Plowing the Hay Fields...

I am behind the wheel of the John Deere today...

 

I do love me some plowing in the fall...

The Cowboy rebuilt the plow

so I am ready to ROCK 'N ROLL...

After a very dry spring and summer

the plow is kicking up some dust...

I have my tunes playing,

the A/C is keeping me cool,

it is a great day to be out doors !

The cattle are all doing just fine...

Everybody is bellied up to the hay feeders...

We will wean the calves in November.

My gorgeous Golden Girl

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Shearing Sheep

The Sheep Shearer is on the way...

 

The sheep are waiting in the barn...

I'm not fat......I'm FLUFFY !

The little white face on the right is the mama...

The black and white face is her son, Arthur.

The sheep shearer is here:

The Hooves are trimmed...

The shearing only takes a few minutes...

Look at all the fleece that was sheared off !

Wow....they look great !

Bernie the dog wonders, "I hope I'm not next."

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LuAnn Kessi

Working Ground and Candy Corn Banner...

No stitching for me this week...

No gentle hum of a sewing machine...

 

I hear the roar of a tractor engine !

It's that time of year,

we are working up the hay fields:

The Cowboy has the disc 

hooked up to the John Deere

for me to take it for a spin !

The Cowboy just rebuilt the disc and we 

want to see just how good it cuts through the sod...

Day 2 the John Deere has a flat tire:

The Cowboy hooks the disk up to my

little red International tractor...

Day 3  I finished the field,

the rebuilt disc works great...

it is now ready to be plowed.

The John Deere sits waiting for its'

new tire to arrive.

When you have "down" time in the hay fields,

you can listen to the hum of your sewing machine:

How stinkin' cute is this Candy Corn banner !

I had so much FUN...I made 4 of them!

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LuAnn Kessi

Journal Quilts.....Does anybody make them anymore?

 

Taking a look back over the 

Journal Quilts

I have created over the last 12 years...

These are grouped by technique

Mixed Media Journal Quilts:

Fabric, metal, wood, waxed paper, 

magazine images

My rust dyed fabric, metal, magazine images

My rust dyed fabric, metal, coffee filter, postcard,

 magazine images

My rust dyed fabric, tea bags, metal, stamping

Foiling on Fabric:

Fabric, Fusible Web, Glue, Foil Sheets

Fabric, Leaves stamped with glue, Foil Sheets

Jello Prints:

Fabric, Acrylic Paint, Leaves on Jello Plate

Fabric, Acrylic Paint, Fern on Jello Plate

Fabric, Acrylic Paint, Stencils on Jello Plate

Fabric, Acrylic Paint, Stencils on Jello Plate

Shaving Cream Printing:

Fabric, Dye-Na-Flow Paint, Shaving Cream Pad

Fabric, Dye-Na-Flow Paint, Shaving Cream Pad

Stamping:

Fabric, Ink Pad & Stamps

Painted Fusible Web:

Fabric, Painted Fusible Web

Paper:

Fabric, Magazine Images

Photo Transfer:

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric, 

Stamping w/Paint

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric, 

Stamping w/Paint

Fabric, Photo transfer on Fabric

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric

I had so much FUN with this image

I just had to make three of them:

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric

(I can't find the finished image, 

but you get the idea)

Fabric, Photo Transfer on Fabric

This is an image of me at 17 years young

It was great FUN going back through time and

looking up my old journal quilts.

Does anybody create journal quilts anymore?

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Bales and Pears...

 

Not much stitching going on lately...

It is still summer,

but we are preparing for the winter ahead...

Here in Western Oregon,

we get as much as 130 inches of rain a year.

We need to get the hay covered...

Queen Anne's Lace

It is my favorite weed !

We are covering 5 rows of hay today...

The tractor lifts the roll of plastic to the top

of the hay stack...

The Cowboy and the Cow Boss unroll 

100 feet of plastic

along the top of the hay pile...

This is what it looks like once it is all rolled

out and pulled down over the sides:

We tie it up with baling twine to hold

the plastic in place.

All of the ends will be tied closed.

Most of this hay will be fed by the end of this year.

Back at home the pear tree is keeping us busy:

The Cowboy collects a box full of pears

each morning off the pear tree...

It takes about 2 hours to peel the pears

and fill the jars and get them in the canner...

I have been processing 2 canner fulls a day...

Doesn't leave much time for stitching.

We will enjoy the pears this winter

while we are feeding all that hay to the cows !

I am hoping to be done with the pear tree

in a week or so, then get back to some stitching.

In the meantime you can check out some of

my FREE MOTION QUILTING here

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi