Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse

Another Christmas project done..............almost!!

Spent part of Sunday sewing and got some Christmas ornaments finished.  Check out my Sewing Projects photo library to see one close up.  I have five more cut out, sewn and gathered but I need to go to the store to get some more holiday picks for the top.  I'm going to try A.C. Moore this time to see what they have on sale.  A sewing friend of mine said she was in Moore's and they had a nice selection.  Once I have the tops on, I will upload pictures of all of them.  They were lots of fun to make and pretty easy, too!  I have a new circular attachment for my sewing machine and this worked perfect to do the stitching that needed to be a couple of inches from the edge of the fabric circle for the gathering.  The attachment came with two new feet and one of them was a cording foot.  This was perfect for holding the gimp cording that I used for gathering the fabric.  When I zig zagged over this cording, there was no problem with the cording getting caught in the stitching because the cording foot held it in place perfectly while the circular attachment guided the sewing around the circle of fabric.  I just had to sit there and watch.........I'm pretty good at that!!

Hope you are getting your projects done for the holidays.  More pictures soon!

Happy sewing,
loreen

Favorite Blogs & Websites

Here are some of my favorite blogs and websites. I'll add to it each week.

Guess I'd better put my own website on here first!!  Visit www.therightspot.com where you'll find links to free machine embroidery designs, patterns and ideas.

My sewing pal Deese's blog - http://brynwoodneedleworks.blogspot.com/

For free cross stitch designs, check out http://cross-stitchers-club.com/?code_avantage=zczecj for easy pattern downloads.  If you click on this link and subscribe (it's free), you will get a free gift.  They have daily free cross stitch designs so check in often.

Visit www.marthapullen.com for some great free embroidery designs and projects.  The embroidery club is a great value for the $$.  Check it out!

Embroidery Library is one of the best sites for machine embroidery designs.  You can buy designs for $1.00 and up.  They have design packs and great sales every week.  Don't forget to sign up for their newsletter which will include a different sale every week!  www.emblibrary.com

Some of my sewing friends and I have been working on a block of the month project from Bunny Hill Designs.  It's free for anyone who is interested.  They have lots of great patterns and ideas.  Check out their website. http://www.bunnyhilldesigns.com/

Cross Stitching!

Do any of you cross stitch?  I found a great website for cross stitching patterns/designs called Cross Stitchers Club. There is quite a variety of patterns to choose from (literally hundreds!) with free daily designs to download.  Downloading is very easy, too!  I'm not sure how popular cross stitching is these days but if you are interested or just want to look at all the pretty designs, check out the website by clicking here:

http://cross-stitchers-club.com/?code_avantage=zczecj

or go to my favorite blogs and sites page. (top of blog page)  If you follow the link, Cross Stitchers Club will give you a free gift if you subscribe.  It's free to subscribe and they give you points to use towards patterns that aren't on the daily free page.  Check it out!

happy sewing,
loreen