Sewing Scrap Blocks with Character

By Olesya Lebedenko

Create adorable scrap blocks like you’ve never seen! This one-of-a-kind book features more than 60 fresh and modern patchwork character patterns organized by season, holiday, or specific category – including baby animals and even cat yoga poses! Easy-to-follow projects are achieved with a combination of both machine and hand stitching and are decorated with paint, applique, and embroidery, so there is something exciting to try. With gridded templates and helpful reference photos and diagrams, Sewing Scrap Blocks with Character provides endless inspiration so you can make the most of your scrap fabric collection. Author and artist Olesya Lebedenko’s modern style brings a breath of fresh air to the quilting world with her charismatic animal designs that are completely original and unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, making this project guide a must-have for passionate quilters and hobbyists!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Landauer
• Release date: Oct 13, 2020
• ISBN: 9781607658146

Olesya Lebedenko

Author Olesya Lebedenko is an artist from Ukraine living in Canada, where she works and creates modern pattern designs. She is a teacher, designer, quilter, doll maker, author, magazine contributor, and entrepreneur as the founder and owner of Olesya Lebedenko Design. Her work has been featured in Canadian and Ukrainian publications, she has written countless tutorials and articles, and she has led hundreds of workshops all over Europe and Canada.  Olesya is a professional member of the International Quilt Association and the Canadian Quilters’ Association. She is also a member of the York Heritage Quilters Guild based in Toronto, as well as the Global Doll Society. To learn more about Olesya Lebedenko and to view her work, visit her website, (www.olesya-l-design.com), her Instagram (@olesyalebedenkodesign), and her Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/OlesyaLebedenkoDsgn).

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Illustration

Sewing

SCRAP BLOCKS

with Character

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Sewing Scrap Blocks with Character

Landauer Publishing, www.landauerpub.com, is an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc.

Copyright © 2020 by Olesya Lebedenko and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Fox Chapel Publishing, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review and the enlargement of the template patterns in this book for personal use only. The patterns themselves, however, are not to be duplicated for resale or distribution under any circumstances. Any such copying is a violation of copyright law.

For a printable PDF of the patterns used in this book, please contact Fox Chapel Publishing at [e-mail], quoting the ISBN and title of this book, as well as the pattern or patterns required.

Project Team

Editorial Director: Kerry Bogert

Editor: Amy Deputato

Copy Editor: Hayley DeBerard

Designer: Mary Ann Kahn

Print ISBN 978-1-947163-42-3

eISBN 978-1-60765-814-6

We are always looking for talented authors. To submit an idea, please send a brief inquiry to [e-mail].

Note to Professional Copy Services:

The publisher grants you permission to make up to six copies of any quilt patterns in this book for any customer who purchased this book and states the copies are for personal use.

This book has been published with the intent to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter within. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the author and publisher expressly disclaim any responsibility for any errors, omissions, or adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained herein.

Sewing

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Contents

Introduction

Useful Tools and Materials

How to Use This Book

PART ONE

Christmas and Winter Fun

Happy Penguin

The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Serious Polar Bear

Aurora the Snowy Owl

Santa’s Stocking

My Father’s Santa Suit

Clever Santa

Merry Santa

Cozy Hat

Warm Mittens

Ball Ornament

Star Ornament

Icicle Ornament

Bell Ornament

Diamond Ornament

Close-Up Snowman

Close-Up Penguin

Santa’s Belt

An Elf’s Belt

PART TWO

Spooky Halloween

Friendly Ghost

Screaming Ghost

Almost Dracula

Spider

Witch on a Broom

Redheaded Good Witch

Frankenstein

Dracula

Mummy

Skull with a Mustache

Spooky Pumpkin

Pumpkin in a Witch’s Hat

Smiling Pumpkin

Scary Pumpkin

PART THREE

Easter Joy

Modern Egg

Egg Hunt

Colorful Hen

Rabbit Silhouette

PART FOUR

Feline Friends

Otis the Gentleman

Friendly White Cat

Curious Otis

Peaceful Lily

Little Kittens

Soft Summer Nap

Butterfly Catcher

Lunchtime

Siesta

Cute Meowtie

Meowtie’s Prize

Forest Petites

Forest Ladybugs

PART FIVE

Cat Yoga

Time for Yoga

Soprano Is Awake

Cat Pose

Puppy Pose

Planking Soprano

Resting in Corpse Pose

PART SIX

Animal Babies

Baby Unicorn

Baby Dragon

Giraffe Calf

Zebra Foal

Baby Mouse

Panda Cub

Raccoon Kit

Lion Cub

patterns

Acknowledgments

About the Author and Contributors

Introduction

Hello, fellow crafters! This book celebrates my year-long challenge. It was May 1, 2018, when I decided to start the 365