Friends at the Fence...

It is quilted, bound and up on the wall

in our living room...

Friends at the Fence

This horse panel is surrounded with

english paper pieced hexagons...

I love paper piecing and it was fun

to incorporate that into the

edge treatment on this quilt...

This image reminds me of looking out

the kitchen window to see our own horses

looking back at me over the yard fence...

Close-Up views of the Hexagons:

Top left border corner...

Bottom left border corner...

Bottom right border corner...

Top right border corner...

 It grabs my attention every time I walk through

the room...I can almost hear the horses

whinny at me.

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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 

Mod TV....TV Screens

 

This is my Wednesday project

when I meet up with my local quilt group:

Mod TV Quilt

I decided to add a fifth row of TV blocks...

I printed out images on fabric sheets 

of some of the favorite shows 

from my child hood...

The TV sets now have FUN images

on the screens...

I used fusible web and invisible applique'

to attach them to the TV blocks...

When I look at them I can hear

the TV show theme songs in my head...

Lots of FUN !

They really add to the whole

Mod TV vibe...

Saturday morning cartoons always

included the Jetsons...

Everybody wanted a talking horse

like Mr ED...

Oh, and to be magical like

I Dream of Jeannie...

I also included some test patterns

on a few of the TV sets...

This is as far as I got on Wednesday.

Next week I will add a few more TV shows

then begin moving the blocks around

so it looks more balanced.

Unfortunately, this just doesn't photograph

as well as it really appears in person.

Our days begin and end in the

calving grounds:

This is the view that greets us each morning

when we cross the river and head over

to feed and check on the cows and calves...

You can see our home place across the river 

in the background where the red barn sits...

Each morning is like Christmas...

we look around to find a brand new calf

with its' mama.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Calving & Bear Quilt...

 Calving season has begun here at

The Kessi Ranch

This is our first baby of the year 2025...

Calf Number 1   Born March 1, 2025

She was a bit early so she is tiny and.....wild !

She runs laps around the barn like a race horse !

Out in the Thread Shed 

I am making some progress

on the Bear panel quilt:

I am stitching together Bear Paw Blocks...

I need one more border treatment

for the bottom of the Bear panel...

I'll put these up on the design wall

and see if they work...

Bear Paw border...

Mountains at the top,

Trees on the sides,

Bear Paws on the bottom...

Like a puzzle, I have to find a way to make

all of this fit together.

More to Come !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Tote Bags...

 

Finishing up the last of the Tote Bags

I am making for holiday gifts...

This Tote Bag is for a horse lover...

It is lined with fusible foam to help it

keep its' shape and make it sturdy...

This tote bag is headed for Nebraska...

My favorite straps for bags are

faux leather with rivets...

This tote bag is headed for New Jersey...

Sunflowers are always a favorite !

Tote Bags for holiday gift giving...

Check out my new labels...

I ordered them on Etsy

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LuAnn Kessi