Calving Season...2020

Calving Season has begun 

@ the Kessi Ranch

Shorthorn Calf

Angus / Shorthorn Calf






The other cows come to see the new baby



Enjoy the video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Scribble Stitch Class...

The Permission 2 Play group is...

Scribble Stitching

Scribble Stitch Notecards

We are using charm square fabrics

The fabrics are glued down 

onto the note cards...

The student is tracing around a circle template,

this will guide her while she is stitching.

Scribble Stitching on the note cards

with black thread...

After stitching, the excess fabric is cut away...

Scribble Stitch Note Cards

We are enjoying our new creative space...

Philomath City Park

Randy Kugler Community Hall

Philomath, Oregon

The students kept the sewing machines

humming like a song...

Charm Square Fabrics

Scribble Stitching works nicely

with the black thread.

The students used rubber stamps

to stamp the back of their creations.

Quilter's Tool Box

Smiles all around...

You know you want to make these !

Gather up note card blanks, fabric and glue sticks

and get busy...

Bet you can't make just one !

Please join us at our new location:

Permission 2 Play

March 26, 2020 @ 1:00

Philomath City Park

Randy Kugler Community Hall

299 S 23rd Street

Philomath, OR

East of Philomath High School, off of Applegate

Magic Pillowcase Class

Burrito Style Technique

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 

Philomath City Park, Randy Kugler Community Hall, 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.

Machine Quilting......Rayon Threads

I decided to play with Rayon Threads today...

Rayon Thread

I made up a quick sandwich with some

of my purple hand dyed fabric...

This is about a half yard in size.

I am using fusible fleece for batting.

I am working on my Bernina Artista 200

I am using an 80/12 teflon coated needle.

The rayon thread is quilting out beautifully.

Nearly done and the thread has 

held up nicely....no shredding or breakage.

Robison-Anton Rayon Thread

This was so much fun,

I want to do more...

I am deciding on a second thread color

to do some over-stitching...

I will add a layer of 24 KT Gold

over the top of the previous stitching...

Oh, now I am getting excited !

I have always been partial to hyper-quilting...

also referred to as in-line quilting.

This is a before image 

with only the blue thread...

Here is the after image with the gold thread...

Almost done...

Yummy !

Makes my heart sing !

Rayon Threads...

I might just have to turn this practice sandwich

into a finished project.....hmmm.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi