Welcome to the first paperpieced Challenge!

The rules are simple:

Make a Halloween-themed project using THREE or more paper pieced patterns. At least ONE of those patterns must be a free pattern, available for printing or download. It can be from any online source.

The size and construction of the project are up to you.

Post photos of your project on paperpieced by 11:59 p.m. CST (U.S.) on October 4. Please post large photos behind an lj-cut.

Include a link to the free pattern(s) used in your project.

Tag your entry "Halloween Challenge." This will make it easier to find your Challenge entry when it's time to vote!

The winner will be chosen by anonymous poll after the Challenge ends in October. They will receive a prize, donated by Jennifer Ofenstein (ofenjen), of sewhooked.org AND their project will be featured on paperpieced and it's sister communities. Please Note: only members of paperpieced will be able to vote, so if you haven't signed up for the comm, now is a great time to!





To help get you started, how about some links to free paper pieced patterns that fit the theme?

From our sponsor, sewhooked.org:

• Harry Potter Paper Pieced patterns, many of which would work excellently for a Halloween project


• Miscellaneous Patterns, inlcluding a bat and pumpkin, as well as many other patterns


• Guest Designed patterns, inlucing some specificially Halloween ones




• Pumpkins at Quiltmaker - two free patchwork pumpkins in an easy to understand PDF format


• Pumpkins & Cat at Equilters - four jack-o-lanterns and a cat. Unique paper pieced patterns, most of them put together in strips.


• Jack-O-Lantern & Ghost at Piece By Number - Nice & neat patterns. Uncolored, but easy to read.


• Several cats by Ginger - simple but effective cat patterns. Professor McGonagall, anyone?


• Erica's 3D Cat - Hand drawn paper pieced pattern with a 3D tail. I love the dimension on this, so clever!


• Cat, Castle & books from Block Central - Easy to read, uncolored PDF patterns.


• Jars, Candy corn, and flowerpots by Christine Thresh - (scroll to the bottom of the page for free patterns). Simple, easy to read patterns.


• Bottles, flowers (herbology), Shamrock (go Irish!) and more by PC Piecers - Simple, uncolored patterns. Bottles in lots of sizes and shapes.


• Knick-knacks, bottles & plants by Susan Druding - Some great potion-y looking bottles.


• Paper Panache Guest Pattern Archives - all kinds of cute patterns are here by a variety of designers.


• Ulas Free Patterns - Coats of Arms, stars and more from quilt book author Ula Lenz. All patterns in PDF format.

Didn't find what you're looking for? For loads more free patterns from all genres and styles, check out Free Patterns Around the Web on the sewhooked blog.

You have two months...have fun and spread the word by copying and pasting the html below!
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