Challenge Project...2026

 

Challenge Fabric...

Fabrics I chose to be part of my

challenge fabric story...

Project I chose for my challenge...

Paper Pieced Feathered Star

Paper Pieces cut out and ready to stitch...

Fabrics cut out and ready to stitch...

This is my work table...

Wool Press Mat & Travel Iron

Light Board with patterns and fabrics

Sewing Machine

I like to work on a light board

to help me see the lines on my papers

to help with fabric placement...

Here is my first unit all paper pieced...

I have to quit for today to help the Cowboy

round up a few of our cows...

It is so dry here in Western Oregon,

we are already feeding the hay we made

in June and July

to our cattle...

I do love the Queen Anne's Lace

that grows in the hay lot...

Most people consider it a weed...

I think it is gorgeous!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Moving Bales...

It's Moving Day...

We are loading up the bales

from the hay fields

and hauling them to the hay lot...

We use two pickups and trailers...

The Cowboy is picking up bales

and loading them onto the trailers...

They are all hauled over to the hay lot

and put into piles of 50 bales each...

This fall, the piles will be covered up

to keep the bales dry...

The Cowboy loads and I drive the trailer...

There are three of us in the hay field today...

The Cowboy's 89 year old dad

is loading and hauling with us...

 Two hay fields piled up...

More to Come !

I have added lots of haying videos

to my instagram account

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Hay Season Continues...

 

We're still in the hay fields

going around in circles

raking and baling...

You can't get an early start in the morning

because you have to let the dew dry

off the hay before you can begin baling...

The bales are piling up in the fields,

we will need to begin picking them up,

loading them on trailers and hauling

them to the hay lot for winter storage...

I have an UPGRADE on my umbrella...

It goes to one of our patio tables

and is much larger than the yellow

beach umbrella.....yay!

The evening sun on the hay fields

is so beautiful...

I have added lots of haying videos

to my instagram account

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Raking and Baling Hay...

Always be prepared... 

We were expecting 100 degree weather while

raking the 2nd hay field so...

The Cowboy brought out his secret weapon...

a beach umbrella !

It worked great on the open cab tractor !

It kept me shaded while I was raking...

 

The Cowboy baled the hay in the

John Deere, which has an amazing

A/C unit.....gets like a frig in there !

Here is a round bale that just 

hatched out the back of the round baler...

This baler is gigantic...

It is like standing inside an elevator

I raked and the Cowboy followed behind

baling up the hay...

We finished the field just as 

the sun was setting.....a beautiful evening.

I am hoping to listen to the hum

of my sewing machine soon

and have some images to share with you.

I have added lots of haying videos

to my instagram account

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Mowing the 2nd Hay Field...

This is a big hay field so...

we are cutting half the field today 

The Cowboy is mowing it in half,

he can drive in a straight line...

me, not so much !

The Cowboy is making some final

adjustments to the mower...

I am off and running:

This is what the field looks like

after I have mowed for a few hours...

After 6 or 7 hours I am getting

closer to the middle of the field...

Tractors don't turn tight corners,

so when I get to a corner I cut straight across, 

leaving a narrow strip of grass.

Then I go back and mow out the corners.

This is Polly with her new calf Pollyanna

Pollyanna will make a beautiful

replacement heifer next year.

The John Deere has excellent A/C

so I stay nice and comfortable while  mowing.

I have added lots of haying videos

to my instagram account

View my Instagram feed HERE

CLICK HERE:  to see My Quilts

May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi