Friday, January 28, 2011

Wedding Ring Quilts...


I spent the day with my friend Linda.
We have decided to meet once a month to piece our
Double Wedding Ring Quilts


Today I went over to Linda's and we cut and pieced on her kitchen table.
She made us yummy grilled tuna sandwiches for lunch.
(Home Canned Tuna......the BEST)

Here is how our day went:


We are using Sharlene Jorgenson's Book & Templates
Double Wedding Ring Quilts

Linda and I started these quilts more than a dozen years ago,
so we had to re-acquaint ourselves with what we have done so far.

We are rotary cutting the individual pieces, using acrylic templates.





This is Linda...
She is looking at the back side of her unit to determine just exactly how she pieced it all those years ago.





These Double Wedding Rings are not difficult, but require an accurate 1/4 inch seam.






Linda has all of her units sorted out...
She will spend the afternoon piecing those " football " shaped units.






This pattern also requires some curved piecing, which is only a gentle curve, and easily accomplished.





This quilt is a perfect opportunity for Linda & I to use these depression era fabrics we have been collecting for so many years.





This is my part of the kitchen table...

I have one Ring pieced.
My templates are pink acrylic, on the right side of the ring.
I am cutting those tiny pieces and organizing them into arc units.

I still have lots of cutting to do before I can even think about piecing any units.

Linda will come over to the Thread Shed next month.
We will continue making progress on our Double Wedding Rings.

I will keep you posted...


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Healing Stitches Exhibit......January 2011


This is our latest Healing Stitches Exhibit
on display in Corvallis, Oregon
Corvallis Clinic
Good Samaritan Hospital


Many Thanks to the Members of
Permission 2 Play
for sharing their fiber art.


Enjoy the Tour:

" Fireflies "
Kathy Haywood
Metal Quilt Class




Jan Andrews-McKirdie
Neocolor II Class




Barbara van de Wetering
Needle Felting & Metal Quilt Class




" Gear Driven "
Virginia Gregory
Neocolor II Class




" Hoochie MaMa "
Emily Dashiell
Paper Doll Class




" Flapper "
Virginia Gregory
Paper Doll Class




" Metal Tree"
Kathi Borrego
Metal Quilt Class




Barbara van de Wetering
Woven Quilt Class




" Summer Sunshine "
Nancy Bryant
Woven Quilt & Neocolor II Class




Kathy Haywood
Texture Magic Class




" Pep Squad "
Virginia Gregory
Paper Doll Class




Janette Merriman
Metal Quilt Class




" Oak "
Kathy Haywood
Metal Quilt Class




" The Mermaid "
Nancy Bryant
Paper Quilt Class




" How Many Frogs "
Kathy Haywood
Metal Quilt Class




Virginia Gregory
Photo Transfer & Thread Play




" Moonlit "
Nancy Bryant
Paper Doll Class




" Dragon Fly "
Virginia Gregory
Metal Quilt Class




" Textured 9 Patch "
Janette Merriman
Texture Magic Class




" Family Tradition "
Kathi Borrego
Jello Printing




" The Oak "
Virginia Gregory
Metal Quilt Class




Barbara van de Wetering
Neocolor II Class




" Snow "
Kathi Borrego
Metal Quilt Class




" The Birch "
Virginia Gregory
Metal Quilt Class




" Secret Garden "
Kathi Borrego
Paper Doll Class




" Happiness "
Janette Merriman
Neocolor II Class


Permission 2 Play is a FREE class offering for cancer diagnosed patients.
No Experience is necessary to participate.
All supplies are provided for the students.
Classes are held at JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon
If you are interested in joining this class contact:
LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

CLICK HERE to learn more about Permission 2 Play

CLICK HERE to view the Paper Doll Class

CLICK HERE to view Metal Quilt Class

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Class

CLICK HERE: A Reason to Play

CLICK HERE: Mark Lipinski Interview



May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Quilt Exhibit......Permission 2 Play Journal Quilts


I spent the weekend surrounded by Journal Quilts

How Lucky am I...


They lay in piles on my work table...




Each pile contains so much color...




Each pile is a wealth of so many different art techniques...




These quilts are being prepared for an exhibit next weekend




The
" Healing Stitches "
Exhibit




Come and see these 100+ quilts first hand:
Saturday, Jan 29, 2011
7:00 pm
LaSells Stewart Center
OSU Campus
Corvallis, Oregon




This exhibit is courtesy of:
Permission 2 Play Art Quilt Group

We meet each month and experiment with new textile art techniques.
We lose ourselves for a few hours while we are creating.
We give ourselves Permission 2 Play.
We experience the Healing of Creating Art.

See You Saturday...


CLICK HERE to read more about Permission 2 Play Classes

CLICK HERE to view Healing Stitches Exhibits


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show...


Oregon Gardens
Silverton, Oregon

January 28 & 29, 2011

Sneak Peek: Thursday, January 27th


Two of my quilts will be on exhibit at this show:




Midnight in the Garden
By: LuAnn Kessi





The Cow Pony
By: LuAnn Kessi


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CLICK HERE to view the making of The Cow Pony

CLICK HERE to view the making of Midnight in the Garden


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Western Cowman Photo Contest.......Winners

When I am not creating Textile Art...
I am helping my family here on the farm.

I never leave home without my camera!

Farm life has afforded me opportunities to take FUN photographs.

Last fall I entered a couple in a photo contest:
Photo Contest 2010


Click Images to Enlarge:


" Oregon Wheat Field "
By: LuAnn Kessi

Won First Prize
Summer Scenic Category



The next image won Third Place in
The Dogs Category

This Third Place photo has a true place in my heart
Here is why...


This is Brad baling hay a few miles from our home.
He spent a good part of July cutting, raking & baling hay.
Which translates to a lot of hours away from home...

Our dog, Gunnr, missed Brad terribly!

So, I drove Gunnr down to the hay field for a visit...



When we pulled into the hay field,
Brad baled off the tractor to greet us...



This is when the fun began...

Once Gunnr spotted Brad getting off the tractor...
He raced through the hay field like he had wings

Jumping and leaping over the hay rows!



He couldn't get to Brad fast enough...



This is the photo that won:

" The Embrace "
By: LuAnn Kessi


A dog isn't your whole life,
but, a dog makes your life whole.

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CLICK HERE to view Gunnr's Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to view a slideshow of HOME

CLICK HERE to view Baling Hay


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn