Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse

Boondoggle Rulers!

Just finishing a couple of table runners made with rulers that I picked up at a quilt show a few months ago called Boondoggle rulers (at least I hope that was it!).  I received a pattern with the rulers, thank goodness.  Otherwise I'd have had no idea where to begin.  The projects really went pretty fast once my friend and I got the hang of just how everything was cut out.  Most of the cutting was pretty simple until we got to the edges and had to use the side of the ruler.  We weren't sure at first whether to use the regular ruler or the "baby boondoggle".  After a couple of bad attempts, we got it right.  I think I'll cut a paper template on that half triangle cut and keep it with my rulers because I know my brain will never remember it later so why not make it easy on myself!  The sewing went quickly but you really need to lay out the pieces to get the angles right.  It's all straight seams.  Not a "Y" seam anywhere! Check out the table runners in the projects library.  One is done with vegetable fabrics and the other with Christmas fabrics.  Of course, I have to finish them up, quilting and binding so I'll post the finished products soon.  This is a project that can easily be done in a day start to finish.  Let's just see how long it takes ME to finish!!

from the Schoolhouse,
loreen

Slowly Getting It Done!

I had a chance to get the borders on the pumpkin wallhanging today.  It really looks much better with two borders.  I love the fall fabric on the outside border.  I'm not sure it shows as its best in the picture. 

Spent some of my time today drawing up a new pattern for a table runner.  There's been some new fabrics out that have fruits and vegetables on them.  Not a mixture like that old "Veg-All".  Anyone besides me remember Veg-All?  Do they still make it? Just the thought of that stuff makes me gag still!  I think it was the lima beans.  Anyway, this fabric mostly has just one fruit or vegetable on it.  I used some of it on the table runners I have just posted in my Projects album.  I have been trying to come up with an idea of how to put this fabric in its best light and it finally occurred to me today what to do.  Something for you to look forward to in the near future.  Of course it would be a table runner so that part was easy though you could make a wallhanging using the same pattern, just enlarging it to suit your fancy.  It's sort of a table on your table!!

Keep an eye out for the new pattern at the schoolhouse,
loreen

Pumpkin Wallhanging

So it's been some time since I last blogged.  I have been diligently working on a Fall project -- a big pumpkin wallhanging.  It was all done with my embroidery machine in the hoop.  A total of 25, yes 25, blocks!!  The design is a new one from Anita Goodesign and is really cute.  I've added some pictures of my progress in my projects album for all to see.  Even though their sample had one brown border, I thought it needed more so I'll be adding a small brown border and a fall colors border.  There won't be alot of quilting as this was similar to a crazy patch quilt so there's lots of fancy stitching in each square.  Can't quilt in those sections but I'll have to use some sort of tacking stitch to attach the front, batting and back of this wallhanging together. I'm going to look through my embroidery designs to see if I might have some small pumpkins or vines to quilt into the borders.

I've just sent out everyone's block #8 for the Bunny Hill Designs block of the month that we have all been attempting to work on.  Of course Donna has sent along a picture of her finished block #7 and I am, sadly, still on block #4!!  Be sure to check out Donna's latest block in the BOM album.

Added some new things to my website for all to see. www.therightspot.com  Found a terrific website from Australia that has the best embroidery designs and many are FREE!  There were lots of cute alphabets.  I especially liked the different ones for Halloweenie!!  I purchased the Nutcracker designs.........very nice!  Be sure to check it out soon!

Also, I've posted a new free foundation block at my website www.therightspot.com so be sure to go ahead and download that for your block "stash".  It's in pdf form to just print out and sew.

I'm working on a new set of projects and hope to be done soon so stay tuned for more project pictures and info.

from the Schoolhouse,
loreen