Made By Marney

Skunked!

April 26, 2019Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Paper Piecing, Quilt Show, Quilts with Animalspaper piece patterns, paper pieced, paper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilt show, quilt tote, quilting, quilting patterns, quiltsmaryhertel

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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Something new….

April 16, 2019Dog Quilts, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Piecingpaper piece patterns, paper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, paperpieceddogs, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilt show, quilting, quilting patternsmaryhertel

After spending the last 3 weekends vending at local quilt shows, I am free this week to play with some new patterns.

I met a sweet customer named Lynn at my last show and she requested a paper pieced Panda pattern.

This PANDA turned out so cute, I plan to create a Panda pillow.

Another customer, Dori, is a dog lover. Her favorite breed is Shiba Inu. I had never heard of this type of dog, so I had to do some investigating.

The SHIBA INU is an ancient, Japanese breed.

I also recieved a message from a longtime friend who wanted me to design a Retriever dog quilt for her new grandson. I have a GOLDEN RETRIEVER block, but I wanted more than one retriever in the quilt.

I designed another RETRIEVER to add to the quilt. I decided this dog should be in profile.

Here is the finished Retriever Quilt.

The first dog is a pup that I thought could pass for a retriever. It is HAPPY DOG from the CATS N DOGS pattern.

Happy Easter to all!

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Clever Chameleon Quilts

Kathy’s Quilts

Forest Friends

March 19, 2019Books, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Blocks, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Quilts with Animalsfoudation piecing, paper piece patterns, paper pieced, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt blocks, quilting patternsmaryhertel

My friends from Julie’s Sewing Center in Green Bay, WI are featuring my Forest Friends pattern in a PAPER PIECING CLASS this Saturday, March 23.

You can learn how to create all six animals for the quilt, or do a smaller scale version by creating the table runner.

These animals are nice and easy, great for beginners! Both the lap quilt and table runner are in the pattern.

Thanks to Vonnie, for teaching this class. Vonnie also had some fun creating a tote from my Cute and Clever Totes book.

Love her choice of fabrics! This may be another class offered at Julie’s Sewing Center in the future. You can call their shop for more info…(920)965-0680.

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Midweek Makers

Silly Mama Quilts

Clever Chameleon

Ribbit, Ribbit

February 20, 2019Uncategorizedpaper piece patterns, paper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, quilting patterns, quiltsmaryhertel

This was such an exciting week! My visit to F&W Media, home of the top quilting magazines, was so inspiring!

Boyfriend Tom (left), Mary (AKA Marney), and brother Jim (right)

When I was visiting my brother Jim who lives near Golden, CO, I asked my friends at F & W Media if I could stop by for a visit.

Lori Baker, Acquisitions Editor, was there to meet me at the door and give me a tour.

Here I am with the F & W Crew. F & W Media publishes our favorite quilting books and magazines, like Quilty, Quilting, Quiltmaker, Easy Quilts, Quilting Quickly, Quick Quilts, Quilting Arts, and Modern Patchwork.

We sat down and had a lovely discussion about paper piecing, designing patterns, life, and great places to eat!

Here’s one of F & W’s many publications. My “RIBBIT, RIBBIT” pattern is in the Spring 2019 issue of EASY QUILTS. That’s my froggie on the cover!

This cute little table topper measures 15″ x 15″, and is so fun to paper piece. A great pattern for beginners! Those wonky eyes are made from buttons.

A great vacation full of exploring new vistas, eating at fun restaurants, and meeting new friends. As Tom and I are heading home to Wisconsin, I want to send a big thank you to F & W for the warm welcome!

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Clever Chameleon

Lucky Leprechaun Paper Pieced Block

February 11, 2019Paper Pieced Blocks, Paper Piecing, St. Patrick's Day, Uncategorizedpaper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, st patsmaryhertel

Blimey…St. Pat’s is right around the corner.

Here’s my new LUCKY LEPRECHAUN block, just in time for your March projects. His nose
is somewhat 3-dimensional, made from a fabric yo-yo with a bit of stuffing inside. I love his pipe!

Mug Rug made using the Lucky Leprechaun block, and adding a 2 1/2″ strip of extra background fabric to one side.

Here are my other St. Patty’s related blocks. This is CLOVER. This block was sewn by Allison. I love the fabrics she chose!

This block is LUCK, also sewn by Allison.

This table runner was sewn by a customer, using another LEPRECHAUN block from my Etsy shop.

My POT O GOLD block has gold made from yo-yos.

This gift sack was sewn by my friend Marilyn, using my Clover block. So cute! If you are thinking of more clever ways to use my St. Patty blocks, please share photos.

Linking this week with:

Kathy’s Quilts

Clever Chameleon

Sew Cute and Clever Farm & Forest Friends

February 5, 2019Uncategorizedpaper pieced animals, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, paper piecing tutorial, paperpiecedcats, paperpieceddogs, pattern blocks, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, quilting patternsmaryhertel

It’s here! My newest paper piecing book, Sew Cute and Clever Farm and Forest Friends (longest title ever, right???) has arrived fresh from the printers. And, as advertised, it is as cute as can be!

Oooops…bad hair day! Oh well, who needs great hair when they are sewing…

This book contains 16 whimsical paper pieced animal blocks AND 6 projects for your home decorating needs.

As you can see, these blocks were designed with simplicity in mind. They are EASY PEASY! This FOX is cute as can be, and here are a few more that are not pictured on the cover of the book.

This quizzical OWL is ready for a pillow or potholder, don’t you think?

This adorable PUPPY PILLOWCASE was designed with a special little boy in mind!

I especially love this octagonal table runner. Any 4 blocks work because all the blocks and projects are interchangeable.

The BENCH PILLOW can also be made into a TABLE RUNNER, like this one. This runner reminds me of growing up on the farm…

I am loving this fun and colorful book and so will you! With step by step paper piecing directions included, you will be piecing like a pro in no time.

Find this book, and all of my books and patterns on ETSY.

FREE Valentine Paper Pieced Pattern

January 14, 2019FREE Patterns, Paper Pieced Blocks, paper pieced heart, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Paper Piecing, Uncategorizedfree paper piece pattern, free patterns, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilt patterns, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paper piecing patterns, pattern blocks, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting patternsmaryhertel

This is an early Valentine’s gift for my wonderful readers. As a thank you to my subscribers, I am offering this FREE Valentine paper pieced pattern.

The LOAD OF LOVE paper pieced block is FREE to all of my wonderful SUBSCRIBERS. You can find the FREE PATTERN HERE: THIS PATTERN IS NO LONGER FREE, BUT CAN BE PURCHASED HERE. LOAD OF LOVE PATTERN

The FREE pattern has expired and now is available in MADE BY MARNEY ETSY SHOP.

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Wouldn’t this block make a cute pillow or potholder? Please show me how you use it to create a clever project by emailing me a photo of your creation at: maryannhertel@gmail.com

You may also like these cute Valentine patterns.

The SCALLOPED HEART block…

which I am using in my SCALLOPED HEART PILLOW.

Find more adorable patterns on my ETSY SHOP.

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Linking this week with:

Kathy’s Quilts

Tish’s Adventures In Wonderland

Clever Chameleon

Free Motion By The River