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Monday, March 31, 2014

A day at the Quilt Palace...



It was a good day...




I turned a lamb feed sack into a tote bag...












CLICK HERE: Feed Sack Tutorial





Continued working on New York Beauties:



















Took a few images of the completed

Wedding Star Quilt Top:








104 inches x 104 inches







It is ready to be basted...






Hand Dyed Backing...













Gunnr is keeping me company at the Palace today






Wool batting.....relaxing

I am hoping to get this basted this week!





A new addition to the Palace:


Washer and Dryer

This is just what we need for fabric dyeing!



It was a good day...



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Eclectic Hexy Quilt.......Progress



I am stitching up a storm on this new


Hexy Quilt Top...




I stitched along at 55 mph...







It was 6 hours round trip to 

Vancouver WA this week...







The new travel case worked great...







These hexagons are the size of my hand...















I am really enjoying this line of fabrics...

Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements














This case stays packed and ready for another trip!



CLICK HERE to view:  English Paper Piecing



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Thursday, March 27, 2014

New Hexy Quilt...


I am starting a new hand piecing project.

It will be my new take-a-long quilt...




It will live in this cool vintage travel case...









This case will travel along with me everywhere...








It holds everything needed for





3 inch paper hexagons:


I am using the new 

Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements Fabric Line...







I am inspired by these funky fabrics...








I like the grunge feel they have...




























We have lots of miles ahead traveling and sewing!



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

New York......State of Mind



I spent the day...

In a New York State of Mind





New York Beauty Blocks







Gotta LOVE those POINTS...







I am teaching New York Beauty

Paper Piecing today...







New York Beauty.....Inspiration







The students will try out piecing 

on all these papers...

My personal favorite is......Newsprint






My teaching table is all set up....for FUN!







Tools of the paper piecing trade...











 The students bring along show 'n tell:








I have a suitcase full of fabrics to try out!





Student Work:
























Auditioning Fabrics:

















Student New York Beauty Blocks:

























Time to Clean Up and head for home...


Always glad to share the FUN of New York Beauties!



CLICK HERE to view:  Paper Pieced Wedding Star


CLICK HERE to view: Paper Pieced Pepper Dish


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi