Hexy Text.....Take-A-Long Quilt

It is amazing how long it takes to finish a quilt

you're not working on...

In December 2012 I added the border hexagons...

Love the texture of the darker fabrics

on the border...

I decided I wanted straight edge borders

 on this lap quilt...

While on our recent road trip, I began adding

half diamond shapes to the edges of the hexagons...

This is tiny and tedious paper piecing,

but what else I am going to do at 55 mph...

On the left side, you can see that the quilt top

 now has a straight edge border....

I was able to complete 3 sides of the quilt top

 while we were on the road...

We are planning to do more traveling this summer...

So, there is fresh hope of finishing this quilt top soon!

Gunnr is still spending lots of time in the hay fields...

All of the hay has been cut, raked and baled.

Now to load it up on trailers and store it in the barns.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Paul Harvey Quilt......Washington State

The Paul Harvey Quilt is on the move...

Leavenworth, Washington

Cle Elum, Washington

Roslyn, Washington

White Swan, Washington

San Juan Islands, Washington

I was so fortunate to snap this photo while the Orca

was breaching out of the water!

Yes, Gunnr sleeps with Paul Harvey

when we are on the road.

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book....Cat's Claw Feather Tutorial

This is what I consider to be a

Beginner Level Feather

Cat's Claw Feather

There is no back tracking when stitching.

I photographed the feather 

as I drew it out...

You may use this as a tutorial if you like:

1.....Chalk out the Stem Line on Fabric

2....Stitch out a curl on the bottom right

DO NOT lift your pen off the paper,

keep the pen in the center of the curl.

3....Trace back over the center of the curl,

and add an echo around the curl to reach

the spine line.

This is the Cat's Claw shape

4....begin your first plume

5.....finish your first plume

DO NOT take your pen off the paper

6.....echo back around the plume

to create the cat's claw shape

7.....You have completed your first

plume with a cat's claw

8.....Stitch out your next plume

9....Add the Cat's Claw

I think you are getting into the routine...

10...continue adding plumes and cat's claw

11.....the right side of the feather is done

DO NOT take your pen off the paper!

12...Travel stitch back down the spine line

13...Start another curl on the left side

14...continue to add plumes 

and cat's claws up the left side

Cat's Claw Feather:

Give  it a Try!

Inspiration from the Flower Beds:

Orange Gerber Daisy....after morning watering

Pink Star Lily

Yellow Star Lily

A post would not be complete without this guy:

Gunnr.....resting in the pick up seat

Yes, he has his own personal pillow in all 

of our vehicles.

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LuAnn Kessi