Periwinkle Quilt...Progress

 

I am making progress on the Periwinkle Quilt

102 Star Blocks pieced together...

Ready to trim the blocks to 6 inches...

This Bias Square ruler is my very favorite

for trimming up blocks...

I also use the revolving mat

to make the trimming go faster...

102 blocks all trimmed up and ready for

the design wall...

First two rows up on the wall...

8 rows up on the wall...

I have admired this quilt design for years

and it is finally a reality...

42 dark star blocks left...

I am placing the dark stars around the

outside as a border treatment...

That's all for now....more to come !

Calving season begins in 8 weeks

The heifers are getting round !

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LuAnn Kessi 

LuAnn Kessi Highlights...2024

 

Highlights...2024

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to see the entire blog post

January 2024

Moose Quilt Top

February 2024

Migrating Geese

March 2024

First Calf Born of the Year

Mary Jane has the first calf born this year !

Baby's name is....MaryLu

April 2024

Tulip Bench Pillow

May 2024

Spring Quilt Retreat

June 2024

Hay Season Begins

Working Cattle

July 2024

New York Beauty Quilt

August 2024

Wapiti Wedding Quilt

September 2024

Christmas Quilts...DONE

October 2024

Autumn Leaves Table Runners

November 2024

Tote Bags

December 2024

Medallion Star Quilt

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LuAnn Kessi 

Periwinkle Quilt...

 

Quilters Project Bag

I have packed several quilt projects around

in this bag since I made it 2 years ago...

This is what I have stored in the bag now:

Periwinkle Quilt Project

Everything I need for the projects fits

nicely in this bag including all of the fabrics,

pattern, templates and blocks pieced so far...

Periwinkle Quilt Block

made with 5 inch charm squares...

My work table today...

Wool press mat, cutting mat, clapper, 

pattern pieces all cut and ready to go !

Assembly Line Piecing...

all of the pieced units piling up

behind the back of the sewing machine.

Assembly Line Pressing...

This is a very efficient and enjoyable

way to work...

Loving this traditional little

Periwinkle Block

aka Kite Quilt

The center pieces are shaped like a kite

The blocks are piling up quickly...

The more I make,

the more I like them !

I have to move on to another project,

so I will put all of this back in the

project storage bag for another day...

Periwinkle Pattern HERE

Periwinkle Templates HERE

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LuAnn Kessi 

Team Work...

She began sewing on my Bernina

when she was 4 years young... 

She is now 10 years of age...

She came over during her Spring Break 

in April and pieced the star...

She came back over the Summer and

finished piecing the quilt top...

We will team up to complete the Quilt:

I basted it and completed the machine quilting...

She has been busy playing volleyball

and basketball...

She has quilted small projects so far,

but nothing this large...

This is the backing fabric she chose...

I completed the binding last week...

The Raiders Quilt is completed,

all wrapped up and under the tree...

just in time for her to gift it to her father.

I feel the future of quilting in our family

will go on for many more years

thanks to team work like this.

Happy Holidays

from The Kessi Ranch

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LuAnn Kessi 

Medallion Star Quilt...DONE !

The last time I posted this quilt

it was still on the design wall... 

I was just finishing up the borders...

Today the machine quilting is complete

and I am in the binding stage...

I always use my trusty Folgers can to hold my

binding while I am at the machine...

I can't live without my clips

to hold down the folded edge of the binding...

I recently made a few of these Clam Up pouches

to hold my binding clips...

The pouches open wide and it is easy

to get the clips in and out while I am working...

Machine Quilting Close Ups:

I used a C fill for the center of the quilt...

A curly feather for the pieced border

that surrounds the center medallion star...

C fill again in the small stars area of the quilt...

The final border on the right side,

I used my straight ruler and did

some crosshatch grid quilting...

This is a queen size bed quilt  90 x 90 inches

It is a holiday gift

and nothing gets things done like...

a deadline !

The label is sewn to the back side...

Need to find a box and get this wrapped

and under the tree...

Believe it or not,

I still have one more quilt to finish up...yikes !

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LuAnn Kessi