Quilting Sketch Book...Big Leaf Vines

Big Leaf Vines are always a favorite

of mine for large border areas:

This is a very basic big leaf vine...

 Same Basic Big Leaf Vine...

I added 2 vein lines in each leaf...

I added a curl in each leaf...

I echoed the leaf shape in each leaf...

I added thicker vein lines in each leaf...

I added jagged lines in each leaf...

It is fun to challenge yourself to fill the

big leaves with different designs!

Inspiration from the Flower Beds:

Be sure to double click on this image...

There is a white spider inside the calla lily bloom

These white spiders come every year and live

 in the calla lily blooms.

I check on them each morning while watering:

They are camera shy and run away...

They hide from me on the back side of the bloom.

You can see spider legs on the left of the bloom.

In the back yard flower beds...

The Orange Spider Dahlias are starting to bloom

Love the juicy orange color!

Pink and Yellow Spider Dahlia

I have a landscape tree quilt in progress, so I did

some homework last evening...

After the hay field, we went for a stroll 

up in the timber...

The light filtering through the fir trees is lovely...

The light appears golden as it hits the forest floor...

These images help me determine the lighting on

both sides of the tree trunk...

The close up images will help me to create

the markings on the tree trunks...

If you are inspired by these images...

you are welcome to use them in your personal art work.

Gunnr enjoys watching us work 

in the hay fields from the comfort

of his shaded pick up seat.

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book....Plume Background Fill

At first glance this looks like feathers...

It is plume shapes used as a background fill:

This is how I stitch it out...

You can fill a lot of space quickly with this design.

Here it is stitched into a baby quilt:

No marking required for this plume design...

Just remember to keep changing directions.

Life in the Hay Field:

Brad continues to make big bales...

The red baler on the back of the tractor makes

6 foot round bales that weight 700 pounds

After a day in the hay field we head for home:

It feels good to pull down the driveway...

Some of the yearling cattle are shading up 

under the cherry tree in the front yard...

The Yellow Thread Shed sits idle...

...no quilting for me.

The red hen house has a new paint job.

The flower beds out front are filling in nicely...

Gunnr finds a place to rest after a long day 

in the hay field...

We sit on the front step and watch the sunset

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LuAnn Kessi

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The Most Popular Tutorials on My Blog

When you post a tutorial, you never know if

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After 5 years....these tutorials get the most hits:

Quilted Zipper Bags

This tutorial gets thousands of hits every week!

I never anticipated that.

Painted Fabric Tote Bags

Apple Core Hand Piecing

Quilt Label

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In the early morning hours...

I love the way the sunlight filters

across the flower beds...

Some of the blooms remain shaded,

while others are lit up in the morning sunshine...

Hydrangea

Hydrangea

9:30 pm.....Sunset in the Hay Fields

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book...

I have been playing with background fill designs.

Here is one that I drew around a feather:

Dense quilting in the background will

help the feather to pop-out on the quilt surface.

Here is the stem line I drew out randomly...

Here it is filled in with plumes...FUN!

When I am feeling rusty, I draw out this 

S Curve and Clam Shell design

to warm me up and get me going.

It also makes a great warm up on the machine!

Here is my little portable green house:

I planted the seeds May 1st...

They germinate better in the green house

than they do in the cooler Western Oregon soil.

I have been busy the last two weeks 

planting the flower starts all over the yard...

...I finished planting today!

Here is what is blooming today:

Orange Gerber Daisy

Red Dahlia

Pink Star Lily

I even think this Teasel weed is pretty 

by the rusty corral.

9 pm.....Sunset in Hay Field

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LuAnn Kessi