Hello, my friends, I'm Jennifer (@sewhookedjen), a real person sharing my real life and projects. I'm a #quiltforgood quilter, quilt designer, Raggedy Ann & Andy rescuer, and fan of all things crafty. You may know me from my free patterns on sewhooked.com & fandominstitches.com.
In addition to the occasional tutorial, I have posted a weekly Show & Tell as part of a community of vloggers since 2009. We call ourselves Talk To Me Tuesday (TTMT). Just for fun, almost all of my TTMT videos end with a Cat Cameo!
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I had to stop watching when you moved to the Sheppard hook. The motion was too much for me, I actually got nauseous due to severe issue with motion sickness. However, I was impressed with the variety of birds and the apparent birds that are your neighbors. Thanks for sharing this footage. Peace, Monica
Oh my Goodness! Thank you! I love it! At first I was, "h, I don't think I'll watch all this footage. It's long" 9 Minutes in I'm like, "Oh definitely going to watch this!" I'm Ohh, aww, and belly laughs! LOL The squirrel tail?! LOL He stole an entire apple! LOL I'm watching the entire video in Installments. Too awesome to miss. :)
@@sewhookedjen I can see how it'd be fun to check the footage all the time! It's very precious and cool and funny. It cracks me up every time one comes close to the camera and gives that side/ curious look, "who's there?"
OMG!!! I love the lil' sewing machine! Too Cool! And the new block, the cushions... everything! The bird cameo?! Awesome! It's looking like we're getting a feeder like that for my BFF's birthday! I realized one other reason I like the feeder is that I can actually see the birds LOL I call the birds who visit us "tiny," tiny tiny," "itty bitty," and cardinal... 'cause that's all I can see LOL I'm also trying to make a wallhanging quilt inspired by the birdfeeder. The idea is to create 4 raw edge machine embroidery appliques from my friends' photos: 3birds and a squirrel! Gotta have a squirrel, right?! LOL I'm having the hardest time with this quilt because it's such an important gift that I'm creating decision paralysis every step of the way. Ouch. Wish me luck, please.
@@sewhookedjen Thank you! I'm still struggling... but, if it all fails, my husband and I are gifting her the boirdfeeder! See? You inspire not only in the textile department! :)
Heyyy!!😇 I have a question would you or do you do doll restoration if sent to you? I have I believe 5 raggedy ann and Andy dolls that two were gifts and the others was bought at a yard sale which I would looove to have restored let me know. Thank you soo much for this video very helpful and gorgeous
Hey there! Thank you for the comment. Raggedy Rescues are a hobby for me but I am unable to take commissions. I have posted a lot of information online to hopefully help other people do their own rescues. I'm sorry I can't be more help. Best of luck!
My mom found and gave me her old raggedy ann from the 20s that was passed down to her as well, and I'm working on cleaning her and fixing her up. Thank you!!
Is there any way I could reach out to you about helping me with my Andy? He has dry rotted hair aswell but Im unsure whether or not I could find a hair reparing kit for the 1970s knickerbocker dolls.
Hi there! Unfortunately, if a hair replacement kit exists, I've not been able to find one. Depending on how easy the old hair is to remove (some dolls have glued hair), you could use the technique I show in the video with the yarn of your choice. I don't take commissions, but I'm happy to share guidance in repairing your own doll. You're welcome to email me at sewhooked@gmail.com.
The quilt has a lot of paper pieced sections. I will be replacing the entire top section and then wherever there's a little worn spot or hole, I plan to applique a patch in a similar colored fabric. I don't expect it will be perfect, but my kid loves this quilt and I want to make sure it's still usable. ☺️
@@sewhookedjen Mine is a very traditional pattern. I bought it from a consignment store and don't have any of its history. I'm pretty sure the quilting is by hand. But I think the piecing is by machine and the batting is some polyester-type, so I it's not an antique. Well, I bought it almost 20 years ago so it's now an antique LOL
Awwwwwww... did you hear me "awwwing" while watching the bird cameo?! Thank you so much for sharing all the amazing things you make! Thank you! Oh, what's the name of your birdfeeder? My brst friend's birthday is coming up 😁
I have a link in the description to a variety of different bird feeders with cameras. Mine was a gift but I haven't been able to find it specifically. I'm sure you'll find something that will work for your friend! There are also some bird feeders that come without the camera so you can put whatever camera you want inside.
I watched this one twice! Worth it every time! The first time I dont remember why I had the volume way down or I was distracted tending to a puppy who's super scared of storms... poor thing. Anyway loved what you did last week. I think the sashiko worked beautifully with white fabric. From what I remember, it's kinda the color choices for sashiko: white and indigo. Anyway2, oh, so you're going to have to replace the "triangle" pieces on your kid's quilt. My quilt got damaged in the middle, so eventually I'll have to figure out how/ what to do. For now it's ok as the cover of a couch on my sewing room. Thanks for the video and the bird cameo! The "furry bird" cracks me up LOL LOL
@@sewhookedjen Sashiko is beautiful! I think it'll be beautiful on jeans. Fromm what I reember, the technique originated in Japan as a way to mend old working clothes and in a way that would make them beautiful.
Thank you so much! You make this look simple and easy. I have been frustrated with shorts. Not only is it difficult to find an inseam of at least 10", the pockets are useless. I tried to lengthen a pocket last summer and I finagled a semblance of one, but a good workable solution escaped me. Now, if you can figure out how to make and insert a real pocket into short with fake welt pocket facades on the rear......you will be my hero!
Thank you! I have made an insert for a fake back pocket in a very similar way as I lengthen the front ones, but I did have to hand stitch it in place. Hope that helps!
most of the stains did not come out with this above process. .. black dots likely mildew on forehead, general stains fainter somewhat.. would you repeat process? I made this for my son 40 some years ago. His daughter and baby son will love it. suggestion?
Hi, Janet. It really depends on the stains. I've had some success with Carbona Stain Devils (stain remover in a small yellow bottle) for specific stains like coffee, tea, oil, etc. For the mildew, you can try spot treating with Out White Brite. I used it for another doll and it worked very well. I recommend making a paste using water and then spot-treating with a paintbrush or Q-tip. White Brite is intended for white fabrics only, so a spot test is a good idea. Also be very careful to not get it on any embroidery or yarn, as it will sometimes remove the color. I learned that the hard way when I accidentally removed the color from an Andy's eye! You'll want to wash thoroughly between each treatment, so if you use Carbona, wash and rinse before trying the White Brite, etc. Some dolls have discoloration that is harder to get out, but I find that once your doll is dressed, it's much less noticeable. My philosophy is clean, mended, and ready to love over perfect. Good luck with your next try!
@@sewhookedjen I just wonder what they were thinking when they decided to make them worthless to us. It couldn't cost that much more to all that little bit of fabric.
OMG OMG OMG, I love the bird feeder cameo! I giggled so much! Awesome!!! And yur sashiko quilt?! Incredible! If you don't mind a suggestion... would you please show how you're fixing your quilt? 😬 Like you did with the raggedy dolls? 😬I have a quilt with similar problems 😬
The bird feeder has been a lot of surprise, and full of many surprises! Glad you like the sashiko quilt so far! I won't make any promises about a quilt repair video, but I will certain share what I'm doing along the way. I have a few older quilts that have been retired because they were too far gone to repair without completely taking apart. That is an option, but not one I'm particularly interested in!
2007?! Awesome! Back then I knew nothing about paper piecing. I intuitively wanted to make a landscape scene of sorts stitching tiny bits of fabrics together, but I knew nothing about sewing either, so that project got lost, can only be found in the depths of my memory LOL... fast forward, 7 years later I learned how to use a sewing machine... 12(?) years later: you taught me how to FPP through your youtube class/workshop... today, I can create patterns for what I want to make, and watching this video, I'm now craving some FPP! Love it! There's nothing like a great teacher to make things easier to learn and to instill the love for a subject! :) Thank you :)🥰🥰🥰
What a wonderful comment, thank you!! Yes, believe it or not, 2007! I started sharing my designs online around 2005. FPP wasn't quite as popular at the time and I wanted to share with EVERYONE. I'm not sure why this video was unpublished, but I'm happy to make it public again! I'm glad you found your love of FPP and sewing. ♥ Abbie, who also does Talk To Me Tuesday (you can find her videos on our Wordpress site) makes some amazing landscape quilts! She sometimes posts photos on her Instagram @sewcrazyvt
Hi there. I do not currently have instructions on making a doll from scratch. My focus is rescuing dolls that have already been made, but I may have a complete doll tutorial in future. I have found that most people struggle the most with adding hair to the doll and I do have a complete tutorial for that. You can find it on my channel in the Raggedy Rescue playlist. I hope that helps!
These videos are so therapeutic and informative. Thank you for showing your process! I want to try making my own Raggedy Ann dolls at some point, and it's helpful to see what I'll have in store.
Thank you so much for commenting. Working on these dolls has been good for my soul and I am so happy that I get to share with others who appreciate the work. ❤️
Hi Jennifer! I found your videos while attempting to clean up a 3 foot tall rag doll made by my late MIL for my daughter. I'm loving your techniques, but I am concerned about getting the stuffing inside all the way dry after washing. I would hate for it to mildew and I'm afraid to throw it into the dryer. Any tips?
Hey there! I haven't had issues air drying dolls, but if you're concerned, you can remove the stuffing and hand wash the doll's body without it. If you feel it's salvageable and want to reuse the original stuffing, you can hand wash it separately and restuff after everything dries. I hope that helps!
The video made total sense and I thoroughly enjoyed it! 🥰 I didn't grow up with Raggedy Ann/ Andy, but we had our version of raggedy doll (who's a very spunk, talkative, and full of mischief character). Anyway, I'm inspired to maybe make one, at least be one the lookout for a rescue and/or pattern!
Thank you for being interested in my fun little hobby! ♥ I think Raggedy Ann & Andy were traditionally a North American phenonmenon and I love hearing about the dolls that were popular in different cultures. :)
@@sewhookedjen In Brazil, our raggedy doll is called Emilia. She ate a "talking pill" and would not stop talking after that! She lived on a farm with Visconde de Sabugosa (another doll made of corn husk), who was super knowledgeable - he lived IN the library. There were many other important characters in the farm (Sitio do Pica Pau Amarelo -- Yellow Woodpecker Farm), humans and folklore. The two kids would visit grandma (where Emilia and Visconde de Sabugosa lived) every summer and they all engaged in adventures that included all sorts of Brazilian folklore figures and even Greek mythology at some tme (I remember being very scared of the minotaur). Amazing stuff. I can't even describe the richness of the characters and their adventures. Besides the books, there was a TV series that lasted for many many years (I don't know if it's still running), so the adventures went way beyond the original ones. There's some controversy about the original author, Monteiro Lobato, being racist... but I guess it's one of those situations where it's tough to judge artists from yesteryears with todays values. I don't know.
OMG! That hat block? Awesome! The bookcase quilt? Awesome! Getting a new embroidery machine? Double awesome! Very fun stuff. Thank you! I have a question: Do you piece your book blocks first and then embroider them? Or do you embroider first and then piece a block?
Thank you! I prefer to embroider the books first and then make the block so that if the embroidery fails, it doesn't ruin the entire block. Embroidery can definitely happen after the block is made, too.
@@sewhookedjen Thank you for your reply! That's kinda how I go about embroidering things that are part of a block, and my reasoning too. I'm very happy to have the assurance I'm doing it "right" from a pro (like you)!
Thank yu for your videos! I had 3 to catch up! Fun! As usual, the things you make are gorgeous, the experiences you share are meaningful :) I love the two new blocks for the BOM.
I just found your RU-vid channel...and I couldn't believe someone OTHER than me loves "What we Do in the Shadows"! I printed out "Nadja's Vampire Teeth" pattern so hope it works out. If it does, I'll move onto Nandor's teeth and the rest of them... just LOVED that show.
Hi there! I love your excitement and I'm so glad you found me! There's nothing in the world quite like finding your people. 😁 I'd love to see if you make any of my patterns. Happy stitching!
@@sewhookedjen I’ll try to remember to post anything of yours that I make.. it will be a while tho. And for the good news, season 6 has finished filming so I hope it’s available for us to watch soon. Such a good show but not for everyone. My boyfriend doesn’t get it… he doesn’t know what he’s missing.. lol.
@@sewhookedjen I finished your Nadia’s teeth block… looks great and the pattern was spot on and wonderful to work with. How do I upload a pic of it for you?
If you use Instagram, you can tag me @sewhookejen. If not, feel free to email me sewhooked@gmail.com and I'll post your block on my community page here on RU-vid!
