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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Quilts in Gardens Tour.....2011


I spent Saturday attending the

Quilts in Gardens Tour

Sponsored by the

in Corvallis, Oregon


Here are a few images I captured:


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OSU Horticulture Center





Private Garden





Black Eyed Suzy





View through a Grape Vine...




Basket Quilt





Pink Coneflower






CLICK HERE to view a slideshow of the tour


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CLICK HERE to view Permission 2 Play Classes


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Paul Harvey in Utah...

I never leave home without Paul Harvey
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Paul Harvey Quilt
Utah

When we are on the road...
I always sleep better with Paul Harvey.


Arches National Park
Utah

101 Degrees

To appreciate just how big these rocks really are...
check out the cars in the bottom of the photo !
Why did I name my quilt Paul Harvey? READ HERE
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Colorado Trip....


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Our first two days in Colorado were Heath's days off, so he took us sightseeing and hiking all over the Eagle, CO area.
The rest of the week Brad and I have been exploring on our own, then meeting up with Heath for dinner in the evenings.

More To Come..... 



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi
 
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Heath....working in Colorado

For all you Quilters out there...
I will be blogging about our Colorado trip for a few days,
so these will be Non-Quilt related posts.

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Heath is working for Parks & Rec for the Forest Service in Colorado this summer. I took this photo last week up at White Owl where he was building picnic tables at an elevation of 11,000 feet.

The skies are so gorgeous here.

More to come..... 



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


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Rocky Mountain High....we reached Colorado


We are visiting our son in Colorado. He is an intern here for the Forest Service for the summer. Our Oregon mountains back home look like mere hills compared to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. This image is Heath, Brad & Gunnr in White Owl at an elevation of over 11,000 feet. Click image to Enlarge.

My sketch book is full of images of the mountains, aspen trees, lakes, valleys, wild flowers and so much inspiration for a new landscape quilt I will begin when we return to Oregon.

I did get to Golden Colorado earlier last week to visit the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum...

I am using Brad's laptop, which is nothing like my sweet Mac computer at home, so I am struggling downloading and editing our travel photos. I will post more images as time allows.

Hoping to take my Paul Harvey quilt hiking tomorrow, so I can get a few photos of Paul in this gorgeous Rocky Mountain country. 



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi


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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Inspiration.....from the Flower Bed

When I am in need of inspiration for my next quilt,
I count on help from Mother Nature.
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Climbing Rose in the back yard

Pink Dahlia...




Glads & Dahlias

Bed Frames make great fencing for the flower beds


Spider Dahlia

Old Fashioned Hollyhocks

All of this inspiration just outside the front door !
As always, if you are inspired by any of my photography,
feel free to use it in your personal art work.

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CLICK HERE to view Zinnia Portrait Quilt
CLICK HERE to view Iris Portrait Quilt
CLICK HERE to view Bed Frames for the Flower Beds
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Inspiration,
LuAnn Kessi

Friday, August 5, 2011

Trunk Show.....


If you missed my Trunk Show
25 Years with Needle & Thread
at the Mary's River Quilt Guild
in Philomath, Oregon...

You can watch the slide show from that evening:




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CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Art Quilting Classes

CLICK HERE to view Portrait Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Quilt Label Tutorial


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Finish It Up.........P2P Class


We are finishing up art quilts today...

The quilts will be part of the
Permission 2 Play Quilt Exhibit
at the
Samaritan Regional Cancer Center
Corvallis, Oregon


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Permission 2 Play
Fabric Stash




Neocolor II Water soluble Crayons
Inktense Water soluble Pencils




Marian and Kathy are working on their
Neocolor II Portrait Quilts today.




Virginia is helping Brenda with a border design
for her Neocolor II Portrait Quilt




Kathi is assisting Marian with applique stitching
on her Neocolor II Portrait Quilt




Marian is coming along nicely and is nearly finished
with her quilt.




Kathy is working on a Neocolor II Portrait quilt
of a baby goat




Donna, our classroom helper, is helping students choose
border and binding fabrics




Neocolor II Portrait Quilt
Lois




Jello Prints Class
Kathy




Jello Prints Class
Barbara




Neocolor II Portrait Class
Phyllis




Neocolor II Portrait Class
Jan




Paper Doll Class
Cynthia




Neocolor II Portrait Class
Janette


All of the students put the finishing touches
on their quilts in class today.

It's wonderful to finish up a project.
It gives you that incredible feeling of accomplishment.
What a RUSH !

Please come and view these amazing art quilts on exhibit now:

August 1 - 31, 2011


CLICK HERE to view the Quilt Installation

CLICK HERE to view Permission 2 Play Show 'n Tell

CLICK HERE to learn more about Permission 2 Play FREE Classes

CLICK HERE: A Reason to Play

CLICK HERE: Mark Lipinski Interview



May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sun Printing Workshop...

15 Students spent the day in the back yard
painting fabric and sun printing..

Watch the slide show to see how our day went:


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CLICK HERE to view more Sun Printing

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Come see the Quilt Exhibit...


We spent the morning installing the new
P2P Quilt Exhibit


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Feature Quilts, including personal stories,
are in the main lobby of

Everyone is welcome to view the quilts
in the main lobby area.




Quilts are also on display in the Private Patient Lobby




The Permission 2 Play students & instructors
invite you to come view and enjoy the quilts on display.




This exhibit will be on display
through October 1, 2011



Instructors:
Virginia Gregory, LuAnn Kessi, Kathi Borrego
and Nancy Bryant (not pictured)
wish to thank our students for sharing their
art quilts and inspiring all who view them.



CLICK HERE to learn more about joining
our Permission 2 Play FREE Textile Art Class


This exhibit is part of
and

CLICK HERE to view more exhibit locations


CLICK HERE to view P2P Portrait Class

CLICK HERE to view P2P Jello Printing Class

CLICK HERE to view Healing Stitches Exhibits

CLICK HERE: A Reason to Play

CLICK HERE: Mark Lipinski Interview



May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi