My Tips n Techniques

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Quilt Retreat @ the Palace...

 
 
I attended the Annual Spring Retreat of
 
 
The Harlan Valley Quilters
 
 
3 Days of FUN!
 
 
 
 
I focused on getting a few more blocks paper pieced
 
on my New York Beauty...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14 more blocks were added to the design wall
 
during the retreat...
 
 



 
On the last day of the retreat  I cut
 
90 centers for the double wedding ring blocks:

 
199 Football Units
 
90 Centers
 
I am ready to begin piecing the top together!
 
 
 
You can view lots of inspiring images from the
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

 
 
 

LuAnn Kessi
 
 
 
 


Monday, April 6, 2015

Making Journal Covers...

 
 
The Permission 2 Play group gathered together
 
to create handmade journal covers...
 
 
 
Choose a Fabric...





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Journal Cover.....Class Samples





 
Instructor: Virginia Gregory
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Instructor: Nancy Bryant
 
Will be our Steam Press Queen
 





 





 
Students stitching up their journal covers...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
After stitching.....comes the pressing




 
 
Here is a demo of the construction:

 
Stiff interfacing has been pressed
 
onto the wrong side of the journal cover
 
 
 
 
 
 
A strip of paper backed fusible web has been ironed
 
to the wrong side of the lining of the journal cover.
 
A slit has been cut into the fusible web.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The inside flaps have been layered on top
 
of the right side of the lining...
 
raw edges together
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The journal cover has been layered on top
 
of the flaps and lining.
 
All of the layers are pinned together.






 
A seam is sewn through all layers all the way around
 
the edge of the interfacing
 
 


 
 

The seam is trimmed to 1/4 inch
 




 
 
Reach through the slit and turn the cover right side out







 
After turning, be sure to push out all of the corner points
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Turn the flaps toward the inside of the cover





 
 
Remove the fusible paper from the opening
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carefully iron the fusible opening...
 
the slit nearly disappears.
 
It is not visible on the inside of the journal cover
 
after the book has been inserted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Place the journal under the flaps
 
 
 
 
 
 
This process only takes a few minutes...
 
so the students made another one!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
This is our newest student, Juliana
 
Welcome to Permission 2 Play!
 
 
Next Class:
 
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Lovely Layers Collage Quilts
Instructor: Kathi Borrego
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop
Philomath, Oregon
1:00 - 4:00
 
 

 
Permission 2 Play is a FREE class offering for

cancer diagnosed patients.

For more info contact:
 
LuAnn Kessi


 
 
 

 
Permission 2 Play is a FREE class offering for cancer 

diagnosed patients.


No Experience is necessary to participate.


All supplies are provided for the students.


Classes are held at JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in 

Philomath, Oregon


If you are interested in joining this class contact:


LuAnn Kessi   kessi@pioneer.net



Many Thanks to JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in 

Philomath, Oregon for your support. This class
would not be possible without you!
 



A BIG Thank You to OSU Folk Thrift Store, Mary's 

River Quilt Guild and those who provide funding to 

purchase the needed supplies for these FREE classes 

offered to cancer diagnosed patients.


Our Best To You,

Nancy Bryant
Virginia Gregory
Kathi Borrego
LuAnn Kessi
 
 


Sunday, April 5, 2015

Thermofax Screen Printing Class......Student Work

 
 
The Table is set for.......FUN!
 
 
 
 
Thermofax Screen Printing.....FUN!






 
 
Here is the Palace mascot.....Ralph

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
We are using Versatex Screen Printing Inks
 
 
 
 
 
Printing on Rusted Fabric:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
After a demo.....the students jumped right to it!
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
Printing on Hand Dyed Fabric:

 




 
Printing on Shaving Cream Marbled Fabric:

 



 
Printing on Discharged Fabric:

 




Printing on Soy Wax Resist Fabric:

 




Printing on Shibori Fabric:

 





 
 
Applicators:
 
Foam Brushes, Bondo Scrapers, Paint Brushes







 





 





 




Cleaning screens in the kitchen:
 

 





 





 




Printing on Rusted Fabric:

 





 



Printing on a Denim Jacket:

 





 





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The students gave the Palace a real work out!
 
They printed fabrics for 6 hours and produced lots
 
of great art cloth for future projects.
 
 
 
 
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi