Sunday, January 27, 2013

Stenciled Zipper Bags...



A look at the process of creating the

Stenciled, Quilted Zipper Bags...



Shoulder Bags





Fabrics on Bottom......BEFORE discharging process

Fabrics on Top....AFTER discharge stenciling






Green Fabric....Jacquard Discharge Paste




After paste completely dries...


Steam Iron to begin discharging color from fabric






 Red Fabric....deColourant discharge paste





Steam Iron discharges color from fabric




New Discharged Fabrics





I cut off a strip of the red fabric 

and pieced it into the green




Free Motion Quilting 

around the triangle shapes.....FUN



After quilting:


I cut the fabric in half......enough for 2 bags





CLICK HERE to view:  My Zipper Bag Tutorial


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Stencil Blog Hop......Chance To Win


Stencil Blog Hop

Thanks for joining me on the Stencil Blog Hop.  Several artists are sharing many creative techniques with Terri Stegmiller's new line of stencils, produced by Stencil Girl Products.  Each day of the hop you will see two new stencils (14 in all) being used by an inspiring artist.  

Be sure to leave a comment on this post and you will be entered for a chance to win your own set of the two stencils that I used here.  The winner will be drawn one week from today.  To be eligible to win you must provide contact information if you don't have your email associated with your comment ID.

And also be sure to visit all the other artists participating in the Stencil Blog Hop.  You can enter for more chances to win some of Terri's great stencils.

Blog Hop Schedule:

Sunday, Jan. 20 (Kickoff) - Terri Stegmiller, http://stegart.blogspot.com/

Monday, Jan. 21 - Leslie McNeil, http://marvelesartstudios.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, Jan. 22 - Deborah Boschert, http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, Jan. 23 - Margaret Applin, http://www.margaretapplin.com/

Thursday, Jan. 24 - Brenda Gael Smith, http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/

Friday, Jan. 25 - Vicki Welsh, http://www.vickiwelsh.com/

Saturday, Jan. 26 - LuAnn Kessi, http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Sunday, Jan. 27 - Sue Bleiweiss, http://suebleiweiss.com/blog/


Find Terri's stencils online at Stencil Girl Products (http://stencilgirlproducts.com/)


My stencils arrived in the mail:


Tire Tracks and Slices





Applying Jacquard Discharge Paste 

over the Tire Tracks Stencil with a foam roller onto

hand dyed fabric.





The dark areas are wet from the paste...




This needs time to dry...




Slices Stencil




Apply DeColourant Paste with a foam brush






This needs time to dry...





Gunnr watches over the fabrics while they dry.




Ironing the fabric with the Jacquard Discharge Paste...




the dark green fabric now looks like a batik





Ironing the DeColourant...





both front and back side are discharged





Tire Tread Stencil on Stretched Canvas




Light Molding Paste is spread over the stencil





Fiber Paste is spread over Slice Stencil




If you look close, you can see the design.

This needs time to dry...




Tulip Spray Paints




Spraying paint across canvas surface...



Blending wet paint with towel:


the stenciled areas created a textured background
for future collage work on this canvas.





Kathi is joining me today in the Thread Shed




DeColourant applied with foam roller over slice stencil




Ironing the DeColourant piece




Green Fabric.......Jacquard Discharge Paste

Red Fabric.....DeColourant


I used the fabrics to create zipper bags:







Kathi cut a section off this snow dyed fabric...





Using both the Tire Tracks and the Slice stencils,
she sprays over them with Tulip and Shimmer Sprays





She also applies Lumiere Metallic Paint over the slice stencil





Looks good......needs a focal point





Using the slice stencil and pink Lumiere paint,

she creates Hollyhocks as the focal point




As you can see...
we gave the stencils a real work out today!

We created fabrics to use in future art quilts.




We found the stencils to be ideal for most any surface,
especially textiles.




The stencil plastic is heavier than most and they
stand up to vigorous scrubbing at the end of the day.




Yes, the room is back in order......but...




I like it better when it looks like this!


Be sure to leave a comment on this post and you will be entered for a chance to win your own set of the two stencils that I used here.  The winner will be announced here on Saturday, Feb 2, 2013.


CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE:  My Zipper Bag Tutorial


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Winding Ways/Wheel of Mystery.....Basting



It was great to get the basting completed on the

Winding Ways/Wheel of Mystery Quilt



This has been my take-a-long quilt for several years...



It is all hand pieced.....I love those curves:


It is time to think about the quilting design...



 I printed out a few blocks:


I can draw out different designs on paper 

to see what works





Feathers are always a favorite.....#1





I like the geometric feel of this one.....#2





One big feather covers the entire block......#3




I also printed out several blocks on a paper:


This will help me see 

how the designs look as a whole...






#1 and #2 accentuate those hand pieced curves

#3 obliterates and covers up the curves

I am leaning toward #1

I will share more images 

after I get this under the needle


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CLICK HERE: ALL Winding Ways posts


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi



From the Hen House