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Paper Piecing Workshop with Made By Marney

October 22, 2017UncategorizedHalloween blocks, Halloween patterns, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, quilt patterns, quilting, sew yourself a merry little christmas, sewingmaryhertel

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 book Here’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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FREE Paper Pieced Halloween Patterns from Made By Marney

October 16, 2017FREE Patterns, Uncategorizedfree patterns, Halloween blocks, Halloween quilt, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

I just can’t stop!!! Designing these Halloween blocks is so much fun! Here are 4 more paper pieced blocks which I am calling my “Black and White Series”.

These are 8″x 8″ unfinished blocks. I used them for potholders, but they also work great in my pillow pattern

or could be used in my “Boo” Table Runner pattern.

Or, put the entire collection of Halloween blocks together to make a quilt.

These FREE blocks can be found on Craftsy and Etsy. Or you may download them here: BLACK-AND-WHITE-BLOCKS-MERGED-AND-UPDATED.pdf (2168 downloads ) .

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Adorable Paper Pieced Christmas Animals

October 10, 2017Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Uncategorizedcatsndogs, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, paperpiecedcats, quilt patterns, sewingmaryhertel

Cute as can be and just in time for Christmas, this table runner sports “3 Dogs and 1 Sassy Cat“. Animal lovers will enjoy this sweet holiday project. It’s easy to make, and the borders resemble a “scallop”, but is pieced. So easy!

Stocking Hat Dog

Candy Cane Dog

Turtleneck Dog (hint* If you are new to paper piecing, start with this dog)

And the Sassy Cat!

Here’s a close-up of the scalloped border.

I love this border so much, I am using it in my next table runner design…tune in next time 🙂

“3 Dogs and 1 Sassy Cat” pattern is available on Etsy and Craftsy.

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More Halloween Paper Pieced Patterns AND 2 FREE Patterns

September 25, 2017FREE Patterns, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppersfree patterns, Halloween blocks, Halloween patterns, Halloween quilt, Halloween table runner, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper piecing, paperpiecedcats, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

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

September 18, 2017Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table ToppersHalloween blocks, Halloween patterns, Halloween quilt, Halloween table runner, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper piecing, quilt patterns, quilting, sewingmaryhertel

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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Loon On The Lake Paper Pieced Pattern

September 6, 2017Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Quilts with Animalsmade by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced dinosaur, paper pieced pattern, quilt patternsmaryhertel

After spending a relaxing week at my cabin in norther Wisconsin, I was going “looney”. No, not crazy looney… I now have a pair of loons at Morgan Lake. Prior to this, there was only 1 lonely loon every year. Falling asleep every night to that soulful loon’s call was magical. I was motivated to create “Loon on the Lake“.

I will add this to my collection of other northwoods paper pieced animals.

The lumbering bear…

The cute as can be fox…

The grinning wolf…

And the somber moose.

All patterns are available on Etsy and Craftsy, some as single block patterns and some in table runners.

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Nursery Rhyme Paper Pieced Quilt Pattern

August 16, 2017Uncategorizedmade by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper piecing, quilt patterns, sewingmaryhertel

You probably know how I design in tangents…well lately I’ve been on a nursery rhyme obsession. I was inspired by a very old Richard Scary “Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme” book.

This paper pieced pattern has nine different nursery rhymes…can you figure out what they are by the images? Here are a few:

This one is pretty easy…The Cow Jumped Over the Moon from the nursery rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle”.

This one is perhaps not as well known, “The Owl and the Pussycat”.

These blocks were so much fun to put together. They remind me of reading the Richard Scary book to my kids when they were toddlers.

Here’s a little pillowcase I made from the “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” block for my little friend Eliot. The block is a small pocket on the pillowcase to hold a sweet book, or a snack for a car ride. This is Eliot’s favorite nursery rhyme, and the little blonde boy is supposed to look like him…faces are hard to paper piece!

This quilt pattern is available on Etsy and Craftsy.

P.S. Sorry about all the obnoxious “Made By Marney” words, but I have to watermark everything 🙁

Introducing my newest Paper Piecing Book

July 6, 2017Books, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Uncategorizedmade by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper piece patterns, paper piecing, quilt patterns, quilting, sew yourself a merry little christmasmaryhertel

“Sew Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” is my new paper piecing book. This is a great book for beginners, but has plenty to keep the more advanced quilter happy, too.I have always loved decorating for Christmas, so creating the 16 adorable images for this book was such fun! Included in this book are 8 cute projects to use the interchangeable paper pieced blocks. In the next couple of posts, I will be sharing all 8 of these projects. Remember, you can substitute any of the images with the 16 Christmas blocks, or any of the many paper pieced blocks found on my Etsy and Craftsy stores.

TThe easiest pattern is a super simple potholder. I like to keep my designs and patterns EASY. I love to whip together some cute holiday gifts now, and set them aside for the holidays, when I am always looking for a small gift. This Reindeer has a tinsel pompon for the nose, which may be substituted for an appliqued circle of felt or wool. I like using a stripe for the binding.

I love the Elf. Finding the fabrics for him was fun. Using a brown stripe for his hair gave it more dimension. His nose is a 1/2″ tan pompon, but could be substituted with a button or appliqued circle of fabric, felt, or wool.

Watch for more Christmas projects and blocks coming soon and please SUBSCRIBE. Visit my Etsy and Craftsy stores for more Made By Marney paper pieced books and patterns.

FREE Halloween Paper Pieced Patterns from Made By Marney

June 10, 2017FREE Patternsfree patterns, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

I am obsessed with Halloween images! The Frankenstein and Count Dracula paper pieced block patterns are FREE for you.

Both blocks will be easy for an intermediate paper piecer. They make sweet potholders, pillows, table runners …and wouldn’t they make a great trick or treat sack? Use the “Gift Sack” pattern from my new book, “Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“. The book is full of super easy projects.

FRANKENSTEIN

COUNT DRACULA

Look for these free patterns on Etsy and Craftsy. Or download the patterns right here: Count-Dracula-and-Frankenstein-MERGED.pdf (2138 downloads )

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I hope you enjoy these Halloween images. I had sooo much fun making them…and watch for more Halloween blocks to come in the next couple of weeks! What’s your favorite Halloween theme?

You Are Invited!

March 25, 2017Books, Paper Pieced QuiltsCute and Clever Totes, flower quilt, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, quilt patterns, quilt showmaryhertel

I will be vending at the Prairie Heritage Quilt Show in Sun Prairie, WI on Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28. Location is St. Albert’s Center, 2420 St. Albert the Great Dr., Sun Prairie, WI 53390. The hours are Monday 9-6 and Tuesday 9-3.

I will have tons of paper pieced patterns for sale, including my newest design, Flower Frenzy. I added Swarovski crystals to my sample and it is beautiful!

So join me in Historic Sun Prairie on Monday or Tuesday! I would love to see you there, especially all of my new friends from the Mad City Quilt Guild!