Rodeo Quilt.....Progress

 

I started the design work on the Rodeo panel

in February and I have been pecking away at it

on and off the last few months...

These paper pieced star patterns caught my eye

for a border treatment, but the 6 inch is too 

small and the 12 inch is too big...

I enlarged the 6 inch by 150%

and it finishes to a 9 inch block...just right.

It takes 4 sections to make one star block...

Here is the back side of the star block...

Star block ready to trim down to 9 1/2 inches...

It takes most of a day to finish a star block

from start to finish...

20 Star Blocks up on the design wall.

Now I have to figure out how to make the

red and white checker board inner border fit...

The last time I posted it was February

and winter here in Western Oregon...

As you can see through the Thread Shed window,

it is now Spring with lots of green grass

for the cattle to eat.

The last 3 months we have been calving and

are nearly done with calving season.

The cattle have been vaccinated and

it is now breeding season and the bulls

are in with the cows.

We mowed our first hay field yesterday.

I have been stitching most every day,

in between ranch work,

just not posting to this blog as much.

I will share more images soon.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Horses in Snow.....Top Done

The Quilt Top is complete

 

All 18 paper pieced snowflakes are done...

This measures 68 inches wide...

Once it is quilted and bound

it will hang in our living room.

Good to get this one done.

Now I can get to work on a few holiday gifts.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Snowflakes...

I was able to squeeze in some stitching and 

finished up the last of the snowflake blocks

 

Intricate piecing that could only be

done by paper piecing these blocks...

The snowflakes show up really well

against this putty colored background fabric...

Every snowflake is different...

18 snowflake blocks

It took 2 days to rip all the papers off

the back side of the blocks...

The inner border has been added to the panel...

Close up view of inner border...

sparkly snowflakes

The bottom snowflake border 

is stitched into place...

The top and bottom borders are on...

Hoping to get back out to the Thread Shed

soon and put the side borders on.

We have a new square bale feeder...

It holds a ton of hay in a single feeding.

The cows like it !

We weaned the baby calves last week.

Always hate to do that, but the mama cows

need a break before they have their new

calves in the spring.

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LuAnn Kessi 

More Snowflakes...

 In between making hay this summer,

I have been paper piecing more

snowflake blocks...

These snowflake blocks are a bit advanced

so you need some foundation paper piecing

experience to get them done...

I love the precision of paper piecing

so really enjoy creating these snowflakes...

I have completed 15 snowflake blocks so far...

not sure how many I will need.

Nothing is sewn into place just yet,

I am auditioning possible border treatments.

This will be an ongoing project for

the rest of the summer months ahead...

We put up new fencing around the flower bed

in front of the house...

to keep our chickens from scratching it all up !

That is a super giant lime green hosta

by the whiskey barrels...

I do love me some lime green !

The Gaillardia aka Blanket Flowers

are really putting on a show right now...

Hundreds of blooms on just one plant !

If you look close...

you can see the bumble bees just love them !

This image is from a month ago...

lots more flower blooms out there now

and a couple of tomato plants

with tomatoes on the vines.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Snow Horse Panel...

 A new fabric panel is on the design wall

 

Horses in the snow...

I am making a few snowflake blocks

to see if they will work as a border treatment...

This is the back side of the snowflakes,

they are foundation paper pieced...

I would never attempt these

if they weren't paper pieced.....eek!

Lots of intricate cutting and piecing has

been made simple by paper piecing...

It takes about 8 hours to

paper piece each block...

I just put on a DVD series,

relax and sew...

I take my time and enjoy the process...

When I am not sewing

I am with the Cowboy making hay...

The mowing, raking and baling are done...

we are now picking up the bales

and storing them away for the winter.

We picked up 100 bales today

in 95 degree heat.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Paper Piecing...LOVE

 

I am still having a lot of FUN trying out

different FPP blocks...

Last week I made this LOVE block...

This is a beginner level FPP...

I am using fabric scraps leftover

from quilts I made last year...

I have never done ABCs...

It was great FUN to see the letters

come alive...

12 inch  LOVE block...

I couldn't resist...

6 inch LOVE block

The daffodils are blooming

below our Century Farm sign...

This is Althea Pink...

still waiting for her to have her calf.

The Cowboy feeding a new bale

in the bull field...

There are 7 bachelors that belly up

to the hay bale each day...

There are cattle videos on my Instagram

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LuAnn Kessi