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

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

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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

Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show...

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