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 

Moose Quilt Top...

I completed all of the star blocks

on the Moose Panel... 

At this point they are just stuck up

on the design wall around the moose...

I decided to use low volume fabrics

between the star blocks as a background...

The top border is stitched in place.

3 star borders are stitched in place...

The star borders are on...

This needs one final border...

A narrow lime border works best...

The Moose Quilt Top is complete...

Now to paw through the fabric cupboards

for backing fabrics.

Just below our house the Canada Geese 

enjoy grazing along with our goat herd...

This is a daily occurence...

The geese seem to like it and...

the goats don't seem to mind.

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LuAnn Kessi

 

Hot Pads...Tutorial

I pawed through the fabric cupboard

and found lots of floral fabric scraps...

These have been around for 15 or 20 years...

It is time to put them to good use !

It cut them into 1.5 and 2 inch strips...

I am turning these strips into Hot Pads...

It was fast and FUN.....I will make more !

Here is a my Hot Pad Tutorial:

Insul-Bright Batting

Insul-Bright cut into 9 inch squares...

Place a 2.5 inch square of fabric 

in the center...

Add a 1.5 inch strip,

using the stitch and flip technique...

stitching through the insul-brite

Add another 1.5 inch strip,

moving clockwise around the square...

You are stitching through the insul-bright batting,

then flipping the strip over and pressing it down...

Keep adding strips until the batting

is completely covered...

The top side of your hot pad is complete...

Flip it over and trim off any excess fabric

that sticks out beyond the 9 inch batting square...

Admire your creation...

To create the back side of the hot pad,

cut out a 10 square of backing fabric

and another 9 inch square of insul-bright...

Add a few rows of stitching to hold

the backing fabric and the batting together...

then trim down to 9 inches square

The top and back of the hot pad...

Place them pretty sides together,

stitch all the way around the hot pad,

leaving a few inches unstitched for turning

it right side out...

Trim the bulk off the corners,

Place your hand inside and pull

it right side out...

Push the corners out square,

iron the seam allowance to the inside,

and stop stitch all the way around...

Use a much larger stitch length

when top stitching, as the hot pad

is very thick at this point...

Hot Pad

Just outside the Thread Shed window

are our Boer Goats...

they keep me company while I am stitching.

This is a great way to use up those

fabric scraps while creating something

beautiful for your family and friends.

This will be waiting for me tomorrow

when I have a few more minutes to sew.

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LuAnn Kessi

Catching Up With You...

We are still here ! 

I have been spending a lot of my time

feeding cattle....not so much sewing.

The Cowboy and I are a team...

I drive the hay wagon

and the Cowboy feeds the hay.

The cattle are scattered around...

we feed them in 5 different locations

every day.

We have been enjoying dry, frosty mornings

here in wet, wet, wet Western Oregon !

All of the cows are bred

and will begin calving in February 2023.

This is Doll Face......we just love her !

The Cowboy makes dealing with these

 

round bale feeders look easy...

they're big and awkward.

Another frosty morning with the cattle...

The goats are all doing just great,

here are two of them...

Little Lotta and her son Little Louie

It is salmon spawning season here along

the Big Elk River...

A pair of eagles sit in a snag above the river

and do their fishing just outside the back door.

Frozen leaves are always a favorite of mine...

I am in the 6th week of recovering from

a chest cold....cough, cough, cough!

I think I am gaining on it and was able

to do a bit of stitching this week,

My Reflections of Autum quilt top

is ready for the borders.

I just could not let the day go by

without wishing you all Happy Holidays!

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LuAnn Kessi