Thanksgiving Greetings...

Happy Thanksgiving

The Harlan Bird Boy

Heath 1993

Our son at age 8 years

He hand raised turkeys, ducks, geese & chickens.

For Christmas one year he was thrilled to receive an incubator.

It was not uncommon to walk into his room and see baby ducks hatching on his desk.

One time we caught him in the bathtub, with baby ducklings swimming around him.

Today we are thankful for the privilege of raising our two sons.

Wishing you a day filled with gratitude...

p.s. Heath is now 25 years of age, is finishing up his last year of schooling and volunteers part time at a local wild life rescue clinic. His favorite animals at the clinic are the eagles.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Thankfulness,

LuAnn

Permission 2 Play.....Paper Doll Class

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Baby Quilt.....Tag Team Style

This is what I worked on today:

Baby Quilt

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My sister pieced the top and backing fabric

She spray basted the quilt sandwich

Then she handed it off to me...

I am doing the quilting...

We are expecting a baby niece.....soon.

We are both chasing our tails this time of year with the holidays nipping at our heels!

But, we still wanted to get something made for the new baby.

After I am done with the quilting,

my sister will do the binding and label.

The baby shower is this month...

If the quilt isn't done in time...

Let's blame it on my sister!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Baby Quilts,

LuAnn

Permission 2 Play.......Donations

Many Thanks to Kathy Butler for her donation

of textile paints and inks to the

Permission 2 Play Group

Warm Hugs Your Way Kathy!

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All of these great supplies were in Kathy's goodie box!

Versatex Screen Printing Paints

Setacolor Textile Paints

Tsukineko Inks & Applicators

Permission 2 Play is a FREE class offering

for Cancer Diagnosed Patients.

The students meet once a month at

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon.

The supplies are donated.

The classroom space is donated.

The Instructors donate their time, talents & materials.

The next time you are cleaning out your textile and art supplies, please think of donating your items to the Permission 2 Play Group.

Our students will turn them into beautiful art quilts.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Flour Paste Resist.....Reveal

Today was the big day...

I soaked this piece and removed all of the flour

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This is Round 3

I am pleased with the results of the flour paste.

It does not obscure the potato printing done in Round 2.

This is now ready to be handed off for Round 4

The tricky part of this Surface Design Round Robin Art Cloth is to have self control. You can't over-due it.

You need to leave room for the next Round.

Sometimes it is so hard to stop...

You want to finish the piece!

Tomorrow I will get another piece in the Round Robin.

I will share images as I work on it.

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LuAnn

Flour Paste Resist...Art Cloth Round Robin

I am part of an Art Cloth Round Robin Group

We try out different Surface Design Techniques on Fabric

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Round 1

This piece was sun printed with Setacolor Textile Paints

Round 2

The next person stamped on it with a potato and bubble wrap

Then it was handed off to me...

Round 3

I am doing Flour Paste Resist

It helps the drying process if you put it on baking racks to allow air to get underneath.

This piece dried in 24 hours.

I am ready to paint it...

You really have to work at it to get the flour to crack.

I grip the fabric and slide it over the edge of the table to get it to crack this finely.

I use a cardboard tube to drape the fabric over while I am painting it.

It helps to keep the flour cracks open so the paint can get down into the fabric.

I used Lumiere Textile Paint

I thinned it down with a little bit of water to help the paint flow into the flour cracks.

This is the back side of the flour fabric...

Good idea to check and see how much paint is coming through.

Now it is time to air dry the paint and allow it to cure.

Normally you heat set Textile Paint after it dries, but that is not possible with the layer of dried flour on the surface.

I am impatient...

so I peeled off some of the flour to take a peek!

Now I sit and wait...

We will have the Round Robin exchange later this month.

I will post images of the BIG REVEAL.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Flowers for Mama...

It's done...

Binding, Hanging Sleeve & Label too!

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" Flowers for Mama "

Donated to:

The Women's Cancer Coalition

A Raffle Quilt

Proceeds to benefit Women's Cancer Programs

Created By:

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Harlan, Oregon

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LuAnn

Raffle Quilt......Done

Yes, I went in and quilted all over the applique' work on this quilt.

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This is a huge flower and it was puffy and wrinkly...

I just had to go in and quilt it down.

It lays nicely and is more in sync with the rest of the quilting.

A feathery vine is quilted into the borders...

The background, behind the applique' work is a sort of feather fill design.

You can fill a lot of space quickly with this motif.

Just outside the front door...

Yes.... Hydrangeas blooming in November

We are enjoying a gorgeous autumn here in Western Oregon

The quilt is bound and even has a hanging sleeve attached.

On Monday I will hang the quilt and get a photo of the entire quilt.

I will post it next week.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn