Inspiration.....from the Flower Bed

Not much happening in the Thread Shed

since the flower beds started

grabbing my attention.

Much of the inspiration for my quilts

comes from life here on the farm...

This week the flower bed filled up with Iris blooms...

They are giving the camera a good work out!

I got in really close to take a photo...

and out popped this little guy from inside the Iris...

He is letting me know that he was here first...

He's not backing down or flying away...

He is coming closer to get a better look at me...

He is not impressed with me at all...

He returns to the inside of the flower...

This gives me all the inspiration I need to make

"The Iris and the Fly"

quilt some day.

Keep your camera at the ready....you never know when inspiration will strike!

As always, I am happy to share my photography.

Please feel free to use these images in your personal art work.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Iris Quilt (created last year, sorry no fly on this one)

CLICK HERE to view: Gunnr's Portrait (watch me create a portrait from a photo)

CLICK HERE to view: Portrait Quilts from Photographs

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Big Bloomers......Raffle Quilt Top Completed

I spent the day with

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Big Bloomers Quilt Top

HVQ is donating this quilt to the

Women's Cancer Coalition

2013 Raffle Quilt

CLICK HERE to see how our day went

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: The Cattle

CLICK HERE to view: My Challenge Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Birds & Blooms...

Good Fortune Birds:

Created from Fabric Stitch Paper

The Lupine are blooming in the front yard today:

The Iris are blooming too:

As always, I enjoy sharing my photography...

You are welcome to use these images in your personal art work

My Best To You!

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Good Fortune Birds Class

CLICK HERE to view: Fabric Paper Tutorial 1

CLICK HERE to view: Fabric Paper Tutorial 2

CLICK HERE: Fabric Paper Tutorial Video

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Big Bloomers.....Raffle Quilt Work Day

I spent the day with the Harlan Valley Quilters today

This is....Benny

If you'd like to see how our day went...

CLICK HERE

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CLICK HERE to view: Gunnr

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Round Up.....Yearling Cattle

The sun is shining here in Western Oregon

The grass is growing

It's time to move the yearling cattle

to spring pasture

Click the slide show below to see how our day went:

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Cow and Calf Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to view: The Thread Shed

CLICK HERE to view: My New Work

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Big Bloomers.......Applique Class

This week I spent the day with the

Harlan Valley Quilters

Leading a class in Raw Edge Applique:

Big Bloomers Quilt

By the end of the day they completed the center of the quilt

CLICK HERE to view a tutorial of this technique

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: My Adventures in Art Quilting Classes

CLICK HERE to view: What's on my Design Wall

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Spring Chickens......Slide Show

The baby chicks are moving into the

Hen House...

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CLICK HERE to view: My Art Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Fabric Dyeing Workshop June 16, 2012

CLICK HERE to view: FUNNY Chicken Slideshow

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing Workshop.......June 16, 2012

Sign Up Now!

Fabric Dyeing Workshop

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Harlan, Oregon

Instructor: LuAnn Kessi

Create vibrant hand dyed fabric like this...

or

Soft, pastel fabric like this...

or

Fabrics that read mostly solid like this.

This Fabric Dyeing Workshop is geared for

Beginners

(although it is FUN for students with dyeing experience too)

Spend the day creating yards of gorgeous hand dyed fabrics.

You bring your white fabric

Everything else is provided for you!

Click on the Slide Show below for a sampling

of the hand dyed fabrics you can create:

You can dye your sox and t-shirts if you like!

Workshop Cost: $50 (includes all supplies, except your white fabric)

Harlan is a farming community located 35 minutes west of Philomath, Oregon

Sign up NOW as class size is limited to 16 Students

Send an email to: kessi@pioneer.net

You will be provided with an information sheet after payment has been received.

CLICK HERE to view: Slide Show of this Fabric Dyeing Workshop

CLICK HERE to view: More Fabric Dyeing Slide Shows

CLICK HERE to view: Kessi Farms

CLICK HERE to view: Surface Design Techniques

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Green Quilt......Progress Report

Day 4

I am still piecing green and white quilt blocks...

40 Large Blocks and 75 Small Blocks pieced so far:

Notice the Pizza Box.....is almost empty!

These are free cut Wonky Style blocks:

There is lots of trimming after each strip is added to the block.

I do not work alone today:

Gunnr is hard at work under the sewing machine.....asleep.

Gunnr

5 year old Boxer

I will post more images when I begin putting the blocks

on the design wall.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: ALL Green Quilt Posts

CLICK HERE to view: Adventures in Art Quilt Classes

CLICK HERE to view: Binding Posts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Class Prep......Raw Edge Flower Class

Next Monday, May 7th

I will be leading a class in Raw Edge Applique

for the Harlan Valley Quilters, Harlan, Oregon

I spent a few hours this past week

getting my class prep work done.

This is the pattern we are using:

French Roses

150 flower shapes and 200 leaves

cut out and ready for class.

Lime Greens, Turquois & Pinks

We will use a glue stick to temporarily hold the

flower shapes onto the background block.

Then we will use invisible thread to applique the flowers:

I prefer the polyester invisible threads over the nylon,

as they are not prone to melting when ironed or yellowing with age.

I have made this quilt a few times:

This is a lap quilt created from this pattern a few years ago.

Luckily...

I had a few extra blocks that didn't go into the quilt...

It saved me time.....I didn't have to create class sample blocks.

Time to load everything into the handy dandy pizza box...

Never leave home without your pizza box!

The Harlan Valley Quilters plan to donate this quilt to the

Women's Cancer Coalition

as a raffle quilt to raise funds for women's cancer programs.

I will post images of our class on Monday...

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: The Harlan Valley Quilters Blog

CLICK HERE to view: Raw Edge Flower Quilt

CLICK HERE to view: My Sweet Sixteen Long Arm Machine

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi