Portrait Quilts......Progress

I am enjoying working on portrait quilts again.

Captain America

This one is ready to go under the needle...

I really like the back side of Captain America too!

I work with the photo image closely as I quilt into the portrait.

At this point the starry background and the hair are quilted...

I am rounding up a few more portraits to take along with me to class next week:

Turkey Boy.......Front Side

Turkey Boy.....Back Side

Old School......Front Side

Old School.....Back Side

Wild Horses.......Front Side

Wild Horses......Back Side

This looks wild doesn't it?

This is a recycled fabric. I flipped the misprint over and printed the horses on the other side of the misprint.....it worked. It made for a interesting back side.

Today I am working with student images in Photoshop to alter them and get them printed onto fabric. Class is next Saturday.....I better get with it!

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CLICK HERE to view: Play Days

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Portrait.......Captain America

Just a quick peek to show you what I am working on

for the Portrait Class next week:

This image lends itself beautifully to a fabric portrait.

It is well-lit, close-up, in focus....and melts my heart.

Here is the image after it was opened in Photoshop Elements 4,

altered and printed on fabric.

Last night I added some color and painted it:

At this point it is ready to be quilted....that's what I am doing today.

The child in this photo named her new puppy Captain America.

He does look like he is her protector.

I couldn't resist adding the stars to the background.

More.....after it is quilted!

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CLICK HERE to view: Neocolor II

CLICK HERE to view: Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class Slide show

CLICK HERE to view: Challenge Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Portraits,

LuAnn Kessi

Sewing Tour....2012

This is an inspiration...

It worked for me.......it is 5:30 am......I am on my way out to the Thread Shed!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Portrait Quilt.......Turkey Boy

I decided to create a new class sample for my

Portrait Quilt Class later this month...

I took this photo 18 years ago of my son, Heath.

The Harlan Turkey Boy

This is the image after altering it in Photoshop Elements 4

and printing it on Cotton Sateen Fabric.

I removed the clothesline, dog and another boy in the background

of the photo to simplify things.

The face and arms are colored in with Neocolor II Crayons.

I have my own blend of colors to create flesh tones...

The hair is colored in...

The pants are colored in....

I took artistic license and changed the color of the pants.

I also changed the color of the shirt from white to red...

At this point the turkey and the grass are also colored in.

I have added a new color tool to my tool box:

Inktense Blocks

Just like Inktense Pencils.....but BIGGER!

Inktense Blocks cover a larger area much quicker than the pencils.

They made short work of the big sky area in this portrait.

At this point the entire portrait has been colored in with

Neocolor II Crayons and Inktense Blocks:

I am 2 hours and 45 minutes into this portrait so far...

Let's move on to painting the portrait:

Heath and the turkey's head are painted...

Check out how intense the red becomes when painted.

Now you see why I changed the color of the shirt...

The shirt is completely painted at this point...

Let's paint the turkey:

The turkey is dark and rich looking now...

The grass is painted.

At this point the portrait is completely painted:

It took 1 hour and 15 minutes to paint the portrait.

4 hours total to add color to this fabric portrait.

I need a snack before I begin the quilting!

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CLICK HERE: Portrait Class Information

CLICK HERE: Photoshop Elements 4 Tutorial

CLICK HERE: Inktense Block Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Portrait Class.....January 21, 2012

Start off the New Year Creatively....

Take my Portrait Quilt Class

January 21, 2012

Adventures in Portrait Quilts

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, OR

Only 20 days until Class...

Sign Up Now at JLC

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Portraits

LuAnn

Science and Art.......Together

Science and Art.....come Together

For everyone who sews for the AAQI, I know you do so because you care deeply about finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Let me assure you that what you do matters. Every single stitch counts. Your art touches people in a most special way. Just look at the faces of the people below holding the quilts you made!

University of Michigan

Research Team

with Ami Simms

It is unusual for researchers and those who fund them to ever meet. AAQI volunteers have had this opportunity three times. It is an extremely rewarding experience.

CLICK HERE: Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

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CLICK HERE: From Heartbreak to Hope Video

CLICK HERE: Sparrow - Inktense Portrait on Fabric

CLICK HERE: Purple Name Quilt on The Quilt Show

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Corded Edge Treatment...

I am always looking for new edge treatments 

for my art quilts.

For the last year I have been using a cord bound edge 

treatment for most of my portrait quilts.

Cord Bound Edge Treatment

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I hope this adds a new technique to your 

Quilter's Tool Box.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn