A Quilted Forest...

If you missed out on seeing this incredible exhibit of tree quilts at the Oregon State Fair, here is your chance to take a virtual trip through the forest.

Enjoy the Slideshow...

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CLICK HERE to view The Mary's River Quilt Guild

CLICK HERE to view The Harlan Valley Quilters

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CLICK HERE to view Fabric Painting

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Adventures in Jello Printing Class

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If you missed out on the Jello Printing Class in June

Here is your chance to take it...

Saturday, October 16, 2010

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main, P.O. Box 333Philomath, OR 97370-0333
(541) 929-3795

Please call to reserve your place in class.

Black Fern

Class Sample

Country Road

Class Sample

Sanctuary

Class Sample

CLICK HERE to view Student Work from the June Class

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Rust Dyeing a Culvert Screen...

One last Rusting Experiment...

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It's inside this large bundle in the back yard...

Cement Blocks are placed on top to keep pressure on the fabric so it makes contact with the rusty metal.

This has been here for 3 days in very hot weather, which makes the rusting go faster.

Cement Blocks and Plastic Removed:

Lots of Rusty Color...

The Fabric is still wet with Vinegar at this point...

Detail View of Wet Rusty Fabric

After Drying Overnight...

The Culvert Screen underneath the fabric created a beautiful rusty grid across the surface of the fabric

I flipped the fabric over to the back side...

The rusting looks different on the back side.

Where the fabric touched the metal, it created white marks.

Detail View of Back side of Rusted Fabric

This is a 2 yard piece of rusted fabric.

Quite a variety of rusting designs throughout this one piece.

Tips: The culvert screen was very rusty to start with.

The weather was very warm, which helps the rusting process.

The bundle was wrapped tightly in plastic to keep it wet.

Heavy blocks were placed on top to keep pressure on the fabric to remain in contact with the rusty screen.

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CLICK HERE to view Rusted Leaf Quilt

CLICK HERE to view Art Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Farm Images

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Wood.....shrinks

Remember this beautiful wood bark I posted about earlier in August?

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I had big plans to paint it and make prints on fabric...

But...

It shrunk & curled up

The mostly flat pieces of bark are now all curled and shriveled up.

I set the bark aside while we finished up our wood cutting and it dried out.

So....I am on the look out for fresh bark to print with.

Wood Pile

The wood is all cut and split.

It will have the month of September to season.

Then we will bring it home to the wood shed.

This is an image of the wood pile from up above:

We went up on the ridge above and looked down...

This image is with the camera zoomed in.

This image is looking down on the woodpile...

This is where I spent most of the month of August

Lots of Thistles up above on the ridge...

Honey Bee

Thistles are beginning to bloom

As always, I enjoy sharing my photography.

Feel free to use it in your personal art work if you like.

Images are uploaded at high resolution and will print out nicely.

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CLICK HERE to see how a Wood Splitter operates

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CLICK HERE to view Baby Quilts

CLICK HERE to view Machine Applique work

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Rust Fabrics Ready to Use...

The Rust Dyed Fabrics have been

Washed, Dried & Ironed

They are yummy soft and gorgeous!

Rust Dyes are 2 sided fabrics.

They look different on the front and the back.

It is like having 2 fabrics in one...

Click Images to Enlarge:

Side 1 is a bit Darker

Side 1 Close-Up View

Flip it over...

Side 2 is Lighter

These are the flat metal strips:

Side 1 is Darker

Side 2 is Lighter

Side 1 of the stove grate

It is a bit darker...

Side 2 of the stove grate

It is a bit lighter, no dark marks

You have your choice of which side to use.

This is such a beautiful color of rust.

I also like the overall pattern that was created.

A favorite piece...

I am drawn to circles and curves

Approx 7 Yards of Rust Dye Fabric...

Ready to put into Quilted Textile Art this winter.

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CLICK HERE to view the Rust Fabric Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view Rusted Leaf Quilt

CLICK HERE to view the Rusted Cow Pony Quilt

CLICK HERE to view Sun Dyeing

CLICK HERE to view Tutorials

CLICK HERE to view Art Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Rust Dyeing Results...

Sunday I spent the day soaking fabric in vinegar, wrapping rusty objects inside the fabric, then bundling it up tight in plastic bags to rust outside in the hot sunshine.

48 Hours later...this is what I found:

Enjoy the Slideshow

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Rust Dyeing Tips:

* Choose very rusty items.

* Soak fabric in vinegar before wrapping rusty items inside.

* You can also sprinkle rock salt inside the bundle.

* Odd shaped items should be wrapped with cord or wire to keep the fabric tightly wound around the rusty items.

* Wrap the bundle inside a plastic bag.

* Very HOT weather makes the rusting process go quickly.

* Place the bundles outside in the sunshine for 2 - 5 days.

* It was in the 90's here, so my fabric rusted in 2 days.

* After the rusting process, Soak the fabrics in a bucket of water with 1 cup of baking soda for a few hours.

* Rinse Rusted Fabrics outside with a hose, then place in the washing machine & dryer.

* Rusted Fabrics will lighten up after washing.

CLICK HERE to view these fabrics WASHED, DRIED & IRONED

CLICK HERE to view Rust Hunting

CLICK HERE to view the Cow Pony Quilt

CLICK HERE to view Classes

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Rust,

LuAnn