Thread Shed Clean Out.......Continues

Day 2

I spent 6 hours out in the Thread Shed today.

It was hard to get back in the door this morning.

I really tore it apart yesterday.

You have to make a BIG mess in order to

re-organize...

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Every flat surface had piles and piles of

quilting and art supplies on top of it

just waiting for me to make a decision...

Keep it? or Give it away?

I was in the right mood to get rid of things

I haven't used for awhile.

Several boxes were filled, loaded into the pick up

and are going to the Goodwill Store in town....

I enjoy giving old furniture a new life in the Thread Shed.

I use the old island from our kitchen as a cutting counter and to

store my stash of landscape fabrics.

I use two old antique cupboards to store my main fabric stash.

The cupboard doors close and keep the light and dust off the fabrics.

My son recently gave me his big TV cupboard,

since his new big screen TV doesn't fit inside it.

It has big double doors in the front.

Today I turned it into a media center for the Thread Shed.

The TV and DVD player fit inside, along with the stereo and speakers.

There is room for all of my Instructional DVD's, music, movies, audio books.

I just close the big doors and all of the mess and clutter are gone!

I spent the afternoon moving all of my textile paints and

surface design materials to a bigger cupboard.

It will be great to have it all in one place and be able

to get my hands on what I need very quickly.

By 5:00 I was cleaning off the design wall:

I removed this mountain landscape quilt I started years ago.

I have additional fabrics, along with the inspiration image.

30 x 36 inches

I would like to give it all away to one of you.

Please leave me a comment...

Gunnr will pick a winner out of his food dish next week!

I will continue working on the Thread Shed.

If I remember the camera, I will take a few

in-progress photos to post here soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Time for a change....

Today I spent the day in the Thread Shed...

I emptied out cupboards...

I emptied out drawers...

Two cupboards were removed from the room...

One new cupboard was moved in...

I am busy sorting......

I am busy organizing...

I am creating a new working environment for myself...

It has been over 10 years since

I moved into the Thread Shed...

It's.......Time for a Change.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Clean Up Cloth.......Sun Printing

My favorite part of working with Textile Paints

is creating

Clean Up Cloths

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Clean Up Cloth

Stewart Gill Colourise Paint

Last week, at the end of a painting session, I put all of the

leftover paint on a white piece of fabric.

Sometimes I wet the white fabric first, and sometimes I don't.

This time I left the white fabric dry, then poured the leftover

paint all over it and scrunched up the fabric.

I also sprinkled a little kosher salt on top.

The secret is to put it out in the sun.

That is when the magic happens.

Allow it to completely dry.

When you open it up you have a lovely

batik-like fabric.

Press it with a hot iron to set the paint.

Stewart Gill offers an excellent line of textile paints.

However, so does Pebeo/Setacolors

and Dye-Na-Flow.

They all perform well for Sun Printing on Fabric.

I have no affiliation with these products.

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CLICK HERE to view Rust Dyeing

CLICK HERE to view Flour Paste Resist

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Adventures in Portrait Quilts........Class Slideshow

Saturday found me in Philomath, Oregon at

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop (JLC)

JLC has an ongoing series of classes:

Adventures in Art Quilting

Today I lead a class in

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

Check out the slideshow below to see how our day went:

This digital slideshow created with Smilebox

Many Thanks to my students for sharing their art and to JLC for their beautiful classroom space.

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CLICK HERE to view Neocolor II Portrait Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view Cord Bound Edge Tutorial

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Portrait Class......Saturday

I should have been home packing for class tomorrow,

but I spent the day working cattle...

I do love working with the animals,

so I rarely miss the spring round up.

We arrived home at 3:30...

" Gunnr "

Neocolor II Portrait on Fabric

Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class

I went right out to the Thread Shed and began organizing and

packing for the portrait class tomorrow.

7:30 pm I walked in the door and started dinner.

It is now 8:30 and I am showered and heading to bed.

See you in class in the morning!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Taking time to....Celebrate !

The Thread Shed has been oddly quiet and still

for the last few weeks...

I haven't touched a spool of thread or a yard of fabric

I don't even miss the hum of the sewing machine...

We are gathering together for a special event...

Brad, Heath, LuAnn

Celebrating our son's college graduation !

The back yard is full of family and friends...

Nicholas, LuAnn, Heath

We are all so proud of you HEATH

YOU DID IT !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Celebrations,

LuAnn

Gunnr........Mr. February

Meet Mr. February

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" Gunnr "

by LuAnn Kessi

We just found out Gunnr is February in the

2012 Quilting  Calendar

Theme: Feeling Pet-ty

Our son, Nicholas, brought Gunnr home 4 years ago on his birthday.

It is extra fun that Gunnr is Mr. February as

Nicholas was born in February.

Gunnr's portrait quilt was colored and painted on white fabric,

then machine quilted.

Gunnr does not seem to be overly impressed with his quilt,

but I am just tickled .

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn