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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 2 years, 10 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 2 years, 12 months 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years, 8 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 3 years, 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 4 years 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 4 years, 1 month ago. under bernina , binding , dyeing , fabulous finishes , improv , machine quilting , new work , pick up stix , screen printing , surface design , tips

Fabulous Finish....Number 4 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I dug deep to find this unfinished project...

These were orphan blocks from a

New York Beauty quilt from 2009

I put the orphan blocks into a table runner

and today they are going under the needle

for some machine quilting...

These blocks are all about the fabrics and design,

so I kept the quilting very simple

so it would not compete...

These are 6 inch blocks that were leftover from

my New York Beauty quilt

They are foundation paper pieced...

which is the only way to roll with the

NYB pattern

Just love those pointy points !

Now that it ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 2 months ago. under fabulous finishes , machine quilting , new york beauty , paper piecing , tablerunner

Fabulous Finish....Number 3 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Fabulous Finish....Number 3

This is the 5th in a series of

Barn Lot Quilts

I was working on in 2019...

There was still a bit of machine quilting

that needed to be finished up on this one:

Can you see the rusted horse shoes

on the fabric?

Here is a close-up view:

Horse shoes from one of

the Cowboy's roping horses

is wrapped in the fabric and rusted with vinegar.

The images on this quilt are all about....RUST

Lots of rusty objects in the barn lot.

I tried to keep the quilting simple so it

would not ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 2 months ago. under applique , barn lot quilt series , dyeing , fabulous finishes , farm , machine quilting , rust dyeing

Fabulous Finish....Number 2 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am devoting my time in 2022

to complete my unfinished quilt projects:

This is Fabulous Finish...Number 2

This is 4th in a series of Barn Lot Quilts

that I was working on in 2019...

These are all personal images taken by me

and transferred to cotton fabric:

We have lots of rusty stuff in the barn lot

that I used to rust the background fabrics...

It was great FUN to quilt circles and curves

all over the quilt...

Commercial cottons make up the pieced borders

I hand dyed the backing fabric...

The binding is also hand dyed ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 2 months ago. under applique , barn lot quilt series , elk , fabulous finishes , farm , free motion quilting , rust dyeing

Fabulous Finish.....Number 1 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It's official....

My first Fabulous Finish for 2022

" Bird Seed "

Flying Geese and Pumpkin Seeds

I put this top together last Spring

and all that was left was the binding:

I use a 20 inch square ruler

to square up and trim off the corners...

then I trim off the sides...

All the rough edges are trimmed off

and it is ready for binding....

I cut my binding strips 2 1/4 inches

This is a lap quilt that will be used and

washed a lot, so I am putting the

binding on by machine:

After the binding is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 2 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , fabulous finishes , machine quilting , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

Thread Shed....Fresh Start 2022 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I read somewhere recently that it was...

Clean Off Your Desk Day

I decided to put this into good use

in the Thread Shed:

I don't have a desk in here,

but I have lots of work surfaces

that were piled high...

I should have taken a before picture.....oops!

I cleaned off my big ironing board

the Cowboy built this for me 20 years ago.

I hand dyed the board cover.

I also cleaned off my main work table...

it is a vintage drop leaf table with lots of leaves

and is about 80 inches long.

I cleaned ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 3 months ago. under applique , contemporary quilts , fabulous finishes , free motion quilting , orange peel , pumpkin seed quilt , traditional quilts

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