sew awesome: The Princess

Posted on March 23, 2010 by ofenjen

Being blessed with friends the way I am, I guess it’s no surprise that I have royalty on my side!  This sewhooked Sew Awesome award is looong overdue and well deserved. When I put the call out for for help with blankets for Linus, The Princess, aka Amber of Amber’s Originals, not only made and [...]

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sew awesome: HP Quilter & Crafter Abby

Posted on December 18, 2009 by ofenjen

I’m always excited to receive emails and photos when someone has made something from a pattern or tutorial that I created. Imagine my excitement when I received a video instead! This particular video is extra special because it’s about my favorite two things, Harry Potter and quilting. That’s not even the best part. The quilt [...]

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sew awesome: Knit Baby Brainiac Blankie

Posted on September 28, 2009 by ofenjen

I have a best friend and she is made of Win and Awesome. She is, really! We’ve been friends since college and have loads in common, not the least of which is crafting. The only real problem is that she lives too dang far away! Fortunately for me, last summer she decided to spend her [...]

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sew awesome craft: archerpren’s “recipe” for crochet straps

Posted on August 31, 2009 by ofenjen

Without a doubt, my most popular crochet project to date is the Yarn Ball Cozy (on ravelry). The uberamazing Convivial Crafter, Pren has taken the project to a whole new level and made it ultra-portable by adding a crochet strap.  Instead of writing a pattern, she’s created a two flexible “recipes” that you can use to [...]

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sewawesome craft: Doctor Who Stencils

Posted on August 12, 2009 by ofenjen

I’m a fan girl, you all probably know that by now.  Sci-fi, fantasy, books, movies, telly, music…I just can’t help myself!  My favorite things are just so craftable! You all also know that I LOVE (capital letters!) stencils.  LOVE.  Stencils are a crafter’s dream medium.  They’re easy, cheap and almost instant gratification.  Almost. One of [...]

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sew awesome: Etch-A-Sketch Frame

Posted on July 27, 2009 by ofenjen

Here I am, ready to admit it. One of my favorite people and favorite crafters is the amazing Shae.   She is known around the Harry Potter fandom as Dolores Umbridge, in which guise she’s even shown up in Movie Magic Magazine. Shae is a Guest Designer of paper pieced patterns on sewhooked, and one [...]

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sew awesome: Baby Mandrake Root

Posted on June 4, 2009 by ofenjen

Harry Potter crafts, how do I love thee? Lots.  Lots and lots and lots! Yes, this is second HP craft to received the sewhooked Sew Awesome award and the third HP craft I’ve posted about in a week.  I can’t help it, HP crafts, it’s how I roll. That said, today’s Sew Awesome Craft award [...]

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sew awesome craft: Hogwarts House Tote Bag

Posted on May 29, 2009 by ofenjen

Drum roll please!  I have chosen the FIRST EVER sewhooked Sew Awesome Craft! I’ve made a lot of online craft friends over the years, and I’m always excited when they share their talents with me.  One of these wonderful people, hermione_jean on Livejournal, shared a bag with me that has become one of my absolute [...]

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sew awesome: a sewhooked award

Posted on May 29, 2009 by ofenjen

There are some amazing crafters that share their patterns, tutorials and ideas for free on the web and I fangirl them all! To show my love and appreciation for these crafts, I proudly present the sewhooked sew awesome craft award!   I’ll be presenting this award completely randomly to for crafty ideas that I really like [...]

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