Saturday, October 4, 2014

Table Runners…….Part 2



The last two runners go under the needle today…












I pulled out my sketch book 

and found a design for this runner…









I haven't stitched out this design for awhile,

so I decided to practice on the dry erase board








The design is refreshed in my mind…..I am ready to roll









This is such a FUN design








I learned this design from Patsy Thompson








The stitching shows up on the back 

better than the front side…


I have turned off the lights so the natural light coming 

through the window can highlight the stitching.








4th Runner……DONE!





This is the last runner:



I need to stitch the backing and batting 

onto this before I can quilt it…


Sometimes batting can get kind of sticky 

when it is on the bed of the sewing machine…

I spray a coat of silicone on the machine bed 

and surrounding work tables…

The batting glides across effortlessly as I stitch.







I am stitching this from the back side of the runner…








It will be much easier to see where I am going 

on this red fabric…








Chubby Crayon……

always a favorite for marking the feather spine…








Front side of runner…














Back side of runner…








Piggy Back Feather Design…







This is the 5th and last table runner




Piggy Back Feather from my Sketch Book










Nothing left to do but give them away…

One less pile in the Thread Shed……aaah.







The kid goats have been weaned…








Gunnr tries to comfort them…








Gunnr is a poor substitute for a Goat Mama






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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Friday, October 3, 2014

Machine Quilting….Table Runners



I have had a pile of table runners in the Thread Shed 

that I made 8 or 10 years ago….eeek!


It is time to finish them or forget them:



5 inch charm packs make great table runners…









I finished this one years ago…it was a class sample.








Back side of sunflower runner

Table runners are a good size 

to practice your free motion quilting!









There are 4 more runners….in progress….. in the pile.

I have decided to finish them and give them away as gifts.










It will feel good to get these done 

and out of the Thread Shed.






This one has the backing on already and is ready to quilt:



I have decided to do some 

straight line quilting on this one…









Square Spiral Stencil


















Poly Sheen Thread has a nice shine to it…








I am working on the Bernina today so that I may use

the walking foot for all that straight line quilting…









This runner lent itself nicely to straight line quilting…









I chalked out the first 3 or 4 lines,

then I just used the edge of the walking foot as a guide 

for stitching the lines...
























You can find this stencil here:















This is the next one under the needle:



1930's Depression Era 

Reproduction fabrics…..charm pack






After all the previous straight line stitching...



I couldn't keep from feathering this quilt!






I turned off the lights in the thread shed:



The natural light pouring through the window 

highlights the stitches beautifully…








This is a polyester batting 

so the stitching shows up very well.















And….then there were two:




I am hoping to get back to these later this week

while I am in the…..Get'er done mood!






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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Hexagon Quilt……Binding



Time to get the binding on this Hexagon Quilt...




I keep the binding in this coffee container...







The binding is stitched onto the top side of the quilt…








The coffee container sits on the floor 

between my feet as I stitch…








The binding feeds flawlessly 

onto the quilt surface as I stitch…








I am happy with the text fabric as a binding treatment…














I had this FUN fabric with circles 

for the back side of the quilt…















This one is…..DONE!








Autumn has found us here in Western Oregon








Red Maple trees in the front yard…







The hydrangeas by the front door are still putting on a show!



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CLICK HERE to view:  Grandmothers Flowergarden Quilt


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi