Visitors in the Thread Shed...

I had an unexpected treat today...

Visitors to play with me in the Thread Shed!

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Jello Printing Play Day

This was the very first time my visitors Jello Printed!

They were Pros by the end of the day!

Tayanani & Tahnisha

Tayanani trying out the potato mashers

The girls worked as a team...

While one was jello printing, the other was the washer woman, cleaning the paint off the tools.

Tayanani 7 yrs

Print 1

Ghost Print from Print 1

Tahnisha 11 years

Print 1 on left

Ghost print on right

Taking a break to visit with Suzy and make sure she is covered up and cozy in her bed under the sewing machine.

After jello printing.....the girls were ready to stretch their legs:

Time to investigate down at the river

Meeting the yearling calves can be a bit scary...

Gunnr showed the girls that the yearlings aren't scary at all...

They like to play!

Gunnr spends a lot of his time out in the pasture keeping the yearling cattle company.

It didn't take the girls long to make friends with Freckles and give her a good scratching!

What a fun day on the farm!

It's just what I needed...

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LuAnn

Art using Flowers & Plants as Paint...

In spite of the very wet and cold weather in the Coastal Mountain Range of Western Oregon the Iris Bed is gorgeous...

Please Enjoy!

“Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas.”

― Elizabeth Murray

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Brown Iris

Brown Iris

Brown Iris

Dark Blue Iris

Dark Pink Iris

Sky Blue Iris

Purple Blue Iris

Red Pink Iris

Sky Blue Iris

Lavender Blue Iris

Sky Blue Iris

You are invited to download these images and use them in your artwork if you like.

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LuAnn

Life.....Through a Quilter's Eyes

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LuAnn Kessi

Rust Hunting...

Last week I went on a treasure hunt in the barn lot

Rust Hunting

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This is what I brought home in the bed of the pick up...

I love this rusty gear

Montgomery Ward Stove Door

The side of the rusty stove

This rust is bright orange!

Brad's Rusty Pick Up Truck

Brad's pick up has the coolest rust patterns....all over it!

I am lusting after Brad's rust!

Do you think he will mind if I drape vinegar soaked fabric all over his rusty pick up?

Hey, the tailgate comes off...

He could leave that home for me to rust!

Unfortunately, this pick up is used daily for farm chores.

It never sits still long enough for me to rust any fabrics on it!

Rusty Horse Shoes

This fabric started out white...

This is what it looked like on day 4 of the rusting process

Rusty Horse Shoes

Day 5....soaked in salt and baking soda, then washed in the washing machine.

This piece came out soft like silk.

Rusty Saw Blades

I plan to create sunflowers with this piece

Buffalo on Rusted Fabric

A work in-progress...

Horses on Rusted Fabric

A work in-progress...

When the weather warms up a bit, I plan to rust more fabrics with the new rusty treasures I found.

Rusting Instructions:

Soak your white fabric in vinegar (any kind of vinegar).

Lay the rusty items on the fabric.

Wrap the fabric around the rust.

You can wrap it with wire to keep the rusty objects in contact with the fabric.

Place it in a plastic bag.

Put out in the sun for 4 or 5 days.

The last day I take it out of the plastic bag and allow the oxygen to get to it while it is drying out.

Soak the fabric in a bucket of water with 1 cup of baking soda and 1 cup of salt.

Next day, throw it in the washing machine and dryer.

Tips:

Use very good quality broadcloth or egyptian cotton.

DO NOT use cheap muslin.

DO NOT open up the bag and keep checking on the rusting process.

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In this post I give you lots of tips and hints for machine quilting your rusted fabrics.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Challenge Project....Part 5

Here is another peek at the Challenge Quilt I am currently working on...

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At this point, all of the applique images have been added.

I am anxious to get it under the needle and get things stitched down!

We have 11 working barns on the farm...

This is one of them:

Hole in the Barn Roof

A very BIG hole in the barn roof...

Inside the barn....looking outside through the hole

My favorite guy is removing the wind blown trees behind the barn that cause so much destruction.

The trees will be used for firewood for the winter heat supply

While Brad does the tree removal....I wander around with the camera:

I would love to quilt the veins in this HUGE leaf.

It is actually a weed that grows by the barn, but I think these tremendous leaves are beautiful!

Make a wish..........then blow!

Another weed that I find beautiful...

These old windows on the barn always catch my eye.

This window has a vine growing through it.

I love old barns, old quilts, old books, old dogs....I love old things.

Please feel free to use these images in your art work.

I am always happy to share my photography.

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Enjoy!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn