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• 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 no comments 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 12 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- 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-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

• 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-Quilts-I'm Baaaaak!

  I hope everyone had a really great Christmas/Chanukah/holiday season. As well the happiest New Year since January 1, 2008. ;o) Before I began this blog, I checked with the folks at AnnTheGran to be sure you all want me to continue with my ramblings. Since... Posted Jan 09 2009, 10:28 AM by LaRueJ with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: LaRueSews, heirlooms, quilts, sewing, choosing quilt colors, color selection

• 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

• LaRueSews-Quilts, More on fabrics and color

  As I start this out today, there are so many things Zinging around in my head, it’s hard to tell which way this edition of LaRueSews will go. I’ve heard writers say that sometimes they start out with just an idea and then just let it roll... Posted Oct 10 2008, 11:15 AM by LaRueJ with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: quilts, stash, fabrics, color, quilter's retreat

• 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 - Quilting - BASIC TOOLS

  Before I start to tell you about tools, I want you to know that I have been working on quilt projects that have been stacking up on me for years. The one I have done the most on is a quilt that goes back at least ten years. It is a scrap quilt that was... Posted Sep 09 2008, 02:42 PM by LaRueJ with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: quilts, rotary cutter, threads, frog stitch, tools, thimbles, scissors