Sketch Book......Vine Designs

The 2013 July issue of

Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine

includes an article about 

my Quilting Sketch Book

5 Page article with photos

and diagrams to inspire your own

sketch book of quilt designs

Here are a few designs on a vine:

1.....basic vine shape

2.....Curls added to vine

3.....Leaves added to vine

4.....Plumes, leaves curls added to vine

5....Leaves added to vine

6.....Plumes added....looks like feather now

Photos from the Flower Beds:

California Poppies growing off the patio out back

I lugged the heavy bear statue 

home from the antique store

Coleus in the flower bed out front

Orange Gerber Daisy

Climbing Rose on the patio out back

Wild Cucumber.......lots of FUN!

You are welcome to use my photography

in your personal art work if you are inspired.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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...

View my online Sketch Book HERE

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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

View my online Sketch Book HERE

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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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.

You can view more working cattle

by clicking the slide show below:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi