Sparrow Quilt......FOR SALE

Here is your opportunity to own one of my portrait quilts:

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Sparrow

This quiltlet has been donated to

Alzheimer's Priority Quilts

You can purchase it NOW !

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CLICK HERE to watch me create this portrait

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Portrait Class......Student Work Slideshow

I spent a lovely day with 16 students

in a Portraits in Fabric Class

at JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, Oregon

Check out the Slide Show below to view:

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

Student work is shown in alphabetical order

CLICK HERE to view My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Portrait Class June 2011 Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view: Mixed Media Class Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view: Jello Printing Class - Student Work

CLICK HERE to view: My Art Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Portrait Quilt.......Turkey Boy

I decided to create a new class sample for my

Portrait Quilt Class later this month...

I took this photo 18 years ago of my son, Heath.

The Harlan Turkey Boy

This is the image after altering it in Photoshop Elements 4

and printing it on Cotton Sateen Fabric.

I removed the clothesline, dog and another boy in the background

of the photo to simplify things.

The face and arms are colored in with Neocolor II Crayons.

I have my own blend of colors to create flesh tones...

The hair is colored in...

The pants are colored in....

I took artistic license and changed the color of the pants.

I also changed the color of the shirt from white to red...

At this point the turkey and the grass are also colored in.

I have added a new color tool to my tool box:

Inktense Blocks

Just like Inktense Pencils.....but BIGGER!

Inktense Blocks cover a larger area much quicker than the pencils.

They made short work of the big sky area in this portrait.

At this point the entire portrait has been colored in with

Neocolor II Crayons and Inktense Blocks:

I am 2 hours and 45 minutes into this portrait so far...

Let's move on to painting the portrait:

Heath and the turkey's head are painted...

Check out how intense the red becomes when painted.

Now you see why I changed the color of the shirt...

The shirt is completely painted at this point...

Let's paint the turkey:

The turkey is dark and rich looking now...

The grass is painted.

At this point the portrait is completely painted:

It took 1 hour and 15 minutes to paint the portrait.

4 hours total to add color to this fabric portrait.

I need a snack before I begin the quilting!

CLICK HERE to view My Quilts

CLICK HERE: Portrait Class Information

CLICK HERE: Photoshop Elements 4 Tutorial

CLICK HERE: Inktense Block Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Portrait Class......Sign Up Now!

I stopped in at

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop last week...

My Portrait Class

sample quilts are now on display!

Only 6 weeks until Portrait Class...

Saturday, January 21, 2012

This is a BEGINNER level class offering...

Yes, YOU can create a portrait in fabric

and I will show you how.

You will create a 19 x 13 inch portrait of a loved one or favorite pet

from your personal photos.

I also have images of animals and flowers and birds you

can choose from.

Sign up at JLC....

Send me your photo so that I can alter the image in photoshop

and prepare it on fabric for you.

CLICK HERE to view My Quilts

CLICK HERE to watch me create the Zinnia quilt.

CLICK HERE to watch me create Gunnr 1 quilt.

CLICK HERE for more class details

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Portraits,

LuAnn Kessi

Portrait Quilt Class......January 21, 2012

Sign Up Now !

Adventures in Art Quilts Series

continues at

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath, OR 97370

541-929-3795

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Instructor: LuAnn Kessi

This is a brand new technique developed by me, LuAnn Kessi

to create Fabric Portrait Quilts.

The best part is, this is a beginner level class.

Yes, you can create a quilted portrait, and you will have great fun learning how!

This process is as simple as coloring in a child's color book.

Come into JLC and view the portrait quilts on display and sign up for class.

Gunnr is a calendar boy:

My portrait Quilt of Gunnr

appears in the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar

2012 Quilting Arts Calendar

Gunnr is Mr. February

Full Curl

Your portrait can be a person, your pet, a flower, etc.

You will be working from your own personal photo.

You can also work from one of my photos:

Animals, Flowers, Birds

The choice is yours.

You will send me your photo by email or regular mail so that I can digitally alter it and prepare it for class.

Your original image will remain untouched.

The day of class I will provide you with a 13 x 19 inch image on fabric.

You will learn to use Neocolor II Crayons and Inktense Pencils.

Sign up for Class at JLC and Send me Your Image!

Questions?

Contact me at: kessi@pioneer.net

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Instructor: LuAnn Kessi

Full Day Class 9:30 - 4:00

Class Description:

This is a brand new technique developed by LuAnn Kessi to create Fabric Portrait Quilts. The best part is, this is a beginner level class. Yes, you can create a quilted portrait, and you will have great fun learning how. This process is as simple as coloring in a child’s coloring book. Come into JLC and view the portrait quilts on display and sign up!

$20 Lab Fee Payable to the instructor the day of class

(Fee covers the printed 13 x 19 inch portrait on fabric supplied by your instructor , Neocolor II Crayons, Paint Brushes, Fabric Medium, etc.)

Class Supply List:

You may use your personal photo of a person or choose one of my flower, bird or animal images.

If using your own image, send it to me in an email NOW so that I can alter the image and get it printed on fabric for you.

A very close up, well lit, clear image in a high resolution of one person or your pet works best.

Email To: kessi@pioneer.net

If your portrait is completed before the end of the day and you wish to begin the quilting process, you will need:

Sewing Machine (cleaned oiled and in good working order w/manual)

Topstitch Needles Size 70 & 80

Free Motion Darning Foot (Be sure you can drop the feed dogs on your machine)

Cotton or Polyester Threads for machine quilting various colors (fine threads size 50 or higher, nothing thick or heavy)

(you may wish to purchase thread at JLC after your portrait has been colored to match your thread color)

My favorite portrait thread is Bottom Line by Superior Threads.

1/2 Yard thin cotton batting

Assortment of fat quarters for borders and backing fabric.

(you may wish to purchase fat quarters at JLC after your portrait has been colored)

Glue Stick

Apron or Smock

I will bring a trunk show of art quilts with me to exhibit at lunch time. You may wish to bring a sack lunch so you can view the trunk show.

Visit LuAnn’s Blog to view Portrait Quilts:

http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/search/label/Neocolors%20II

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view a Portrait Class Slideshow

CLICK HERE to watch me create Gunnr's Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to watch me work on the Full Curl Portrait Quilt

Looking forward to seeing YOU in class!

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Portraits,

LuAnn

Adventures in Portrait Quilts........Class Slideshow

Saturday found me in Philomath, Oregon at

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop (JLC)

JLC has an ongoing series of classes:

Adventures in Art Quilting

Today I lead a class in

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

Check out the slideshow below to see how our day went:

This digital slideshow created with Smilebox

Many Thanks to my students for sharing their art and to JLC for their beautiful classroom space.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Cord Bound Edge Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Thread Information

CLICK HERE to view my Art Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor II Portrait Class......Photoshop Tutorial

Several students have requested help altering images

for portrait quilts.

If you are taking my

Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class,

I will provide an image printed on fabric for you.

However, you are welcome to print your own if you prefer.

Photoshop Elements Tutorial

Neocolor II Portrait

Preparing the image to print on fabric:

This is the image to be altered in Photoshop

American Goldfinch

Open your Photoshop Elements Program

Photoshop Elements 4

The program is open and ready to go !

Click on.......File

Scroll down & click on.......Open

A new window will open:

Choose the American Goldfinch image

The American Goldfinch image has been opened in Photoshop

Top right hand side

Click on.......Standard Edit:

Click on.......Styles & Effects

Scroll down and double click........Photocopy

This will remove all of the color from the image

The image is now in black & white:

The image may be too large for the window...

At the bottom left side of the window...

Click on...... 100%

Click on........Fit on Screen

The image will now fit in the window

There are sliders on the top right side...

You can adjust the Detail & Darkness

of the black and white image if necessary.

Then, Click.......OK

Your altered image is complete

You may need to crop the image:

Click on........Image

Scroll down and click........Crop

The software crops the photo

(see the darker areas, they will be cut off)

I moved the cropped areas so the bird is in the center.

(notice the dark areas have changed from above)

Click.......Crop

The cropping is complete on this image

You need to check the Image Size

This will enable you to print the proper size image onto your fabric.

Click on.....Image

Scroll down to.....Resize

Slide over and click on.....Image Size

This new window will open up:

Look for:

Document Size

Width & Height

If you are printing your image onto

8.5 x 11 inch commercial fabric sheets,

put 11 in for the width.

The height will automatically set itself.

When I print on my widepath printer

I set the width and height for 13 x 19 inches.

SAVE your new altered image

CLOSE the new altered image file

This is the new altered image icon

on the desk top

Your altered image is now ready to be printed on fabric.

You can use commercial fabric sheets purchased from your local quilt shop, fabric or craft stores.

You can also iron fabric to the shiny/waxy side of freezer paper and run that through the printer.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Full Curl Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to view Zinnia Portrait Quilt

CLICK HERE to view the Portraits on Fabric Class Slideshow

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Portraits,

LuAnn