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Happy New Year everyone! With the new year and still some time for wearing masks, why not make some new masks! In these Schoolhouse video tutorials, I show you how to make your own mask pattern with an optional filter pocket. There is a part one and a part two to this mask series which includes how to stitch the mask together making a chin dart to better fit whomever is going to wear the mask.
Here's to a great 2021!
loreen
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Here's what is coming up for our Saturday Sew Along project - Saturday, December 19th at 1:00 pm at Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse YouTube Channel. Mitered fabric napkin!! You could make a bunch of these for your holiday table, Optional loop for hanging or for rolling utensils into. This takes one fat quarter and a button, along with your usual sewing notions and supplies.
List of materials needed:
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Here is a recent project we made in my Saturday Live Sew Along on Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse channel. It is a Christmas present placemat and very easy to make. Here are the materials needed for this project.
We sew together every Saturday at 1:-00 pm....with the exception of one Saturday a month, when I have to teach a machine embroidery class at a local store. On that Saturday, I start class at 1:30 pm. You can keep up-to-date by subscribing to my YouTube Channel so you will get notifications when I go live and also when I upload a new video tutorial. Also, I post a list of materials needed and a link to any template you may need on Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse FaceBook page. Unfortunately, I have no way to post this info on YouTube before the class day. You can watch all of the previous Saturday Sew Alongs anytime on Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse YouTube Channel.
Have a great day!
loreen
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Tonight at the Schoolhouse, we are putting the outside border on our Christmas table runner. We have been making a Christmas table runner over the past few weeks using our Crafter's Companion Gemini with the Build A Block dies. You can watch the Sew Along videos any time at Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse YouTube channel. I will be teaching everyone live tonight at 7:00 pm on my YouTube channel so be sure to drop in and say "Hi!".
Check out this video tutorial to get a look at cutting fabric shapes with the Gemini.
Hope you join me!
loreen
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So many sewing friends are staying home for Thanksgiving and for those of you who are alone for Thanksgiving, why not sew along with me on Thanksgiving night....starting at 7:00 pm November 26th on Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse YouTube channel. We will be making this cute Candle Mat or, in my case, a mat for my snow globe so that it has a pretty place to sit. The finished size is about 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" but you can make yours any size you wish.
To make this project in the size above, you will need twelve 2" inch strips that are at least 10" inches long. Also, you will need a piece of batting that is 10" x 10" and two pieces of fabric for the back which are both 10" square. The strips have stitching along the long edges so you will want that stitching to show. I used machine embroidery thread in two colors. Half of the strips I stitched with red thread edges and the other half of the strips I stitched with green thread edges. It is up to you what colors you pick for your fabrics and threads. Keep in mind that you really want the stitching to show so pick a couple of nice contrasting threads for that.
This project can be sewn on any sewing machine that has a zig zag stitch! If you have a serger, you could do the strip stitching with a three thread overlock stitch.
Since there are many people who do not own a serger, I will be using a regular sewing machine during the live class on Thursday evening.
I hope you have a chance to join me as I show you how to make this holiday project. Be sure to say Hi in the chat. If you can't join in, you will be able to view the video on my YouTube channel any time that is convenient for you! Be sure to give it a try!
See you Thursday night at 7:00 pm.
See you later,
loreen
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Have you been sewing along with Nancy's 2020 Block of the Month? Here is the August block called Chainlink. This block is pretty easy to make so give it a try! It is a fabric square with a fabric circle appliqued on top of it. Once the circle is appliqued, just cut the block in half in both directions, rearrange the squares and stitch together!!
Link to the instructions. If you scroll down near the bottom of the Nancy post, there is a video showing how to make this block. I didn't see any downloadable pattern but you could easily write down the instructions or, because it is a pretty easy block, just make it!!
Here is the July block. I am beginning to see a pattern here! It looks like the same block as August except it is done in opposite colors and the blocks are arranged differently to make the big block.
If you'd like to see all the blocks in this series so far, click HERE.
Looks like a fun quilt to make while practicing easy circles. Be sure to stop over to Nancy's BOM page and check it out.
Keep stitching,
loreen
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