Quilting Sketch Book.....Background Fill

A great way to fill in the background space

of your quilts is...

Chalk out a random line like the one above...

....then add plumes to the line

 Here's another one:

This line is a series of question mark shapes...

This is what it looks like when you add plumes.

I think you are getting the idea...

Draw or chalk out lines....then fill them in.

Give it a try!

What's happening out of doors:

The Thread Shed is the building on the left.

The Hen House is on the right.

The Hen House has a new coat

 of Bubble Gum Red Paint:

Our cousin is here painting

the out buildings for us

this summer.....yay!

The hens and rooster are enjoying watermelon for

breakfast today!

We took a ride to the hay field this evening...

...to check up on Brad....baling hay

This is Chris....our painter

Chris is very tall....he dwarfs 

these 700 pound hay bales.

Brad is finishing up this field, 

then will be home for dinner.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book.....Feathers with a Filled Spine

This is a basic feather design:

When you draw out a double or hollow spine

and fill it with a design...

you get a feather with a filled spine

Feather with a Filled Spine

This is how I draw and stitch it out:

I try to avoid back tracking 

when stitching out a design,

but sometimes it can't be helped.

I do back track in number 5 on the left side,

to get back down to the base to draw the feathers

on the left side of the spine.

Check out what is happening in the back yard:

Climbing Rose on the patio...

Red Dahlias

The yearling cattle come up to the back yard fence:

They want to know if Gunnr can come out and play?

Yes, Gunnr is always ready to play with the calves!

My favorite yearling calves.....this year:

Life in the back yard......beautiful this time of year!

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book......Feathers

If you have been following along with these

sketch book posts, you know that I love to

draw and stitch out feathers...

I can't keep from it!

Feathers can be simple....like the ones above

or

you can jazz them up with swirls and curls...

just a little addition of a curl adds so much!

The Star Lilies in the back yard...

continue to treat us with their beauty...

Life continues in the Hay Fields:

First one through the hay field...

....mashes down the grass

Glad it wasn't me.....it was Brad!

The arm that holds the mower onto 

the back of the tractor

broke in half the first day of mowing....

3 hours round trip to the tractor junk yard...

we retrieved another arm...

Brad had the new arm installed by 10 pm that evening

He was mowing hay early the next morning!

In case you are wondering what Gunnr is doing

while we are working in the hay fields...

 He is in the pick up....

parked in the shade at the edge of the hay field...

Tough Life!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi