My Tips n Techniques

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

35 Calves...


This is my view each morning...

 


The Side View Mirror





I drive the feed wagon

while the Cowboy flakes the hay off the back...





The cattle follow the piles of hay

falling off the back of the truck...



This is Little Goldie...


She has a brand new calf...





It is very dark brown now,

but in a few weeks it will be golden

just like its' mama...





We are a month into calving and there

are 35 calves on the ground so far...


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


Friday, March 22, 2024

Messy Painted Canvas...Zip Cases


Messy Painted Canvas

 


30 x 72 inches





So much FUN to create !







After the canvas is finished,

I like to cut it up and make stuff with it...


These are two halves of a zipper bag...

The zipper is installed on the front side.



Here comes the.....Show 'n Tell:











































Such a FUN way to spend the day

at the sewing machine !


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Cattle...


Super Cuteness... 


This is Cleeve...

He is the second calf born this year

and he loves to play calf games

with all the other calves every morning !





The mama cows coming over the hill

at sunrise...





Feeding time...





Calf Number 23.....born yesterday





Heifers in the sunshine...




My hard working Cowboy


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LuAnn Kessi


Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Tote Bag...


This tote bag is cut out and ready to stitch... 


I pawed through the fabric cupboard and found 

one of my hand dyes to line the bag...





This Pellon Flex-Foam 2-Sided Fusible

creates a bag that is sturdy and stands up...






The bag is done and is ready for handles...

I like the way these faux leather handles

look and feel in my hand when carrying the bag.





Rivets make short work of attaching the handles...





Always FUN to get the hand dyes out and

give them new life...





The tote bag panel came with a pocket...FUN !





This will make a great new bag for....SPRING !

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LuAnn Kessi


Monday, March 18, 2024

Sew Happy Zen Chic Panel...

 I have had this panel sitting around

for long enough...


It is time to cut it up and do something with it...





Sew Happy by Zen Chic

It is a heavier linen fabric...




I decided to make zip bags 

with the small squares.

I matched the squares up with 

zippers and lining fabrics.






I am using foam instead of batting...





Pellon Flex-Foam 2-sided fusible





The foam creates a very sturdy bag...





Fried Egg lining fabric...





I placed the zipper on the side of this bag...


















8 zipper bags ready for gift giving...




These were much larger, 

so I turned them into pillows.


We now have 20 new calves on the ground.Calving season is galloping right along.

It was 80 degrees yesterday !

The Cowboy mowed the lawn.


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LuAnn Kessi


Sunday, March 17, 2024

Calving Season...


How super cute is number 6 ... 


This is a little bull calf born a week ago...





His mama is eating clover pellets

behind the barn...





Replacement heifers in the side view mirror...

None of them are calving just yet.





Dollface had her calf yesterday...





Feeding heifers across the river from

our home place.

We have been enjoying sunny weather.

It was 76 degrees today !

We have 19 calves on the ground so far.

The cows will be calving through May.


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi