Calypso.......Borders & Basted

I made it back out to the Thread Shed Yesterday:

Day 4

I am auditioning border fabrics for the Calypso Quilt

I decided on green fabrics:

I pulled a few greens out of the cupboard to see if

any of them would work...

Border Fabrics on left side:

I decided to go with a lighter shade of green.

I can't be too choosy as I live a distance from town,

so need to rely on what is in my stash...

I found 4 lighter green fabrics...

Each side of the quilt will have a different border fabric.

I went right to work adding the borders:

With Borders the Quilt Measures

96 x 96 inches

I have 4 days into this quilt so far...

Today I took the Calypso Quilt Top down to

the community hall to get it spray basted:

The blue batik fabric is for the back side of the quilt.

I am using yummy wool batting.

My sister helped me get it all spray basted.

Tomorrow I will get it under the needle and begin

the machine quilting...

Gunnr wishes to thank ALL of you who sent your well wishes!

He is recovering nicely from his surgery.

He knows first hand how comforting a

Quilt can truly be.

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Gunnr.......Surgery

Progress on the Calypso Quilt has come to a stand still...

Gunnr spent the day at the veterinarian's yesterday:

Part of his front foot was amputated...

He was not feeling well last night...

We took turns comforting him to help him sleep.

The sun is shining brightly this morning!

Gunnr seems better too:

He is wearing a wool sock on his foot to prevent him from chewing his bandages.

It seems to be working so far.

(He was afraid of the big, plastic collar from the vets office, so we had to try something else....the wool sock)

I am hoping to get back out to the Thread Shed soon to continue with the piecing on the Calypso Quilt.

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CLICK HERE to view: Calypso Quilt....In Progress

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Calypso......New Design

10 am

I walked into the Thread Shed...

Day 3

This is what the quilt blocks looked like on the design wall:

I started playing around with the extra blocks on the table:

I like this vertical design...

So I moved all of the blocks around on the design wall:

This appeals to me.

I will continue with this lay out...

I pieced 51 more key hole blocks today.

Look what the mail man delivered today:

Extension Table for my Featherweight 221

I put it into use immediately:

Lots more surface area to work on.

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One of my students made me this pincushion:

It's great when I am moving back and forth from the

design wall to the sewing machine.

I always have my pins where I need them!

Thanks Kathy.

Did you get your 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar?

It's time to turn to the month of February...

Guess who is Mr. February?

This is Gunnr, our Calendar Boy!

I just love his face...

and so did everyone at Quilting Arts Magazine!

13 Rows Pieced so far...

I need to add 2 more rows.

It is 6pm and I am quitting for the day:

There are a total of 160 key hole blocks.

I am using 105 for the Calypso quilt.

That leaves 55 leftover blocks.....I am thinking lap quilt.

More to come...

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Cutting Directions for Blocks:

Center strips are cut 2.5 x 8.5 inches

End strips are cut 2.5 x 6.5 inches

This creates an unfinished block size: 6.5 x 12.5 inches

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso......109 Blocks Pieced

Monday I pieced 44 Blocks for the

Calypso Quilt...

Day 2

This morning I threw the 44 blocks up on the design wall

just to get a feel of the colorways...

I am enjoying working with these tropical flavors...

Today, Tuesday, I pieced 65 more key hole blocks...

I threw a few more up on the design wall:

This orientation is subject to change...

I may set them up completely different...

This is what awaits me tomorrow morning:

When I left the Thread Shed at 6pm...

109 Blocks Completed

Lots more to go...

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CLICK HERE to view: Flowers for My Sissy....Sherry's Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calypso.......New Quilt Project

I am chasing my tail on a new quilt project:

Day 1

600 Strips Cut and Ready to Piece...

I chose fabrics in the shades of:

Coconut Browns

Key Lime Greens

Ocean Blues

Sounds so tropical...

Our son, Nicholas, has a birthday in February...

Hoping to have his " Calypso " quilt finished soon!

Wish me Luck

More to come...

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CLICK HERE to view: Nicholas' Graduation Quilt 2001

CLICK HERE to view: Heath's Graduation Quilt 2003

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Wedding Ring Quilt.......57 Footballs

I am making some progress on this

Double Wedding Ring Quilt...

57 Footballs or Melon Shapes done...

I think I need 80 footballs for a full size quilt...

Now that I see it up on the design wall...

I think I will make it bigger.

Probably 40 more footballs, who knows.

I am enjoying the process.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Snow Dyeing......Part 2

After the snow...

came a storm....

then a flood...

No Power & No Water

The Snow Dyed Fabrics batched for a few days.

Here are the results of my Snow Dye Session:

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CLICK HERE to view: Snow Dyeing Part 1

CLICK HERE to view: Storm, No Power, No Water

CLICK HERE to view: Storm Chasing Slideshow

CLICK HERE to view: Kathi's Snow Dyeing Results

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi