Paper Pieced Greeting Cards

March 20, 2016Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Have fun creating these adorable greeting cards. Delight your friends and family with these treasures, using fabric scraps and card stock. Eight paper pieced designs, one for every occasion! Finished card size is 5 1/2″x 8″. Order the book from my Etsy site or contact me at (920) 379-1061. Cost of the Marney Cards book is $10 plus a minimal charge for shipping.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — “Adjust Your Tiara and get your day started!” “You Are So Freakin’ Awesome!”

Belly Button Penguins

January 19, 2016Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Paper Pieced “Santa and His Gang”

December 19, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Happy Thanksgiving Paper Pieced Turkey

November 18, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Paper Piecing goes to a Packer Game!

September 25, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Paper Pieced “One Fish” Quilts

September 23, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Adding Rickrack to a Paper Pieced Block

September 15, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Here is segment A of the Shark Block. I have pinned a scrap of Fabric "a" (I'm using turquoise) behind space #1. — Here is segment A of the Shark Block. I have pinned a scrap of Fabric “c” (I’m using turquoise) behind space #1.

Here is a view from the back of the Shark Block. Fabric "c" is pinned in place. — Here is a view from the back of the Shark Block. Fabric “c” is pinned in place.

By holding the block up to a light source, I can pin the rickrack in place. I am looking at the block from the front, but sliding my rickrack in place from the back. Then pin in place, matching the edge of the rickrack with the wavy line on the pattern. Stitch the rickrack in place. — By holding the block up to a light source, I can pin the rickrack in place. I am looking at the block from the front, but sliding my rickrack in place from the back. Then pin in place, matching the edge of the rickrack with the wavy line on the pattern. Stitch the rickrack in place by stitching along the seam line between piece #1 and #2. Now attach Fabric piece 2a to the block as you normally would, restitching on the seam line between piece #1 and #2. After flipping and pressing Fabric piece 2a, your teeth will be sewn in place. Continue by repeating this process for the teeth between piece #1 and #3.

Shark Attack

September 8, 2015Uncategorizedmaryhertel

Here is my finished “Shark Attack” Quilt/Wallhanging. Tomorrow I will post step by step directions to paper piece the rickrack teeth right into your shark block! This pattern is available on madebymarney Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/shop/madebymarney