Sketch Book.....Background Fillers

A few background filler designs from

my quilting sketch book:

Swirl and Whirl Background Fill

This design stitches out quickly

Divide and Conquer Background Fill

Chalk out random lines on the fabric,

then stitch anything you want to fill them in.

Very FUN!

Geometric Background Fill

The rain continues to fall here in Western Oregon:

Lupine

 Enjoy the rain drops on the Lupine leaves:

Be sure to click images to enlarge and see drops!

If you are inspired, you are welcome to use these 

images in your personal art work.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sketch Book....Feathers

Feathers have been on my mind a lot lately...

I have been stitching them into quilts...

Drawing them out in the sketch book...

I challenge myself to draw them out

in different ways...

Each feather has its own personality!

Piggy Back Feathers are a favorite

It rained here in Western Oregon today:

Nothing prettier than rain drops on an iris leaf...

Cows and Calves

3 month old Calf

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sketch Book.....Just for FUN

From my Sketch Book....Just for FUN

I traced circles...then filled them in.

A different design in each shape.

This would be FUN on a whole cloth quilt.

I drew random lines...

then again, filled in each shape differently.

Makes a good background filler.

Look what's blooming in the back yard today:

Star Lily

This flower is begging to become a quilt...

You are welcome to use these images in your 

personal art work if you are inspired!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sketch Book.....Evolution of a Feather

I call this a Piggy Back Feather...

Plumes are stitched on the backs of

previous plumes

I decided to take photos as I drew out this design:

I chalk out the feather spine onto fabric...

1...... At the base of the spine, I begin to

add plumes on the bottom right side

2......  Here comes the piggy back part

Add left facing plumes onto the back

 of the previous plume

3....... Then add another section of plumes

Continue piggy backing and adding plumes

until the right side of the spine is filled in.

Then stitch back down the spine to the bottom:

Then stitch plumes on the left side of the spine.

Piggy Back Feather

We enjoyed the Iris bed this year:

The Brown Iris are a favorite of mine

The Iris bed is all cleaned out for this year...

Glad to have these photos to enjoy 

until they bloom next year

Gunnr and Brad heading home 

after a day or working cattle

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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