Sunday, October 5, 2014

Thread Shed…..Tour



A look at what is going on in the Thread Shed this week:




I am working with the Bernina.

The machine sits on a computer desk 

on a lower keyboard shelf.







The thread stand 

is mounted on the back of the sewing machine.

I can use spool and cone threads 

and they all feed properly with this stand.








A chest of drawers sits to the right of the machine…








It holds sewing machine supplies…







Everything is easy to reach when I need it.

Then I can close it all up at the end of the day.







To the right of the machine is another chest of drawers.

This holds sewing machine attachments, 

bobbin cases, manuals, etc.








The book case on the right holds my thread stash








Match Box Car plastic cases 

hold all the small spool threads…







Larger plastic cases below 

hold the cone threads for the Sweet 16 Machine.








I am able to sit at the machine 

and have everything within an arm's reach.








Light is so important…

especially at night and when sewing on black fabrics with black thread.

I have a Brite Lite attached to my machine,

A table light behind the machine,

A floor stand light in front of the machine.

I can sew a lot longer if I don't experience eye strain.






Directly across from the sewing machine is the design wall.

I can get some distance between me and the design.

I can look at my next project 

while I am working on the current one.







Media Cabinet...








Gotta have the tunes and the tube!

I can view tutorial videos, 

then go to the machine and try the technique.







One of 3 cutting tables sits in front of the design wall…

Makes it easy to trim pieces 

and put them up on the wall as I work.







View from the cutting table…

Depending on the time of day, 

I can see cattle, horses, goats, elk, eagles…







The Sweet 16 Sit-Down Long Arm Machine

is to the left of the design wall.








I am finishing up table runners this week…








This is what the Thread Shed looks like this week.

Next week I am screen printing…..this place will be a wreck!







Sunrise in the back yard this morning








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LuAnn Kessi

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