

Bewitched is my favorite witch…and she is very easy to paper piece. This block is also available for sale as a single block.

The Haunted House is part of the Boo Collection, and is sold in a pattern with 6 other Halloween blocks, plus a table runner and potholder pattern.

And finally, here are 2 blocks that are FREE.

The Frankenstein and Dracula paper pieced block patterns are FREE and can be downloaded here:  Count-Dracula-and-Frankenstein-MERGED.pdf (2138 downloads )

Potholder directions are not included in this download, just the paper pieced block patterns.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy my fun Halloween creations. Attached is a photo of a table runner made from 3 of my Halloween block patterns. Thank you, Wanda, for sharing your cute table runner. And here’s an adorable table topper by Shelley, using all of my Halloween blocks.

Shelley used my Christmas Tree Skirt pattern to assemble this table topper so she could use 8 different Halloween blocks. Didn’t she do an awesome job?!?!

I love seeing my friends’ creations using my patterns. Please share by sending me photos at my email: maryannhertel@gmail.com

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My Favorite Paper Pieced Halloween Patterns

I love designing Halloween patterns. Here are some of my favorite designs from 2017.

Batty Bat  is sold as part of the “Boo Collection“. I love the simplicity of this design. It sews together easily, and it would make an adorable potholder or pillow.

Spooky Spider is so darn cute. This pattern is also found in the “Boo Collection“. I used pin stripe white and black fabric for his teeth, but they could also be stitched on top of white fabric with black thread, or drawn with a black permanent pen.

Fraidy Cat is 1 of my favorite cat patterns, and I have designed many cats!

The “Boo Collection” is a table runner/potholder pattern which includes 6 different Halloween blocks. I’ll share more Halloween block photos next time, including that adorable “Skat Cat” in my featured image. Stay tuned…

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