Inktense Portrait......Rose

It is baseball season again...

While my favorite guy watches the games...

I sit next to him with my lap desk and color with

Inktense Pencils

Life is Good !

Lastnight I colored and painted this rose.

It grows on our patio out back.

It was great fun to do all the shading on this flower

Border Fabric Audition 1

Paintstik Surface Design on Black Fabric

Border Fabric Audition 2

Hand Painted Fabric

I do like the watercolor appearance of this...

However, I just can't resist all the drama here !

Be sure to cover the Inktense Pencils & Paintstik with

Parchment Paper

It will protect your iron

I am using 2 layers of very thin batting...

Everyone is in their places...

We are ready start Machine Quilting:

Suzy & Gunnr sleep underneath the sewing machine table.

I plan to quilt this simply...

Let the gorgeous flower do all the talking:

I am outlining the rose petals in

24 KT Gold Rayon Thread

by Robinson Anton

Click Images to Enlarge:

The doubled batting helps the petals pop out.

I quilted a few wavy lines in the border area:

I didn't want the 24 Kt Gold Thread to compete with the

Paintstik surface design on the black border fabric

so I kept the border quilting simple.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor II Portrait.......Iris...Metallic Thread

Last week I completed the quilting on this

Neocolor II Iris Portrait

I lived with it for a few days and it just looked dull...

I recently purchased some

Madeira SuperTwist Metallic Thread...

The SuperTwist just makes this flower twinkle!

Now.....the Quilting is Done.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Just One Star...

Both of my Quilt Guilds are participating in:

Just One Star

Mary's River Quilt Guild in Philomath, OR

Harlan Valley Quilters, Harlan, OR

I printed out the pattern and decided to get to it:

Excellent Directions & Easy to Follow

Just One Star Block

I couldn't stand it...

I had to make one red and one blue block.

There is still time to make a star block.

The deadline is May 1, 2011

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sparrow......Alzheimer's Priority Quilt

This is the little Inktense Portrait

I finished yesterday...

I thought I would finish it today and donate it to

Alzheimer's Priority Quilt Auction

The Mary's River Quilt Guild

is planning an exhibit of

Alzheimer's Priority Quilts this summer.

The back side is just as pretty as the front...

After machine quilting... it is time to bind it:

I am couching a braided cord for the

Edge Treatment.

This quilt would be overwhelmed with a regular binding.

Detail of Braided Cord Binding Treatment

Sparrow

8.5 x 11 inches

Alzheimer's Priority Quilts

should be no larger than 9 x 12 inches

Back Side of Sparrow:

A metal picture hanger sewn to the back will make

it easy to display this little birdie.

Consider creating a little quiltlet to donate to:

Alzheimer's Priority Quilts

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Inktense Portrait.......Bird

Look what the mail man brought...

Inktense Pencils

Let's take them for a ride:

They come in a pretty metal tin...

The packaging makes it easy to lay them all out and see every color at once.

Let's try this little guy on for size...

I took this photo in February of a tiny sparrow

in the flowering cherry tree just outside our front door.

He is printed out on 8.5 x 11 inch Fabric and ready to color in

with the Inktense Pencils:

I had such a great time trying out the pencils...

I forgot to take in-progress photos.....sorry.

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I enjoyed taking the Inktense for a trial run.

The sharp points on the pencils will make it easier to do detail work, especially on human faces.

The Inktense pencils are just as vibrant as the Neocolor II Crayons.

They leave the fabric a bit softer than the Neocolor II.

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Look what is blooming just outside the Thread Shed:

Camellia Bush

The Camellia usually blooms in February,

but Spring has come a bit later to our little valley this year.

These might end up in an Inktense Portrait someday.

It was non-rainy here today so we mowed the lawn,

planted roses and 200 new bulbs.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Neocolor II Portrait.......Dorset Sheep

Last summer we spent a day at the

Oregon State Fair

One of our friends was exhibiting this gorgeous

Dorset Ram (sheep)

In the sheep industry his horns are known as a

Full Curl

I couldn't resist playing around with this image in

Photo Shop Elements 4:

Here is the ram printed out on 13 x 19 fabric

Now the fun begins...

At this point he is all colored in with

Neocolor II Water soluble Crayons

Now it is time to paint:

The right horn is painted...

Yes, these crayons have that much pigment in them.

Both horns are painted...

His body and the hay are painted...

Here is the Dorset Ram all painted in

I can't hardly stand myself...

I think I have to take him out to the Thread Shed

and get him under the needle!

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p.s. I will be teaching a Neocolor II Portrait class on June 18, 2011 at JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon.

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn