Quilting Designs.....Sketch Book

Sometimes I just doodle in my

Sketch Books of Quilting Designs...

And....sometimes I want to explore a doodle further...

On the left side of the page....I simplified the doodle

On the right side I filled in the design with plumes

Left side.....doodle

Right side.....filled in with plumes

I have sketch books all over the house and in

the Thread Shed...

Whenever an inspiration comes....I draw it out.

To organize all of the designs and ideas, the inside cover of the sketch book is like a table of contents or a glossary...

I categorize the designs,

then record the page number where I can find them in

the sketch book.

Afraid to start a sketch book because you don't know what to put on the first page?  

I hear that a lot.

Start from the back page and work your way forward...

It works!  Try it!

 This is a view of the hay field from the living room window:

There are more than hay bales in there tonight...

The elk have moved in...

Cows, Calves & Bulls

I didn't have the zoom lens on the camera,

so this is the best I could do by cropping

the image on the computer...

This means...

it is time to load up and truck the bales to winter storage.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi

Green Quilt......Piecing the Top

Day 6

I started piecing these green and white blocks back in April...

They were put aside the last couple of months.

I have been itching to get back to them!

 I began piecing them this evening...

Estimated size is 108 inches square

The darkest blocks will go around the outside edges,

creating somewhat of a border treatment.

The quilt top needs to be put together in 
block sections,

rather than rows, to make the design work.

This is a FUN one!

More to come...

Hydrangea by the Thread Shed:

These are a lavender blue color...

 There are also pink blooms:

Always happy to share the beauty!

Feel free to use these images in your personal art work.

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CLICK HERE to view:  Discharging Fabric

CLICK HERE to view:  Thermofax Screen Printing

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Baby Quilt.....Label

I spent the early evening in the Thread Shed...

stitching the label onto the back of the baby quilt...

I am running it up to the mailbox this morning.

It will arrive in time for the baby shower!

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CLICK HERE to view:  My Quilt Label Tutorial

CLICK HERE to view:  Machine Quilting this baby quilt

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CLICK HERE to view:  Fabric Painting

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Hydrangea...

The purple hydrangea in front of the house

are really putting on a show...

I hope these images will inspire you!

Feel FREE to use them in your personal art work...

The bloom is yellow green for the first few days...

Then it begins to turn purple...

After a week, the bloom looks like this...

These images have been downloaded at a

high resolution...

Click on the images to enlarge them!

Gunnr relaxing with a magazine

His head is so big, he just has to rest it somewhere!

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CLICK HERE to view:  My Quilted Zipper Bag Tutorial

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Green Quilt.....Trimming the Blocks

Day 5

I am in the hay fields today...

The rain here in Western Oregon has put a damper

on the hay making.

The sun is back today, so we are raking and baling.

Last night I pulled all the Green Quilt Blocks

off the design wall...

Green Quilt

It is time to get them trimmed to size...

80 Blocks  6.5 inches

40 Blocks   12.5 inches

Once the hay is in the barn...

I can get these blocks up on the design wall

and get this quilt top put together.

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CLICK HERE to view:  Green Quilt....Day 1

CLICK HERE to view:  Flour Paste Resist

CLICK HERE to view:  Winding Ways/Wheel of Mystery Quilt

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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.

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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!

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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