My Tips n Techniques

Monday, February 27, 2012

LuAnn Kessi Quilt Exhibit.....March 6 - 30



My Quilts will be on display at

Philomath, Oregon

March 6 - March 30, 2012



Nature Walk





Midnight in the Garden





Woven Sunshine





Pepper Dish



CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts


CLICK HERE to view: Nature Walk Slide Show

CLICK HERE to view: Midnight in the Garden Slide Show

CLICK HERE to view : Woven Sunshine

CLICK HERE to view: Exhibit Quilts


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, February 26, 2012

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!



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...


CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts


CLICK HERE to view: Grampa's Shirt

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

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Permission 2 Play....Good Fortune Birds



Grab a seat.....class is about to begin:



We are making Good Fortune Birds





Instructor: Kathi Borrego





Kathi explains.....Stitch Fabric Paper





Fabric Paper



Class Samples:


Owls by Kathi Borrego
Hearts by Nancy Bryant












The students are eager to jump right in
and give it a whirl...








Phyllis








Instructor: Virginia Gregory
assisting students with fibers








Students: Wendy and Marian








Jan








Glueing the birds before they are sewn...








Students: Barbara & Lois








Linda

These Good Fortune Birds
will be on display at the
Samaritan Regional Cancer Center
in Corvallis, Oregon
for the patients to enjoy!



The inspiration for Good Fortune Birds came from Kelli Nina Perkins
and her book: Stitch Alchemy.



Please join us in March:


Paper Doll Quilts
Instructor: Virginia Gregory

CLICK HERE: Fabric Paper Tutorial Video


CLICK HERE to view: Good Fortune Birds Slide show

CLICK HERE to view: Paper Doll Quilt Slide show

CLICK HERE to view: Healing Stitches Exhibit



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

Many Thanks to JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon for your support. This class would not be possible without you!

A BIG Thank You to OSU Folk Thrift Store, and those who provide funding to purchase the needed supplies for these FREE classes offered to cancer diagnosed patients.


Warm Hugs to our instructors who lead these FREE classes in textile art techniques.


CLICK HERE: A Reason to Play

CLICK HERE: Mark Lipinski Interview

Please Join Us: March 22, 2012 @ 1:00 - 4:00
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, OR
Instructor: Virginia Gregory
Technique: Paper Doll Quilts


Our Best To You,



Nancy Bryant
Virginia Gregory
Kathi Borrego
LuAnn Kessi



p.s. Unfortunately, I dropped my camera and was only able to take the first few images before it seized up.....fortunately, Nancy Bryant had her camera along and was able to capture the images from the remainder of class. Thank You Nancy!


Friday, February 24, 2012

Permission 2 Play....Discharging Fabric Class


I am catching up on editing photos tonight...


I was unable to attend the January Permission 2 Play Class

Fortunately, I work with three of the very best instructors
who donate their time and talents to lead these monthly classes
FREE to all cancer diagnosed patients.

Instructor Kathi Borrego stepped in as photographer for me,
so the photos in the video below are courtesy of Kathi.

The Show Must Go On !

Enjoy


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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

Many Thanks to JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon for your support. This class would not be possible without you!

A BIG Thank You to OSU Folk Thrift Store, and those who provide funding to purchase the needed supplies for these FREE classes offered to cancer diagnosed patients.


Warm Hugs to our instructors who lead these FREE classes in textile art techniques.


CLICK HERE: A Reason to Play

CLICK HERE: Mark Lipinski Interview

Please Join Us: March 22, 2012 @ 1:00 - 4:00
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, OR
Instructor: Virginia Gregory
Technique: Paper Doll Quilts


Our Best To You,

Nancy Bryant
Virginia Gregory
Kathi Borrego
LuAnn Kessi


CLICK HERE to view more Fabric Discharging

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

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.


with Marcia Derse Fabrics !


CLICK HERE to view My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Nature Walk Quilt Slide show

CLICK HERE to view: Sunflower Quilt Slide show

CLICK HERE to view: Midnight in the Garden Slide show


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.













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~

CLICK HERE to view My Quilts


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