Raffle Quilt.... Applique Done

This quilt top needs something...

Raffle Quilt Top

Created By:

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Let's see where the day takes us...

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Time to do some sketching

A flower design might work...

I am tracing out the flower shapes onto Fusible Web

Steam A Seam Lite 2

Tracing is done...

Time to audition flower fabrics...

A few more fabrics that might work...

I had a tough time finding fabrics in my stash that would match the color values in this quilt top...I feel my fabrics somewhat limit me at this point.

Fusible Web Applique Shapes Cut Out and Ready to Fuse onto Fabrics

The first flower will be blue and scrappy...

The blue plaid fabrics coordinate nicely with the background

Pink Flower has been started...

Another layer of petals has been added...

Blue Flower is done...

Pink Flower is done...

Auditioning Stem Fabrics...

This green goes nicely with the rest of the fabrics.

I will use it for the flower stems...

The stems are drawn free-hand.

I placed fusible web on the quilt, then drew the stems where they needed to be.

Again, drawing on the fusible web for the stem design needed.

There is no pattern, I am designing as I go...

Time to add some leaves...

With these large applique shapes, I was able to cut most everything free hand with the rotary cutter.

It is much faster and easier than using scissors.

A few leaves have been added...

Applique Work is complete...

The only thing left to do is fuse it all down with the iron!

Oh Yes, there is one other thing...

Clean up the Mess !

The stitch work begins tomorrow...

More to come ~

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LuAnn

Oregon State Fair...

Summer is not complete until we spend a day at the fair

Here are a few highlights from our day:

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Feathers filling up a square...

Feathers filling up a square...

Flowers & Vines Quilting

This one took my breath away...

I wish I could have captured it better with the camera

Gorgeous Free-Form Feathers

Bubble Quilting in the background helps the feathers pop out

Same quilt....from a distance

McTavish style background quilting

So much texture...

A new twist on a feathered wreath...

Couching always grabs my attention...

Rotary Cutting without a Ruler...

Hooked Rug

Brad's favorite in the textile display...

Pies...

Another one of Brad's favorite displays

This poster inspires me to create a quilted textile...

Wild Horses

Ready to Adopt...

Our favorite part of the fair each year:

6-Horse Hitch

6 Tons of horse flesh in front of that wagon...

Not a sight you see just any day.

Belgian Horse

A Gentle Giant

This Ram has a Double Curl

Tuff Enuff to wear PINK

A day at the fair.......lots of Inspiration!

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LuAnn

Organizing Supplies...

You can make one of these word collages

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Class Supplies are useless if you can't find what you need:

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I keep them organized in the garage.

To date there are 32 labeled tote boxes

Our weather is cooling, so it was time to box up the sun dyeing supplies and store them away until next summer:

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Warm weather is also best for Rust Dyeing:

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Last year I started embellishing textile art with metal objects:

It was time to put all of the metal objects into their own tote box, get it labeled and stacked in the garage.

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Nearly every class requires these:

At the start of each class, the tables are covered with Drop Cloths

During class and at the end of class, we are cleaning up painting supplies, stencils, brushes, stamps, etc.

I never leave home without these two tote boxes

This year I started experimenting with Shiva Paintstiks and Neocolors II:

I have collected different objects for Rubbings

They create incredible texture on cloth

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I even need containers to store containers!

I recycle food containers to hold paints, water, to dye in, etc.

With summer coming to a close, I have been picking and pressing botanicals:

This winter when I need a leaf, fern or flower...

they will be stored in this tote box ready to use.

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I wasn't able to take the dogs for a ride today...

luckily they are happy to just be in the pick up:

I peeked inside, between organizing supplies, and found them napping together

Gunnr's head is bigger than Suzy's entire body

Simple Pleasures...

Napping in the Pick Up

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LuAnn

Cowboy Flavor...

We spent the weekend cooking Cowboy Style

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What a wonderful afternoon in the backyard with family, friends and neighbors...

Brad and I are standing in the back with our niece.

We are all savoring the last of our sunny days here in

Western Oregon

It was a beautiful day to be outdoors cooking over the fire.

I haven't spent much time in the Thread Shed this summer.

Each sunny day found me outdoors sun dyeing, rust dyeing, collecting and pressing botanicals.

I need to get reacquainted with my sewing machine, I feel a bit rusty.

I have a few quilt show deadlines looming ahead in the next few months...

But for now, I am enjoying sunshine, good friends and yummy food.

I am also enjoying the last of the flowers blooming in the yard.

I miss them so over the winter months.

I do have plans to incorporate flower images into some textile art.

Take time to make the most of the sunshine!

Howdy from all of us in Oregon

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LuAnn