traditional quilts

Nature Boy Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I challenged myself to gather up fabrics

only from the cupboard

and make a quilt...

This quilt is for a friend

who loves to fish and camp...

These are leftover fabrics from previous quilts

made years and years ago...

It was FUN to get these vintage fabrics out

and stitch them into a new quilt...

Elk, Fish, Moose...

It took one day to put the quilt top together...

It took one more day to machine quilt it...

It took the third day to bind & label it...

Done !

Nature Boy

Back side...

It was FUN to paw around in the fabric ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under traditional quilts

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

Christmas Tree Quilt Top... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have a request for a Christmas Quilt...

I found this image online...

I gathered up the fabrics...

It took 2 full days to get all of the cutting done...

When I began the piecing,

I numbered each row...

I also made a notation as to which way

the seam allowance was pressed on each row...

this will nest the seams together.

The first 4 rows are up on the design wall...

6 rows....the tree is coming to life...

8 rows...

10 rows...

12 rows...

15 rows...

The tree trunk and packages show up !

17 rows...

The quilt top ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under design wall , traditional quilts

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

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

I am still making my way through

a pile of fabric panels

I have purchased over the years...

This horse panel is called...Unbridled

As soon as I put this panel up on the design wall,

I just knew I wanted to include big stars

I could not find a pattern

so I made a star block of my own...

The star is paper pieced,

then I cut it into a circle

and it is turned edge appliqued to the quilt top...

I like the way this is looking...

so I made more stars...

At this point a gold Stonehenge ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under applique , design wall , flowers , garden , panels , 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

Moda Love Quilts... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I've been piecing Moda Love Quilts

This is the first Moda Love quilt top

I pieced with 5 inch charm squares...

I had another charm pack in the stash,

so I pieced another one...

I was not happy with this lay out...

I thought the inner star points should be red...

So, I ripped out the center of the quilt and

pieced red star points...

Much better with red star points

and the final red border treatment...

I found a mini 2.5 inch charm pack

in the stash...

You can see from the piece of paper,

that this ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 10 months, 1 week ago. under cattle , charm squares , cows , farm , flowers , garden , 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

Mule Deer Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are in need of a quilt to comfort

a very dear friend...

We found this Mule Deer panel

and auditioned a few fabrics

from my cupboards in the Thread Shed...

I think this grouping should work nicely

and lots of texture !

I found a block to piece into borders

from this book...

Twin Star Quilt Block....12 inches

My work table is all set up and ready

for stitching, when I can sneak in here

and sew for a few minutes here and there...

First block cut out and on the

design board...

As time allowed...

I stitched a ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months, 1 week ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , panels , traditional quilts

High Horses... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Remember this horse panel...

I created the Bear Paw Block borders

in January...

Here it is all pressed and ready to be

machine quilted...

Ta Da.......DONE !

Here it is all quilted, binding and

even a label on the back

hanging in our living room...

Close Up view of machine quilting...

"High Horses"

LuAnn Kessi

Harlan, Oregon

2023

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under horses , panels , traditional quilts

Farm Panel....Top DONE from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I peeled this project off the

design wall in the Thread Shed...

and took it with me to

Quilt Retreat last week...

I stitched all of the quilt blocks

together into borders...

I added the wagon wheel border treatment...

This Barn Panel quilt top is

ready to be sandwiched and quilted !

Looking forward to seeing this one hung

in our living room.

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months, 3 weeks ago. under design wall , panels , quilt retreat , traditional quilts

Farm Panel... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I pulled a Farm Panel

out of the cupboard

and put it up on the design wall...

I love the colors

and I am ready to to begin working on this...

How great is this wagon wheel fabric !

I am hoping to use this as a border treatment...

These are the fabrics I have pulled

to work with this panel...

I have chosen 2 blocks from this book...

Churn Dash aka Hole in the Barn Door

Shoo Fly

My work table is set up and I am ready

to get right with it...

Shoo Fly block cut out and ready ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 12 months ago. under design wall , 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...