A day at the Goat Barn...

Kid Goats

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When I need a good laugh........I head for the

goat barn!

These baby goats are so entertaining...

Baby Goats like to gang up together and chase each other around the barn.

This guy is one of my favorites

He is so stocky for a baby goat!

Love the white tip on the end of his tail...

This image just might make it into a quilted textile someday...

Take a look at those loooong white ears!

A day at the goat barn.........the BEST!

I am prepping journal quilts for a new exhibit at the hospital next week.

I will post a Virtual Quilt Exhibit for you to view very soon!

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CLICK HERE to view a Slideshow of The Sunflower Quilt

CLICK HERE to view a Slideshow of The Woven Sunshine Quilt

CLICK HERE to view a Slideshow of the Chickens

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Shaving Cream Printing Class in May 2010

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Shaving Cream Printing Class

May 15, 2010

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath Oregon

541-929-3795

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Purple and Black Shaving Cream Print

" Passion for Purple "

This is the completed journal quilt created from the shaving cream print above.

Orange and Blues Shaving Cream Print

" Under The Sea "

This is the completed journal quilt created from the shaving cream print above

Orange & Green Shaving Cream Print

This is still a work-in-progress

Come to the class to see how this journal quilt turns out!

This is an all day class. Students will learn the shaving cream printing technique in the morning. The afternoon session will involve choosing border fabrics, learning fast finishing techniques, hanging and labeling options.

Students will have an opportunity to leave with a completed journal quilt by the end of the day.

We all love that feeling of "completion" now don't we!

Class size is limited to 12......so sign up early!

See Class Sample Quilts on Display at JanniLou Creations in Philomath

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CLICK HERE to view other Art Quilt Classes: Jello Printing

CLICK HERE to view other Art Quilt Classes: Textile Painting

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Shaving Cream,

LuAnn

Woven Quilt........Class Sample 2

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Inspiration

I keep a pile of trimmings on my cutting table.

This is what I am using to inspire my next woven quilt.

Let's see what happens...

I separated my black and white stash into just that.......Blacks & Whites

Here are the black strips pinned down to the insulation board

The strips are cut randomly between 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches.

Underneath the strips is a 9 x 12 inch piece of fusible interfacing.

The black strips are laying against the fusible side.

The white strips have been woven horizontally through the black strips

Keep the piece on the weaving board....

Press the strips onto the fusible interfacing.

This will keep the strips from shifting.

Remove the strips from the weaving board.

Flip the piece over and iron directly on the fusible interfacing.

This will help keep everything secure.

Laying face down, trim off the excess strips.

Your piece will measure 9 x 12 inches.

Weaving is complete...

You are ready to add borders.

I just had to add the pink inner border as a zinger!

Thread Audition...

I chose shiny rayon, polyester and glitter threads

Bobbin Thread...

I am using a very fine weight Bottom Line thread in the bobbin

Remember.......tighten the bobbin screw to accommodate the thinner thread.

Right Tighty - Lefty Loosey

Machine Quilting...

Random wavy lines of quilting using ALL of the threads above.

This was very fun and freeing.

" It's not Always Black and White "

Woven Quilt Class Sample 2

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CLICK HERE to view Textile Art Workshop Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view Free Motion Quilting

CLICK HERE to view Photo Transfer Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Woven Quilt........Class Sample

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Today I am making a Woven Quilt for a class sample.

I chose some solid looking batiks and some fibers in different weights.

Let's see what happens...

This was Fun!

I tore all of the strips, no rotary cutting.

I used the same weaving technique I developed for my Cow Pony Quilt.

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Canvas Stretcher Board

I decided to mount this woven quilt on a stretcher board.

This will help support the weight of the piece.

Canvas covered in black batik fabric

Installing a picture hook on the back of the canvas

This is my Thread Shed Toolbox........it holds very different tools than my regular tool box in the house!

I stitched the quilt through the canvas to hold it in place.

This also gives me the option of removing the quilt from the canvas if I need to.

Quilt Label fused to the back of the canvas

" Weaving My Dreams "

Beads sewn on by hand

Beads strung on to the fibers hanging at the bottom.

This project was free spirited for me........I am a recovering Perfectionist........and ripping fabric with stray threads dangling here and there is not my norm.........but I enjoyed every minute of it.........thus the name.........Weaving My Dreams.

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CLICK HERE to see the Cow Pony Rust Woven Quilt

CLICK HERE to see the Cow Pony Slideshow

CLICK HERE to see Woven Sunshine Quilt (my very first woven quilt)

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Mixed Media Horse Quilt.......

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Mixed Media Quilt.......Horse

The inspiration for this piece was an image of an old barn door (bottom right corner of quilt). I soon found an image of an old barn with cool doors (top left corner of quilt).

Then I found the image of a doorway with a horse standing in it....

After that, the quilt almost created itself!

This was a demo for a recent class........I think I will finish it.

I will post the completed quilt soon.

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Freckles.......The Cow Mama

Since her companion passed away last fall, sweet Freckles has been so very lonely. We have considered finding her another horse to keep her company.

However, this Spring Freckles has taken on the responsibility of overseeing our herd of yearling cattle..........and they just love her!

Yearling Cattle

Just behind the yearlings is a little yellow building...

That is the Thread Shed, otherwise known as My Happy Place.

The yearling cattle see to it that Freckles is never alone.

When we look out into the pastures, Freckles The Cow Mama, is always on duty watching over the herd.

Garden Spot

We are preparing the backyard garden spot for planting.

We spread out plastic to smother the weeds.

We are planning to plant the corn and sunflowers here...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn