Wallpaper Quilts

Comfort Quilt Day

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What do you do with lots of strips?

Get your inspiration here...

Wallpaper Quilts

Vertical strips on the Design Wall

Cutting Counter

Claudette Pinning Rows Together

Kathi Designing Quilts

Next Month.........Adding Borders, Backings and Basting

See You Then!

CLICK HERE to see the borders added

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

Harlan Valley Quilters

Circle Baby Quilt........

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Circle Baby Quilt

Quilted by: Frieda Kessi

March 2010

CLICK HERE to see the previous posts for Circle Quilts!

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

Harlan Valley Quilters

Members & Their Quilting Projects

This is what went on at Quilting Today...

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Claudette......Moon Over Mountain Quilt

She is doing applique' stitching on the mountains and moons

Moon Over Mountain......on the Design Wall

We just had to play with the blocks to get a feel for what this quilt is going to look like.

Claudette has several blocks to complete, and is hoping to begin piecing the top together in the very near future!

Kathi.......Mixed Media Journal Quilt

She created this as a sample for a class she is teaching this month.

Included in this quilt: Fabric, sheet music, tea bags, postage stamps, book images, rubber stamping, keys shaped like feathers, rub on letters, pkg of Good Earth Tea.

Kathi.......Mushroom Forest Art Quilt

Kathi rust dyed the background house and mushrooms.

Image transfers of dwarf & mushrooms, fern applique.

Betty.........Pillowcases

Cases for Causes

Betty is donating her pillowcases to JanniLou Creations in Philomath, Oregon.

They are part of the Cases for Causes effort.

Barbara.........Polar Fleece Rag Quilt

Barbara also donated Pillowcases to JLC

LuAnn.........Squares Quilt Blocks

Pattern: Round & Round

Playing around with a few of the blocks on the Design Wall

It's a shame this quilt is so dull...

Close Up Shows how textured these fabrics really are!

We meet every Monday 10am - 5pm

The first Monday each month we create Comfort Quilts for our community.

Come and join the fun!

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

Harlan Valley Quilters

Questions? kessi@pioneer.net

Congratulations Kathi Borrego.......Winner!

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" A House in Harlan"

Rust Tex Challenge Quilt Winner

By: Kathi Borrego

Kathi's quilt, "A House in Harlan" was chosen from 118 rusted quilts entered in the Rust Tex Challenge 2010.

Her quilt will travel to the Chicago International Quilt Exhibit in April.

Then on to England, and a world wide tour for the next year.

Congratulations Kathi!

We are all so proud of you!

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better When it is Quilted,

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Circle Quilt.....Applique & Piece Tops

Circle Quilt Construction Continues:

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Applique Circles

Frieda

Blocks sewn into Strips

Barbara

Strip Units are sewn into the Circle Quilt Tops

Claudette

Baby Circle Quilt Top

48 x 48 inches

Lap Circle Quilt Top

48 x 60 inches

Lap & Baby Circle Quilt Tops on design wall

Next month borders, backings, basting & quilting

CLICK HERE to see the Circle Quilt Tutorial

Jello Journal Quilts

Claudette & Frieda

CLICK HERE to see the Jello Printing Class

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Vintage Beauty.........2010 Raffle Quilt

Created by The Harlan Valley Quilters

Oregon Quilting Company

JanniLou Creations

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" Vintage Beauty "

Donated to raise funds for Women's Cancer Programs

Pattern: Disappearing 9 Patch

CLICK HERE for a Video Tutorial

CLICK HERE to see the Winner of this Quilt

This Vintage Beauty quilt was featured Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the La Sells Stewart Center in Corvallis as part of the Lunafest Event.

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

The Harlan Valley Quilters

Jello Printing...

The table is set for........Fun!

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Jello Printing Class at HVQ

January 25, 2010

Acrylic Paints

Print Supplies from the garage, junk drawers, all over the house!

Willing Participants...

They arrived with an open mind and willingness to try something new!

Winter Jello Print 1

Winter Jello Print 2

Winter Jello Print 3

Plastic Motifs used to make the winter prints

LuAnn's Jello Prints

Kathi's Rust Fabric Printed on Jello

More Rust Fabric Prints

Jello Printed Ferns

Claudette's Spiral Prints

More Spirals and Netting

Frieda's Rubbing Plate Prints

Frieda's String Prints

Kathi Demo: Adding Borders to Prints

Kathi's winter print w/borders added

Claudette auditioning border fabrics

Frieda adding borders to her print

Claudette's spirals ready for quilting

Kathi's rust printed fabric ready for quilting

Kathi Demo: Free Motion Quilting

Kathi plans to add metal washers and some fibers to this piece

Claudette couched fibers on top of her print

Frieda quilted circles on her print.

Love the striped binding, too!

Kathi added free motion quilting

Lots of excitement from the printing process in the morning, all the way through to the quilting and binding at the end of the day. Everyone went home with completed journal quilts, and lots more prints to make more!

Our Comfort Quilts and Raffle Quilts are created with donated Fabrics, Battings and Threads.

If you would like to donate cotton fabrics or other materials to this worthy cause, please contact LuAnn Kessi kessi@pioneer.net

Everything is Better when it is Quilted,

Harlan Valley Quilters