It's Fair Time...

We spent the afternoon at the County Fair!

Love this flower on a Carnival Ride...

First stop was the exhibit hall:

To check out the quilts on display.

This is a Conversion Quilt done with Horse Fabric.

I like the way she applique'd horses on top of the piecing too!

Then we checked out the RODEO Stock:

Beautiful Bare Back Bucking Horses

Saddle Bronc Horses

Now let's check out the BULLS:

Brad is looking the bucking bulls over

These BULLS mean business in the Rodeo Arena!

I was tempted to get a bit closer with the camera...

But I know better.

Our youngest son rode bulls when he was younger.

I have a few gray hairs from that stage of his life!

We always stop by the Pony Shed to check out the little ones

Yes, Brad bought me a new hat at the fair!

My very first straw hat.....I like it a lot ~

No visit to the FAIR is complete without a Corn Dog!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Come see my Quilts...

I have been invited to be the Featured Quilter this year at the Crazy Quilt Shop in Roslyn, WA

17 of my Quilts will be on Exhibit...

This will be the first time the Cow Pony Quilt will be on display

The Cow Pony Quilt

Rust Dyed Fabrics

Detail of Thread Work on center of Quilt

Hand Woven Inner Border Treatment

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The Sunflower Quilt will also be on Display:

I worked on this quilt each summer when the sunflowers were blooming in my yard

It took 5 summers to complete this quilt.

Come and see the 100 inch square quilt that I free motion quilted on my little Bernina with a 7 inch throat space.

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The Quilt Show Theme this year is...

Family Traditions

Photo transfer quilts of our family and pets will also be on display.

If you will be in Washington State August 27, 28 or 29, 2011, please stop by the quilt show!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

I do my best work when I am alone...

I enjoy teaching and meeting new people...

I adore my friends and our play days together...

But, I do my best work, especially design work...

When I am Alone ~

Enjoy this video...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Textile Painting & Wood Cutting...

It's that time of the year...

Wood Cutting Time!

Wood Splitter

This is my favorite wood cutting toy!

Brad cuts the wood into blocks, then I split it

Place the block on the platform

Lower the wedge down...

It splits the wood right in half...

It's fun.....and I like to use it!

A few hours later...

Firewood ready for the Wood Shed at home!

I still had some ambition when we got home from cutting wood, so I strolled out to the Thread Shed to work on some class samples...

I pulled out the Textile Paints and decided to try out a few new stencils...

The base is a commercial tree fabric

It was perfect for this...

I want to make a new quilted tote bag...

This PEACE sign fabric will make a great bag!

I used a facial sponge to apply the textile paint

This is a piece of painted sun dyed fabric I made last month...

Why not paint some more on it...

It needs more...

Trimmed and ready for borders

Auditioning Border Treatments

Too tired to do any more tonight...

The bed frames are working just right to keep the flowers away from the walk way

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Unpacking......Continues

I am still unpacking from our trip...

Below is a demo piece I created in a rust dyeing class in Idaho

I demonstrated soaking the fabric in vinegar, how to wrap up the rusty object, then packed this up in a plastic bag...

It brewed in the heat in the back of the pick up for nearly a week while we traveled.

Absolutely perfect conditions for rust dyeing!

I unwrapped the bundle, removed the rusty metal, then soaked it in baking soda for a few hours...

It is now washed, dried and pressed...

I will add this to my rust dyed fabric collection!

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One of the pit falls of traveling with your teaching equipment:

Things can really take a beating, packing and unpacking.

I travel with 4 of these thread boxes that I use in my machine quilting demos.

This box just didn't quite do the job keeping the threads in order...

Lucky for me I had a birthday recently...

My Anny Donna surprised me with new thread boxes:

When I arrived in Idaho, she had these boxes waiting for me!

The dividers hold the spools in place beautifully.

She found these in the fishing department of her local hardware store.

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I unpacked a few demo pieces I created in classes during our trip:

Gel Glue Resist

Class Sample from Idaho Class

The paint is now cured and I can throw this piece in the washing machine to remove the glue...

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Painted Cheesecloth

A by-product of sun dyeing...

Cheesecloth on Painted Fabric

Class Sample from Idaho class

Upper portion is the cheesecloth, lifted off the fabric, after drying in the sun

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Sun Dyeing - Leaf

Class Sample Print

I created this as a demo in Idaho in a Sun Dyeing Class

I really like it, but I think I have made more work for myself...

I do believe I will have to finish this piece at some point.

Paint Testing Cloth

When painting fabric, I test the colors of paint on a cloth.

This is the result of testing setacolor paints.

I see Monet's Flower Garden in this cloth...

The Glads are in bloom by the Thread Shed

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn