Whole Cloth.....Design Work

I have been playing around on paper

doing some design work for a

whole cloth quilt I am planning to create...

Tracing Paper over the top of a 

9 patch quilt image

This is a design technique from 

Lisa Calle's iquilt class

2nd layer of tracing paper over the top...

filling in with feather motif.

3rd layer of tracing paper over the top...

trying out a few fill designs and edge designs.

I am working @ a slower pace than I would like...

Ralph insists on helping 

with the design process.

This is my second attempt 

at a whole cloth design:

First layer of tracing paper...

drawing in the basic design lines.

2nd layer of tracing paper...

I love feathers so here they are again!

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As soon as Ralph is done with his nap...

I will draw in the fill work.

Here are the last images of the tulips:

A storm moved in and finished off the tulips...

Henny Penny looks like she wants to sew

in the Thread Shed today...

I am hoping to work a bit more on the

whole cloth design on Monday.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wild Vine ....Tutorial

I am working in my sketch book tonight.

I grabbed the camera and snapped a few

in process sketches...

you can follow along if you like:

When I am working on fabric,

I chalk out the spine of the vine...

I stitch both sides of the vine at the same time...

I begin with a swirl on the left side.

I add a long, narrow leaf on the left side.

I add a leaf on the right side.

A add a large leaf on the left side.

I add a large leaf on the right side.

I alternated sides 

as there is room to add more leaves...

I add a curled plume to the right side.

I add a large leaf to the left side.

I add a long narrow leaf to the right side.

You get the idea...

continue adding leaves to each side...

Add a curled plume to add interest...

bend and curl the leaves over each other...

continue filling the vine in 

as you move upward...

You get into a rhythm as you add leaves

to the right and to the left side...

Be sure to maintain the curve of the spine...

if you don't, your vine will loose it's shape.

Your wild vine is done!

You can also add veins to the leaves as you go.

No two wild vines look the same...

Each wild vine has its' own personality...

You can stitch a cross hatch checkerboard 

in the background...

You can stitch an orange peel 

in the background...

You can overlap and create Tangled Vines...

Draw a curvy spine and create a Rolling Vine...

Keep drawing out Wild Vines...

then stitch them onto a fabric sandwich.....FUN!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketches.......Wild Vines

I have been working in my sketchbook

in the evenings...




Drawing wild vines has been FUN for me...








I like to draw out a spine line in pencil,

then fill the spine in with leaves and plumes...






Designs that cross over one another 

interest me...






These designs may have a place in a

wholecloth quilt I am planning...


More to Come!


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book.....Vines

Here's a peek inside my 

Sketch Book of Quilting Designs...

I have been in the mood to draw

Wild Vines

They have become my warm up design

when I have time to sketch...

These are 8.5 x 11 inches

I put a checker board behind this vine...

I put a double wedding ring behind this vine.

I am sketching out a few designs to prepare

for some whole cloth quilting 

coming up soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi