Fabulous Finish....Number 3

 

Fabulous Finish....Number 3

This is the 5th in a series of

Barn Lot Quilts

I was working on in 2019...

There was still a bit of machine quilting

that needed to be finished up on this one:

Can you see the rusted horse shoes 

on the fabric?

Here is a close-up view:

Horse shoes from one of 

the Cowboy's roping horses

is wrapped in the fabric and rusted with vinegar.

The images on this quilt are all about....RUST

Lots of rusty objects in the barn lot.

I tried to keep the quilting simple so it

would not interfere with the printed images...

After the quilting was complete...

I took out my 20 inch ruler and squared up

the corners and trimmed the edges and

stitched on the binding...

I hand dyed the backing fabric...

5 Barn Lot Quilts completed....so far.

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabulous Finish....Number 2

I am devoting my time in 2022

to complete my unfinished quilt projects:

This is Fabulous Finish...Number 2 

This is 4th in a series of Barn Lot Quilts

that I was working on in 2019...

These are all personal images taken by me

and transferred to cotton fabric:

We have lots of rusty stuff in the barn lot

that I used to rust the background fabrics...

It was great FUN to quilt circles and curves

all over the quilt...

Commercial cottons make up the pieced borders

I hand dyed the backing fabric...

The binding is also hand dyed:

The binding has been rolled up on a piece of

cardboard since 2019...

Binding is on...

the 4th Barn Lot Quilt is DONE !

As you can see from this image...

the 5th Barn Lot Quilt is waiting to be finished.

The Baby Elk Calf is still here:

He lives in the pasture with the cattle...

As you can see, he stands in line with

all of the cows waiting for his breakfast...

Not sure how long he will stick around,

but it is FUN to see him every morning 

when we feed.

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LuAnn Kessi

Barn Lot Quilts.....On Exhibit

Willamette Valley Quilt Festival

Albany, Oregon

February 1-2, 2019

I attended the quilt show today...

100 Years' Gatherin's

such FUN to view the barn lot quilts

hanging as a group...

These are definitely quilts that men just love...

after all of the men cleared away,

I was able to get a photo.

This is only the second year for the

Willamette Valley Quilt Festival

and it rivals any big quilt show you will attend.

You can view all of the amazing quilts

for one more day, tomorrow.

Many Thanks 

Rich's Sew and Vac

for sponsoring such a terrific show!

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LuAnn Kessi

Barn Lot Quilts....DONE

The hanging sleeves and labels 

have been stitched on...

time for a photo shoot!

Hand Dyed Backing Fabric

While we had a break in the rain 

in this Western Oregon weather, 

we set up the photo stand and put the 

first quilt up to be photographed.

The working name for these quilts has always been 

the Barn Lot quilt series.

They now have a formal name:

100 Years' Gatherin's

Quilt Number 1........The Relics

These are just a few of the old relics

that now live in our barn lot.

They have done a lot of work for us 

over the years...

We hauled hay, transported livestock, pulled farm machinery and even 4H animals to the fair with these old relics...

Some of the first miles I ever drove as a teenager, were behind the wheel of the rusty, yellow, 

1970 Ford in the bottom right corner above...

Quilt Number 2......Implements

These images represent a few of the farm implements in our barn lot... 

Hay rakes, plows, balers, hay mowers.

This quilt has some of my favorite 

rust dyed fabrics sewn into it...

The bottom left corner....that round circle is from a rusty brake drum I found in the barn lot that I used to rust dye that piece of fabric...

Quilt Number 3.....Maintaining

Maintenance is a big part of farming...

everything around here requires

 a lot of attention from our

maintenance main......The Cowboy

The Cowboy works on the tractors, implements, fences, all of our vehicles, and most everything on this place...

Tools of the Trade...

I used an arc ruler to machine quilt the lines...

This last image is our beloved boxer, Gunnr.

We lost him nearly 3 years ago...

the farm has never been the same without him.

These quilts will be on exhibit soon:

Willamette Valley Quilt Festival

Albany, Oregon

February 1-2, 2019

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi