This is my entry for the October 2010
Bloggers Quilt Festival
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" Stormy"
By: LuAnn Kessi
To view a slideshow and watch Stormy in the making
Friday, October 29, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Gunnr with his Portrait....
This is how I spent the morning...
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Gunnr's Portrait Quilt
2010
Quilted and ready for an edge treatment.
I am considering just a facing...
Gunnr doesn't appear to be overly impressed with his portrait, but I am just tickled with it.
I am also anxious to get busy with the Neocolors II crayons again soon!
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Monday, October 25, 2010
3 Quilt Tops...
Each Monday I spend the day with my local quilt guild
The Harlan Valley Quilters
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This is the view on the way to the sheep barn...
Autumn has arrived here in Western Oregon
Sheep Barn
I managed to work on 3 different quilt tops today.
It was a good day and I made some progress.
CLICK HERE to view my day
CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Portrait on Fabric.....Gunnr
This face is a constant source of daily entertainment in our house!
Gunnr
4 yr old Boxer
Altered in Photoshop Elements
Using the Photocopy filter.
Printed on Fabric
CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Tutorial
Using Neocolor II Crayons
to color in Gunnr's Fabric Portrait
Very much like coloring in a child's color book
The printed photo is a big help in determining which colors to use in which areas.
His face has lots of light and dark areas.
5 different shades of brown crayons are used to color in his face and body.
Textile Medium & Water
Mixed together 1 part water & 1 part textile medium
Applied with a small paint brush
The Neocolor II are richer and darker after the Textile Medium is applied.
Hair Dryer
Drying Gunnr before I do the background coloring
5 Different shades of blue for the background
Lightest to Darkest Blue from Top to Bottom
Textile Medium Mixture brightened up those blues.
Time to audition Border Fabrics...
Gel Glue Resist Fabric
This is whimsical and fun!
Paintstik Fabric.....1
Paintstik Fabric.....2
Paintstik Fabric......3
Paintstik Fabric......4
The gold in the paintstik circle brings out the gold highlights in Gunnr's hair.
This is the background I will use...
Now... to find a backing fabric and get this layered with batting.
To print your image like a coloring page:
Import the image into Photo shop.
Using your filters: double click photocopy.
This will remove all of the color.
You now have a coloring page image to print out on fabric.
Click Here to view a Photoshop Elements Tutorial
CLICK HERE to view Paintstik Play Day
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Grasshoppers & Yard Work...
We spent the day getting the flowerbeds cleaned out and put to bed for the winter months...
Here is a little journal quilt I put together with
Neocolor II Crayons
It is a sample for a class later this month.
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Grasshopper
The ivy and vines were taking over!
The flower bed in front of the house...
The flower bed in back of the house...
Hollyhock.......Seeds
Those little round pods are full of seeds.
I pull them apart and the seeds fall out.
I air dry them for a week or so, then put them in a container for planting in the spring.
Cleaning out the front flower bed.
We filled the pick up bed twice!
Front flower bed cleaned out.
When the leaves fall off those trees...
We rake them onto the flower beds for mulch.
Thread Shed
All trimmed up...
I will miss the flowers this winter...
But without yard work to do, there will be lots of time to spend INSIDE the Thread Shed this winter.
Once these October Glory maple leaves are pressed in the phone book...
I will be able to use them over the winter months for jello printing, leaf printing, foiling and lots more......fun!
The best part of all this yard work is...
I trim all the fresh flowers and bring them indoors to enjoy.
Dahlias & Hydrangeas
I rarely cut fresh flowers in the summer months,
so this is a real treat to enjoy these flowers indoors for the next few days.
Pink Dinner Plate Dahlia
My Grampa told me, "When you work, you find money".
It was true, when I would clean out the couch cushions, I would find money!
I also believe, "When you work, you find beauty".
I am a little tired and sore tonight, but I am enjoying the flower bouquets in the house.
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Flowers,
LuAnn
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