You Can Do....Anything !

I have a new Muse....

Her name is Sadie...

Please listen closely:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Inspiration,

LuAnn Kessi

Visitors...

We have visitors today...

Just outside the back door...

Along the banks of the Big Elk River:

Canadian Geese

Be sure to click images to enlarge

See the goose on the far left...

He is the Sentry.

He stands guard while the other birds eat and rest

The Sentry rests on one foot, but never eats or sleeps...

The geese have landed here to eat and rest before they continue their journey.

We have spent a wonderful morning watching the geese.

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CLICK HERE to view The Bald Eagle on the Big Elk River

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CLICK HERE to view Journal Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Oregon Snow.........Slideshow

Our recent snowfall has inspired me to gather together all of our snow photos from the last few years and put them together into a slideshow...

Enjoy !

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CLICK HERE to view Cattle Drive in the Snow Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view The Thread Shed

CLICK HERE to view Jello Printing Class Slideshow

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Mixed Media Class......May 21, 2011

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Adventures in Mixed Media Art Quilts

Instructor: LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, May 21, 2011

9:30 - 4:00

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath, Oregon 97370

541-929-3795 Call to Register for Class

Class Description:

Come and experience the fun of incorporating fabric, paper, wood, metal and fibers into your quilts.

Start out with an inspiration: birds, flowers, horses, dogs, etc. and build on that theme by adding layers of interesting found objects.

Instructor will provide the found objects, you will bring your inspiration as a starting point.

Learn simple techniques to bring your quiltmaking skills to the next level of Mixed Media.

You will create a journal size quilt in class.

Come into JLC and view the Mixed Media Quilts on display!

Beginner Level class, however, you will need sewing machine skills to do simple machine quilting later in the class.

Lab Fee $15 to cover supplies used during class.

Class Supply List:

Mixed Media Journal Quilt Class

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop, Philomath Oregon

Saturday, May 21, 2011

9:30 - 4:00

Choose a theme for your journal quilt: Birds, Flowers, Animals, whatever you are interested in.

Bring along a photo, magazine cut out, an actual object etc. of your theme inspiration.

Sewing Machine cleaned and in good working order w/Manual

Free Motion Darning Foot for machine quilting

Topstitch Sewing Machine Needles

Variety of thread colors in cotton or polyester

Basic Sewing & Rotary Cutting Supplies (fabric & paper scissors, rulers, cutters, etc)

Variety of Fat Quarter Fabrics (you may want to wait until after class begins to choose fat quarters from the quilt shop that coordinate with your theme.)

Batting - very thin cotton (approx. the size of a fat quarter of fabric 18x22)

1/2 yard Fusible Web

Glue Stick

Smock or Apron

Sack Lunch

Instructor will provide the mixed media objects: Paper, metal, cording, fibers & various findings.

(There is a $15 lab fee to cover the cost of these items)

Students will learn:

To work with a theme and create a journal size quilt to reflect that theme.

Techniques for incorporating unconventional objects on your quilt surface.

Basting your quilt layers together

How to work with various thread types and colors.

Couching Cording & Fibers to the quilt surface.

Free Motion Quilting for Art Style Quilts

Corded Binding Technique

Fast Fused Binding Technique & Label

Various Hanging Options for Displaying your Quilt.

We will also be playing with Stamping on Tea Bags!

CLICK HERE to view Tea Bag Stamping

Visit my blog to view my Mixed Media Sample Quilts:

The Audition Bird Quilt: http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/2010/03/quilting-mixed-media-bird-quilt.html

In The Moment Rust Quilt: http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/2010/03/mixed-media-rust-quilt.html

Life's Doorways Horse Quilt: http://luannkessi.blogspot.com/2010/04/mixed-media-horse-quiltdone.html

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Please contact me if you have any questions.

LuAnn Kessi

kessi@pioneer.net

Cattle Drive......in the Snow

We are moving cattle today...

Come along for the ride!

Enjoy the Slideshow:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Snow Day.....2011

Remember as a child when you woke up in the morning

to find out school had been cancelled...

because of a SNOW DAY !

Welcome to My World:

7 am I stepped out the back door

and this is what I saw...

Little Snow Cakes on top of the fence posts!

Click Images to Enlarge !

Across the river the Cow Barns are covered in Snow

Gunnr was more than happy to join me outdoors:

He is staring over at the barn...

Gunnr is letting me know that he sees...

a yearling calf taking shelter in one of the horse stalls

This little yellow building is...

The happiest place on earth...

The Thread Shed

All of my quilted textiles are born in this building

Yes, I am a Jersey Girl Originally...

I have lived in Oregon for 30 years

Just outside the Thread Shed

Growing on the Arbor

These tiny little buds are braving the snow...

This is the corral fence just behind the Thread Shed.

The livestock are good company while I sew.

The corral fence makes a good perch for the birds.

Grape Arbor

CLICK HERE to view the Grape Arbor last fall

Luckily these little apple trees

haven't bloomed yet...

This is pretty much the tour around the yard...

I am heading back in to make some breakfast...

Gunnr and Suzy are ready to go back inside too !

After breakfast we are moving cattle...

I will post more images of the cattle drive when we get back!

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CLICK HERE to view:  Cattle Drive in the Snow

CLICK HERE to view the Thread Shed

CLICK HERE to view Birds

CLICK HERE to view more Snow Images

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Snow,

LuAnn

Quilting is not my only Passion...

If you have followed this blog for any length of time

you know that

Quilting is not my only passion...

Cattle, Horses and Dogs are a big part of our lives here on the farm.

These animals inspire my quilts,

and usually end up in my quilts.

I enjoy watching this video from time to time,

and thought it was time to share it with you.

This is the story of Skidboot...

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CLICK HERE to view our Dogs

CLICK HERE to view our Cattle

CLICK HERE to view our Horses

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Animals,

LuAnn