Quilting.......Baby Quilt

We are expecting a new baby in our family...

My niece is expecting a baby boy!

She is decorating the nursery with farm animals.

I found this fabric panel in my cupboard...

I bought it from Daisy Kingdom 12 years ago.

Daisy Kingdom......Tractor Teddy Quilt Panel

Quilt Panels are fast and FUN!

They are a great way to try out new

quilting techniques you want to experiment with.

I want to try the Bump-Back method of feathers.

With a panel, I can relax and try this feathering technique.

This Variations Teddy Brown Variegated Thread

should be just right on this fabric panel.

This $5 fabric panel quilted up nicely...

I fumbled around stitching out the 

bump-back feathers

in the border, but became more comfortable with the

technique by the time I was all done.

I stitched random plumes into the interior portion

of the quilt...

I wanted to put lots of stitching into this quilt

so it will hold up after years of washing.

I chose a black print fabric for the binding.

Once the label is sewn on,

I can get this in the mail to my niece.

CLICK HERE to view the Label

I wasn't alone while I stitched today...

The yearling cattle are just outside the Thread Shed...

They are good company for me while I sew!

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view:  Bump Back Feather Video 1

CLICK HERE to view:  Bump Back Feather Video 2

CLICK HERE to view:  Baby Feathers Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  Transportation Baby Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  Cotton Candy & Bubbles Baby Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Gelli Printing.........Found Objects

Work in the hay fields has come to a screeching halt...

It has been raining for two days!

With extra time on my hands, I pulled out

the Gelli Arts plate:

Today I am using the Jacquard Lumiere Textile Paints...

I made a few hand made stamps from objects I find:

I found a bag full of rubber rings at the thrift store.

I glued the rings to a piece of plastic.

Made a great stamp!

The thrift store also had a pkg of chipboard letters

that I glued to a piece of plastic.

The hardware store had a huge pkg of felt circles.

I glued them to a piece of plastic I cut from the bottom of

a disposable food container.

 It didn't take long to make a dozen prints on fabric:

The Gelli Arts plate is 8 x 10 inches.

If you create your own gelatin plate, you can make it

any size you want.

I also came across this plastic garden screen.

Makes negative grid lines across the printed fabric.

This fabric was printed with the red rubber mat and

the black plastic garden screen.

These prints were created with a wire BBQ screen

and circles cut from freezer paper.

This print was made with a plastic screen from a food smoker and the chipboard letter stamp.

These prints were made with freezer paper circles

and the rubber ring stamp.

 Detail Images of a few of the prints on fabric:

FUN printing with FOUND OBJECTS!

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CLICK HERE:  How to make Gelatin Printing Plate

CLICK HERE:  Gelli Arts Printing Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  Gelatin Printing Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  My review of the Gelli Arts Plate

CLICK HERE:  My Gelatin/Jello Printing Class Slide Show

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Gelli Printing on Fabric...

I came in from the hay field today and wanted

a creative fix...

I thought I would give this new Gelli Plate

a whirl...

I have printed on natural Gelatin/Jello plates 

for a few years.

Let's do a review of the Gelli Plate...

It is convenient, so is a good choice tonight 

when I am tired.

Just open the package and take out the 

Gelli printing plate.

The textile paint rolls on smoothly, just like when

I use the natural gelatin/jello plate.

I get a good, crisp print on fabric.

The only difference I experienced between a

Gelatin/Jello plate vs Gelli Plate

is the Gelli Plate dries out quickly...

A natural gelatin plate is moist, giving you
lots of open time with the paint.

Next time, I may add extender to the textile paint to give me more time to work before 

the paint dries out.

You need to plan out the materials you will use 
as a resist, or to make a mark 
before you roll the paint on...

then, roll on the paint and work quickly 

before it dries.

The Gelli Plate cleans up easily...

by the time I printed the ghost print, 
the plate was nearly clean.

Then I use a wipee to get the little bit of paint left around the edges.

For spur of the moment creativity,

the Gelli Plate is great!

For planned printing, I would 

choose the natural gelatin plate.  

I can make a larger size plate, and

I have all the open time I need while working 

with the paint.

Now....who is going to clean up this creative zone?

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

CLICK HERE to view:  Gelatin Printing Slide Show

CLICK HERE to view:  Gelli Arts Tutorial

CLICK HERE:  Watch me create a Jello Printed Quilt


May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Hay Field...

During Hay Season there isn't much time for

The Thread Shed...

Through the camera lens I am able to get my 

creative mojo in gear...

This is a fence line around the hay field...

It's all the inspiration I need today...

 Gunnr and I are the Fire Crew:

We watch over the hay field...

Fire Trailer

Brad is baling round bales today...

6 foot Round Bales

Weight: 800 - 1,000 lbs.

When the bale is done, the tail gate opens...

The bale rolls out...

This is the inside of the baler...

8 Belts...each 40 feet long

 The tail gate closes...

and he's off to make the next bale

Gunnr stays cool in the green grass at the edge

of the hay field

This is the view toward home:

We are in the hay field across the river from our house...

At the day's end, we cross the river...

to home.

As always, I am happy to share my
photography.  If you are inspired, feel free
to use these images in your personal art work.

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CLICK HERE to view:  Class Samples

CLICK HERE to view:  Fabric Dyeing

CLICK HERE to view:  My Cord Bound Edge Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi