Spring Quilters Retreat...

I just finished up a week at

Spring Quilters Retreat....2019

Here are a few of the things

I stitched on:

My Inspiration...

I love those cool 1960's shapes

I turned those shapes into...

Wonky Felt Coasters

The bottom layers is....3mm Felt

The top 2 layers...1 mm Felt

These are so much FUN to scribble stitch

with free motion and black thread !

Wonky Coasters

I will be creating more of these!

I also worked on another Jelly Roll Rug:

Jelly Roll Rug.....DONE !

I pulled out a Snap Bag Kit:

This kit makes...3 Snap Bags

Absolutely everything is included in the kit...

They are lots of FUN!

It was a great week with lots of Stitching!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Yearling Cattle....Spring 2019

 Three Generations of Kessi's

are working yearling cattle today...

The calves will receive fly tags...

vaccinations...

Ruby Jean

She is a replacement heifer

Shasta

also a replacement heifer

We have great help today...

She is learning to fill syringes and give vaccinations

Filling Ear Tag Pliers and

filling syringes

Do you remember Ollie?

Here is Ollie with his mama....Spring 2018

Ollie was our first calf born last year.

This is Ollie today.....One Year Old

These black calves won't be a year old

until the end of May to early June...

We are freeze branding today:

The calves don't mind a bit...

We are enjoying the last of the spring blooms:

Tulips in the front yard...

We are done working the yearling cattle.

Next month we will work the

cows and new spring calves.

Enjoy the video:  Yearling Cattle

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Tractor work in the Hay Fields...

It's that time of the year....

Time to fire up the tractor and...

drag mole hills !

I am in the hay field with the bulls today...

they are good company !

Knocking the mole hills down helps to keep

our hay cleaner...

we will be mowing hay in June.

Enjoy the videos of my day on the tractor:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Dresden Plate....Progress

This is where things were when I went out

to the Thread Shed today...

The rings and circles are turned 

right sides out...

The dresden plate is ready to be stitched down

onto a background block...

I cut 18 inch blocks for the background...

They are pressed well with steam

to activate the fusible interfacing 

on the back...

Now they are ready for applique' stitching:

For invisible applique', I favor

Monopoly by Superior Threads...

Even at this close range, you can barely see

the stitching...

Stitching from the back side of the block...

Then I trimmed away all of the 

backing and fusible interfacing 

on the back side of the block...

This removes the bulk and the block

has one single layer of fabric.

I had enough time to complete 11 blocks today...

9 more to go !


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi