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• LaRueSews-Quilts--Major Project Finished!

  Some of you may remember that I have been working on a complicated project. I called it my "1,000 year project" when I began in 2003. Well, I am 993.5 years ahead of schedule. I finished it after having surgery on my hand in March. Here it is... Posted May 28 2010, 12:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: quilts, sewing, quilt, quilting, borders, BOM, Block of the Month, Quilt Guild, Indigo Sunset

• LaRueSews-Quilts-TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!

  This Blog is a week later than it should be because I have been on the mend from a little surgery that I had three weeks ago. I had a trigger finger on my right middle finger. That is a very important finger for me because it is my “needle-pusher”... Posted Apr 02 2010, 04:45 PM by LaRueJ with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: heirlooms, blog, quilt, squares, Creative Grids, Block of the Month, Friends

• LaRueSews-Quilts--Quilter, Quilter, Who Are You?

  My quilt guild, called Memory Makers Guild was just a little over the top today. The guild is a small group, but what it lacks in numbers, it makes up for in talent. I’ve known most of these ladies for at least a year, and some of them, as much... Posted Jan 15 2010, 12:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, quilt, quilting, quarter square triangles, guild, Block of the Month, Quilt Guild, Friends

• LaRueSews-Quilts, Spuds in a Bag

  It’s Chilly here in Alabama today. That is to say, rainy 70 degrees feels cold compared with 90+ degrees. This has been a frustrating day. I have a little project that I wanted to talk about this time. However, I’ve lost the special ruler... Posted Oct 09 2009, 01:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, quilt, fabrics, quilting, BOM, Block of the Month

• A Challenge, A Surprise, and A Win

  Yesterday was a day of fun and prizes for the members of the Memory Makers Quilt Guild. At the first meeting in 2009, I gave the members of my guild a Challenge. The Challenge was to make a quilt that fit all the requirement sets out in the rules of the... Posted Jul 31 2009, 10:30 AM by LaRueJ with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: quilts, quilt, color, quilting, color selection, guild challenge, guild

• 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-Hand quilting, It’s Personal!

  If you have worked along with me, you will soon need to decide if you will quilt by hand or by machine. I have a friend who began quilting a little more than a year ago. As we talked, one day, I asked how she planned to do her quilting. She quickly said... Posted Mar 27 2009, 11:30 AM by LaRueJ with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, starting to quilt, quilt, quilting

• LaRueSews-Quilts - Borders, Square, Miters, and Fabrics

  On this sunny, beautiful, but cold day in Alabama, here’s wishing you a March that goes out like a Lamb. Since much of the USA saw a snowy and cold first day of March, It must have come in like a Lion, so it should go out like a Lamb. To all of... Posted Mar 06 2009, 11:00 AM by LaRueJ with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilt, fabrics, quilting, choosing quilt colors

• 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

• LaRuesews- Rotary cutter, freezer paper and quilt shops

  Well Quilters and ME’s, it’s time again for me to give you a few words of wisdom on the subject of quilting. Thanks to everyone who read and commented on my last blog. That gave me ideas of things to talk to you about this time. Pat asked... Posted Aug 29 2008, 09:36 AM by LaRueJ with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: rotary cutter, quality fabric, cutwork, water soluble pens, sewing, quilt, freezer paper