Room with a View...

 

This is the Thread Shed...

where I do most of my stitching

It is located in our yard by the Hen House...

The Cowboy built it for me in 2000...

hard to believe I have been stitching

in here for 26 years !

It is my Happy Place...

The chickens are always pecking around

nearby to keep me company...

The building is 16 x 24 feet

 

It houses my long arm on the left,

big board ironing board on the right,

Large work table in center of room,

Media cabinet in the back left corner

My sewing machine is by the big window...

I can see so much out this window

While I sew I can see cattle in the corral

and goats in the red barn...

From the cutting table I can see across the river...

I watch the cows eat their hay bales...

They are gathered around the bale feeder

up on the bench above the river...

I look to see if the hay feeder is empty

and if we need to fill it up...

I love being able to watch our girls

while I sew...

I love a room with a view...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Thread Shed Flowers...

 

Lilies growing just outside the Thread Shed

They greet me when I walk in the door...

My brother in law made this sign for the door...

Where the Girls Are...

The Thread Shed

Lots of creativity goes on inside 

this little building...

My aunt gave me the chicken bell and she

likes to ring it when she comes to visit...

My mother in law gave me the

sunflower barn quilt...

Hydrangeas growing out front...

The blooms start out green, turn pink

then purple...

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The red hen house sits just to the right

of the Thread Shed...

The rooster and the hens like to

hang out in front of the Thread Shed...

The Cowboy built this for me 25 years ago

and it still serves me well and is

my happy place !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Thread Shed Curtains...

These are the curtains in the Thread Shed: 

I hung them up in 2000

when the Cowboy built the Thread Shed...

They are quilt tops from the 20's and 30's

that were never made into quilts...

They have dry rot and are falling apart...

They are torn in places and need to be replaced.

Here are a couple of quilt tops 

from the 30's that I have had for years:

They are not suitable to be quilted...

I do enjoy looking at them and will

appreciate seeing them every day

instead of storing them out of sight 

in the cupboard...

I will cut off the damaged parts and 

hem them to fit the window...

The old curtains have been removed...

This is my view when I am at the sewing machine.

The early morning light from the East

comes through this window...

The new curtains are in place

and they look lovely in the morning light...

I have a liner behind them to protect

them from the sunshine...

They brighten up the room

and I can enjoy them when I spend time

in the Thread Shed.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Lupine...

It was a great Spring for the Lupine...

 

Yes, the red tractor is parked just outside

the Thread Shed door...

The Cowboy brought it home to do some 

maintenance on it for hay season.

The Lupine are really putting on a show !

They are growing just outside the door

to the Thread Shed where I do most

of my stitching...

They were planted from seed last year

and they came back this year

so full of blooms !

This is the first time I have had several

different colors, other than purple...

They make me happy each time I pass by

them to go out and do some stitching

in The Thread Shed.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Flower Petal Pillows...

 

Making more Pillows...

I made three of these pillows last month

at the Quilt Retreat

I decided to make more...

Flower Petal Pillows

Three more pillows ready for

gift giving...

I put all the blue and yellow fabrics

away so I won't be tempted to make more...

This is where I do my stitching at home:

The Cowboy built the little yellow 

Thread Shed for me in 2000.

He built the little red hen house in 1988...

The lupines in front of the Thread Shed

are really putting on a show this year!

So are the rhodies on the side of

the hen house.

We are enjoying the last days of Spring...

Summer will be here before we know it

and we will be making hay soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi