Turkey Vultures......They're Back!

Turkey Vultures

These beautiful birds are back...

We pass them each morning on our way

to the cow barns...

They spread their wings and enjoy

a solar bath to keep the bacteria

off of them.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Spring Time @ Kessi Farms...

Spring has arrived here in Western Oregon

I am not listening to the hum of 

my sewing machine.

I am hearing the ROAR of the tractor...

I am spending this week in the hay fields...

dragging mole hills.

The light spots on the right side, are mole hills.

Knocking down mole hills keeps the hay crop 

cleaner when we mow hay in June.

This juvenile bald eagle

kept me company while I was on the tractor.

This adult bald eagle

also kept watch over the hay field.

Just as I stepped off the tractor,

one of our heifers was giving birth:

I was able to catch the delivery on video.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Crosscut Quilt......Sew Day

We are making Crosscut Quilts...

Here is our inspiration:

Crosscut Quilt by A Quilter's Table

Crosscut Quilt by: Luna LoveQuilts

We gathered together @ Nancy's home...

I brought along my Singer 301

so she can stretch her legs today!

I am working with 

black, white and green fabrics...

Kathi is working with black, gray and purple...

Virginia is working with blues and yellows...

Nancy, our hostess, is working with the

gorgeous fabric below...

By the end of the day the design walls

were filled with blocks...

This is only stage 1 of this project.

These blocks will be sewn together,

then cut into more blocks...

I will post more images soon!

Here @ home we are enjoying the last

of the tulips.

We are still spending time at the barns across 

the river. We have about 10 mother cows that

are still expecting.....any day now.

We had a pure white calf last week.

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LuAnn Kessi

Button Necklace....2

This is my second try at creating a

Button Necklace...

I pulled out the neutral and earth tone buttons

I layered the buttons...

First Layer....Large Buttons

Second Layer.....Tiny Buttons

The gold chain went nicely with the earth tones...

The next time I head into town...

this baby will be around my neck!

We are still spending lots of time

over at the cow barns:

The cowboy just finished tagging a new calf.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Top 10 Posts...

After 10 years of posting to this Blog...

here are the top 10 posts:

Quilted Zipper Bag......Tutorial Dec 17, 2009, 32 comments	117685
From My Sketch Book... Jun 18, 2013, 4 comments	70711
Feed Sack Tote Bag.....Tutorial Apr 16, 2013, 29 comments	26699
Sketch Book.....Leaf Designs 5 Jan 12, 2014, 3 comments	19147
Sketch Book....Feathers Jun 23, 2013, 4 comments	11811
Painting Fabric Tote Bags.....Tutorial Dec 17, 2010, 10 comments	8418
Iron Cozy.......Tutorial Mar 9, 2010, 21 comments	7754
Quilting Sketch Book.....Background Fill Jul 4, 2013, 2 comments	7310
Apple Core Quilt Tutorial Aug 25, 2009, 19 comments	7031
Quilt Label Tutorial... Aug 19, 2010, 9 comments	7030

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi