Mary Hertel

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    Mary Hertel

    Mary (also known as Marney) Hertel grew up on a small dairy farm in the heart of Wisconsin. Sewing is in her blood, and she likes to say she has “sewn since birth,” starting on her mother’s sewing machine at a very early age. After securing her art education job straight out of college, she used her first paycheck to purchase a sewing machine. Soon after, she started to quilt and has never stopped. Mary’s favorite quilting method became paper piecing after she was introduced to this practice in 2013. The puzzle-like quality of paper piecing appealed to Mary and has quickly become her favorite approach to adding an image to a quilt. Her quirky animal designs are a nod to 35 years of teaching children’s art. “I try to keep my animal designs childlike but expressive,” Mary says. She also strives to offer her customers straightforward paper-pieced patterns. Mary has five previously published books, scores of magazine articles, and over 200 patterns that can be found on Etsy.com and in many quilting stores throughout the United States. Enjoy her whimsical designs and her easy-to-paper-piece patterns. She lives in Oshkosh, WI. madebymarney.com

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    • Cute & Clever Totes Print-on-Demand Edition

      Cute & Clever Totes Print-on-Demand Edition

      Cute & Clever Totes Print-on-Demand Edition

      Mary Hertel

      Sassy totes with major purse-onality! With all they do for us, don’t purses deserve to have a little fun? Sew 6 easy bags for your everyday...

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      $22.95
      $22.95
    • Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

      Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

      Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

      Mary Hertel

      Create more Christmas cheer in less time! Pick your project then pick your block: mix and match 8 super-easy projects with 16 adorable pap...

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      $17.95
      $17.95
    • Sew Cute & Clever Farm & Forest Friends

      Sew Cute & Clever Farm & Forest Friends

      Sew Cute & Clever Farm & Forest Friends

      Mary Hertel

      Easy-to-make blocks with goofy animal designs Best-selling author Mary Hertel brings readers sixteen more of her adorable paper-piecing blo...

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      $21.95
      $21.95
    • Sew Magical

      Sew Magical

      Sew Magical

      Mary Hertel

      Journey into a land of dreams and fairy tales as you sew unicorns, dragons, mermaids, and their friends! From mystical creatures to a roya...

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      $24.95
      $24.95
    • Paper Piecing All Year Round

      Paper Piecing All Year Round

      Paper Piecing All Year Round

      Mary Hertel

      Paper-pieced projects to sew all year long Quilt your way through the calendar with Mary Hertel’s cute and oh-so-easy paper-pieced blocks! ...

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      $21.95
      $21.95
    • Sew Cute Baby Animals

      Sew Cute Baby Animals

      Sew Cute Baby Animals

      Mary Hertel

      Paper-piece baby animals, the perfect shower gift Everyone loves adorable baby animals. Now you can learn to sew 17 paper-pieced baby anim...

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      $22.95
      $22.95
    • Home Sweet Home Paper Piecing Print-on-Demand Edition

      Home Sweet Home Paper Piecing Print-on-Demand E...

      Home Sweet Home Paper Piecing Print-on-Demand Edition

      Mary Hertel

      Paper piece gnomes, animals, flowers, and other nature motifs with best-selling author Mary Hertel's new collection of 17 paper pieced blocks. ...

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      $22.95
      $22.95
    • Sew a Winter Woodland Christmas

      Sew a Winter Woodland Christmas

      Sew a Winter Woodland Christmas

      Mary Hertel

      Make winter crafting fun with 20 unique paper-pieced woodland blocks. Explore a new world of paper-piecing possibilities! Paper piecing is ...

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      $22.95
      $22.95