Thermofax Printing on Shirts...

This note has been hanging around for weeks.

I decided to pay attention to it today...

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I am in need of work shirts for when I am using

textile paints.

Something to cover up and keep me clean.

I thought it would be fun to decorate my work shirts...

Thermofax Printing came to mind.

Versatex Screen printing Inks

I prefer Versatex over Speedball.

Versatex are a bit thicker and hang on the scraper better.

This shirt came home from the thrift store with me

last week...

3 layers of thermofax designs printed so far...

This shirt is ready for fun!

I have had this work shirt for awhile,

but thought it could use some printing too.

Pink Coneflowers & Black Birds

After I added orange sunflowers....it's done.

I have worked in this shirt for years...

It is time to cover up all the paint stains.

Birds on a Wire is one of my newest screens.

This shirt is ready for fun!

3 shirts to wear...

Makes me want to put one on and do some more

textile painting!

View from the back:

The End

Speaking of Ends...

This Starling doesn't like Gunnr out playing in the yard.

It must have babies nearby somewhere.

When Gunnr is playing with his ball, the bird swoops down from the tree and pecks him on his fanny.

This has been going on for weeks!

Gunnr, of course, could care less, and doesn't even acknowledge the bird in any way.

He is so in love with his blue ball that nothing else matters...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

The Kindness of Neighbors...

There's no one nicer than a neighbor...

There's no one more loyal and true.

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Yes, you see 2 Balers in our hay field...

Neither one belongs to us...

Our neighbor came over this evening to help us

get our hay baled.

(after he baled his own hay all day today)

This baler belongs to Brad's cousin.

Brad is pulling it with the green tractor.

Many Thanks to our neighbors for lending a helping hand

when we needed it most.

Our baler is parked in the barn lot for now.

We are hoping to repair the damage caused by the fire.

I watered the flower beds this morning:

Water Droplets on an Iris Leaf

Look closely to see the reflection of the flower bed

in the biggest droplet on top of this leaf

The sun came out and dried up the water droplets...

Glad I took these images !

I got away from the hay field and the barn lot

later in the day and spent a few hours in here:

The Thread Shed

I put a cord bound edge treatment on

" Day Dreaming "

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I also mended a few clothes for my kids.

It felt good to hear the soothing hum

of the sewing machine...

Music to my Soul.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Thank You Quilting Arts.....

Look what the Mail Man delivered...

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This is a PRIZE package from

Quilting Arts Magazine !

This Portrait Quilt of our dog Gunnr

was chosen for the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar:

Gunnr would love to give Quilting Arts a

BIG Lick of gratitude.

I, however, would just like to say

THANK YOU so much Quilting Arts Magazine!

I am thrilled with my prizes.

Here are a few images of the spring calves:

They are not tiny babies anymore...

The Calf Trio

Clematis are blooming now...

These images would make a gorgeous

Neocolor II Portrait Quilt

Things are looking better in the hay field.

Brad's cousin called and said they were done with their

round baler so we could come over and pick it up.

We just finished hooking it up to our tractor.

After lunch Brad will begin making round bales again.

Life is Good...

Many Thanks to all of you who wrote and called with words of support.

Your kindness means so very much.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Fire in the Hay Field...

5:00 I brought some food down to the hay field for Brad

since I expected him to be working late.

When I got there I saw smoke!

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The Big Round Baler was on fire !

Brad had already put out the 2 fires in the hay

field before I arrived.

Brad drove the baler over to a green field that wasn't

cut for hay, so it would be safer than the dry hay fields.

The river was nearby.

My father-in-law was raking hay in the next field so arrived

quickly to help.

I drove to the barn to retrieve buckets.

Two neighbors showed up to help, with fire extinguishers.

We fought the fire for nearly an hour.

At this point the fire in mostly extinguished, but

still smoldering in places.

Brad climbed on top of the baler and dumped buckets

of water down inside it.

The belts continued to smolder, so the guys

are removing them.

At this point the burning belts have been removed.

The guys are trying to determine what started the fire.

A bearing went out on the bottom roller of the door.

It ignited the hay bale that was inside the baler.

The hay bale ignited the belts.

The burning rubber belts really fed the fire and

got it hot.

Brad is optimistic, at this point, and is hoping he can replace

the belts and the bearing and some wiring that burned and

have the baler up and running in a few days.

As you can see we are surrounded by dry hay fields and timber.

We are so very lucky the fire was contained and didn't spread

throughout the valley.

It was truly our lucky day!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Progress...

Brad is back in the hay field~

We are making some progress

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The John Deere dealer just dropped off a tractor

Brad is making hay again...

Hay raked and ready to bale...

We may have some big round bales in this field

tomorrow.

This Hay Photographer

is heading back home to start dinner

Suzy, showing off our new front entry way...

Now this is a step a Quilter could love...

What Quilter could resist blocks set on point?

Check out what's blooming:

Marigolds

Poppy

Painted Daisy

As always, you are welcome to use my photography

in your personal art work.

Enjoy!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Hay,

LuAnn