Sketch Book.....Leaf Designs 1

A few Leaf Designs from

My Quilting Sketch Book...

I chalk this out onto the fabric...

Begin stitching the veins in the leaf...

After the veins are stitched...

Stitch out a fill design on the leaf...

Clam Shell Filler

Squares Filler

More Leaf Designs to come...

We just returned from Yakima, Washington.

We viewed Big Horn Sheep

along the Yakima River:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wedding Star Quilt......In Progress

Wedding Star Quilt

This Quilt has been stored in a suitcase for the

last dozen years or more...

It is now up on the design wall.

We have a wedding in the family next summer.

I am hoping to have it ready in time!

The goats enjoyed the sunshine today:

I have their full attention...

They are very curious...

Wishing you Sunny Days!

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Gunnr turned 7 last week...

He's sleeping-in after the big celebration!

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LuAnn Kessi

Jacket.....it's been a long time

It's been more than 20 years since I did

any garment construction...

I'm not sure if I remember how?

I found this jacket pattern and could not resist

giving it a go!

I pre-washed the fabric...

then starched it twice for body...

I remembered how to lay out the pattern...

it's cut out and ready for the sewing machine...

I managed to locate the pinking shears...

I also remembered where the seam roll, hem ruler

and marking pen were...

The pleat is done in the back of the jacket...

The pockets are on the front of the jacket...

The pockets are on the back of the jacket...

The shoulder seams are sewn...

The sleeves are sewn in...

It's starting to look like something:

Back of Jacket...

Front of Jacket...

Tomorrow I will tackle the collar and facings.

I couldn't resist doing some quilting:

With the leftover jacket fabric...

I am making a little quilted zipper bag.

I quilted a piggy back feather on it.

More to Come...

Sweet Birdies:

These little birds live on the Thread Shed...

At night they nestle into the ivy that grows on the side

of the Thread Shed...

During the day they roost on the vine that grows

on the arbor in front of the Thread Shed...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi