Miss Loreen's Schoolhouse

Get Creative with Bluprint's Free "Craft More Happy Moments" !!

Bluprint (formerly Craftsy) is having a special "Craft More Happy Moments" event.  If you sign up, you will get FREE unlimited access to their creativity event which runs from March 26 (now) until April 9th.  Bluprint will provide free access to their full slate of content including more than 1300 classes and series and hundred of step by step project tutorials and patterns.  

This is the perfect time to learn a new craft or hobby, hone your skills or simply watch what others are making! During this emotional time, the benefits of joining the "Craft More Happy Moments" has lots of benefits.  We all know that creativity helps us give our minds a break as we get into whatever project we are working on. 

You can share pictures of your projects with your family and friends!  Why not get your kids together to watch a class and work on a project together or just watch a class together.

Here is the link to take you right to Bluprint's site.  I am an affiliate of Bluprint and do, sometimes, receive a small commission at no cost to you.

Keep stitching and stay healthy,
loreen

Tis the Season of Hearts!

Welcome to my reveal day for the Christmas is in My Heart Blog Hop!  

There can't been too much "Christmas" for me.  The colorful lights, Christmas trees, angel tree toppers, candles in windows, Christmas music and, of course, Nativity scenes.  Giving gifts, especially something I've made or baked sure fills my heart during the Christmas season and what is more heart filling than Midnight Mass!

No matter how small your home is, there's room for a table top hanger!

I'm excited to share this little table top hanger pattern with you.  I love little touches around the house that make me smile.  Most Christmas wreaths are placed on our front doors for visitors to see.  Why not enjoy a Christmas wreath inside as well!  I added the hearts to the wreath in place of holly berries to celebrate this blog hop!  Just click HERE to download this pattern for free until Friday!

 

 

 

I used my Scan N Cut to cut out all of my Holly leaves, hearts and the bow!  That certainly made everything much easier.  I took the applique shapes and scanned them into the Scan N Cut.

 

 

I fused Steam A Seam Lite to the back of green, red and gold fabrics then placed them on my cutting mat and let the cutter do the work for me!  Have to say, it was fun to watch all those little hearts and leaves getting cut out for me!  That added some "love" to my heart! 

Don't worry about trying to place everything perfectly, there are pictures in the pattern showing you how I placed mine by just using a small plate to trace a circle.   There's instructions for doing fusible applique and applique stitching. Easy, easy!

A huge thanks to The Fat Quarter Shop for donating gift certificate give aways for every day of this Blog Hop!  Be sure to visit The Fat Quarter Shop soon!

A special thanks to Marian over at Seams To Be Sew for hosting this Blog Hop! Be sure to visit her site every day of the Blog Hop and download a free pattern!  Marian really works hard to bring you some great Blog Hops through out the year so be sure to visit her to see what's she has going on!

Here's a little information for entering this giveaway of a $25.o0 gift certificate from The Fat Quarter Shop.  You must leave a comment here and Marian will be checking the comments during the day.  All winners are picked at random by Rafflecopter.  The guidelines are listed in the box and you have three days to claim your prize once an email has been sent to you.  If you don't claim your prize, another winner will be drawn.  This give away starts at Midnight:01 am, November 18th Rafflecopter time (EST) and ends at 11:59 pm.  Winners will be announced daily at Marian's website Seams To Be Sew.  Good luck to all of you and enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop!

Keep sewing,
loreen

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Have you heard of Craftsy?

Craftsy is a website where you can take classes in the comfort of your home.  They have classes for everything from sewing, knitting, quilting to painting, cooking and everything inbetween.  Craftsy is having a summer sale!!  I've taken several classes from Craftsy and have never been disappointed.  The best part is that you take the classes when you want and you have the instructional videos to watch FOREVER.  You can't get a better deal than that!  Check it out. There are quite a few free classes as well including a couple of BOM's! 

 Hope everyone is enjoying beautiful summer weather!

Keep sewing,
loreen