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Spring Birds

May 1, 2018Uncategorizedbirds, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced birds, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quilting, sewingmaryhertel

Finally it appears that spring is here. The birds are up early singing and busy building their nests. I have some lovely paper pieced bird patterns to add to your collection.

The Hummingbird is one of my favorite patterns. They are so fascinating to watch.

This Yellow Finch is stunning with it’s gold and black coloring. Finding a fun striped fabric for the wings adds some punch.

The Blue Jay is a bird that I don’t see very often around my hometown of Oshkosh.

The Cardinal is always a lovely addition to any bird collection.

The Parakeet is sweetly looking over its shoulder.

And this colorful Robin completes my collection of paper pieced bird patterns thus far. All of the bird blocks measure 6″x 6″ finished, are super easy, and can be found on my Etsy shop.

This wall hanging was a simple way to incorporate some of the birds into a project.

Would you like to see any other additions to this collection? Just leave a comment!

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Made By Marney’s Newest Designs

April 22, 2018Dog Quilts, Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Patriotic Quiltscatsndogs, handmade quilts, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper piecing, quilt block patterns, quilting, sewingmaryhertel

One of my favorite quilt shops, Keep Me In Stitches, is showcasing my latest, newest paper piecing designs now through April 30. Visit Jacqi in Appleton to see samples of my newest creations.

Homeward Bound is a great quilt for Quilts Of Valor projects. It incorporates paper piecing, applique, and piecing all in one project. What a great way to use up red and cream scraps.

I love this paper pieced eagle. He is made from 2 square paper pieced blocks.

3 Cats And 1 Dog With A Bone is one of my newest whimsical table runners. This is so much fun to make! I love a pattern where all the blocks are different.

This dog is goofy but loveable.

I always love a calico cat!

See these projects and more at my Keep Me in Stitches trunk show now through April 30. You will be amazed with all of Jacqi’s adorable fabrics. I never walk out of this shop without a new treasure to add to my stash.

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More Paper Pieced Water Birds

April 16, 2018Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Quilts, Quilts with Animalshandmade quilts, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced birds, paper pieced pattern, quilt patterns, quilting, sewingmaryhertel

Thanks for all the “water bird” suggestions you shared with me this week. I was inspired to create enough blocks to put together a lap quilt.

This Flamingo will measure 8″ wide by 16 1/2″ high, unfinished. I decided not to limit myself to just birds from the northwoods of Wisconsin. Since I adore flamingos, I had to include 1 in my collection of water birds.

This Heron also measures 8″ wide by 16 1/2″ high, unfinished. I like to have an assortment of block sizes, not all square.

The Pelican measures 8″x 8″ square. We actually get pelicans in Oshkosh during the summer!

Here’s my mock up for the lap quilt. I plan to use a 1 1/2″ wide sashing, but not sure what color fabric to use. Actually, the white isn’t too bad…any suggestions? Do you think I should limit this quilt to ONLY water birds from Wisconsin? I love getting your input 🙂

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Paper Piecing Water Birds

April 9, 2018Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table Toppers, Quilts with Animalshandmade quilts, made by marney, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced birds, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing patterns, quilt block patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

A few weeks back, I designed this LOON ON THE LAKE paper piecing pattern.

Every year 2 loons inhabit the lake near my cabin in upper Wisconsin. I love to listen to them singing at night.

I liked my loon block so much that I decided to design more “birds on the lake”. This is SWAN ON THE LAKE. The dragonflies add some depth to the block.

GOOSE ON THE LAKE reminds me of all the Canada Geese that come to visit in the fall.

And finally MALLARD ON THE LAKE. It’s always exciting to see my first mallard of Spring.

I haven’t actually used my blocks in any projects. I plan to make a set of pillows for my cabin. I would also like to add more birds to this collection so I could complete a full quilt. I am working on a PELICAN right now. Can you help me think of any other “water birds”? They don’t have to be specifically northwoods. Which is your favorite block?

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More Dog Paper Piecing Patterns

April 1, 2018Dog Quilts, Paper pieced Animals, Uncategorizedcatsndogs, dog patterns, dog quilts, handmade quilts, paper piece patterns, paper pieced dog, paper piecing, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

One of my favorite projects is highlighting a paper pieced dog block in a toss pillow. It’s such a great way to add a bit of color to a couch, chair, or bed. It’s also a great conversation piece.

This PUG pillow is the first dog pillow I created. I just love it so much! Not sure if it is the huge eyes, the little tongue, or just all the neutral gray colors, but everytime I walk past this little guy, I smile.

