Feeling Groovy Quilt...

Day 1

I have had these fabrics on the design wall

for a few weeks...

I am planning a birthday quilt for our youngest son.

Brad came out to the Thread Shed and looked

at the design wall and said,

"Feeling Groovy"

So I guess this quilt has a name and I haven't even cut

one piece of fabric for it yet!

Marcia Derse Fabrics

for

Feeling Groovy Quilt

Today I pulled the fabrics off the wall and

started the ironing process...

40 different fat quarters

That should make a queen size quilt...

After all of the ironing,

I cut them into 8 inch squares:

Why 8 inch squares?

That is a good size to get the most out of a fat quarter

Plus, the designs are large, so I don't want to cut

the fabric into small pieces and lose the cool surface designs.

100+ Blocks

I am inspired by this Happy Hour Book.

Everything is all packed into a Pizza Box...

It is ready when I am.

Last week I dropped my Nikon camera...

on the floor....eek!

While I am seeking repair work,

I am using my old Olympus camera.

Glad to have it...

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CLICK HERE to view: The Design Wall

CLICK HERE to view: Art Cloth

CLICK HERE to view: Painted Fusible

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Design Wall.....Marcia Derse Fabrics - Lighter

Marcia Derse Fabrics

on the

Design Wall

Today the mailbox was full of more Marcia Fabrics...

Marcia personally cut fat quarters from her lines of fabric

and mailed them to me...

How nice is that!

I was in need of lighter colorways to go with the

darker Marcia Fabrics I already had on the Design Wall...

Here are 13 lighter fabrics:

I pinned them over the top of the darker fabrics...

That really brightened things up!

Now I am ready to begin my next project:

A birthday quilt for our youngest son.

"Feeling Groovy"

with Marcia Derse Fabrics !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso.....Binding

Day 9

This morning I completed the

quilting in the borders:

This leaf vine in the borders compliments

the fiddlehead ferns quilted in the center of the quilt.

The wool batting has so much loft...

It enhances the quilting stitches.

Freckles is keeping me company today while I put

the binding on...

20 inch Square Up Ruler.....

This ruler is a MUST for squaring up quilts,

especially larger quilts like this one.

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to view the same border quilting on Nature Walk

The binding is pieced, pressed and ready to go!

After the machine work is done...

I will find a cozy chair to sit and hand stitch the binding

to the back side of the quilt.

I might just have this done by Saturday?

More to Come~

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CLICK HERE to view: Calypso Border Quilting

CLICK HERE to view: Fiddlehead Fern Quilting

CLICK HERE to view: Jello Printing

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Design Wall....Marcia Derse Fabrics

While I am finishing up the Calypso Quilt

for my oldest son...

I am auditioning fabrics for my youngest son's quilt...

These are a commercial line of fabrics

By Marcia Derse:

I decided to contact Marcia and get a few more lighter fabrics.

This palette is looking a bit dark right now.

Marcia cut the fat quarters I wanted and

shipped them out to me last week, so they should be

in the mailbox very soon!

This is the view out the front door this morning:

The daffodils have buds and it is looking like

SPRING

here in Western Oregon

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CLICK HERE to view: Marcia Derse Fabric Lines

CLICK HERE to view: more of the Calypso Quilt

CLICK HERE to view: Discharging Fabric

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso......3 Rows to Quilt

Sunday Morning...

Day 7

I came out to the Thread Shed to get a few hours of

quilting done on the Calypso Quilt.

When I opened the curtains,

the sunlight cascaded beautifully across the quilt:

This is what wool batting does for your quilting...

Lots of yummy texture !

Fiddlehead Fern Motif

Check out the difference between the

Un-Quilted vs Quilted Blocks...

By noon.....only 3 rows left to quilt on Calypso

But, that will have to wait until tomorrow.

I am off to town to bring the baby quilt to the Mama:

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CLICK HERE to view: more on the Calypso Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso......Progress Report

I was able to quilt most of the day on the

Calypso Quilt:

Day 6

This is a birthday gift for my son,

so I am chasing my tail to get this done by

next weekend.....eek!

I am using a wool batting...

I am pleased with the texture that the fern motif

is providing...

There are 15 vertical rows of blocks in this quilt...

5pm tonight...

9 rows have been quilted with ferns

More to come~

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CLICK HERE to view: The Calypso Quilt

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CLICK HERE to view: Fabric Dyeing

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Baby Quilt.....Label

I printed up a quilt label this morning

and stitched it on the baby quilt:

It's all ready for the baby shower tomorrow!

What's wrong with this picture?

Rather than think one of the hens is slacking...

I like to believe she is giving it her best effort!

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CLICK HERE to view: My Quilt Label Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view: This Baby Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso Quilt.......Fern Quilting

Time to focus on quilting the Calypso Quilt:

Day 5

The fabrics have a tropical flavor so I decided to

quilt ferns...

The Dry Erase board is a favorite for trying out new motifs...

How to draw out the Fiddlehead Fern

Fiddlehead Fern fill

Another FUN tool:

BLACK Dry Erase Board...

Neon Markers...

Makes me want to do a black quilt with Neon Threads

Time to sit down at the Sweet Sixteen:

Calypso Quilt

96 x 96 inches

Fern Quilting...

The ferns add a great texture to the quilt:

Now...I need to put down the camera and get busy.

I am hoping to have this ready for my son's birthday next weekend.

Wish me luck!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi