Sketch Book......Filling a Space

I like to try out different designs to

fill a given space...

I sectioned this page on an angle to create 2 triangle sections.

Top half of page......draw out 1 curvy spine

Bottom half of page.....draw out 2 curvy spines

Then I filled the given space with plumes.

The object is to fill in the entire space with plumes.

Leave no space un-quilted.

Sometimes you need to really stretch out those plumes

to get it all filled in, especially the corner areas.

This page was divided into rectangle sections.

Each section has a curvy spine.

Then plumes are added to fill the entire space.

This technique has become a favorite of mine.

Hay Season is over for us:

This is one of the fields of stacked hay...

We feed the cattle during the winter months in several

different locations...

Hay is stored at each location for easy access.

We are preparing to ship the yearling cattle soon.

 I wish I could tell you this was a beautiful bald eagle...

but I can't...

It's a buzzard that flew over the house today.

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LuAnn Kessi

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Sketch Book....More Quilting Inspiration

Here is more Quilting Inspiration

from my Sketch Book...

Top of Page.....Curvy Grid

Bottom of Page....Larger version of Curvy Grid

I filled in every other space with echo lines of that shape.

The remaining empty spaces are filled in with bubbles or pebbles.

You can fill them in with anything you wish.

 My first attempt at Stacked Feathers:

Draw out the spine...starting at the bottom.

Start adding feathers at the bottom...

after 3 feathers, stack more on top of the 3rd feather.

Have you started your own sketch book yet?

Top of Page......Paisley with Bubbles in center

Bottom of Page......Flames

Top of Page.....Large curl then echo it a few times

Bottom of Page......alternating Swirls and Lines

Today is the day to prepare,

to practice,

to Quilt your own Quilts!

Basic Feather Motif

with grid work behind it.

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Sketch Book.....Quilting Inspiration

When I am unsure of a quilting design,

I draw it out in the back of the sketch book...

It is easier working in the back of the book.

I know that sounds silly, but it works for me.

The first pages of the sketch book can be intimidating!

Leave them blank.....start drawing in the back of the book.

 This is also excellent advice:

Fear of Failure can be crippling...

 This Sketch Book costs $5......and I am worth that.

I can draw anything I want in here without worrying whether

it is good or perfect.

 It is my little book of drawing experiments.

I am inspired by a design (this one from the carpet in a hotel lobby),

so I draw it out to see what happens.

When you are testing out a quilting design,

behave as if the pen is the needle, the paper the quilt sandwich.

Keep the pen down on the paper at all times, as if you are quilting.

 This is also an excellent attitude to adopt:

 What are you waiting for?

Start drawing today...

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LuAnn Kessi

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Sketch Book...Background Fills 3

A few more background fills

from the Sketch Book...

The best time to draw out and try a design is...

when you are inspired!

I have a sketch book in nearly every room in the house...

In all of our vehicles...

When inspiration strikes...

I draw it out while the idea is fresh in my mind!

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The dahlias are at their peak now:

Spider Dahlia

I cut a few and put them in a vase on the kitchen table

They are glowing!

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Sketch Book.....Background Fillers 2

More Background Filler Designs

from the Sketch Book:

It is FUN to draw out a design...

and see if it will work or not.

My goal is not perfection when trying out

something new...

I approach each drawing as an experiment...

If something does appeals to me,

I eventually draw it out on a full page and larger scale.

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 Thistle.....a dirty word in our part of the country:

But....I think they are pretty.

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LuAnn Kessi

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