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• LaRueSews-Quilts,1/2-Square Triangles, Easy?

  This blog could be considered as an Anniversary Blog, since it has been a year and seven days since I posted my very first Blog. I didn’t think it would last this long. But thanks to all of you and your faithfulness, I’m still here. Also,... Posted Jul 17 2009, 11:00 AM by LaRueJ with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: quilt tools, rotary cutter, quilting tools, cutting mats, sewing, quilt, fabric preparation, quarter square triangles, triangles, half square triangles, half-square triangles

• LaRueSews-Quilts-Binding Isn’t the End

  The subject matter this time is probably one of the “testiest” that I have approached. We are nearing the end of making a quilt from start to finish. Adding the bind is the best part, right up to stitching down the binding on the back. The... Posted Jul 03 2009, 11:30 AM by LaRueJ with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilting tools, quilt, fabric preparation, quilter's retreat, quilting, wallhanging, binding, borders

• LaRueSews-Quilts- Quilting and ME Working Together

  Yes, friends of Ann The Gran, Quilting and Machine Embroidery are great partners. They can be used in ways other than making a quilt with machine embroidered blocks. The two following photos are the first of a number of photos what will appear on LaRueSews... Posted May 08 2009, 11:30 AM by LaRueJ with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, ME, quilts, blog, water soluble pens, sewing, threads, fabrics, fabric preparation, quilting, pressing, Batting

• LaRueSews-Quilting-Straighten Up!

  In beginning this blog, I realized that I need to back track and talk about something I left out some time ago. You really need to straighten the fabric before you begin any project. That doesn’t include quilting alone. It includes any kind of sewing... Posted Jan 23 2009, 03:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, quilt tools, rotary cutter, cutting mats, sewing, fabrics, fabric preparation

• LaRueSews-Do It Round or Do It Square?

  So, my friends, you have covered a lot of territory with LaRueSews quilting. Now what? I guess it’s really time to decide whether you want to hand piece or machine piece. Most of what I have talked about so far can apply to either technique. With... Posted Nov 07 2008, 10:05 AM by LaRueJ with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: heirlooms, rotary cutter, quilting tools, sewing, quilt, thimbles, scissors, fabric preparation

• LaRueSews-Quilting-Quarter Inches to Heirlooms.

  To begin this time, I want to relate a very “telling” experience. This experience told me that you very well can become a really good quilter if only you practice, practice, practice. My husband and I went to my daughter’s house last... Posted Oct 24 2008, 11:15 AM by LaRueJ with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, heirlooms, quilts, quilt police, rotary cutter, cutting mats, sewing, quilt, frog stitch, fabric preparation, fabric terms

• LaRueSew-Quilting-Design, You Can Do It!

  Sometimes we quilters and ME's want to do what we want to do. We buy books with patterns made by somebody whose tastes are similar to ours, but we want to do it our way. How can I arrange my favorite quilt blocks in a new and different way without... Posted Sep 26 2008, 09:30 AM by LaRueJ with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, stash, starting to quilt, quality fabric, sewing, quilt, fabrics, fabric preparation, fabric terms