Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Project Bag...


Project Bags for Quilters

 


I love this pattern !

I have made 10 of these bags and

plan to make lots more...




This is the back of the bag.

There is foam in between the fabric 

and it is quilted in a grid pattern...




The quilting shows up better on the

green lining fabric...




I have the vinyl cut for the front of the bag...




I have the zipper pieces all ready to stitch...




Just need to stitch the 

front of the bag together...





Here it is bound with the handle attached.






Quilters Project Bag

20 x 20 inches

I have made several for myself and

a few more for my friends and family.



Here is some cuteness for you:


This Baby Bull just melts my heart...




He is the grandson to my very favorite cow,

Golden Girl

  



No more sitting in front of my sewing machine...

I am saddled up to the John Deere

mowing more hay fields.


I have added lots of haying videos

to my instagram account


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Zip Cases...

Santa's Workshop is in full swing !

 


I am making zip cases...





Great gift for the guys...

Shave Cream, razors, toothbrush & paste





Perfect opportunity for pulling out

all the great wild life fabrics in the cupboard...





We have a John Deere fan in our family...

this is perfect for him





These zip cases are so roomy.

I lined them with fusible foam

to help them keep their shape...





This was a fat quarter size scrap I had leftover

from a  previous project...

it worked great for this zip case !





Just had to show you both sides of this case...

Side 1   Bear & deer





Side 2  Moose





Found a fat quarter size scrap of cupcakes...

great for a girl's make up bag 

or hair accessories.





I am pawing through the fabric cupboards

and scrap bag to find more fabrics

for more zip cases....I am on a roll !




This pattern is called:  Good Luck Pouch

You can find it at CenterStreetQuilts on Etsy

It is very well written and easy to follow


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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Monday, October 6, 2025

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:



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 


Monday, September 29, 2025

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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 


Monday, September 22, 2025

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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi