sweet sixteen

Garden Tea Party...Machine Quilting from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I started this quilt top in June...

Garden Tea Party Quilt

I am absolutely in LOVE with these

gorgeous floral fabrics....

They are so feminine and lovely...

I basted the quilt last week

and it is time for machine quilting...

80 x 97 inches

I have been machine quilting with this sit-down

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen for 15 years...

large quilts are a breeze with my big girl machine !

Those dark blue clamps hold up the quilt

so there is no drag while I am pushing it around

under the needle...

quilting feathers makes me happy...

feathers, flowers and swirls ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month ago. under applique , machine quilting , sweet sixteen , traditional quilts

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

Ponderosa Charm Squares

Back in March I pulled out these charm squares

and stitched together a Moda Love Star Quilt

top for our neighbor who is expecting her

first baby...

It's time to get it under the needle...

I am stitching on my HQ Sweet Sixteen

Sit-Down Long Arm today...

Our neighbor and her horses

are all expecting babies very soon...

A horsey quilt for a horsey girl !

I have made several of these Moda Love Quilts

and they are so much fun and a great way

to utilize precut squares of all sizes...

Beautiful horse fabric for the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 6 months ago. under baby , free motion quilting , horses , sweet sixteen

Moda Love Quilt....Machine Quilting from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It is time to get this Moda Love quilt

under the needle...

I am machine quilting on my

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen...

My Big Girl machine !

This is a sit-down long arm machine...

Above the machine are dark blue clamps.

They hold the quilt up so there is no drag

while I am quilting.

You can see the blue clamps holding up the quilt.

These purple Gypsy Quilter hoops

help grip the fabric...

On the back side are the purple rubber grips...

they really work !

You hang on to the sides and move the

quilt in any direction while quilting ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , free motion quilting , moda love quilts , sweet sixteen , tips

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 1 year, 12 months ago. under fabulous finishes , machine quilting , panels , sweet sixteen

Floral Monet......2 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Floral Monet.....1

Floral Monet 1 was completed in 2015.

I gave it away as a gift...

It was so gorgeous,

I really missed having it around.

In 2016 my generous aunt cut out a

Floral Monet kit

and gave it to me to piece together:

I pieced the top in 2016...

I put the borders on in 2017...

I basted the quilt sandwich in 2019...

Finally....here is Floral Monet 2

under the needle:

It is a very large lap quilt

so I am machine quilting it

on the Sweet Sixteen...

In these dreary, gray, winter days...

this is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 9 months ago. under machine quilting , quilts , sweet sixteen , traditional quilts

Thread Shed.....Wild and Wooly from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

There's a lot going on in the

Thread Shed

I have a lot of irons in the fire

and so glad I have this little building

to hold all of my stitching enthusiasm !

On the left side of the room is where

the Sweet Sixteen Long Arm is located:

Last week I decided to

organize my long arm rulers...

This stand alone shelf is perfect for the job:

I can sort the rulers by how I use them

in the three shelf units...

The rulers stack nicely in each bin...

The top shelf holds the long, straight rulers and ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 5 years, 1 month ago. under face masks , horses , machine quilting , sweet sixteen , thread shed

Dresden Quilt....Under the Needle from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am in the Thread Shed this morning...

The Dresden Plate quilt is.....under the needle

I am doing a little ruler work...

crosshatching the center of the dresden plate

Feather Plumes on the dresden plates

as well as in the white background square...

I am still trying to decide what will be quilted

in the pink sashing...

This is an extra block I quilted recently:

I think the feather vine in the pink sashing

is a bit over the top....hmmm.

I will skip the pink sashing

and continue with the dresden block quilting

for now.

There is a ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 6 years ago. under applique , dresden plate , free motion quilting , sweet sixteen , traditional quilts

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