This sweet COLLIE pillow was made by Julie. I absolutely adore the bandana fabric she used for the background. It’s the perfect compliment to the Collie’s black fur.

Here is Kelsey’s awesome creation! She made a great rendition of an “Andy Warhol” pillow, using my CORGI pattern. I LOVE this pillow.

Here are a few more of my newest dog designs. BICHON FRISE

CAIRN TERRIER

BLUE HEELER

WEIMARANER

And, last but not least, the RED MIN. Needless to say, some of these breeds I had never heard of until a customer requested a design. So please, keep those requests coming. It is such a fun challenge, and I am learning a new appreciation for the subtle differences between different dog breeds.

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Unicorn Paper Piecing Patterns

March 25, 2018Paper pieced Animals, Paper Pieced Quiltshandmade quilts, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper piece patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper piecing, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

Once again, my sweet customers have steered me in a fun direction. “Unicorns” keep popping up in conversations and so many people want them for pillows and quilts.

Here is my Unicorn Block that measures 8″x 8″ square and is perfect for a pillow, as pictured below.

I love the 1 block version because its fast, but I also wanted a full body unicorn.

This Large Unicorn is constructed with 6 blocks and measures 15″ wide x 22.5″ high. My intention is to use this unit in the center of a quilt and add some borders. I haven’t gotten around to doing a complete quilt pattern yet, but I can envision some paper pieced butterflies as cornerstones. How would you complete this unicorn into a quilt?

“Watercolor” by Moda inspired me to make the unicorn mane very colorful. This is a lovely fabric line and comes in scrumptious colors.

For the horn, I stitched some stripes with silver metallic embroidery floss, but a fun striped fabric could work, too.

I also want to share a photo from Edith of a cute tote she designed using my Easter Bunny 2 Block.

She did a great job! Keep your photos coming. It inspires me to see what you are doing with my patterns.

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Easter Paper Piecing Patterns

March 19, 2018Paper Pieced Quilts, Paper Pieced Table ToppersEaster patterns, Easter quilt, handmade quilts, made by marney, mary hertel, mary hertel patterns, paper pieced pattern, paper piecing patterns, pattern blocks, quilt block patterns, quilt patterns, quiltingmaryhertel

Easter is just around the corner. Per my friend Marilyn’s advice…I have been designing lots of Easter blocks.

My Easter blocks measure 8″x 8″ unfinished and can be used in table runners, potholders, gift sacks, pillows, or even quilts. This photo was shared from Marilyn who used my patterns to teach a class on paper piecing.

The bunny and chick blocks can be purchased as a total pattern: Easter Table Runner and Potholders. Some of these blocks are also available for single block purchase.My Happy Easter Bunny and Happy Easter Ducky are another popular set of Easter blocks. Find a really cute fabric to use for the egg, and you are all set!

Isn’t this table runner adorable? Lisa England used my Happy Easter Bunny pattern and made the cutest Easter runner ever!

If you are into Easter Bonnets, this is the block for you.

And here’s a block to make your mouth water…Chocolate Bunny.

Here’s a real simple block, Easter Egg. Find a cute striped fabric to make this super easy pattern.

It’s time to “think spring”!

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Dinosaur Paper Piecing Patterns

March 6, 2018Juvenile Quilts, Paper pieced Animals, Quilts with Animals, Uncategorizeddinosaur blanket, dinosaur quilt, dinosaurs, made by marney, mary hertel, paper pieced dinosaur, paper pieced pattern, paper pieced quilts, paper piecing, T-Rex quiltmaryhertel

Dinosaurs are such a great theme for your kid’s room. My paper pieced Dinosaur Quilt was so much fun to design.

As I chose the fabrics for my sample, I made a concerted effort to use some complementary colored fabric somewhere in my quilt…

The complements blue and orange worked perfectly in my Spinosaurus. You can see from the photos above how each dinosaur is comprised of 4 paper pieced blocks. In an effort to make this pattern as easy as possible for my customers, I am using a tiny black and white striped fabric for his teeth…because who wants to paper piece all those tiny teeth!

Here is Spinosaurus all connected.

Notice how the Pterodactyl’s teeth are made from a chevron fabric. So easy!

The dinosaur words were added as part of the quilting. I used a satin stitch. This could have also been achieved by machine embroidery.

My good friend Shelley framed the dinosaurs she paper pieced. They are hanging in her brand new grandson’s nursery. And guess what his name is??? REX! Love it 🙂

Visit me at Etsy and Craftsy to see more cute patterns.

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