New York......State of Mind

I spent the day...

In a New York State of Mind

New York Beauty Blocks

Gotta LOVE those POINTS...

I am teaching New York Beauty

Paper Piecing today...

New York Beauty.....Inspiration

The students will try out piecing 

on all these papers...

My personal favorite is......Newsprint

My teaching table is all set up....for FUN!

Tools of the paper piecing trade...

 The students bring along show 'n tell:

I have a suitcase full of fabrics to try out!

Student Work:

Auditioning Fabrics:

Student New York Beauty Blocks:

Time to Clean Up and head for home...

Always glad to share the FUN of New York Beauties!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Dottie Baby Quilt......DONE

Dottie Baby Quilt.....Day 3

Today is the day to finish up!

Round and Round she goes.....with the quilting

I am missing the space of the Sweet Sixteen,

but I need a walking foot for all these cirles...

The Quilting is DONE:

The edges are trimmed up pretty...

The Binding is on...

Now for a photo shoot:

Gunnr was the only one around today...

He gladly modeled the new Dottie Baby Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Feathers......from my Sketch Book

I haven't played much with feathers

since last fall...


But, I am getting in the mood:

Here are a few sketches and stitches 

to inspire you!

Zinnia Quilt

Back side of Zinnia Quilt

Zinnia Raffle Quilt

Nature Walk Quilt

Bump Back Style Feather...

Spine for Bump Back Feather:

Flower Girl Quilt......Border Quilting

Feather with Curls...

Spine for Feather with Curls:

Pink Baby Feathers Quilt

Feather border on Farmer Boy Baby Quilt Panel

Just can't get enough of those feathers!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wedding Star Quilt......One More Seam

All of the edges are round...

All of the paper piecing is complete...

3,900 pieces

Now to piece the rows into a quilt top:

The bottom right corner is pieced together...

The rows are pieced on the diagonal...

The center row is 141 inches long.....eeek!

One more seam to go...

5:00....time to quit for the day...

Just one seam.....patiently waiting for me.

More to Come~

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi