Surprise...

The Cowboy SURPRISED me with a new

sewing machine...

Bernina 440 Quilters Edition

This machine was made in 2007...

It is just like NEW...

only 32 hours on the machine...

how wild is that !

2007 was the 75 year Anniversary of Bernina

I love the large, white extension table...

I also like the sliding speed control

and the blue on/off button...

I played with the BSR foot and

even though I have been free motion quilting

for over 30 years I actually liked it !

It came with a dozen feet and most of them

are my favorites...

I have made it most of the way through the

manual and the machine operates the same

as my other Berninas, so not a lot to learn there...

180 Stitches...

I feel so lucky to have this machine and

I want to take good care of it so....

The very first thing I stitched with it is

this sewing machine cover...

The front has a large zipper pocket

and both sides have handles and pockets.

This should keep my new baby dust-free.

Thank You Cowboy!

 

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Hard Work made this Country...

 

Phyllis Burchett

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LuAnn Kessi 

Cleaning out the Calving Barns...

Our fleet of manure spreaders are

hooked up to the tractors and

ready to go to work...

We are cleaning out the two calving barns

we use in March, April and May... 

The cowboy is  on the Ford tractor

scooping  out the barn and

loading up the spreaders...

We are working across the river from

our home place...  off in the distance you

can see our red goat barn and my Thread Shed.

By the time I return with an empty spreader,

the Cowboy has the next spreader filled up 

and ready for me to spread on the pastures...

We just keep tag teaming all day

until the barns are all clean and ready

for next calving season.

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and I cleaning out the barns on Instagram

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LuAnn Kessi 

Thread Shed Flowers...

 

Lilies growing just outside the Thread Shed

They greet me when I walk in the door...

My brother in law made this sign for the door...

Where the Girls Are...

The Thread Shed

Lots of creativity goes on inside 

this little building...

My aunt gave me the chicken bell and she

likes to ring it when she comes to visit...

My mother in law gave me the

sunflower barn quilt...

Hydrangeas growing out front...

The blooms start out green, turn pink

then purple...

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The red hen house sits just to the right

of the Thread Shed...

The rooster and the hens like to

hang out in front of the Thread Shed...

The Cowboy built this for me 25 years ago

and it still serves me well and is

my happy place !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Weekend Sling Bag...

I've never made a backpack style bag before...

 

Weekend Sling Bag

I thought I would give it a go....

Here is my color story...

The front panel has been pieced...

Close Up View of machine quilting...

second panel is complete...

I am ready to begin installing the zippers...

The front zipper is installed...

I guess I got so excited finishing up this bag

that I forgot to take any more pictures.....eek!

Here is the completed Weekend Sling Bag

It is super sweet and I made it for

someone special...

She likes it !   She likes it !

These crossbody style bags are so

comfortable to wear.  Glad I gave it a go !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Starling Bag...

I was in Idaho in July

and my aunt gave me a table runner

and said,  "I think this would make a good bag."

 

She wants a large crossbody bag

and this pattern looks just right...

The table runner is now cut into a bag

front and back...

I am using some of my hand dyes

for the bag lining...

Here is the finished bag...

It has a recessed zipper...

It has a large interior pocket...

I put a fun lining inside the pocket...

Two zippered side pockets...

Side pocket...

This crossbody bag is on its'

way back to Idaho and...

is no longer a table runner.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi