Crosscut Blocks...

I am stitching with the 

Harlan Valley Quilters...

it's the Place-To-Be on Mondays !

 

This is what my sewing table looks like today...

After two  Crosscut projects,

I still have lots and lots of leftover blocks...

I decided to put a few blocks 

up on the design wall

and see what happens...

I am not hating it...

I am staggering the rows 

so the blocks don't line up...

I will keep adding blocks and stitching

the rows together and see where it takes me.

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LuAnn Kessi

Crosscut Tote Bag...

Remember this Quilt Top? 

I pieced this back in 2018...

It is a Crosscut Quilt

I had lots and lots of leftover blocks...

I pieced enough of the blocks together

to make a tote bag...

Here it is:

Crosscut Tote Bag...

I used Pellon Flex Foam...

so fun to quilt through and also creates

a super firm bag that stands up nicely...

I lined it with leftover fabric from the quilt top...

covered a piece of cardboard for the bottom.

I boxed the bottom corners to create

a flat bottom...the bag stands up and doesn't

fall over when you set it down...

Here is tonight's sunset:

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LuAnn Kessi

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Crosscut Quilt.....Idaho Retreat

I am attending a Quilt Retreat in

Rathdrum, Idaho

at Twin lakes

Lots of Autumn color in Idaho

This is my home away from home 

for the week...

I brought along my crosscut quilt...in progress

I also brought along a Bernina 801 

I found last summer in

Mitchell, Oregon at a thrift store.

This is our trial run together...

I have pieced 135 Crosscut Blocks:

I am sewing them together...

This is my first quilt top....light

I am now piecing my second quilt top....dark

 2nd quilt top.....done

I hung them over the railing

for a beauty shot...

Time to cut them apart:

The blocks are 9 inches...

I am cutting them with a 7 inch ruler.

Lots of abstract X blocks.....in the making

The blocks are all cut from both quilt tops...

light and dark.

Time to get them up on the design wall...

It was fun moving them around...

until I found something that appealed to me.

I am running out of design wall space...

13 rows up on the design wall....

Time to take these home to Oregon

and finish up this cross cut quilt....

More To Come!

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LuAnn Kessi

Stitching and Sign Making...

Making time for stitching...

Over the summer I have squirreled away 

enough time to piece together

113 Crosscut Quilt Blocks...

In 90 degree weather,

the box fan runs steady in the Thread Shed

Today, I am trimming up the

crosscut blocks...

A revolving cutting surface works best...

It saves time, is more accurate and 

is easier on your body...

All trimmed up...

112 more crosscut blocks to trim...

On the farming side of our lives...

We recently moved our cow and calf pairs 

to summer pasture.

They are on open range now,

which means they use the road 

to cross between our pastures.

It was time to make new signs 

to post on the road.

2 signs are needed:

One sign is posted on each end of the road...

We are hoping this will slow down the log trucks 

this summer, as well as the hunters this fall.

Our cow and calf pairs will remain 

on Open Range grazing until 

we move them the end of the year.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi