Inspiration…….from the Flower Beds

Each day I walk through the yard to check out

what's new in the flower beds…

Pink Spider Dahlia

Blue Hydrangea…..just beginning to bloom

Asian Star Lily

Purple Hydrangea…..just beginning to bloom

White Star Lily

Back yard Flower Bed

Front Yard Flower Bed

Water drops on Iris Leaf

Water drops on Lupine Leaves

Yes, Gunnr loves to walk through the yard with me...

Pumpkin plants growing in the back by the fence…

Gunnr finds a walk through the flowers very relaxing.

As always, you are welcome to use my images

in your personal art work.

I am always happy to share a bit of inspiration!

Here are a few of my flower inspired quilts:

Midnight in the Garden

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Woven Sunshine

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Sunflowers

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Making Hay…..July 2014

Yes, we are still in the hay fields…

Today I am raking hay…

Brad is following me with the baler

Gunnr finally woke up from his nap under the shady tree:

Gunnr

He quickly figured out that it is cooler... 

on the shady side of the bale!

The raking is done so I am heading for home...

Brad still has a few rows left to bale.

As I pull down the driveway,

a few of the yearling cattle are by the barn.

(to the right of the barn is a white roof,

that is the Thread Shed)

I have been trying to pull a few weeds in the evenings:

Hollyhock Bed……back yard

Flower Bed……Front Yard

Spider Dahlia

Turn up your VOLUME

Here is LIVE video from the Hay Field:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Fabulous Feathers...

This post is all about…..Fabulous Feather Quilting

I am participating in:

Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures Link Party

We are sharing our love of the Free Motion Quilted Feather.

Zinnia Quilt

This was quilted on my 

Sweet Sixteen Sit-Down Long Arm Machine

I couldn't resist covering it with feathers!

This is a very basic free motion feather design

This is the back side of the Zinnia Quilt:

I sketch out the feather design in my Sketch Book

then again on a dry erase board several times.

That reinforces the feather design in my mind

 before I stitch the quilt.

Here are a few of my favorite feather designs 

from my Sketch Book

Bump Back Feather

Piggy Back Feather with Filled Spine

Feather with Curls

Bump Back Feather w/ Curls

CLICK HERE to view my Online Sketch Book for Quilters

CLICK HERE for my Basic Feather Sketch Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view more of the Zinnia Quilt

CLICK HERE to view more of my Free Motion Quilting

CLICK HERE to see feathers from the link party

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

A Night at the Aquarium...

Last week we spent an evening at the Aquarium.

Here is an up-close view and video…

Enjoy!

Sunset on the Oregon Coast

An evening at the Aquarium...

Shark Tunnel

 Jelly Fish

Jelly Fish

Miss Octopus

Below is a live video of Miss Octopus:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi