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

The binding is stitched in place

and the Poppies Quilt is on our bed !

It is definitely Spring here in Western Oregon

and the flowers are beginning to bloom,

even the ones on our bed !

I absolutely loved this line of fabric

and just had to make a quilt with it...

The center Poppy panel is so beautiful...

I kept the outer borders white so there

would be no distraction from the

center of the quilt...

This quilt brightens up our room...

Makes me happy every time I walk

in the room...

Machine Quilting...Close-Up views

Nothing like sleeping under ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under fabulous finishes , traditional quilts

Show 'n Tell... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Here is a little Show 'n Tell for you !

Medallion Star Quilt

A gift for our son and DIL...

The whole family is all smiles !

Raiders Star Quilt

Our grand girl created this quilt for her dad

as a Christmas surprise !

La Primera

This was made special to fit on the quilt shelf

in our living room.

It's always good to get a few quilts done

and get jazzed to start a new one !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 1 week ago. under fabulous finishes

Christmas Quilts... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I spent this week finishing up the

Christmas Quilts

I began in January of this year...

The machine quilting is complete

on the Christmas Tree Quilt...

Time to trim off the rough edges...

The binding is ready to go...

I do most of my bindings by machine...

Large scale quilting...I love it !

Back side of binding...

Just need to get the label sewn on...

Ta-Done !

The Vintage Christmas quilt

is machine quilted...

Love those swirls and snowflakes...

Trimming off the rough edges...

The binding is pieced, pressed and ready

to stitch in place...

The red binding works nicely...

The ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months, 1 week ago. under christmas , fabulous finishes , traditional quilts

Wapiti....Wedding Quilt from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I began stitching this quilt 4 months ago...

It started with an Elk fabric panel...

I added a light inner border to

brighten up this dark panel...

added a second green border...

then I began assembling 9 patch blocks

and decided to set them on point

to add some movement to the quilt...

in July added the two final borders...

blue tree fabric and yellow tree fabric.

Last week I got it....under the needle

of my Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen Long Arm...

I took it for Show 'n Tell

to my local quilt group this week:

They helped me ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 1 week ago. under elk , fabulous finishes , traditional quilts

Flowers for Auntie... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It is time to get this comfort quilt

under the needle...

This measures 72 inches square

so I am machine quilting it on my

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen...

The quilting is complete and I am

squaring up the quilt...

I used a clam shell ruler to

quilt the center...

I kept the design simple so it would

not complete with this large floral fabric.

Swirls and plume quilting design

in the pink border...

Feather quilting in the white border...

I matched the thread colors so they

would not stand out and complete with these

gorgeous, large floral fabrics...

It is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 1 week ago. under comfort quilts , fabulous finishes , 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 year, 1 month 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 year, 1 month 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 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 4 months 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 1 year, 4 months 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 1 year, 6 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 1 year, 7 months 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 1 year, 8 months 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 1 year, 9 months 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 1 year, 10 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 1 year, 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 1 year, 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...