fabulous finishes

Horse Quilt...Done ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

" Unbridled "

72 x 56 inches

The horse quilt is the same as the

pillows on the couches.

It's good to have it done and enjoy it

in the living room.

We had 5 newborn calves this morning...

They are all strong and healthy.

This is Althea Red

She is one of our oh so beautiful heifers.

She isn't showing any signs of calving just yet.

We check on the cattle several times a day to

see if any of the mamas are in labor yet.

Sometimes they need our help having their babies.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , fabulous finishes , farm , horses , panels , traditional quilts

Horse Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember this horse panel quilt top?

It has been sitting around long enough...

time to get it....under the needle !

It is a fair sized quilt, so I will quilt it

on my Big Girl Machine...

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen

This is a Sit-Down Long Arm

and I love it for larger projects...

I used the Handi Quilter Wave Ruler

to quilt the center of the panel...

I used the Hand Quilter Ditch Ruler

for all of the straight line quilting...

To mark the spine of the feather,

I used my very favorite marking tool...

Ultimate Marking Pencil

You just ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , horses , panels , tips , traditional quilts

Moda Love Quilt...2 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have made 3 of these

Moda Love Quilts...

46 x 46 inches

I just finished the machine quilting

and binding on this one...

You can make them with

Layer Cakes, 5 inch charm squares or

2.5 inch mini charm squares...

It is a wonderful way to work with

an entire line of fabric...

I have completed 3 of these quilts

and I am in the process of the 4th one...

We start our day on the calving grounds

checking on the mamas and new babies...

The Cowboy does his walk-through to check

and see who will be calving ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , fabulous finishes , farm , free motion quilting , moda love quilts , traditional quilts

Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The machine quilting is complete,

it is time to get to the binding...

I use my trusty 20 inch square up ruler

to square up the corners...

It is so satisfying to trim off all

those rough edges...

The binding is pieced and pressed

and ready to stitch in place...

Stitching down the binding...

The binding and hanging sleeve are done...

When the label is sewn on the back

it is officialy done !

This Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep

was made especially to display in our living room

on a shelf I had built 30 years ago.

My goal since ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 1 week ago. under fabulous finishes , panels

Big Horn Sheep Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It's time to get the Big Horn Sheep

under the needle...

I am stitching with my Big Girl Machine...

HQ Sweet Sixteen

This is the view from the driver's seat...

I am doing a little ruler quilting with the

HQ Wave E Template

I do love me some wavy lines...

I am using the HQ Right Angle Ruler

for the final borders...

We are coming into the home stretch...

The machine quilting is complete.

Next...the hanging sleeve, binding & label.

More To Come !

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added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 1 week ago. under fabulous finishes , machine quilting , panels , sweet sixteen

Reflections of Autumn... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I began cutting and piecing this

Reflections of Autumn

quilt November of 2022

10 months later...it's on our bed !

Just in time for autumn...

This 10 inch wide leaf border is the

reason I fell in love with this fabric line

and created this quilt...

I mitered the corners on the border

and it turns the corner flawlessly...

Close-Up view of the quilting...

Glad this one is done just in time

to enjoy it this autumn.

Summer left us very quickly this year.

We have had 4 inches of rain in 4 days...

The downpour of rain was ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months ago. under fabulous finishes , reflections of autumn quilt , traditional quilts

September in Cellars... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have spent most of this year plowing

my way through a pile of fabric panels

I have acquired over the years...

I completed the design work on this autumn

panel in March and it is time to get it

quilted and hung in our living room...

The maple leaf blocks in the border

give this quilt so much movement...

The quilt is basted and on the

Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm

I began the quilting in the morning and

the quilt was done by 9pm...

Most of the quilting was accomplished with

these two long arm rulers...

The top ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under fabulous finishes , machine quilting , panels , tips , traditional quilts

Double Wedding Ring Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Double Wedding Ring Quilt

The quilting is done...

time to trim off the rough edges

and prepare it for a binding.

The edge is trimmed...

don't you just love those beautiful round circles !

I will take it home and begin the binding process.

The bias binding strips are cut...

I am stitching the binding to the

top side of the quilt by machine...

I hand stitched the binding to the back side...

The binding is all done...

The label is sewn on the back...

I came right in from the Thread Shed

and put it on our bed...

Nothing ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under double wedding ring , fabulous finishes , traditional quilts

High Desert Mule Deer...#2 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

In May I created two of these

Mule Deer Panel Quilts...

I finished the first one and

gave it away as a gift...

I just finished the quilting on the second one...

I machine quilted it on my

Sweet Sixteen sit-down long arm...

I changed thread colors several times

to match the colors in the quilt...

It is so satisfying cutting off the rough edge,

stitching on the binding and hanging sleeve...

Here it is hanging in the living room.

Here are the first 3 blooms on the

Black Eyed Suzy plant....

The Day Lilies are blooming...

The Orange Cone ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 9 months, 2 weeks ago. under fabulous finishes , flowers , garden , panels , traditional quilts

High Desert Mule Deer Quilt...DONE ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember the Mule Deer Panel...

I got it under the needle last week...

I quilted it in about 6 hours on my

Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm...

This is my Big Girl Machine

and she knows how to get things done !

Time to trim it up square...

I use the Omnigrip 20 inch Square

The binding strips are cut...

The Binding is stitched on...

The label is sewn on the back corner...

The High Desert Mule Deer quilt

is in the mail and on the way

to comfort a dear friend...

No, you are not seeing double...

