Fabulous Finish.....Number 1

 

It's official....

My first Fabulous Finish for 2022

" Bird Seed "

Flying Geese and Pumpkin Seeds

I put this top together last Spring

and all that was left was the binding:

I use a 20 inch square ruler

to square up and trim off the corners...

then I trim off the sides...

All the rough edges are trimmed off

and it is ready for binding....

I cut my binding strips 2  1/4 inches

This is a lap quilt that will be used and 

washed a lot,  so I am putting the 

binding on by machine:

After the binding is sewn to the front,

then flipped over to the back side,

I used wonder clips every inch to keep it in place

so the back side does not shift while stitching...

Front side of binding...

Back side of binding

I quilted wonky flying geese in the borders...

Feathers are quilted around the pumpkin seeds...

This is heavily quilted and will stand up

to lots of use over the years.

Oh that sense of completion...

makes you feel great !

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LuAnn Kessi

Thread Shed....Fresh Start 2022

I read somewhere recently that it was...

Clean Off Your Desk Day

I decided to put this into good use

 in the Thread Shed:

 

I don't have a desk in here,

but I have lots of work surfaces 

that were piled high...

I should have taken a before picture.....oops!

I cleaned off my big ironing board

the Cowboy built this for me 20 years ago.

I hand dyed the board cover.

I also cleaned off my main work table...

it is a vintage drop leaf table with lots of leaves

and is about 80 inches long.

I cleaned off my sewing machine table.....

I also cleaned off my little cutting table

All 4 large surfaces are cleaned off and 

ready to go !

2022 will be my year of:

Fabulous Finishes

I have my first quilt ready to finish

on the work table...

Orange Peel / Pumpkin Seed Quilt

This large table is perfect for trimming the edges 

of your quilt to get it ready for binding...

The machine quilting is done,

all that is left to do is bind it....

I have a bag of fabrics to paw through

in hopes of finding something 

that will work for a binding.

This will have to wait for another day...

We are working cattle tomorrow.

I am hoping to get this bound 

by the end of the week and have my very first

 FABULOUS FINISH 2022.

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LuAnn Kessi

An Evening with the Cattle...

 

One of our favorite things to do 

at the end of the day...

is to drive up river a few miles 

and visit with the cattle at sunset...

The lighting is so yummy

and the cattle are so extra beautiful 

this time of year.

This calf is 2 months old...

This heifer, Party Girl, is 2 years old...

These are our new bulls:

They are one year old...

They are very sweet and peaceful...

This is Mary Blackfeather, 6 years old

This is Golden Girl, 5 years old

This is Golden Girls baby sister, 2 months old

This is Idella and Rosabelle

We are keeping them for replacement heifers

It is so relaxing and peaceful to be out in the field

watching the cattle, 

listening to them munch on grass...

it is a great way to finish off the day.

We are preparing for hay season now.

We plan to begin mowing hay fields this weekend.

I am sneaking in time here and there

to machine quilt.

More to Come !

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Orange Peel / Pumpkin Seed Quilt......Machine Quilting

 

I spent the day with my Monday quilt group...

Yes, the orange peel quilt is.....

under the needle !

I purchased this quilt support from

Patsy Thompson Designs

I never machine quilt on a domestic machine

without it....ever !

Absolutely NO DRAG when machine quilting.

It is the only way to go !

I drew myself a little road map to remind me

which direction the feathers go...

I have one block quilted so far...

the lighting isn't the best right now

to view the quilting stitches.

Here is a close up view of the quilting...

I will refer to my road map as I quilt along

to keep me going in the right direction.

I quilted about 4 hours this afternoon

and went through 3 bobbins and

completed 4 rows of quilting.

It is so good to have this baby finally 

under the needle.

More to Come.....Next Monday !

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Orange Peel Quilt Top.....Design Work Completed

I completed the design work on the

Orange Peel Quilt

 

I tried a scrappy placement of the peels

and it wasn't working...

I tried grouping the peels by color family

and that works...

Purple Peels in the top left area...

Pink Peels below the purple...

Light Blue Peels top right area...

Dark Blue Peels bottom right corner...

Red Peels bottom left...

I put the flying geese 

with their color family as well...

For a busy quilt, this arrangement is much

calmer on the eyes...

Yes, this is the design I am going with...

Now, to piece the blocks together

and pick out a border fabric......hmmm.

More To Come !

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LuAnn Kessi