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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Exhibit Quilt.....Prep Work


I spent the day preparing exhibit quilts
to be shipped:


Woven Sunshine
36 x 45 inches




Nature Walk
60 x 60 inches

They have been juried into the
Portland, Oregon
September 20 - 22, 2012


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Yellowstone 6.....Sketch Books



Each evening in our Yellowstone Camp Site
the birds kept us entertained...



Clark's Nutcracker
(This was taken from a moving vehicle, so a bit blurry)






RAVEN




 On the last day of our trip we hiked out to
Morning Glory Pool:






















Saying Good Bye to Yellowstone



 A few more pages from the Sketch Books:


Clam Shell or Hair Band Shapes surrounded by plumes.
Makes a great background filler design.






Same design as above except...
Left Page.....Leaf shapes instead of plumes.






Border Designs
Would also work as background fillers






Border Designs


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Yellowstone 2012......Slide Show



Yellowstone 2012
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LuAnn Kessi

Yellowstone 5....Sketch Books



Paul Harvey Quilt in Jackson Wyoming


Jackson is home of the Elk Refuge.
The Elk come down from Yellowstone and are
fed here during the winter months.



 Our campground at Yellowstone...


was full of RAVENS...






We could sit for hours and watch their antics!
Very FUNNY birds






RAVEN on Yellowstone Lake...






Hayden Valley
Buffalo Herd






This baby was new....still had his navel






Breeding Season now....
lots of bulls fighting






Impressive.......Herd Bull




A few designs added to the Sketch Book
while at the park...


Modern, Geometric, Background Fill Design






Grid Style Design.....Background Fill






Geometric Background Fill Designs


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Yellowstone 4......Sketch Books



The thermal features at Yellowstone always
amaze me...








Once you get past the smell of the sulphur,
the hot, bubbling, blue water is gorgeous...






Hot Blue Pool of Water






This tree root really grabbed my attention.
The ground is so hot it literally cooks the trees from
the roots up...






These tree roots are enormous and so beautiful.




A few things I drew in the Sketch Book
while we were traveling...


Left Page.....Leaves and Curls added to the spine
Right Page.....Plumes and Leaves added to the spine
Two completely different looks.....I like them both!






Background Fillers.....a favorite of mine to draw out.
You never know what will work until you get it
down on paper...






I spent last Spring quilting this design into my son's
new bed quilt...






Same design as above....but with plumes added.



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Monday, August 27, 2012

Yellowstone 3....Sketch Books


We located the Sketch Books today that I took
along to Yellowstone...

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Paul Harvey in the
Tetons in Jackson, Wyoming






Tetons




Here are a few things I added to the Sketch Book
during our trip through Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming:


Spending so much time outdoors,
botanicals were on my mind.





These designs will work in backgrounds and borders.





Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park






Buffalo Jam...











Yellowstone Bison Herd






Moose.......in Moose, Wyoming










The RAVENS were everywhere!


Lots more Sketches to come!


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi