Friday, October 24, 2014

Barn Lot Quilt Series……Progress



Barn Lot Quilt #2



The rusted background is all pieced now

and back up on the design wall…








These are the next series of images 

to appliqué onto the background.






Rusted Fabric Tips:



Finer needles such as 60 and 70 size 

work best for rusted fabric.









I am using monofilament thread in the needle.

I don't want my appliqué stitches to show.









I am using this brown, thin, Bottom Line thread 

in the bobbin.









I am using stitch number 26

I call it the chicken foot stitch.

It is a favorite for appliqué stitching.








You can barely see the appliqué stitching 

on these images…








I don't want the appliqué stitching to compete later on

with the machine quilting stitching.







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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Felted Pincushions….Part 2



Part 2….Felted Pincushions




All of the felted pincushions I made last week are

glued into little dishes…..yummy!







I haunt the thrift stores regularly…

this is a great use for egg cups, candle holders, etc.














 I still have lots of empty little dishes

I need to felt more pincushions for them.





















It will be nice to have these around for gift giving…






Here's a little color from the yard:


October Glory Maple Tree





























Gunnr is photo bombing here…

The yellow building is the Thread Shed






Wishing you lots of juicy color this season~



You can view the tutorial by clicking the link below:








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LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Feeding Cattle…..Video



We are feeding cattle at the Westfork barn

this morning…











Yes, Gunnr came along to help with the chores…





The spring calves are 7 months old…

ready to be weaned soon:


This calf is my favorite this year!









You can ride along on the tractor with me…

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LuAnn Kessi

Friday, October 17, 2014

Felted Pincushions….Part 1



I made 2 dozen of these today!

I would have made more, but

I ran out of panty hose…




Felted Pincushions…








I watched an excellent tutorial video by Patsy Thompson








2 hours later….here they are!








I glued the pincushions into little dishes……how sweet.




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LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Barn Lot Quilt Series...



Barn Lot Quilt #1




I am satisfied with the placement of the images...






I will fuse the images to the rusty background fabric…







I leave it up on the design wall 

and bring the iron over to fuse.







I haven't decided on using an edge treatment yet...






Barn Lot Quilt #1……ready for appliqué stitching







Dollar Pony and a mama cow….just outside the window





Barn Lot Quilt #2


A few hunks of rusty fabric up on the design wall







I think this background will work…








Now to sort through the images…








Each quilt will represent some sort of a theme 

with the images…







Dollar Pony is yawning…

he's not impressed by the barn lot quilts











Sunrise this morning in the back yard...



















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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi