Christmas Quilts...

I spent this week finishing up the

Christmas Quilts

I began in January of this year... 

The machine quilting is complete

on the Christmas Tree Quilt...

Time to trim off the rough edges...

The binding is ready to go...

I do most of my bindings by machine...

Large scale quilting...I love it !

Back side of binding...

Just need to get the label sewn on...

Ta-Done !

The Vintage Christmas quilt

is machine quilted...

Love those swirls and snowflakes...

Trimming off the rough edges...

The binding is pieced, pressed and ready

to stitch in place...

The red binding works nicely...

The label is sewn to the back and

it is ready to go !

So happy to have these done and ready

for two very special people.

I will give them at Thanksgiving

and they can sleep under them the whole

month of December.....FUN !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Vintage Christmas Quilt....Top Done

This is what the Christmas quilt

looked like last month...

The pick up truck blocks were completed...

and stitched into rows with the trees...

Last week I added a narrow white border

and a narrow red border...

It is now complete with a wide

green border...

Quilting and binding are next!

We are in the 3rd hay field this week...

I was able to get the mowing and raking done

after the heat wave was over...

 The Cowboy is baling it today...

One more hay field left to do.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Vintage Christmas Quilt...

 

This is my latest project

when I meet with my local

quilting tribe...

Vintage Christmas

It took several days to cut out all of the pieces:

How much do I love these pick up trucks !

This pattern was nicely written

and so easy to follow...

All 5 pick up trucks have been completed...

Now it is time to piece the big trees:

Big and smaller trees...

All of the units have been pieced together...

It is time to cut the sashing strips,

but that is for next time.

Yes, I am desperately in need of a new design wall.

The kitty cat shredded this one....eek!

Here is your Super Cuteness for the day:

Baby Tree Swallow

We put a bird house on the patio and

now there are baby birds in it....FUN!

One of the babies jumped out and up

on top of the bird house...

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LuAnn Kessi 

Christmas Tree Quilt Top...

I have a request for a Christmas Quilt...

 

I found this image online...

I gathered up the fabrics...

It took 2 full days to get all of the cutting done...

When I began the piecing,

I numbered each row...

I also made a notation as to which way

the seam allowance was pressed on each row...

this will nest the seams together.

The first 4 rows are up on the design wall...

6 rows....the tree is coming to life...

8 rows...

10 rows...

12 rows...

15 rows...

The tree trunk and packages show up !

17 rows...

The quilt top is complete.

Need to find something to back this with.

Just outside the door of the Thread Shed

the Camellia Bush is blooming...

Spring is not far away...

We are expecting baby calves next week !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi