My Tips n Techniques

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sketch Book....Wandering Vine Background Fill



I call this design

Wandering Vine...



I stitch it into the background areas of a quilt

and just let it wander all over the place!





I start by chalking out a vine line on the fabric...






Then I stitch out leaves and curls...

on both sides of the vine






By adding the leaves and curls to both sides

at the same time as you travel up the vine,

you eliminate any back tracking later on.






When you reach the end of your chalk line,

just chalk more and continue stitching

until your background is filled up.




Here is Wandering Vine stitched onto a Quilt:


Woven Sunshine Quilt






You can see the chalk line...if you look close







You wander all over with your stitching

until the background is completely filled in.






CLICK HERE to view: Woven Sunshine Quilt




When we work cattle

we separate the cows and calves:


The cows bawl to have their babies back...






You know the commercial about the baby back ribs?

Can you hear the tune?

I want my baby back, baby back, baby back

I want my baby back, baby back, baby back


I sing that to the cows when they are in the corral.





This is my favorite cow...

she is not happy about being separated from her calf




 These girls want their babies back...


...and they mean business!


It takes a few hours to get

 the cows and calves worked,

but by the end of the day they pair up

 and go back out to pasture together.





Gunnr is so glad to have the sunshine back here

in Western Oregon...






But.....I think he needs a pair of sunglasses!


We are in the middle of cutting hay right now,

so I have scheduled a few blog posts

so you won't miss us while we are in the hay fields.



This is where I will be until hay season is over...









Enjoy your Summer!



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi




Saturday, June 29, 2013

My Quilting Sketch Book.....Background Fill




This background fill design is a lot of FUN!



Here it is drawn out with tight curls...






Here....the lines are less curly







Here the curls vary from large to small in size


This background fill was made popular by





Here it is stitched out onto one of my Quilts:



This in-progress image looks so yummy!







The curvy quilting lines help soften the square blocks






The green borders are stitched out in a larger scale

than the interior of the quilt...






CLICK HERE to view this Quilt




Karen has a book and DVD if you are interested in

learning this style of quilting.




More flowers from the back yard:


Pink Star Lily























Star Lilies......after the rain






Red Star Lily











You are welcome to use these images

in your personal art work if you like.





The view out the back door.....inspiring!




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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Friday, June 28, 2013

Quilting Sketch Book.....Vine Borders



One of my very favorite machine quilters is


Over the years she has been a tremendous inspiration

to me and influences my quilting to this day.

The following designs are soooo Patsy!




Big Leaf Vine






Big Leaf Vine....with Veins






Big Leaf Vine....with Veins and Curls






Big Leaf Vine.....as a border treatment






Dry Erase Board.....great for practicing the motif




Here is the Big Leaf Vine stitched onto my Quilts:







Nature Walk Quilt











Bubbles and Blooms Quilt




Check out what is blooming out back today:


Red Dahlia











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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi