There Goes The Neighborhood...Progress

I continue to stitch away on my aunt's

House Quilt... 

All of the tree blocks are done...

The quilt top is coming to life...

I decided to try a Confetti Border treatment...

You can find the tutorial for this Improv

technique on my blog HERE

I like the confetti border so I will

continue to make more...

this border treatment adds to the

whimsical nature of this quilt...

I had great FUN setting these house blocks,

created by many hands,

into this completed quilt top...

This is a surprise for my aunt...

she has no idea what I did with her house blocks !

Also in the tote box with all of the 

house blocks and fabrics was this

3 yard piece of fabric...

I will incorporate it into a backing

for the quilt...

I ordered black batting...

as soon as it arrives I will begin the

machine quilting on my Sweet 16.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Mod TV Quilt Top....

 

Remember this Mod TV Quilt...

I started it back in March...

I decided it was time to finish the quilt top

Yesterday I added a one inch black border

followed by a 6 inch Atomic border...

The Atomic fabric is from Michael Miller fabrics.

The Atomic fabric adds to that 1960's vibe...

Didn't we all love " That Girl " with her 

flipped up hair !

" Bewitched" was probably my most

favorite show on TV...

We all wanted to wiggle our nose

and our bedroom would be magically

all cleaned up !

Every Saturday morning was spent

watching cartoons...

Leave it to Beaver...another classic TV show

" The Jetsons "

We all thought someday we would fly

around in our cars...

" Patty Duke "

We all loved to watch Patty Duke

and her twin cousin...

These TV shows really take me

back to my childhood days

during the 1960's...

This was great fun 

reliving these classic TV shows...

sometimes you just gotta make a quilt

just for the FUN of it !

Now I need to paw through the fabric

cupboards and find something to

back this with.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Mod TV....TV Screens

 

This is my Wednesday project

when I meet up with my local quilt group:

Mod TV Quilt

I decided to add a fifth row of TV blocks...

I printed out images on fabric sheets 

of some of the favorite shows 

from my child hood...

The TV sets now have FUN images

on the screens...

I used fusible web and invisible applique'

to attach them to the TV blocks...

When I look at them I can hear

the TV show theme songs in my head...

Lots of FUN !

They really add to the whole

Mod TV vibe...

Saturday morning cartoons always

included the Jetsons...

Everybody wanted a talking horse

like Mr ED...

Oh, and to be magical like

I Dream of Jeannie...

I also included some test patterns

on a few of the TV sets...

This is as far as I got on Wednesday.

Next week I will add a few more TV shows

then begin moving the blocks around

so it looks more balanced.

Unfortunately, this just doesn't photograph

as well as it really appears in person.

Our days begin and end in the

calving grounds:

This is the view that greets us each morning

when we cross the river and head over

to feed and check on the cows and calves...

You can see our home place across the river 

in the background where the red barn sits...

Each morning is like Christmas...

we look around to find a brand new calf

with its' mama.

There are cattle videos on my Instagram

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LuAnn Kessi 

Mod TV Quilt...Test Patterns

 

Progress on the Mod TV Quilt

continues on Wednesdays...

A test card, also known as a test pattern or start-up/closedown test, is a television test signal, typically broadcast at times when the transmitter is active but no program is being broadcast.

I am making Test Pattern blocks...

They add a lot of FUN to the Mod TV quilt...

I have decided to add another row

to the quilt top to make it a bit wider.

More to Come next Wednesday !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Mod TV Quilt...Progress

 

This has been my Wednesday project

the last few weeks...

Mod TV Quilt

I work on it each Wednesday when I meet

up with my local quilt group...

This week I fused all of the TV screens

in place...

The TVs really came alive

when the screens were added...

I am enjoying playing with all of this COLOR

during these dreary winter months...

16 TV screens are in place...

I put them up on the design wall in no

special order...

I moved them around a bit and the

lights and darks are more balanced here...

I used monofilament thread for the

invisible applique' around the screens...

More to come next Wednesday !

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LuAnn Kessi