Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Sketch Book.....Designs on a Spine


Here is a basic curvy spine...

with different designs



Left Feather.....Whimsical

Right Feather....Formal






Left......Plumes with Curls

Right....Leaves







Left.....Vine

Right....Curls








Left.....Wild Vine

Right....Fancy Plumes







Left......Fern

Right.....Playful Plumes








Left.....Leaves

Right.....Peacock Plumes







Left.....Plume in Plume

Right.....Curls






Left....Plumes and Curls

Right....Cat's Claw Plumes



Inspiration from the Flower Bed:


The Calla Lily are putting on a show...





in the front yard...
















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LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

From My Sketch Book...



A few more quilting designs...



Nice background texture





Background fill, great for wholecloth

Filled Spine Design






Variety of background fillers




Basic curvy vine:


Add different design elements to the vine

Plumes and Leaves...

Good for sashings and narrow borders




Leaves, curls, plumes


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The trees in our yard are full of nesting black birds

The females have black eyes





The males have yellow eyes





This guy looks funny straight on....can't see his beak




We cleaned out the iris bed last week...

















Gunnr


Tennis anyone?



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LuAnn Kessi

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Working Cattle...



Round 'em Up



We are working cows and calves today...






Bully Boy






Mother Cows






My favorite cow...






A Quilt of my favorite cow






Calves in the crowding alley












Gunnr went along to work cattle.



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by clicking the slide show below:



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LuAnn Kessi



Thursday, June 13, 2013

Sketch Book Quilting Designs....Filled Spines


Here are a few designs from my sketch book:



Vine with a Filled Spine



Here is how I make a filled spine design:


The spine can be a backward or forward shape S





4 different designs to fill in the spine





Then add plumes, leaves or curls to the outside





3 Different Filled Spine Designs



A few photos from the yard:


Female Black Bird in Cherry Tree





She has an insect in her beak

to share with your hatchlings





Brown Iris









Blue Iris




Calla Lily




Yes, more bark dust for the flower beds...





This time we are working in the back yard...





Mulching a lily and dahlia bed...




Soaker hose in place....we are ready for the summer!





Old Bed frames to hold up the taller flowers...





Time....to call it a day!


More designs to come from the Sketch Book


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LuAnn Kessi