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 

Paper Piecing Continues...

 

Between trips across the river to

check on the cows and calves

I have been stitching...

I have had this pattern for a few years

and wanted to give it a try...

This is the color story...

Two templates....4 of each are required

to complete the star block...

First two templates are paper pieced...

Four Templates....half the block done

It is FUN watching this come alive...

All 8 templates are paper pieced...

The last seam is on the diagonal...

Poof...the block is together !

This is what the back side looks like...

I am trying out different quilt blocks

to use in future quilt designs.

It is calving season here on the Kessi Ranch:

So much cold RAIN it is miserable,

but the calves just keep on coming...

We have been supplementing lots of calves

with powdered colostrum to warm them up

and get them nursing...

More To Come...

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Paper Piecing...

I have been in the mood to do some

Paper Piecing... 

I found this pattern online, printed it out

and got right with it...

It is a Quilt Cakes pattern on Etsy...

I rarely work with pinks, so this

is what I found in the fabric cupboard...

It has been many years since I paper pieced.

This is the back side of the block...

This was FUN!

Just love those pointy points !

So much FUN I just had to try another block...

This is a Liza Taylor pattern on Etsy...

I also have her book...

I rustled up some low volume fabric scraps

left over from a Christmas Tree quilt 

I made last year...

I am auditioning fabrics for the flower petals.

Also leftover scraps from the tree quilt...

This block went together quickly and easily...

I plan to add a stem with leaves...

I guess I am on a paper piecing kick this week

because I made another block...

I found this block online...

Ellen's Snowball PP Block...

Wow!

This one just blows me away!

Paper Piecing Perfection !

So satisfying...

We are just starting our calving season

and these blocks can be stitched between 

trips across the river to the calving barns...

It is amazing what you can get done a few

minutes here and a few minutes there.

We have two sets of twins so far...

This is Mary and her brother Lou

They have an excellent mother who has

already raised twins, so she knows

what she is doing.

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LuAnn Kessi