Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts

Friday, February 9, 2018

Best of Show.....





Best of Show


Nature Walk

Hand Painted and Sun Printed with Botanicals
Pieced, Cotton Batting, Machine Quilted

Created By: LuAnn Kessi





Yes, I am tickled pink!






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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Thank You Quilting Arts.....


Look what the Mail Man delivered...


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This is a PRIZE package from
Quilting Arts Magazine !





Gunnr would love to give Quilting Arts a
BIG Lick of gratitude.

I, however, would just like to say
THANK YOU so much Quilting Arts Magazine!
I am thrilled with my prizes.



Here are a few images of the spring calves:


They are not tiny babies anymore...





The Calf Trio













Clematis are blooming now...





These images would make a gorgeous






Things are looking better in the hay field.
Brad's cousin called and said they were done with their
round baler so we could come over and pick it up.
We just finished hooking it up to our tractor.
After lunch Brad will begin making round bales again.
Life is Good...

Many Thanks to all of you who wrote and called with words of support.
Your kindness means so very much.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Cord Bound Edge Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Portrait Tutorial


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Gunnr........Mr. February


Meet Mr. February

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" Gunnr "
by LuAnn Kessi

We just found out Gunnr is February in the
2012 Quilting  Calendar
Theme: Feeling Pet-ty

Our son, Nicholas, brought Gunnr home 4 years ago on his birthday.
It is extra fun that Gunnr is Mr. February as
Nicholas was born in February.




Gunnr's portrait quilt was colored and painted on white fabric,
then machine quilted.




Gunnr does not seem to be overly impressed with his quilt,
but I am just tickled .






CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts


CLICK HERE to view Gunnr

CLICK HERE to view my Portrait Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Friday, May 27, 2011

Pink Chalk Fabrics........Winner


Many Thanks to

They were a sponsor of the


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The fabrics I won arrived in the mail today.
Pink Chalk Fabrics has such speedy delivery!
They also carry the coolest fabrics around.

CLICK HERE to see my winning entry




The wind and rain today covered the yard with
Flowering Cherry Blossoms...


From a distance...
the yard looks like pink snow.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class

CLICK HERE to view Sun Dyeing

CLICK HERE to view Play Days


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Gunnr is......... a Calendar Boy !


Announcing the 2012
Quilting Arts Calendar Artists!




Gunnr
12 x 12




Gunnr is ......... a Calendar Boy !





Gunnr 8 weeks

This is the first day our eyes met....






Nicholas & Gunnr 2006

Our son brought Gunnr, his puppy, home to meet us.




Gunnr quickly became part of the family...


Gunnr just adores our Jack Russell, Suzy



They spend lots of lazy days in the Thread Shed
asleep under the sewing machine:


So......you can see how I was inspired to create a Gunnr quilt.
Actually, I have made several quilts with Gunnr on them over the last few years.

My most recent quilt was picked as a finalist in the




This year’s theme, Getting Pet-ty inspired hundreds of you to depict your beloved furry or feathered friend with fabric, thread, and heaps of love. From the countless entries received, the decision to winnow the lot down to 13 was very difficult. We saw lizards, llamas, parrots, horses, mice, dogs, cats, iguanas, you name it.
Congratulations to the following artists whose art quilts will appear in our 2012 calendar:

LuAnn Kessi “Gunner”
Faith Cleary (Untitled, cow)

Nancy Brown “
Opie and Mittens Go Birdwatching”

Sue Clayton “My Pet Llama”

Susan
Brubaker-Knapp “Trouble in the Pumpkin Patch”

Susan E. Connor (Untitled, cat with fish bowl)

Lisa
Encabo ‘Cutie says, “FEED ME! Throw my ball.”’

Nancy Hayes “Jazz Fetch!”

Loreen
Leedy “Cautious”

Amber McIntosh (Untitled, frogs)

Joan
SowadaAgnus Ready”

Nanette
Zeller “A Perfect Storm”

Jill Packer “The Iconic Miss Isabella (Iguana)”


CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view the Thread Shed

CLICK HERE to view more about Suzy


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Western Cowman Photo Contest.......Winners

When I am not creating Textile Art...
I am helping my family here on the farm.

I never leave home without my camera!

Farm life has afforded me opportunities to take FUN photographs.

Last fall I entered a couple in a photo contest:
Photo Contest 2010


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" Oregon Wheat Field "
By: LuAnn Kessi

Won First Prize
Summer Scenic Category



The next image won Third Place in
The Dogs Category

This Third Place photo has a true place in my heart
Here is why...


This is Brad baling hay a few miles from our home.
He spent a good part of July cutting, raking & baling hay.
Which translates to a lot of hours away from home...

Our dog, Gunnr, missed Brad terribly!

So, I drove Gunnr down to the hay field for a visit...



When we pulled into the hay field,
Brad baled off the tractor to greet us...



This is when the fun began...

Once Gunnr spotted Brad getting off the tractor...
He raced through the hay field like he had wings

Jumping and leaping over the hay rows!



He couldn't get to Brad fast enough...



This is the photo that won:

" The Embrace "
By: LuAnn Kessi


A dog isn't your whole life,
but, a dog makes your life whole.

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CLICK HERE to view Gunnr's Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to view a slideshow of HOME

CLICK HERE to view Baling Hay


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn