glen campbell blog: April 2010

Woven Quilt #3.......Has gone green!

This is a sample from a class I taught last week...

Woven Quilts

I made 3 different woven quilts

This is the third one

I brought it to class without a border...

This is why~

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The weaving is done

I am ready to audition border options

The black leaves caught my attention and were begging for a black border.

So......I pulled out my stash of black and whites and put them up on the design wall.

None of them looked quite right.

So, I sent images to my color and design Guru, Nancy...

This is what I learned from her:

This black fabric looks gray compared to the woven quilt

This fabric has too much white

It is competing for attention with the leaves.

This isn't quite as bold as the previous fabric, but again, the white isn't working.

The circles are too whimsical against the bold black leaves

The very thin lines are rather wimpy next to the bold inner design

I tried nearly 20 fabrics and nothing worked.

I took all of these fabrics and Nancy auditioned them for the students in the woven quilt class last week.......sort of a color and design lesson for the students.

She discussed the merits of each fabric and why it did not work.

The students kept commenting........how about a green border?

How about a green border?

It almost became a chant...

Luckily our quilt class was in a Quilt Shop...

Nancy pointed to a gorgeous bolt of gradiated green fabric

What do you think?

I removed the black inner border...

I plan to machine quilt leaves in the background area.

I didn't want the black inner border competing with the stitching.

Quilt Pounce Chalk applied over this leaf stencil

Chalked Leaf impression for me to stitch over

All of the stitching is done on the leaf

Remove the Quilt Pounce Chalk with an iron

It disappears like magic!

A stitched leaf motif

After the chalk has been ironed away

The next leaf has been chalked

I am ready to stitch around it...

"The Woven Oak"

Thanks to my students......I have gone green!

I just love this border treatment.

5:00 I am ready to call it a day and head back to the house.

As I push myself away from the sewing machine...

This is the view I see each day...

Suzie

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

And May Your Ears Always Be Open to Suggestions...

LuAnn

Surfing Waves of Heartbreak with Gold Motel

The pop song lives!

Greta Morgan (late of Chicago's The Hush Sound, who I must confess I never heard of until last week) and her new group, Gold Motel, recall the piano-based melodicism of the three Bens - Folds, Kweller and Lee. The songs are steeped in heartbreak and the possibility of romance, but getting your heart stomped never sounded so good. Imagine a less wobbly She & Him or a less self-conscious Rilo Kiley, and you'll get a sense of Gold Motel's new wave meets Brill Building shotgun wedding.

There are five songs on their debut EP, called EP (!), and I can't pick a favorite. Is it the girl group kiss-off of "Don't Send The Searchlights"? The bouncy, piano-driven kiss-off of the faded lover in "The Cruel One"? The smoldering torch song "Who Will I Be Tonight?" The rollicking plea of "Make Me Stay"? The unstoppable bounce of "Perfect in My Mind"? The answer is yes. But I say wait a few weeks and spring for their debut full length, Summer House, due out June 1. Maybe then you'll have ten favorites to pick from (and all 5 songs from EP are included). You can order it here.

Gold Motel appears at Connie's Ric Rac (1132 S. 9th St., Philadelphia), this Saturday, May 1.

Gold Motel - Perfect In My Mind

Gold Motel - Make Me Stay

Funky Friday Questions: (Last Day of Month version) No.2 What is the LAST pair of shoes / clothing you will pull out of your closet to wear?

I can't think of anything...I love my wardrobe:)

Ask me anything

Shaving Cream Printing Class Prep...

I spent the day getting ready for a class I am teaching in May

Shaving Cream Printing

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Shaving Cream Prints Drying

I needed a few more class samples...

It was a good excuse to get out the shaving cream and play!

Only time to make 5 prints...but it was fun!

Auditioning Green YLI Variegated Thread

I want a blendy thread in the center that won't cover up all that gorgeous printing

I am happy with the thread color stitched in...

Auditioning Border Thread

Superior LAVA Variegated Thread

Students will receive a design lesson on choosing thread colors

Wavy border stitching looks great with the orange circle fabric

Students will learn simple machine quilting techniques to enhance their prints.

"Citrus"

Shaving Cream Print

Students will learn to make this wavy edge binding

Auditioning Thread Color for center of quilt

YLI Variegated SKY II Thread

The machine quilting brought out my initials...L K

" Graffiti"

Shaving Cream Print

"My First McTavish"

Shaving Cream Print

All packed up and READY FOR CLASS!

Are you ready for class?

Have you registered at JanniLou Creations?

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath Oregon

541-929-3795

Shaving Cream Printing Class

Saturday, May 15, 2010

9:30 - 4:00

Instructor: LuAnn Kessi

kessi@pioneer.net

Trunk Show of my journal quilts at Noon

I hope to see YOU in class!

Sign up early.......class is limited to 12 students

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Summer wedding dresses | Clothing Comfort

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The summer gown provides a feminine look that may be lighter and more comfortable than a skirt and blouse, or another sort of dress. Modern styles can feature very low necklines and short hemlines, but more modest lengths and a variety of patterns are also widely available. Summer gown come with many different closure types, including back zippers, side zippers, front buttons, back buttons, back ties, and pullover style. but in the summer, the bride often specially designed, for comfort in wearing a wedding dress, while summer.

Tea length wedding dress | Feminine

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Evening wedding dress | Formal

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