Monday, February 27, 2017

Wholecloth Quilt......Practice



I am preparing to do some wholecloth quilting

so thought I would do a bit of warm up...




This is a cloth napkin...

I had great FUN doing a bit of free motion

feathering all over it.





I really like working on the shiny napkin...






I am ready to graduate to a small tablecloth next.




I was down at the goat barn yesterday...


The kid goats greeted me as soon as I arrived...






They are yearlings and very curious...






Goats are wonderful company!



Here is a goat quilt I created a few years back:


Baby Goat Quilt

Created By: LuAnn Kessi



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Weaning Calves...


It is a cold and wet morning here in

Western Oregon


We are weaning calves today...


First I thought I would show you a

cow portrait quilt I created a few years back:


Double Take

Created By: LuAnn Kessi





Here it is under the needle






This is one of our Cow and Calf pairs...

the calf is a chip off the old block



We live in the coastal mountain range

of Western Oregon


Mary's Peak has a fresh blanket of snow 

this morning.

This is our view as we head out 

to round up the cattle.






Our cattle ranch was homesteaded in 1911...

5 generations have lived and worked here.



 We have rounded up some of our

young cattle this chilly, wet morning...


The cows and calves will be 

ear tagged, wormed and vaccinated






3 year old mama cows






8 month old calves


I took lots of video during the day and 

edited it down to a few minutes.  

CLICK BELOW to watch LIVE

how our day went with the cattle.



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LuAnn Kessi


Saturday, February 25, 2017

Fabric Dyeing.....Microwave Style



The Permission 2 Play group 

gathered together to 

Dye Fabric in the Microwave!





Just a couple of minutes in the microwave...

your fabrics are dyed and ready to wash and dry!

The microwave heats them well above 

140 degrees.





MX Fiber Reactive Dye Powder








Pre-Mixed Dye Concentrates

2 tsp dye powder to 8 ounces water






Pre-Mixed Soda Ash

also from Dharma Trading






Let's unpack and get ready for class...






The students will be dyeing:

Flour Sack Dish Towels





Fat Quarter sized Fabric






Bamboo Socks





22 students in class today



Everyone was having so much FUN

we didn't get many photos taken 

during class.....sorry.



Here is Kae with her flour sack dish towel



66 fiber items were dyed in a 3 hour class...


The students took their dyed items home 

in ziploc baggies.

At home, they washed them in hot water 

and dried them.

I hope they bring them to class next month for

show 'n tell so we can see what they created!



Want to learn more about 

low-water immersion dyeing?


This book and DVD by Ann Johnston 

is an excellent reference.




Please join us for our next class:


Thursday, March 23, 2017 @ 1:00

Quilted Zipper Bags

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

Philomath, OR




Permission 2 Play is a FREE class offering for cancer diagnosed patients.

No experience is necessary to participate.

All supplies are provided for the students.

Classes are held the 4th Thursday of each month at
JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop, Philomath, OR

If you are interested in joining this class contact:

LuAnn Kessi   kessi@pioneer.net

Our Best To You,

Instructors:
Nancy Bryant
Kathi Borrego
Debbie van der Sommen
LuAnn Kessi


 
Many Thanks for the support of:

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop
OSU Folk Thrift Club of Corvallis, OR
Mary's River Quilt Guild
Donations made by private individuals
Good Samaritan Hospital
Samaritan Regional Cancer Center
Corvallis Clinic Oncology
Project H.E.R.

You make this class possible!


Thursday, February 23, 2017

Calving......another New Baby



We are checking on the cattle this morning...



We have another new Baby Calf...







A little black heifer calf...







She sticks close to mom







Here is another cow that is 

looking rather shapely...







She will be calving soon!



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new baby!


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LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Dresden Plate........Progress



Remember These?


Mini Dresden Plates












I created a simple background...

This is for a toddler bed.





The wavy lines quilting is completed...






Now it is time to put a few up on the design wall

and see what happens!


More to come next Monday...




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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi