Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Bear Quilt Top...DONE !


I started this Bear Quilt top

10 weeks ago... 


I have been stitching on it

in between trips over to the

calving grounds to check for new calves...





Our mornings begin with loading up

hay and driving it over and feeding

it to the mama cows and their calves...




We have 3 orphaned calves this year

so I feed them bottles morning and night...





We check for newborn calves

several times a day,

and tag and vaccinate all new calves...





On the not so busy days...

I get to spend time in the Thread Shed stitching.

Today I put the final border on this Bear Quilt top.





After the cattle are fed each day,

the Cowboy walks through the herd

and checks for new calves, as well

as a health check on all of the older calves.





We check to be sure the mamas are making

plenty of milk for the babies...





We look the calves over to be sure

they are healthy and growing...




Within days of their birth,

the newborn calves are eating alfalfa

right along side their mamas.


Next month we will be branding calves,

turning the bulls in with the cows for breeding

and beginning hay season.

Not sure how much stitching time I will

have once all that starts,

but a few minutes here and there

adds up to a finished quilt.


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


4 comments:

  1. It turned out amazing, so pretty.
    Love seeing the Mama cows & calves.
    Marilyn

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    1. Thanks so much Marilyn! This one took awhile, but it was worth it. Hope to get it hung in our living room by the summer.
      Hugs,
      LuAnn

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  2. yesI like the smaller bear paw blocks for the bottom of your quilt. I find the patchwork blocks you have used to be very interesting and so appropriate for the bear.

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  3. Thank You Theresa. Glad I went with the smaller blocks. A little more work but well worth it.
    Hugs,
    LuAnn

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