I completed the Tulip Bench Pillow top
last week...
Lots of baby calves ganging up together,
playing tag and ...
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I completed the Tulip Bench Pillow top
last week...
Lots of baby calves ganging up together,
playing tag and ...
read moreVictoria Findlay Wolfe has a new series of work now showing! She worked hard on these pieces over the last couple years, which means she kept me busy with these pieces as well. I have to say I breathed a big sigh of relief when we finished the last one for this exhibit!
There will be more in the future, but for now, we are both moving house (which was coincidental good timing that we are both moving at the same time), so she is taking a break from this series, and I’m just doing random stuff for a ...
read moreIt's is Spring...
Curves II, Nina-Marie Sayre Improved pieced to a planned pattern |
Improv Surface Design with a little bit of Improv Piecing, |
That can be very freeing or a little scary ...
read moreMessy Painted Canvas
Such a FUN way to spend the day
at the sewing machine !
View all my painted canvas posts HERE
LuAnn Kessi
With a new season upon us, what better way to honor the season than by expanding our ever-growing range of colors of one of our beloved blender collections: “Decostitch Elements” with 8 NEW beautiful earthy hues! You need to add these colors to your AGF Blenders stash to complete your projects, infusing that decorative stitch feel with our innovative crafty element.
We know you're eager to get started using these gorgeous new fabrics! (Keep reading to be inspired!) We'll be sharing some FREE patterns that showcase the versatility of Decostitch Elements. We're putting the creative power in ...
read morePaul's mom, Krissy passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2024.
Picture from Paul's graduation in 2007 |
Paul kept it together and he looked so handsome.
Love you so much! |
Paul spoke at the service mentioning how his mom was a rebel and rarely ...
read moreNow that we’ve recovered from all of our holiday celebrations, we’re ready to get organized in 2024. Quilting is so much more fun when you...
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LuAnn Kessi Highlights 2023
January...2023
February...2023
March...2023
Here she is....Elsa
Our frozen calf...all thawed out !
April...2023
May...2023
June...2023
July...2023
It is summer and we are making hay...
Still creating gifts for the holidays...
2 dozen pillowcases ready for gift giving !
I found a great tutorial online that is similar to the way I make pillowcases CLICK HERE
After the cows are all fed,
I plan to stitch with my Monday quilt group.
No change in the numbers, a miracle considering all the opportunities I had to buy fabric this week.
I had a Guild meeting yesterday and the free table was bursting with books and magazines. There was also a buy a bin for $1 sale. This is what I brought home, although I often look at the magazines and take them back. I only pulled out a couple things for a closer look.
The quilt pattern came from the thrift shop. I took a chance because the package was taped shut, but it looks like I scored the entire pattern. It ...
read moreOn my work table today are
Curvy Christmas Trees...
I might wrap some jute around the
dowels to finish them off ?
They would look great lined up on a mantel
or in a window.
You can find the tutorial HERE
Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center |
This past week I decided I had had it with the arrangement of my studio, so I changed it. Since I last did this I am doing more mixed media work, and am using my table more than my sewing machine.
So far the new arrangement is working much better, partly because I am now using the space between the design ...
read moreSometimes revisiting my scrap hoard sparks an idea for a new quilt. While shuffling through fabric I had Spoonflower print from a photo I came across large leaves that I hadn’t used in an earlier quilt. Here’s that quilt.
For my new quilt I pulled all sorts of autumnal colored scraps – cottons, silks, synthetics – and grouped them around the leaf panels I had left. I spent some time moving parts around and began construction in chunks.
I had another reason for making this quilt, a regional SAQA exhibit (Indiana, Michigan, Ohio) that’s to feature a bit ...
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read moreAfter much angst, I did manage to come up with a photo for my upcoming Timna Tarr's Stitched Mosiac class. Good thing too since it starts on Monday morning! I did do a lot of research, but ultimately I took the easy way out and bought a picture from IStock.
Points that lead to this choice
- It has the same joyful theme that Tessa's Mosaic does so it will form a series
- The color palettes will be similar
- No faces to obsess about
- Hands that I know how to do
- Landscape orientation
You see, somewhere in my research ...
read moreWhen I was clearing out files on an old computer I came across a folder of photos from an art quilt group presentation on different ways to finish and display quilts. My friend C applied her creativity and her extensive collection of sewing and craft notions to several small quilts she made. I was delighted to come across the photos as my latest silk quilt will need a nonstandard edge finish, and I am looking for ideas.
Here are just some of the many possibilities presented.
Homeward Bound Month 6 Completed |