Weed Eaters...

The Cowboy built our red barn in 1989

and filled it with horses... 

Now it is home to our Boer Goats...

They are our weed eaters,

nibbling on the blackberries and thistles

in the pasture...

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LuAnn Kessi 

The Bachelor Herd...

 

The Cowboy feeding our Bachelor Herd

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LuAnn Kessi 

Bear Paws...

I am making Bear Paw Blocks this week: 

Bear Paw Block

I am using them as a border treatment

for this High Horses panel...

Here is my fabric pull for this project;

Green Background Fabric

Assorted Brown Fabrics

I chose this Bear Paw pattern because it offered

cutting directions for a 7 inch block...

It also gave directions to make

8 bias squares at once...

I assembly line press the bias squares

then use a clapper to keep the blocks flat...

I use a Bloc Loc ruler to trim the

bias squares to the proper size...

I trim them on a mini mat

so I can turn it easily while trimming,

never having to move the actual bias square...

I also lay the block pieces out onto a

flannel design board to keep them

in the proper order...

Once on the flannel board,

I can transport the pieces from the

cutting table to the sewing machine

to the ironing board...

Again, using the clapper to 

keep the seams nice and flat after pressing

with the iron...

Bear Paw Block

I need 22 Bear Paw Blocks

for this border treatment...

This is the second time I am creating a quilt

from this High Horses panel...

that's a story for another time.

I have been posting new cattle videos

to my Instagram feed

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LuAnn Kessi 

Periwinkle Quilt Top....DONE !

I spent a few days last week piecing together 

all of the Periwinkle blocks... 

Here is the top laying on the work table...

These are all hand cut pieces...

not paper pieced

With all of the bias cut edges,

this was challenging to line up 

all of the pieces and make them fit...

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and auditioned border fabrics...

I am going with the yellow inner border

and the Marcia Brady Flower Power outer border.

The yellow inner border is on...

It is ready for the outer border...

Here I am at the big board

pressing the first outer border...

The Flower Power fabric is just right...

This is a good winter project...

it looks like Spring !

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

in search of backing fabrics and came up

empty handed...

I found a mint green 108 inch backing online...

I will have to be patient and wait until

the mail arrives.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Heart Garland...and Tutorial

I started playing around with hearts this week:

 

No pattern...just an idea 

I wanted to work through...

Before I knew it I had a heart garland

to hang on a mantel or wall or window, etc.

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found some pinks...

so made another Heart Garland...

These are FUN and don't require

a lot of your fabric or your time...

I hung them up on the design wall

for a photo shoot...

I turned my back and there were FOUR !

I ended up making SIX Heart Garlands

and already gave two of them away...

If you want to join in the FUN

here is a tutorial...

Supplies:

5 inch squares of fabric (two for each heart)

Heart Template for Fabric (I made mine from freezer paper)

Batting scraps or Felt (cut into heart shapes)

Heart Template for Batting (smaller than 5 inch template)

Pinking Shears and Scissors

Jute cording

Glue Stick

I cut 2 squares of fabric at a time

with the pinking shears...

I cut out 9 hearts (2 fabrics each for 18 hearts)

The length of jute you need will depend on

how long you want your garland to be...

Stretch out the jute and place one heart shape underneath

(wrong sides of fabric facing you) and apply some glue stick.

place one batting heart shape on top 

and press down...

apply glue stick to the batting...

Place the 2nd heart shape on top 

and press down...

Iron the heart to set the glue...

Topstitch the heart on your sewing machine,

this will hold the jute in place...

Keep adding more hearts, 

leaving and inch or more between them...

I am working on a wool press mat

and use pins to hold the jute in place

for easier handling of the hearts...

Keep adding hearts until your garland

is the desired length.

I leave 12 inches of extra jute on each end...

Cut 1 inch strips of fabrics...

these will be used to create ties...

Place 3 fabric strips in between each heart...

tie the strips in a knot...

Keep going until you fill the garland in with ties,

even at the beginning and end of the jute...

These are a great deal of FUN and

will make great gifts next month for

Valentines Day !

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LuAnn Kessi