Quilting Sketch Book.....FUN

Here are a few designs from

my Quilting Sketch Book:

It is FUN for me to draw wavy horizontal

lines in the sketch book...

then fill in the sections with different designs.

This mindless drawing helps me determine

what designs will work under the needle.

I chose these two designs and paired

them together.....they flow nicely.

This looks too busy...

but, if it were stitched with matching thread,

it would look great....lots of texture!

Draw out some wavy horizontal lines...

then fill them in and see what you

come up with.

Red Goat Barn

Front Yard Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas are at their peak right now...

Thread Shed Hydrangeas

Gunnr.....supervising from the pick up seat!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book.....Background Fillers

Here are a few background fillers

from my Quilting Sketch Book:

Clam Shells Blooming

Bubble Swirl

Bubble Swirl with Plumes

Inspiration from the Thread Shed:

Hollyhocks blooming by the Thread Shed

Be sure to click on these images to enlarge...

and you can click on them again

 to make them bigger again.

Coleus

This is where we have been eating our dinner...

The grape arbor is big enough for 2

Even after spending the day in the hay field or 

working cattle,

Gunnr still finds time to play with his toys 

in the evenings.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Working Cattle.....July 2013

Not a lot of Quilting  going on

 in the Thread Shed this time of year...

This week we are working the cattle...

I come along to do the grunt work... 

filling ear tag pliers and syringes.

I hope to be back in the Thread Shed

with something FUN under the needle real soon!

Enjoy the Slideshow:

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LuAnn Kessi

Quilting Sketch Book......Feathers

Feathers are always a favorite motif

on my quilts...

Here are 4 different ways to stitch out

a feather:

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Feather 1 is my go to feather!

I learned this style years ago from 

Patsy Thompson DVDs

Feather 2 I rarely stitch out...

back tracking over previous stitching

is tedious and boring for me.

Feather 3 is quickly becoming my favorite.

Feather 4 is a great beginners feather.

No back tracking at all.

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Feather 1....Stitched out

Very playful and FUN!

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Feather 3.....stitched out

I find myself stitching out this style more and more.

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Feather 3......stitched out again

even if you look closely, you rarely see any thread

build up around the edge of the plumes.

This feather stitches out quickly 

and has a traditional look to it.

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Inspiration from the Flower Beds:

The last of the Calla Lily 

blooming by the Thread Shed

Old Fashioned Holly hocks by the Thread Shed

I love the star shaped centers...

 State Fair Zinnias in the front yard:

Sunset in the front yard...

If you are inspired, you are welcome to use

my photography in your personal art work.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi