Wedding Star Quilt......In Progress

Wedding Star Quilt

This Quilt has been stored in a suitcase for the

last dozen years or more...

It is now up on the design wall.

We have a wedding in the family next summer.

I am hoping to have it ready in time!

The goats enjoyed the sunshine today:

I have their full attention...

They are very curious...

Wishing you Sunny Days!

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Gunnr turned 7 last week...

He's sleeping-in after the big celebration!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Jacket.....it's been a long time

It's been more than 20 years since I did

any garment construction...

I'm not sure if I remember how?

I found this jacket pattern and could not resist

giving it a go!

I pre-washed the fabric...

then starched it twice for body...

I remembered how to lay out the pattern...

it's cut out and ready for the sewing machine...

I managed to locate the pinking shears...

I also remembered where the seam roll, hem ruler

and marking pen were...

The pleat is done in the back of the jacket...

The pockets are on the front of the jacket...

The pockets are on the back of the jacket...

The shoulder seams are sewn...

The sleeves are sewn in...

It's starting to look like something:

Back of Jacket...

Front of Jacket...

Tomorrow I will tackle the collar and facings.

I couldn't resist doing some quilting:

With the leftover jacket fabric...

I am making a little quilted zipper bag.

I quilted a piggy back feather on it.

More to Come...

Sweet Birdies:

These little birds live on the Thread Shed...

At night they nestle into the ivy that grows on the side

of the Thread Shed...

During the day they roost on the vine that grows

on the arbor in front of the Thread Shed...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

The Foxglove Quilt...

The Foxglove...

it grows everywhere here in Western Oregon

in the spring time...

Foxglove growing alongside the cow barn...

Foxglove growing in the corral...

Foxglove growing along the fence in the hay field...

A few years ago I picked a few foxgloves

 and brought them to a jello printing class 

I was co-teaching with

fellow instructor Nancy Bryant

We decided to demonstrate putting two jello plates

together to form one long plate for printing...

Nancy chose the foxglove plant for the demo.

The plant is quite tall and a perfect choice.

Nancy recently unearthed this fabric print

from 2010 and decided to work on it...

This is the foxglove print on fabric:

Nancy is auditioning fabrics for piecing the top...

This is the quilt top created by Nancy...

She handed it off to me for quilting:

Here it is basted and ready to go under the needle...

Here it is after an afternoon of stitching...

this view shows the stitching lines nicely...

Sulky Gold Metallic Thread for quilting...

Gold Metallic thread leaves 

are quilted into the borders

This piece will be on display at OSU Campus

in Corvallis, Oregon

at the LaSells Stewart Center

Lunafest

January 25, 2014

I am handing this off to Nancy for an edge treatment

of her choice.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi