Quilt Retreat.......Idaho

Last week I was at an Oregon Quilt Retreat.

This week an Idaho Quilt Retreat...

This is my little green 185K Singer and

this is my view at the retreat...

This is the view of the lake out the window...

I brought along fused fabrics so I can

do some design work while I am here...

I also brought along fish printing supplies

so I can lead a class in printing while I am here...

Bags created with fish prints on fabric...

The students had a great time fish printing:

CLICK HERE: Gyotaku Replica Fish

This is the room I share with my aunt...

This is a new composition I am starting...

I am creating a Melody Johnson design

as part of her Focus on Fusing class.

This is an eye I created with fused fabrics...

I am creating a background for the eye...

I added tiny confetti pieces in the background...

I plan to do some thread sketching on

this piece when I get home...

I enjoyed my time in Northern Idaho...

Time to head back to Oregon

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Snap Bags and Zipper Bags...

I am having some sort of a bag craze

and I can't seem to stop myself...

Ralph keeps the fabric warmed up on my table...

We spent the week at the Quilt Palace:

My laundry basket is piling up with Bags!

 Quilted Zipper Bags:

Made from black sun printed fabric and

Blue Thermofax printed fabric

Minnie Mouse Bag

You know all those fat quarters you buy 

because they look fun?  

Well, I pulled them out of the cupboard

and turned them into bags.

I wish I had more than a fat quarter 

of these birds on pink

Roy Rogers and Trigger

Crows and Ravens.....always a favorite

Hand Painted

Canvas Zipper Bags:

 Snap Bag:

Made from Jello Printed Fabric

Knick Knack Sack

I have been going through lots of zippers!

I have not tired of creating bags....

more to come!

CLICK HERE to see the rest of my week

CLICK HERE: Quilted Zipper Bag Tutorial

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Zinnia Quilt.....Road Trip

We traveled North to Washington State...

The cowboy baled alfalfa hay...

I played with fabric...

I am using Melinda Bula's Zinnia pattern

I hand dyed these fabrics 

this summer just for this quilt

My sister and I shared the pattern cutting...

I brought the press along to fuse the fabrics...

Let the games begin!

The pattern pieces are cut 

and sorted by fabric color...

The pattern pieces are pinned to the fabrics

to help us stay organized...

The plastic overlay helps us place the pattern 

pieces on the teflon sheet underneath...

Here is a peek under the plastic overlay...

We are putting down the base petals 

of the Zinnia.

At this point, all of the base petals are in place...

Here is another peek under the plastic...

Time to begin adding the tiny shadow pieces...

We are using Steam A Seam 2...

The fused fabrics stick 

where you put them.....nice.

Dark pink shadows have been added...

Cranberry red shadows have been added...

The center of the flower is taking shape...

Auditioning greens for the leaves...

We narrowed it down to these greens...

This is my sister's Zinnia

My Zinnia is on the left.

I will finish it when we return home.

At this point the flowers are fused.

We will lift them off the teflon 

and audition background fabrics.

Then we can begin the quilting process.

CLICK HERE to watch Melinda Bula

machine quilt her Zinnia

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi