Calypso......New Design

10 am

I walked into the Thread Shed...

Day 3

This is what the quilt blocks looked like on the design wall:

I started playing around with the extra blocks on the table:

I like this vertical design...

So I moved all of the blocks around on the design wall:

This appeals to me.

I will continue with this lay out...

I pieced 51 more key hole blocks today.

Look what the mail man delivered today:

Extension Table for my Featherweight 221

I put it into use immediately:

Lots more surface area to work on.

CLICK HERE to find out more about the table.

One of my students made me this pincushion:

It's great when I am moving back and forth from the

design wall to the sewing machine.

I always have my pins where I need them!

Thanks Kathy.

Did you get your 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar?

It's time to turn to the month of February...

Guess who is Mr. February?

This is Gunnr, our Calendar Boy!

I just love his face...

and so did everyone at Quilting Arts Magazine!

13 Rows Pieced so far...

I need to add 2 more rows.

It is 6pm and I am quitting for the day:

There are a total of 160 key hole blocks.

I am using 105 for the Calypso quilt.

That leaves 55 leftover blocks.....I am thinking lap quilt.

More to come...

CLICK HERE to view: Part 1

CLICK HERE to view: Part 2

Cutting Directions for Blocks:

Center strips are cut 2.5 x 8.5 inches

End strips are cut 2.5 x 6.5 inches

This creates an unfinished block size: 6.5 x 12.5 inches

CLICK HERE to view My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Baby Quilts

CLICK HERE to view: Thermofax Screen Printing

CLICK HERE to view: Snow Dyeing

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

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

Thank You Quilting Arts.....

Look what the Mail Man delivered...

Click Images to Enlarge:

This is a PRIZE package from

Quilting Arts Magazine !

This Portrait Quilt of our dog Gunnr

was chosen for the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar:

Gunnr would love to give Quilting Arts a

BIG Lick of gratitude.

I, however, would just like to say

THANK YOU so much Quilting Arts Magazine!

I am thrilled with my prizes.

Here are a few images of the spring calves:

They are not tiny babies anymore...

The Calf Trio

Clematis are blooming now...

These images would make a gorgeous

Neocolor II Portrait Quilt

Things are looking better in the hay field.

Brad's cousin called and said they were done with their

round baler so we could come over and pick it up.

We just finished hooking it up to our tractor.

After lunch Brad will begin making round bales again.

Life is Good...

Many Thanks to all of you who wrote and called with words of support.

Your kindness means so very much.

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Cord Bound Edge Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Portrait Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Gunnr........Mr. February

Meet Mr. February

Click Images to Enlarge:

" Gunnr "

by LuAnn Kessi

We just found out Gunnr is February in the

2012 Quilting  Calendar

Theme: Feeling Pet-ty

Our son, Nicholas, brought Gunnr home 4 years ago on his birthday.

It is extra fun that Gunnr is Mr. February as

Nicholas was born in February.

Gunnr's portrait quilt was colored and painted on white fabric,

then machine quilted.

Gunnr does not seem to be overly impressed with his quilt,

but I am just tickled .

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Gunnr

CLICK HERE to view my Portrait Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Gunnr is......... a Calendar Boy !

Announcing the 2012

Quilting Arts Calendar Artists!

Gunnr

12 x 12

Gunnr is ......... a Calendar Boy !

Gunnr 8 weeks

This is the first day our eyes met....

Nicholas & Gunnr 2006

Our son brought Gunnr, his puppy, home to meet us.

Gunnr quickly became part of the family...

Gunnr just adores our Jack Russell, Suzy

They spend lots of lazy days in the Thread Shed

asleep under the sewing machine:

So......you can see how I was inspired to create a Gunnr quilt.

Actually, I have made several quilts with Gunnr on them over the last few years.

My most recent quilt was picked as a finalist in the

2012 Quilting Arts Calendar

This year’s theme, Getting Pet-ty inspired hundreds of you to depict your beloved furry or feathered friend with fabric, thread, and heaps of love. From the countless entries received, the decision to winnow the lot down to 13 was very difficult. We saw lizards, llamas, parrots, horses, mice, dogs, cats, iguanas, you name it.

Congratulations to the following artists whose art quilts will appear in our 2012 calendar:

LuAnn Kessi “Gunner”

Faith Cleary (Untitled, cow)

Nancy Brown “Opie and Mittens Go Birdwatching”

Sue Clayton “My Pet Llama”

Susan Brubaker-Knapp “Trouble in the Pumpkin Patch”

Susan E. Connor (Untitled, cat with fish bowl)

Lisa Encabo ‘Cutie says, “FEED ME! Throw my ball.”’

Nancy Hayes “Jazz Fetch!”

Loreen Leedy “Cautious”

Amber McIntosh (Untitled, frogs)

Joan Sowada “Agnus Ready”

Nanette Zeller “A Perfect Storm”

Jill Packer “The Iconic Miss Isabella (Iguana)”

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view the Thread Shed

CLICK HERE to view more about Suzy

CLICK HERE to view my Adventures in Mixed Media Class

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi