Monday, February 3, 2025

Feather Table Runner...

 

I am in the mood for applique'


 I recently purchased this feather pattern...





I cut all the feather shapes from

Jelly & Jam Fabric by Fig Tree...





The pieces are backed with fusible web...





All of the pieces have been pressed into place

on the white background fabric...





All of the shapes have been stitched 

all the way around...





It is sandwiched with batting and

spray basted with 505 Spray...





I started out quilting swirls on the feathers...





I am happy with it already !





White thread on white fabric...

time for some FUN quilting





quilting shows up so nicely on fabrics

that read solid...





I had no quilting plan...

I just had FUN !





the quilt truly comes alive with

machine quilting...





This is the back side of the runner...





Working on the binding...





The Table Runner is finished...





This is the BEFORE image...




This is the AFTER image...

Quilting definitely makes the Quilt!

It's not a Quilt until it is Quilted !


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LuAnn Kessi 


Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Weed Eaters...


The Cowboy built our red barn in 1989

and filled it with horses... 

Now it is home to our Boer Goats...



They are our weed eaters,

nibbling on the blackberries and thistles

in the pasture...


Enjoy the video:



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LuAnn Kessi 


Thursday, January 23, 2025

The Bachelor Herd...

 

The Cowboy feeding our Bachelor Herd



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LuAnn Kessi 


Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Bear Paws...


I am making Bear Paw Blocks this week: 


Bear Paw Block





I am using them as a border treatment

for this High Horses panel...





Here is my fabric pull for this project;

Green Background Fabric
Assorted Brown Fabrics





I chose this Bear Paw pattern because it offered

cutting directions for a 7 inch block...





It also gave directions to make

8 bias squares at once...





I assembly line press the bias squares

then use a clapper to keep the blocks flat...





I use a Bloc Loc ruler to trim the

bias squares to the proper size...





I trim them on a mini mat

so I can turn it easily while trimming,

never having to move the actual bias square...





I also lay the block pieces out onto a

flannel design board to keep them

in the proper order...





Once on the flannel board,

I can transport the pieces from the

cutting table to the sewing machine

to the ironing board...





Again, using the clapper to 

keep the seams nice and flat after pressing

with the iron...





Bear Paw Block





I need 22 Bear Paw Blocks

for this border treatment...




This is the second time I am creating a quilt

from this High Horses panel...

that's a story for another time.


I have been posting new cattle videos

to my Instagram feed


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LuAnn Kessi 


Monday, January 20, 2025

Periwinkle Quilt Top....DONE !


I spent a few days last week piecing together 

all of the Periwinkle blocks... 


Here is the top laying on the work table...





These are all hand cut pieces...

not paper pieced





With all of the bias cut edges,

this was challenging to line up 

all of the pieces and make them fit...





I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and auditioned border fabrics...

I am going with the yellow inner border

and the Marcia Brady Flower Power outer border.





The yellow inner border is on...





It is ready for the outer border...





Here I am at the big board

pressing the first outer border...





The Flower Power fabric is just right...





This is a good winter project...

it looks like Spring !





I pawed through the fabric cupboards

in search of backing fabrics and came up

empty handed...




I found a mint green 108 inch backing online...

I will have to be patient and wait until

the mail arrives.


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LuAnn Kessi 


Saturday, January 18, 2025

Heart Garland...and Tutorial


I started playing around with hearts this week:

 


No pattern...just an idea 

I wanted to work through...





Before I knew it I had a heart garland

to hang on a mantel or wall or window, etc.





I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found some pinks...

so made another Heart Garland...





These are FUN and don't require

a lot of your fabric or your time...





I hung them up on the design wall

for a photo shoot...





I turned my back and there were FOUR !

I ended up making SIX Heart Garlands

and already gave two of them away...



If you want to join in the FUN

here is a tutorial...


Supplies:
5 inch squares of fabric (two for each heart)
Heart Template for Fabric (I made mine from freezer paper)
Batting scraps or Felt (cut into heart shapes)
Heart Template for Batting (smaller than 5 inch template)
Pinking Shears and Scissors
Jute cording
Glue Stick





I cut 2 squares of fabric at a time

with the pinking shears...





I cut out 9 hearts (2 fabrics each for 18 hearts)





The length of jute you need will depend on

how long you want your garland to be...

Stretch out the jute and place one heart shape underneath

(wrong sides of fabric facing you) and apply some glue stick.





place one batting heart shape on top 

and press down...





apply glue stick to the batting...





Place the 2nd heart shape on top 

and press down...





Iron the heart to set the glue...





Topstitch the heart on your sewing machine,

this will hold the jute in place...





Keep adding more hearts, 

leaving and inch or more between them...





I am working on a wool press mat

and use pins to hold the jute in place

for easier handling of the hearts...





Keep adding hearts until your garland

is the desired length.

I leave 12 inches of extra jute on each end...





Cut 1 inch strips of fabrics...

these will be used to create ties...





Place 3 fabric strips in between each heart...





tie the strips in a knot...





Keep going until you fill the garland in with ties,

even at the beginning and end of the jute...




These are a great deal of FUN and

will make great gifts next month for

Valentines Day !


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LuAnn Kessi