Thursday, March 31, 2016

Pancake Quilt.......4 Rows DONE!



I spent Monday with the





I now have 4 rows completed 

on my pancake quilt






This is the back side





8 more rows to go!

80 more pancakes!



Somebody made a pretty mess:













I think the Easter Bunny made the mess












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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Art Beads......Spring Break



I hosted an Art Bead class

for a few lovely young women

who were on spring break...



It was their first experience creating art beads...






they were fearless...





they especially enjoyed printing words and

highlighting them with contrasting paint...






They smiled and laughed a lot!






They mastered marbling clay











They created lots of art beads





They were here from 10am - 6pm

They made several necklaces from their beads.





They brought brownies!







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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Pancake Quilt......3 Rows DONE!



I spent Monday with the Harlan Valley Quilters



I managed to snap a couple of images of my

pancake quilt...

I am happy with my color story.....very cheerful!





By the end of the day I completed the third row

and pieced it onto the first two rows 

(not pictured).

I still have 9 more rows to add.

This will be 120 pancakes....large lap size quilt.


More to come next Monday...






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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Friday, March 18, 2016

Calving Season......30 Calves



Calving season continues here in 

Western Oregon



This is my favorite calf.....I call her Mini

When she was born she was a mousey gray.....Minnie Mouse.






There is nothing Mini about her...

she is big boned and very sturdy for a heifer calf.






The majority of the calves this year are black






Here is Mini playing with another calf.





We have 30 calves on the ground right now.














The Buzzards have returned to Oregon:


There were two dozen buzzards warming 

themselves on the fence posts this morning.




The tulips in the yard are in bloom:


In spite of all the rain...

they are putting on a show!















The spring grass is coming on...

time to mow the yard!



Iris Leaves:







Water beads up beautifully on Iris leaves...











If you are inspired by my photography,

feel free to use it in your personal art work.







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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi




Sunday, March 13, 2016

Orange Peel/Pumpkin Seed Quilt




On Mondays I work on the Pancake Quilt...




120 Pancake Circles






They have all been quilted with an X in the

 middle of the circle or pancake






Then the pancakes are pieced into rows...






The seams are opened up to form a seed shape...






The seed shape is topstitched down...






I am creating 12 rows of 10 pancakes per row.

I am on Row 2






I really look forward to Mondays...and pancakes!






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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi