Meet Tom Turkey

November 15, 2020

I love the 15th! It’s pattern release day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

The new pattern this month is Tom the Turkey.

I’ve had a bunch of requests from folks for a turkey block to add to the Woodland Critters quilt. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, now seemed like the perfect time!

I love turkeys. We used to see them in our yard all the time when we lived in a little more rural area in the mountains. And when we didn’t see them, we heard them! Their call is very distinctive.

But my favorite turkey memory is one morning when I was driving my daughter to a class at Penland School of Crafts – just a few miles from our house. I don’t remember how old Jo was, but she was still in a car seat or booster seat – so young. We came around a bend and the road was absolutely FULL of turkeys. I counted over eighty of them! There were a lot of adult turkeys, but also a ton of baby turkeys, and they were all running back and forth, bumping into each other as they scrambled to move off the road. Jo sat in the back just howling with laughter, calling, “So many turkeys, Mommy!” It was just an absolute delight to see all those clumsy birds. 🙂

If you’re in the club already, head over to the clubhouse to download the pattern. This link will take you right to Tom’s page.

If you’re not in the club yet – here’s the link to join.

Members get an exclusive new pattern every month!

Here’s a quick peek at Tom coming together.

I also made a second version using batiks on an autumnal orange background.

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy November! Free Downloadable Wallpaper

November 1, 2020

Happy November!

The cooler temperatures of fall always make me want to hibernate, so our wallpaper this month is a happy bear ready for his winter nap.

Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the November calendar, in case you want to keep that sweet face on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂

Happy November!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

How to Give Your Monster an Underbite – video tutorial

October 23, 2020

If you have the Mix & Match Monsters applique quilt pattern, you may have wondered about a mysterious dotted line that runs through some of the pattern pieces.

Wonder no more!

In this video I show you how you can use that line to give your monsters underbites and overbites and add teeth and tongues.

Here are a bunch of the samples you see at the end of the video. You can click on the images to see them closer.

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Meet Marcellus the Monster

October 15, 2020

I love the 15th! It’s pattern release day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

The new pattern this month is Marcellus the Monster.

I love monsters! But I try to limit myself to just one or two new ones a year. I already have so many monster patterns!

If you’re in the club already, head over to the clubhouse to download the pattern. This link will take you right to Marcellus’s page.

If you’re not in the club yet – here’s the link to join.

Members get an exclusive new pattern every month!

Here’s a quick peek at Marcellus coming together.

I also made monsters in a few extra colors. Here he is in fun orange. . .

And here he is in neutral batiks. I think he looks like a gargoyle!

And now I want to make a monster quilt all in shades of grey to make a gargoyle quilt. 😄

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy October! Free Downloadable Wallpaper

October 1, 2020

Happy October!

It’s my favorite month of the year! I love fall weather, colorful leaves, eating soup, reading in front of a fire – and Halloween!

To celebrate the season, our wallpaper this month is a spooky black cat.

Want to make your own? There’s a free applique pattern here!

Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the October calendar, in case you want to keep that kitty on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂

Happy October!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Meet Corbin the Camel

September 15, 2020

I love the 15th! It’s pattern release day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

The new pattern this month is Corbin the Camel. I’m so jealous of his eyelashes!

If you’re in the club already, head over to the clubhouse to download the pattern. This link will take you right to Corbin’s introduction.

If you’re not in the club yet – here’s the link to join.

Members get an exclusive new pattern every month – and they get to vote on the next month’s pattern!

Here’s a quick peek at Corbin coming together.

I also made a camel who escaped from the Emerald City Zoo and has been seen roaming Oz. 😉

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy September! Free Downloadable Wallpaper

September 1, 2020

Happy September!

I just released the new Arctic Chill quilt pattern, so decided to pick one of my favorite critters from the pattern for this month’s wallpaper.

The puffin! Someday I’d love to see these guys in person. 😄

You can get the new Arctic Chill pattern here.

Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the September calendar, in case you want to keep that cutie on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂

Happy September!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Eloise Emu Applique Videos

August 15, 2020

For Eloise the Emu I decided to make several short videos – one for each step of the process – instead of one long one.

Here they are. . .

  • Heat & Bond Lite (the printable sheets of fusible adhesive I use for all my quilts)
  • For permanent lines (lines to stitch and placement markings for solid black applique pieces) I use a fine-tip black Sharpie
  • For erasable lines I use either tailor’s chalk (for dark and medium fabrics) or pencil (for light fabrics). A white artist’s eraser will erase both chalk and pencil.

And for those who are already familiar with my process – here’s a fun 30-second video showing Eloise’s assembly. 🙂

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Happy August! Free Downloadable Wallpaper

August 1, 2020

Happy August!

My daughter’s birthday is in August and for years she collected lions – so I always think lions in August. 🥰

This is Liam – you can get the applique pattern for him here.

Download your wallpaper below. There are options both with and without the August calendar, in case you want to keep that lion on your screens during other months of the year. 🙂

Happy August!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂

Meet Troy the Tree Frog

July 15, 2020

It’s the 15th! That means it’s New Pattern Day in the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club!

Meet Troy the tree frog! I love this guy!

There’s already a frog pattern at Shiny Happy World, but he’s more of a pond frog with a long, sticky tongue. Troy has awesome sticky tree frog toes. 🙂

Here’s how to make him. . .

See how easy that is?

That’s a LONG video, so I’ve broken it up with a couple of time references here. . .

  • Building the background block – start at the beginning
  • Cutting and Marking the Applique Pieces – start at 4:37
  • Layering the Applique Pieces – start at 14:37
  • Outlining the Applique – start at 18:35

If you want just a very quick look at me layering the pieces together with no explanation, here’s a video for that.

Here are those links I promised. . .

Troy the Tree Frog’s pattern isn’t exclusive to the club anymore – you can get it here.

If you want to join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get immediate access to the new monthly patterns, you can use this link to join.

Special note – this is the first Funny Faces pattern to include an SVG file for use with cutting machines! That’s going to be standard in all patterns from now on.

I can’t wait to see your frogs!

They come in every color of the rainbow!

Happy stitching!

Best,
Wendi

Try one of our newest quilt patterns! Get the Liz Llama pattern here. Or join the Funny Faces Quilt Block of the Month Club to get a new block every month. 🙂