Top 10 Posts...

After 10 years of posting to this Blog...

here are the top 10 posts:

Quilted Zipper Bag......Tutorial Dec 17, 2009, 32 comments	117685
From My Sketch Book... Jun 18, 2013, 4 comments	70711
Feed Sack Tote Bag.....Tutorial Apr 16, 2013, 29 comments	26699
Sketch Book.....Leaf Designs 5 Jan 12, 2014, 3 comments	19147
Sketch Book....Feathers Jun 23, 2013, 4 comments	11811
Painting Fabric Tote Bags.....Tutorial Dec 17, 2010, 10 comments	8418
Iron Cozy.......Tutorial Mar 9, 2010, 21 comments	7754
Quilting Sketch Book.....Background Fill Jul 4, 2013, 2 comments	7310
Apple Core Quilt Tutorial Aug 25, 2009, 19 comments	7031
Quilt Label Tutorial... Aug 19, 2010, 9 comments	7030

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Handcrafted Foam Stamps.....Fabrics

Last evening I cut out a few more

foam stamps...

I have been itching to print 

with them ever since...

I am using Jacquard Textile paints today...

I am using a foam roller to apply the paint...

I am working in the Thread Shed

on my big board ironing board...

covered with a drop cloth.

My plan is to stamp the first layer 

with light paint...

Then, over-stamp with a darker paint...

Light mustard yellow paint... 

Over-stamp with dark brown paint...

What a FUN afternoon of stamping!

Lots of stamped fabrics to put in my stash!

I will let them dry overnight,

then heat set them with an iron tomorrow.

Foam Stamps....lots of FUN!

I wasn't alone today...

Just outside the Thread Shed 

is the barn and corral.

The Boer goats and yearling cattle 

kept me company.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Button Necklace...

Over the winter months

I sorted and organized my buttons...

I pulled out the white buttons,

chain, and jump rings...

to create this button necklace...

Lots of FUN!

I added a few charms at the bottom.

This was great FUN and I am planning

my next button project!

This is what is going on in the back yard today:

The tulips are blooming....in the rain

I just adore photographing rain drops

We are still spending lots of time across the river

 at the cow barns.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Painted Canvas....Tote Bag

Remember when I posted about

Messy Painted Canvas

Play Days?

You gather your friends together 

and paint canvas...

Then, everyone gets a piece of the canvas...

This is what I did with my hunk of canvas:

I stitched it into a tote bag

Side 1

Side 2

I lined the inside and put leather handles on it.

Lots of FUN!

I only have time for small projects right now

and this was so enjoyable for me.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi