Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse

Day Ten - 2022 April Insanity List

I have skipped a few days of posting on typepad as I now use my own website for my daily postings.  Today's post has lots of pictures of the fabrics on my website for you to enjoy.

If you would like to see all the April postings for the Insanity list, click HERE to go to my website.  You might want to have the link yourself - https://www.missloreensschoolhouse.com

 

Another new project! I have wanted to make this bowl for some time now so it goes on my April list so I have a better chance of getting it done! It is made from clothesline that is stitched together. Before I start stitching up what would be the sides of the bowl, I will put an embroidery design on it using my embroidery machine. You wouldn’t want to hand embroider through clothesline………at least I don’t think anyone would!!

Have a great day!
loreen

Day Six - 2022 April Insanity List

I have skipped a few days of posting on typepad as I now use my own website for my daily postings.  Today's post has lots of pictures of the fabrics on my website for you to enjoy.

 

If you would like to see all the April postings for the Insanity list, click HERE to go to my website.  You might want to have the link yourself - https://www.missloreensschoolhouse.com

 

Day Six

My sixth project is based on a fabric line that I love! It is called “Goose Tales”. The fabric was manufactured by Riley Blake and the artist who designed the collection is J. Wecker Frisch. I met Janet many years ago at Quilt Market in Houston, TX. At the time she had just designed a collection based on old children’s games. I can’t remember the name of the collection but I have some of the fabric in my “inventory”. Janet told me the story of her first time bidding on eBay. She wanted a deck of Old Maid cards along with some other old games for inspiration. She bid on about five Old Maid sets not realizing that she could actually win them all and she did! We had a great laugh over that. Janet’s father is an artist so that talent runs in her family. You may want to look her up when you have some time. I have enjoyed all of her fabric collections. Very whimsical.

To read more about this project and see more fabric pictures, be sure to head over to my website. https://www.missloreensschoolhouse.com

Have a great day!
loreen

 

Day Three Project!

My third project uses my embroidery machine. It is a set of designs from Anita Goodesign called Stuffed Acorns. Someone asked me why would I make stuffed acorns. My answer is because I will enjoy looking at them. That is reason enough for me. We need to surround ourselves with things we like to look at and make us smile. Apparently, stuffed acorns make me smile!!

 

I am now doing my blog on my website so be sure to head over and see more pictures and read more about this project.

Click HERE

Thanks,
loreen

Day Two Project!

My second project is what I call my Bee Quilt. It uses bee fabrics and I am doing it in a hexagon shape like a bee honeycomb. I am not following a purchased pattern for this project. I do own EQ8 which is software to design your own quilts and more that I will probably use to get a visual if I am undecided exactly what I want to make. The software is great to see how much fabric I may need for any borders.

 

I am now doing my blog on my website so be sure to head over and see more pictures and read more about this project.

Click HERE

Thanks,
loreen

My Annual April Insanity List

Are you ready to get started on your April List? Follow along with me each day in April as I show you what is going on my list. You can start your own list! It doesn’t have to be 30 projects if that is more than you want to do. For most of us stitchers, quilters, crafters, we tend to have more projects in various stages than we know what to do with. If you want all the details of the reasoning behind my annual Insanity (Project) List, check my blog from March 22. I will be going over these details here and there during the month of April so you will get a good idea of how this list is meant to work.

I am now doing my blog on my website so be sure to head over and see more pictures and read more about this project.

Click HERE

Thanks,
loreen

 

 

Annie’s Crochet Striped Afghan Club

Today, I will show you what comes in Box Five of Annie’s Crochet Striped Afghan Club along with a demo of some crochet stitching.

This is a fun project with only three stripes to crochet each month.  The afghan club comes for knitting just in case crochet isn’t your thing!

Since I only have to get three stripes done each month, this Club has been easy to keep up with.  If you’re not good at following written instructions, every section of this afghan has a video you can watch and stitch along with.  The demonstrator does a great job and everything is up close to the stitching so you can easily see what to do.

Click here to watch the YouTube video tutorial.

https://youtu.be/q0aUtLskYVU

 

See you soon,

loreen

Cutting and Stitching a Christmas Stocking with Accuquilt dies

Do you have an Accuquilt cutter?  I have the Studio 2 but Accuquilt makes a stocking die for the Accquilt Go and Go Big cutting machines.

I cut a stocking and stocking lining at the same time!! You will see how to quickly stitch the stocking and adding the cuff.  Fun and easy!!

Click below to watch how easy it is to cut and stitch this Christmas Stocking.

 

If you are interested in purchasing a Accuquilt cutting machine and/or the stocking die, here is the link to Accuquilt!  There are sales going on until December 12^th.

https://www.shareasale.com/u.cfm?d=865377&m=50439&u=954868

 

See you soon,
loreen

Bow for your Box

Learn how to make a bow to go on your ornament box using the Cricut Joy.  You could use any Cricut cutting machine.  It is just so handy to use the Joy since it sits on my table all ready to go!  It just takes a scrap of light cardstock or paper.  A great way to use up those small pieces to have been collecting.

 

Once you make your first bow, you can save the file and go back to make a bow any size you’d like.

 

Here is the link to my YouTube channel so you can follow along with me!