Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Mamma Cows...


We have been gathering up the mama cows

so they are all in one location... 


for calving season...just 7 weeks away !




These are some of our new 

replacement heifers...

We are adding them to our cow herd.



They are expecting their first calves

in March...


Althea and Eloise...




Both of these heifers are Golden Girls...

Elsa (on the left) is the frozen calf.

She is 2 years old and expecting her first calf.

Golden Delicious (on the right) is her sister

and expecting her 2nd calf.


Enjoy the videos of the cattle:




Meet our Heifers Video:




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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Show 'n Tell...

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 


Monday, January 6, 2025

Periwinkle Quilt...Progress

 




I am making progress on the Periwinkle Quilt



102 Star Blocks pieced together...





Ready to trim the blocks to 6 inches...





This Bias Square ruler is my very favorite

for trimming up blocks...





I also use the revolving mat

to make the trimming go faster...





102 blocks all trimmed up and ready for

the design wall...





First two rows up on the wall...




8 rows up on the wall...





I have admired this quilt design for years

and it is finally a reality...





42 dark star blocks left...





I am placing the dark stars around the

outside as a border treatment...

That's all for now....more to come !





Calving season begins in 8 weeks

The heifers are getting round !


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Sunday, December 29, 2024

LuAnn Kessi Highlights...2024

 

Highlights...2024


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to see the entire blog post


January 2024

Moose Quilt Top




February 2024

Migrating Geese




March 2024

First Calf Born of the Year


Mary Jane has the first calf born this year !

Baby's name is....MaryLu



April 2024

Tulip Bench Pillow




May 2024

Spring Quilt Retreat




June 2024

Hay Season Begins



Working Cattle




July 2024

New York Beauty Quilt



August 2024

Wapiti Wedding Quilt



September 2024

Christmas Quilts...DONE





October 2024

Autumn Leaves Table Runners



November 2024

Tote Bags



December 2024

Medallion Star Quilt


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Periwinkle Quilt...

 

Quilters Project Bag



I have packed several quilt projects around

in this bag since I made it 2 years ago...



This is what I have stored in the bag now:


Periwinkle Quilt Project





Everything I need for the projects fits

nicely in this bag including all of the fabrics,

pattern, templates and blocks pieced so far...





Periwinkle Quilt Block

made with 5 inch charm squares...





My work table today...

Wool press mat, cutting mat, clapper, 

pattern pieces all cut and ready to go !





Assembly Line Piecing...

all of the pieced units piling up

behind the back of the sewing machine.





Assembly Line Pressing...





This is a very efficient and enjoyable

way to work...





Loving this traditional little

Periwinkle Block

aka Kite Quilt

The center pieces are shaped like a kite





The blocks are piling up quickly...





The more I make,

the more I like them !




I have to move on to another project,

so I will put all of this back in the

project storage bag for another day...


Periwinkle Pattern HERE

Periwinkle Templates HERE


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Monday, December 23, 2024

Team Work...


She began sewing on my Bernina

when she was 4 years young... 


She is now 10 years of age...

She came over during her Spring Break 

in April and pieced the star...





She came back over the Summer and

finished piecing the quilt top...



We will team up to complete the Quilt:


I basted it and completed the machine quilting...





She has been busy playing volleyball

and basketball...





She has quilted small projects so far,

but nothing this large...





This is the backing fabric she chose...





I completed the binding last week...




The Raiders Quilt is completed,

all wrapped up and under the tree...

just in time for her to gift it to her father.


I feel the future of quilting in our family

will go on for many more years

thanks to team work like this.


Happy Holidays

from The Kessi Ranch


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi