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• LaRueSews-Quilts-All Wrapped up

  LaRueSews-All Wrapped up Writing this BLOG for Ann the Gran.com has been one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. It has taught me that I can expand myself and my knowledge far beyond the things I have done before. I have learned that... Posted Jun 25 2010, 04:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, quilting, borders, BOM, Block of the Month, LaRue's last Blog

• 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--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-Be Your Own Judge

  This has been a busy month. We recently went to Nashville again to sign a contract on a Motor Home that we saw last month. It’s like new, though used, and really beautiful. We will get it the first week of December. Also, my sewing machine has been... Posted Nov 20 2009, 01:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, sewing, threads, frog stitch, quilting, binding, BOM, Block of the Month

• LaRueSews-Quilts-Beads are Fun Too, a 30 minute project

  Hi there EveryBuddy. Three weeks has come and gone, again. Blogging time is here. I hope that all of you have been diligently making the last block I gave you in LaRueSews BOM. This time it will be a quick one, both BLOG and block. I have been out of... Posted Oct 30 2009, 12:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, blog, quilting, BOM, Block of the Month, Necklace, gift

• 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-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

• The Prom, the Purse and the Lady

  Last time we met here, I left you with two photos that I said I would Identify when I came back from my little sojourn from the BLOG. Here’s some answers for you. Several months ago, my granddaughter told me that she planned to make her prom dress... Posted Jun 19 2009, 12:00 PM by LaRueJ with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: frog stitch, fabrics, quilting, sewing genes, heirlooms gifts

• 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-Quilts-Batting, Which One Will I Choose?

  We are nearing the time when you will be getting your quilt ready to quilt. That means that you have to make some choices about batting. First of all, just what is batting. Batting is the middle layer of the quilt that provides warmth and comfort that... Posted Apr 24 2009, 10:15 AM by LaRueJ with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: ME, quilts, fabrics, quilting, wool, Batting, polyester, silk, cotton

• LaRueSews-Quilt-By Request, My Woodworker

  I am taking a little turn in the road this time. Before Greg left AnnTheGran, he requested that I write a blog about Ralph and his woodworking skills. After attending the ATG Community Circle, and meeting Pat Snyder, she also requested the subject. My... Posted Apr 10 2009, 10:45 AM by LaRueJ with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, heirlooms, quilts, stash, quilting, quilt road trip

• 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-Quilts-Square it up!

  OK, Everybody, If you have followed this blog from the beginning, and have been making quilt block as we go, you should now have enough block to make into a quilt. “How do I do that?” someone says. Well, that’s the purpose of this blog... Posted Feb 20 2009, 11:00 AM by LaRueJ with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, quilts, quilt tools, rotary cutter, quilting tools, quilting, pressing, triangles, squares, Charm Squares, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Creative Grids rulers