The Cowboy liked ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , panels , traditional quilts , wildlife

Cougar Quilt....Ta-Done ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I started designing this Cougar Panel

back in March...

I had FUN creating lots of different

sampler blocks as a border treatment...

The machine quilting is complete

and I am binding it today...

For machine bindings, I clip ever inch

of the binding so it does not move

when I am stitching it in place...

I stitch in the ditch on the front side...

I included a hanging sleeve on the back,

so we can display it in our living room...

You can also see the back side of

the binding stitched down.

I just need to add a quilt ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months ago. under fabulous finishes , panels , traditional quilts

Apple Core Quilt....DONE ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I began piecing this apple core quilt top

in Jackson, Wyoming in 2009...

I stopped at a quilt shop in Jackson,

purchased the template and fabrics

and began cutting out apple core shapes...

I spent the next year stitching on the GO !

with the applecore quilt

as my take-a-long piecing project...

Hand Piecing while traveling

is so relaxing and rewarding...

I spent the last week putting the finishing touches

on the Apple Core Quilt...

Here it is on our bed.....DONE !

I had FUN incorporating a few Kaffee Fassett

fabrics into this quilt...

The binding and label are all DONE ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under apple core quilt , chickens , fabulous finishes , flowers , garden , hand pieced , take-a-long quilt , traditional quilts

New York Beauty Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Some of you may remember this quilt...

New York Beauty

I began paper piecing this in 2009

It was my Monday project

at the Harlan Valley Quilters...

I completed the top in 2017...

The top sat around for 5 years...

Here it is quilted and on our bed !

New York Beauties are known for

those sharp and pointy points !

I stitched the binding on last week

and sewed the label on the back...

Fresh 'n Fruity

New York Beauty

2023

There are 1,995 NYB star points

in this quilt... 2,363 total pieces

It measures: 93 x 88 inches ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under fabulous finishes , new york beauty , paper piecing , traditional quilts

Reflected Harmony....DONE ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I started piecing this quilt a year ago...

Rhapsody in Reds fabric collection

It is now quilted and bound and...

on our bed !

I pieced part of it in Oregon

and part of it in Idaho...

I stitched the binding last week

and put the label on the back today...

We can officially sleep under it tonight !

Brookie just couldn't resist posing

on the new quilt !

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under fabulous finishes , reflected harmony quilt , traditional quilts

Table Runners.....DONE ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

How Sweet it is...

I finished up the quilting and binding

on the last two table runners...

I am giving these away as gifts

very soon...

so I have been under the gun to get them done !

If you are new to machine sewn bindings...

table runners are a great way to practice

and perfect your technique.

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 1 month ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , tablerunner

Table Runner.....Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

After checking on the mama cows

and newborn calves

and getting all of the cattle fed...

I head straight for the Thread Shed

to machine quilt more table runners...

These are small and fast to quilt

and very satisfying to work on...

3 runners quilted and bound...

I use a Hera Marker

to mark the spine of the feather

on the quilt sandwich...

Then I take it to the sewing machine

and stitch the feathers

following the marked line...

The Hera Marker works nicely

and does not require

using water or air erasable pens.

4 Table Runners quilted and bound ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 1 month ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , tablerunner

Crosscut Tote Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember this Quilt Top?

I pieced this back in 2018...

It is a Crosscut Quilt

I had lots and lots of leftover blocks...

I pieced enough of the blocks together

to make a tote bag...

Here it is:

Crosscut Tote Bag...

I used Pellon Flex Foam...

so fun to quilt through and also creates

a super firm bag that stands up nicely...

I lined it with leftover fabric from the quilt top...

covered a piece of cardboard for the bottom.

I boxed the bottom corners to create

a flat bottom...the bag stands up and doesn't

fall over when ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under bags , crosscut quilt , fabulous finishes , improv

Passing the Torch... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Every Quilt has a story...

She carefully chose the flannel fabrics.

I asked her, "what do you want to do with these?"

She replied, "I want to sew all the pieces together

to make a quilt for my bed."

I cut the flannel fabrics into squares

and she pieced them together...

I told her if she finished the quilt top,

I would quilt and bind it for her...

Over a period of 2 weeks,

she stitched together seam after seam

until she thought it was big enough for her bed...

Then she went home

and I carried on with completing ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 11 months ago. under fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , fun , machine quilting , traditional quilts

Fabulous Finish....Number 6 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am adding another quilt to my

Fabulous Finishes 2022

Floral Monet 2

I finished up the machine quilting yesterday

on the Sweet Sixteen sit down long arm...

This quilt is all about the gorgeous fabrics.

I used yellow thread on the top

to blend in with the fabrics...

It is all trimmed and ready for binding...

Binding strips are cut 2 1/4 inches wide...

I am using my walking foot

to stitch on the binding...

The stitch in the ditch sole plate

helps keep the thread right next to the binding...

Here are the 3 sole plates for ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under binding , fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , machine quilting , tips , traditional quilts

Fabulous Finish....Number 5 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This improv piece has been sitting

around for almost 2 years...

It has waited long enough.

The top consists of Pick Up Stix blocks...

This is a piece I hand dyed and

silk screened.

I sliced it up and created borders...

The quilt top is ready to be basted and

go under the needle...

This is a small quilt so I am doing the

machine quilting on my Bernina Artista 200...

I am using a walking foot for the

simple, wavy, line quilting...

The white thread does not compete with

the pick up stix blocks

and shows up nicely in ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 1 month ago. under bernina , binding , dyeing , fabulous finishes , improv , machine quilting , new work , pick up stix , screen printing , surface design , tips

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