Friends at the Fence.....

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Friends at the Fence

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LuAnn Kessi 

Friends at the Fence...

It is quilted, bound and up on the wall

in our living room...

Friends at the Fence

This horse panel is surrounded with

english paper pieced hexagons...

I love paper piecing and it was fun

to incorporate that into the

edge treatment on this quilt...

This image reminds me of looking out

the kitchen window to see our own horses

looking back at me over the yard fence...

Close-Up views of the Hexagons:

Top left border corner...

Bottom left border corner...

Bottom right border corner...

Top right border corner...

 It grabs my attention every time I walk through

the room...I can almost hear the horses

whinny at me.

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Apple Core Quilt....DONE !

I began piecing this apple core quilt top

in Jackson, Wyoming in 2009... 

I stopped at a quilt shop in Jackson,

purchased the template and fabrics

and began cutting out apple core shapes...

I spent the next year stitching on the GO !

with the applecore quilt

as my take-a-long piecing project...

Hand Piecing while traveling

is so relaxing and rewarding...

I spent the last week putting the finishing touches

on the Apple Core Quilt...

Here it is on our bed.....DONE !

I had FUN incorporating a few Kaffee Fassett

fabrics into this quilt...

The binding and label are all DONE !

All those curves make me happy !

It is wonderful to finally see this completed

and on our bed !

Drama Queen

Applecore Quilt

Hand Pieced

LuAnn Kessi

2023

Spring has finally arrived in Western Oregon

Tulips are in full bloom...

The chickens are busy eating all the

insects and slugs in the flower beds...

They also make beautiful yard ornaments...

This view is just outside the front door:

I don't have far to go to get to the

yellow Thread Shed

where I do most of my stitching!

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilt Retreat......Day 2

 

I brought my vintage Yo Yo top to the retreat

for Show 'n Tell:

It was made during the depression

and is approaching 90 years old...

It has inspired me to create my own Yo Yo top...

I carry mine in this canvas dowel bag:

I made this a few years back...

My Yo Yo top is getting larger and is

outgrowing the dowel bag...

This is a much larger dowel bag:

I ice dyed and machine quilted the fabric,

then my aunt created the bag for me...

I have decided to make a larger 

canvas dowel bag

to carry my ever-growing Yo Yo top:

Debbie and Linda want to make a bag too...

Here is some messy painted canvas that we

created in 2020

This is a 2 yard piece of canvas

that will be come my new dowel bag...

The bag body and sides are cut out

and ready to stitch together...

The outer shell of the bag is together...

I am stitching together the orange batik lining

and the canvas bag together...

The bag is ready for the dowel handles...

It was a FUN break to get away from the machines

and head into the kitchen to paint our dowels...

While the paint was drying,

we created the bottom support for the bags...

I used the orange batik lining fabric

to cover my heavy cardboard support...

Here it is finished and ready

to transport my Yo Yo top around...

Dowel Bags

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LuAnn Kessi

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Yo Yo.....Hand Piecing Project

 

How much FUN are these ?

I have been making Yo Yos 

for the last year or so...

I started stitching them together:

In the evenings I enjoy hand stitching...

I also take these along on road trips.

In the evenings I need some extra lighting

and this works very nicely...

Glocusent LED Neck Reading Light

It hangs around my neck and really

lights things up !

I carry the yo yos with me in this tote bag:

It is hand painted canvas 

that I stitched together

to make this sturdy tote...

For now, everything I need fits inside.

As the yo yo top gets bigger, I will need to 

switch to a larger tote bag...

I will keep stitching in the evenings...

and we can watch it grow !

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LuAnn Kessi