Orange Peel - Pumpkins Seed Quilt.......Progress

 

I have decided to incorporate 

flying geese blocks

into the Orange Peel/Pumpkins Seed quilt top...

After scratching my head a bit,

I figured out the cutting dimensions

for the flying geese units...

2 flying geese measure a 5 inch square.

Flying Geese with solid backgrounds...

Flying Geese with text backgrounds...

The flying geese will break up the monotony

of all of those pumpkins seeds...

they will help move the eye across the quilt

in different directions...

Okay, I have a plan for the design...

now I can just sew the units:

The Quilt Retreat gave me a great start 

on this quilt.

From here on out it will be my Monday project.

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LuAnn Kessi

Orange Peel or Pumpkin Seed Quilt...

 

This design goes by several names

Orange Peel and Pumpkin Seed

are two of them...

I am attending an Oregon quilt retreat this week

with the Harlan Valley Quilters.

I am starting a Pumpkin Seed quilt...

The seeds are piling up...

I used the Sizzix Big Shot Plus

to cut out the seed shapes...

The Sizzix made quick work of all

the curved cutting...

Time to play with the seeds

and different background squares...

Tomorrow I will cut and sew some

flying geese blocks

and add them to the design.

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LuAnn Kessi

Feeding Cattle.....Autumn 2020

 

Everybody is.....HUNGRY !

Funny Girl wants her.....Breakfast !

Ruby Jean has a big mouth FULL !

Now you see the Pick Up Truck...

Now....you don't !

Enjoy the Cattle Feeding Video:

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LuAnn Kessi

Idaho Quilters Retreat....

 

I spent the week in Idaho

at Twinlow Retreat Camp

When we arrived...

SNOW on the ground !

We quickly got settled into our room...

My roomie.....Larissa

Lots of natural light fills the sewing room...

Lots of inspiration here !

This is my home away from home for the week...

I am free motion quilting this

butterfly table runner...

I faced the edge for a clean finish...

This butterfly runner is nearly 6 feet long

and will fit nicely on our kitchen table.

Just beyond the trees is Twin Lakes

Icicles

Here are just a few of the projects

the Quilt Retreaters are creating:

Penny's Pumpkins

Larissa is a newbie quilter

and just learning to use a quarter inch foot

and do precision piecing on 

traditional quilt blocks

This is the start of her Sampler Quilt

Donna's Table Mat

Penny's Baby Quilt

Cheryl's Bias Square Quilt

Each night the Fat Quarter Fairy 

would come by and leave hand made gifts 

by each sewing machine.

I brought along my hand pieced 

hexy runner tops...

I layered the runners with batting and felt

and stitched them down to the felt...

Stitching in the Ditch...

Just need to trim off some of the felt around the edge and give it a press.

Sunset at Twin Lakes

We had lots of Quilty FUN...

Now, back to the real world !

Happy Halloween to YOU !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi