Pumpkin Placemats & Cattle...

 

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

When I saw the pattern for these 

pumpkin placemats,

I had just the fabric...

I keep a few yards of black & white plaid fabric

in the cupboard for bindings...

These went together quickly...

Lots of FUN to create !

They are a gift and already out the door !

You can find the pattern here:

Spoonful of Sugar

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

Pattern

We have been feeding cattle for

a few weeks now...

Seems like we just baled up this hay in June...

The cows know the sound of our pick ups

and meet us at the feeding grounds...

Everybody shows up for breakfast each day...

This is sweet, little Goldie with her

calf  "cocoa puff",  the grands named him...

She is a little cow that raises

great, big steer calves !

This is Doll Face...

Oh, how I LOVE that girl !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Flowers & Spider Webs...

 

Saying Good Bye to Summer...

It is time to clean out the flower beds...

Dinner Plate Dahlias...

The rain is back and everything is getting soggy !

We have two seasons here in Western Oregon...

Wet and Dry

While feeding cows this morning, 

spider webs caught my eye...

They show up so well when they

are back lit as the sun rises...

The spiders have been busy...

These are GIANT webs...

There are giant spiders in the center

of the webs...

Good Bye Summer...

Hello Autumn

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LuAnn Kessi 

Pumpkins...

It's the first day of Autumn...

time to make some pumpkins

 

I pulled some fabrics and made strip sets,

sandwiched them together with insulbrite

and cotton batting...

If you look close you can see

curved machine quilting lines...

Back view shows the machine quilting...

Using a template, I cut out a pumpkin shape...

Back View...

All ready for a binding

I made a few for gift giving...

The bindings are done...

Found a green fabric for pumpkin stems...

I layered these with batting

and stitched them into stems...

The first stem is on the pumpkin...

These quilted pumpkins can be used for 

trivets, hot pads or candle mats...

This is the first project I have created with

my new Bernina 440 QE...

it sews like a dream.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Surprise...

The Cowboy SURPRISED me with a new

sewing machine...

Bernina 440 Quilters Edition

This machine was made in 2007...

It is just like NEW...

only 32 hours on the machine...

how wild is that !

2007 was the 75 year Anniversary of Bernina

I love the large, white extension table...

I also like the sliding speed control

and the blue on/off button...

I played with the BSR foot and

even though I have been free motion quilting

for over 30 years I actually liked it !

It came with a dozen feet and most of them

are my favorites...

I have made it most of the way through the

manual and the machine operates the same

as my other Berninas, so not a lot to learn there...

180 Stitches...

I feel so lucky to have this machine and

I want to take good care of it so....

The very first thing I stitched with it is

this sewing machine cover...

The front has a large zipper pocket

and both sides have handles and pockets.

This should keep my new baby dust-free.

Thank You Cowboy!

 

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LuAnn Kessi 

Hard Work made this Country...

 

Phyllis Burchett

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LuAnn Kessi 

Hollyhock Quilt...

 

Hollyhocks

Old Fashioned Hollyhocks

have always been a favorite of mine...

They are in full bloom...

If you look closely in the very center

you can see a 5 point star...

You can plant the seeds in the ground 

spring, summer or fall

 and they will sprout right up and begin to grow.

They winter over really well.

The next summer they will bloom beautifully.

They are drought tolerant and don't need water.

They are prolific and re-seed themselves.

Not only beautiful, but easy to grow.

Midnight in the Garden

This is my Hollyhock quilt from 2010

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi