Hot Pads...

Hot Pads 

I learned a new method to create hot pads

that does not require a binding

or a hole that you need to stitch closed...

They also used up scrap fabrics...

I am bundling them in two

and wrapping them up for gift giving...

I will leave a link at the bottom

so you can check out the tutorial and pattern...

These fabrics are leftover from a

quilt I made last year...

I was also able to utilize all those

batting scraps that seem to pile up...

We have been weaning calves the

last month so I don't have a lot of

time to sew, but a few minutes here and

there and I was able to complete

quite a few hot pads...

The holidays are quickly approaching and

these will make great handmade gifts...

I have completed 32 hot pads so far...

We are raising baby bulls this year...

We just introduced them to our mature 

bull herd yesterday and they are all

getting along really well...

Hot Pad Tutorial CLICK HERE

Hot Pad Pattern CLICK HERE

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LuAnn Kessi 

Heart Brooches.....In Progress

In between weaning calves

I continue to stitch the

Heart Brooches

A few minutes here...

a few minutes there...

I am making progress on finishing up

the crazy quilt heart brooches.

The table is set for FUN !

Once the crazy quilt squares are done,

it is time to add the trims...

I made 2 dozen of these squares,

now it is time to turn them into

Heart Brooches...

Pink and Red Heart Brooches...

I think adding the trims is my favorite

part of the process...

A few Close-Up images:

How FUN are the tiny buttons...

Lots more to do,

but I am making progress a few minutes

of stitching at a time...

Calf Weaning Barn:

It's that time of the year...

Calf Weaning

It is noisy around here!

Calves bawling inside the barn...

Mamas bawling outside the barn !

The Mama Cows are usually over it

in 3 or 4 days...

takes a bit longer for the babies. 

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LuAnn Kessi 

Heart Brooches....Progress

Heart Brooches 

I received a heart brooch years ago and

wore it pinned to my jackets for several years,

I loved it...

I pulled out my scrap bin and sorted red and pink

fabric scraps.  I stitched them down to small 

squares of batting...

It was great FUN and I couldn't stop making

those crazy quilted squares...

I made 2 dozen of them in pink and red

I made a heart template

cut out from a manila folder

and traced the heart shape onto the squares...

I stitched small trims by machine

and fabric flowers by hand

on top of the crazy patchwork squares...

The heart template helped determine

the best place to trace out the heart shape

onto the crazy patchwork squares...

Once all of the squares have been

decorated with trim,  I will add backing

fabrics and cut them out...

I will share the rest of the process soon !

Get your fabric and batting scraps out

and have some FUN !

Autumn has found us here in

Western Oregon...

We are feeding cattle across the river

from our home place...

All of the red maple trees in the yard

are putting on a show !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Vintage Quilt Blocks...

I found these vintage

Grandmothers Flower Garden Blocks

in an antique mall 20 years ago...

 

The fabrics are 

Depression Era 30's and 40's...

I found them in an antique mall

They are all cut and pieced by hand...

There are only ten quilt blocks...

They are traditional with the yellow center,

solid fabric surrounding the center,

followed by a floral outer border...

They are lovely...

It is time to get them out of storage and

put them out where they can be enjoyed...

I cut a square of thin batting and

a square of backing fabric...

I layered all three pieced together

and pinned them to keep them from shifting...

I stitched all the way around the outside edge

then trimmed the seam allowance...

Then I cut and trimmed off the corners...

I slit open the back side

and turned the block right sides out...

I applied fusible web to a piece of leftover backing

cut it into narrow strips and heat set it

over the slit (no pic of that)...

Then I top stitched and quilted around

the hexagons...

Close-up View of quilting stitches...

They look so happy without the raw edges...

They will have a new life as

Candle Mats...

These fabrics were produced nearly 90 years ago

and they are finally out in the world

where they can be enjoyed...

Just in time for candle burning weather.

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LuAnn Kessi