February 23, 2024
sewblest
Debbie SewBlest , EMB 101
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Quilting your projects has never been easier! Of course,
nothing beats a hand-stitched and quilted p
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December 15, 2023
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Debbie SewBlest
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It is so much fun to embroider bankets and they make a
wonderful gift. These tips will help them las
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Templates are
essential to exact positioning of embroidery designs, especially if you are
creating p
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While we are very familiar with using stabilizer to support machine
embroidery stitches, you may be
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March 22, 2019
sewblest
Debbie SewBlest
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Last month, Designs in
Machine Embroidery magazine hosted a stitch-along in conjunction with Baby Lo
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents - Build a Better Mouse Trap - Do You Catch A Better Mouse?
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The shabby chic appeal of rag quilts is gaining in popularity. Their strong, but soft-worn comfort m
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June 13, 2014
sewblest
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Much
about creating, whether it is sewing, quilting, embroidery, or any other
artistic form, depends on having the ability to visualize the project in your
head. I don't know about you, but it is getting harder and harder for me to do
that every day.
Sometimes,
it is easy to bypass a pa...
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May 23, 2014
sewblest
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Because they resemble hand quilting, redwork embroidery designs work great as a quilting motif. Finding the correct amount of contrast (or not) is the key to an embroidery project that pops.
Using a fabric sample called Elm Creek Quilts: Sarah's Collection by Red Rooster, I want to sh...
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November 15, 2013
sewblest
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My eldest favorite daughter (I also have a youngest favorite daughter) decided she wanted to make a rag quilt. They are shabby chic, typically created with muted colors, fringed all around and stitched with ragged edges showing on one side. The more they are washed, the more comfortable they become....
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While I don't do quilts myself, I always enjoy and appreciate the work done by the talented people w
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December 23, 2011
sewblest
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Perhaps one of the greatest attributes of machine embroidery is its versatility. Embroidery can easily stand alone or, when combined with pieced blocks, become a personalized second-dimension embellishment.
The Blocks
I fussy-cut four 6.25-inch blocks from a striped fabric (I used Jackie...
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November 25, 2011
sewblest
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Stumped as to what to get your favorite quilter, embroiderer, or craftsperson? Hate the idea of Black Friday chaos? Shop from the convenience and comfort of home, 24 hours a day, any day of the week, on AnntheGran.com.
Here are some suggestions. (If fri...
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August 19, 2011
lraikin
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The entries in this year African Folklore Embroidery $500 Challenge, were spectacular.
Congratulations to first place winner, Roberta Peterson from Woodland,
Washington. Roberta attended an African
folklore Embroidery class that I taught at Monica’s quilt and bead shop in Palm
Spri...
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February 4, 2011
lraikin
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Thread colors and names inspired by African Savanah
From The COLORFUL world of African Folklore Embroidery we bring you a complete selection of multi-colored hand dyed variegated threads from House of Embroidery, South Africa.
Our exquisite hand-dyed threads are suitable for all types...
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October 1, 2010
lraikin
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And The Winner is………
Over twenty thousand people viewed the African Folklore Embroidery entries at the International Quilt Show in Long Beach. As many of my readers know I travel around the country lecturing and teaching African Folklore Embroidery. I am always a...
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June 25, 2010
laruej
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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 I am indeed a writer, if given a t...
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May 28, 2010
laruej
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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: Indigo Sunset.
This time ...
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March 26, 2010
lraikin
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I recently began teaching a new class called: "The application and inclusion of silk ribbon in your African Folklore Embroidery design". The class focuses on using the silk ribbon as one would regular embroidery thread. Silk ribbon is wonderfully versatile and forgiving fiber. For those of...
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January 15, 2010
laruej
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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 as three years. We have grown c...
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December 11, 2009
laruej
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AAAHHHH! Christmas Time-It’s a wonderful time of year when we all rush around, from one party to another. Rushing the kids to their parties, and activities, while planning for the cookies we will bake when we get enough time. We spend hours, thinking, planning scheming for th...
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November 20, 2009
laruej
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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 back to the factory, or wherever dis...
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October 30, 2009
laruej
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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 town for a few days.&nb...
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October 9, 2009
laruej
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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 I need for the project.&n...
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August 19, 2009
junemellinger
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Tomorrow nite, Thursday, August 20, Lifetime televison you will be able to resume the fun of w
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August 12, 2009
junemellinger
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It's HOT!!! Here in NJ it has finally passed the 90 degree mark...now it's summer for real.
It's HOT!!! Remember that I promised that there would be great new machines introduced at the annual Brother convention? When our dealers convened in Memphis last week the...
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July 31, 2009
laruej
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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 challenge. The challenge was...
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July 17, 2009
laruej
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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, I’d like to give a lot of...
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July 10, 2009
junemellinger
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As it happens I have 2 daughter in laws who are quite entrepreneurial! This week Kendal was invited to bring her Pampered Chef product to an event that had 50 attendees who also got to look at other wares that included aprons. As it happens a local gal has begun a business making aprons,...
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July 3, 2009
laruej
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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 photos I am using were ma...
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