Quilt Exhibit....Last Call to see the Show

My quilt exhibit is closing on October 27, 2009.

One week left to see the show...

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The exhibit gallery is a round room, which gives a nice flow to the display of the quilts.

I spent the morning at the exhibit with my very favorite people.

This was my first opportunity to get a full view image of my sunflower quilt measuring 100 x 100 inches square.

Detail view of Sunflower Quilt

CLICK HERE to see more on creating the Sunflower Quilt

Viewing the exhibit with my family was an emotional experience for us all.

It is so rare for any of us to see such a body of our work displayed together in one room.

Many of my pieces are stored away and my family has not seen them for a few years.

Let's just say, the exhibit took us back a few years...

Strength & Courage

2003

Heath & I standing with his graduation quilt.

It was my first big leap into contemporary quilting and original design work.

This quilt represents all the things Heath loves in life.

Birthday Surprise

2009

Nicholas and I are pictured here with his memory quilt.

What great fun we had the day he brought home his new puppy, taking photos in the snow.

Nicholas has a graduation quilt created in 2001.

He has slept under it for 8 years now...and wasn't about to give it up for the show!

Here is the man that makes all of this possible, my favorite guy, Brad

We are standing in front of his favorite quilt, Cabin in the Woods.

It took quite a bit of convincing to get him to take it off the living room wall so I could display it here.

Cowgirl

Here we are with Cowgirl framed under glass.

She spent 14 years riding in the pick up truck with Brad.

There will never be another farm dog like her.

Tatanka

This quilt hangs in our coffee room at home.

Brad has the room decorated in Buffalo.

Memories of Yellowstone

A memory quilt created after a wonderful family vacation in Yellowstone Park.

What a wonderful time we all had at the exhibit together.

I hope you had a chance to visit it yourself.

There is one week left to see the show.

CLICK HERE to see more on this exhibit

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

www.uucorvallis.org

2945 NW Circle Blvd
Corvallis, OR 97330-3937
(541) 752-5218

9:30 - 1:30 Mon-Fri

May Your Life & Family be Quilted Together,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter -Virtual Tour of Exhibit 11

This is the last posting of quilts included in my current quilt exhibit in Corvallis, Oregon.

I thought it fitting to end this virtual quilt tour with one of my earliest quilts and my newest quilt. Perhaps this will give you some insight into how I have evolved as a quilter in the last 22 years.

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A Log Cabin Built for Brad

This is one of my earliest quilts. Created in 1989 after I took a Log Cabin Quilt class in Corvallis.

This is my very first attempt at Hand Quilting.

As long as I have this quilt, I will have my very first hand quilting stitches documented.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Hand Quilting

“What we call the beginning is often the end.

And to make an end is to make a beginning.

The end is where we start from.”

T.S. Eliot

Woven Sunshine

This is the last quilt I have created to date...

I have always admired the woven quilts of

Anna Faustino. I purchased her book

“Simply Stunning Woven Quilts” in 2008. This quilt is my very first attempt at creating a woven quilt.

It was an absolute joy and pleasure to create.

I completed the quilting in the Spring of 2009.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Woven Piecing, Fusible Machine Appliqué’, Free Motion Machine Quilting, Threadplay,

Original Design of Appliqué

You can't use up creativity.

The more you use, the more you have.

--Maya Angelou

Dedication

This quilt exhibit is dedicated to my three favorite guys: Brad, Nicholas & Heath

You have seamlessly incorporated my passion for quilting into your lives for the past 22 years.

You inspire much of my work and have a genuine appreciation and respect for what I create.

We have worked together as a family through the years with everyone helping out with household chores so that I may have more time to do what I love.

Brad, you make all of this possible. You have taught me to see the “big picture” in life.

I treasure our life together.

I love you all ~

LuAnn McDonald Kessi 2009

You can view my quilts in person if you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area.

CLICK HERE for more info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter -Virtual Tour of Exhibit 9

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Suzy

Suzy is a 14 year old Jack Russell Terrier who spends just as much time in the Thread Shed as I do. She loves everything to do with quilting, especially when it involves sleeping in her bed under my sewing machine!

If there is a cozy quilt left lying around, she will find it and snuggle up for a little nap time.

Suzy is such good company and the best quilting dog

I could ever hope for.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

2008

Techniques: Photo Transfer to Fabric, Free Motion Machine Quilting, Threadplay and Couching,

Original Design.

The Guardian

This is an image of my neighbors with their dog, Tony.

As soon as I snapped the camera, I knew this was destined to become a quilted textile someday.

Dogs are not our whole life,

but they make our lives whole. --Roger Caras

Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable.

They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well. --Bonnie Wilcox

He is your friend, your partner, you defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.

We Miss You Tony~

2009

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

You can view my quilts if you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area.

CLICK HERE for more info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter.....Virtual Tour of Exhibit 8

Virtual Quilt Tour Continues...

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Memories of Yellowstone

While traveling through Montana in 1997 on our family vacation to Yellowstone Park I found this pattern , Buffalo Camp, at a quilt store in Missoula.

This quilt represents one of my first attempts at free-motion machine quilting and machine appliqué.

Blue Ribbon Benton County Fair 2001

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Fusible Web Machine Appliqué, Free Motion Machine Quilting

Everyone of us is creative. We have the ability to weave the magic of creativity in our everyday lives. This creative light can shine from the center of our heart and radiates for all to see and be inspired by. When we choose to live in that creativity, the joy becomes infectious. --Unknown

Tatanka

(Indian for Buffalo)

My husband’s respect and admiration for the buffalo inspired me to create this original design for him.

This was the very first quilt created in my new Thread Shed Brad built for me in 2001.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Fusible Machine Appliqué, Free Motion Machine Quilting

Blue Ribbon Benton County Fair 2002

Establishing goals is all right if you don't let them deprive you of interesting detours. --Doug Larson

You can view my quilts in person if you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area.

CLICK HERE for more info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter -Virtual Tour of Exhibit 7

The Quilt Tour continues with images of my family

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Birthday Surprise

Our son, Nicholas, came home on his birthday and surprised us with his new boxer puppy, Gunnr.

Just as we stepped outside to take a photo...it started to snow so beautifully.

I had a great deal of difficulty printing out this image on fabric.....it took so many tries to get it right.

This quilt is the result of my misprinting efforts.

I love the shattered effect.

2009

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them.

~Richard L. Evans

Blanket Thief

This photo of my mother in law, Betty, is one of my favorites. It was taken during an auction to benefit the Oregon Sheep Breeders Association. The blanket she is holding is up for bid.

Photo courtesy of Jan Jackson,

Capital Press Newspaper

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

2009

Of all the things you wear, your expression

is the most important.

— Janet Lane

I Do the Limit

This is an image of Grandma Barker from 20 years ago.

She is celebrating her 90th birthday this year.

She still bakes homemade bread every week and shares it with her family.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMOTHER

~ We Love You ~

2009

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

“What the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we lived.” --Ellen Goodman

You Rogue

This was created as a memory quilt to celebrate a beautiful day on the Rogue River fishing with my favorite guy. These are photos taken on that day. The water was so clear, you could watch the trout follow the lure right up to the bank.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

2007

Techniques: Photo Transfer to Fabric, Free Motion Machine Quilting, Traditional Hand-Sewn Binding., Original Design.

We do not remember days......we remember moments.

~Cesare Pavese

Peace

I found these images of our son, Heath, on the computer in a picture file. I think he was trying out our new iMac built in camera. I was inspired to use them in this quilted design. They go great with the groovy fabrics I have collected. This quilt will come as a complete SURPRISE to Heath. He doesn’t know I found the images.

2009

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

There are souls in this world who have the gift of finding joy

everywhere...and leaving it behind them when they go.

~William Frederick Faber

If you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area you can see my quilt exhibit in person.

CLICK HERE for the info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter -Virtual Tour of Exhibit 5

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Flowers For My Sissy

This was created as a birthday gift for my little sister, Sherry. She will see it for the first time when she comes to view this exhibit....SURPRISE!

This is a joyful and happy quilt, and reminds me of all the fun and laughter I have shared with my sister.

I love you Sissy

2009

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Disappearing 9 Patch Machine Piecing, Fusible Machine Appliqué, Free Motion Machine Quilting & Hyper-Quilted Feathers in Border, Original Design.

If you're surrounded by people you love, you must be home. --Dan Zadra

My sister and I at the exhibit last week

LuAnn & Sherry

Sherry looked at the quilt and said, "I can't believe you made this for me."

As for me...I can't imagine making it for anyone else...

In keeping with the theme of this exhibit, "Evolution of a Quilter", the next quilt is one of my earlier homespun creations...quite a contrast:

Angels Watching Over Us

This quilt was created with my favorite Red Wagon Plaid fabric collection.

I began piecing this quilt in the 1990’s and completed the Hand Quilting in 2003

What appeals to me most about this quilt is the homespun feel and folk art look.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Fusible Appliqué, Hand Appliqué, Hand Quilting

I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. --Og Mandino

If you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area you can see my quilts in person.

CLICK HERE for the info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE

Evolution of a Quilter -Virtual Tour of Exhibit 4

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The Mutton Conductors

My favorite part of this quilt is the dogs, also known in the sheep industry as “Mutton Conductors.”

I liked this quilt enough to make two of them.

The original quilt was auctioned on behalf of the Oregon Sheep Breeders Association.

It now hangs in the Coos County Extension Office as a piece of Agricultural Art.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Machine Piecing, Fusible Machine Appliqué, Free Motion Machine Quilting

When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.

--Sigmund Freud

In keeping with the theme of this exhibit "Evolution of a Quilter" the next quilt is one I completed this year. It is a far contrast from the sheep quilt above.

Pepper Dish

45 x 45 inches

Created in a Judy Neimeyer class in Idaho in 2006.

If you look closely, you can see where Judy signed it.

The bright colors in this quilt appeal to me.

I enjoyed collecting all the different batik fabrics.

My favorite process was the machine quilting.

LuAnn McDonald Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/

Techniques: Paper Piecing, Turned Appliqué, Free Motion Machine Quilting

"The things that we love tell us what we are."

--Saint Thomas Aquinas

If you are in the Corvallis, Oregon area you can see my quilts in person.

CLICK HERE for more info.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

To see my New Work CLICK HERE

To see the Thread Shed CLICK HERE

To see my Exhibit Quilts CLICK HERE

To see Tutorials CLICK HERE