Snow....NO POWER.....Baby Chicks

Heavy, wet snow fell lastnight...

View out the back door

9pm the power went out...

Daffodils in the snow

The baby chicks had no power for their heat lamp...

They are now warm and toasty in the kitchen

by the wood stove.

Gunnr is thrilled to have them in the house!

6pm....

We are running a few things in the house on the generator,

so I can't stay on the computer for too long.

Hoping the power comes back soon,

it would be so nice to take a shower!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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Magnetic Pincushions

Quilted Zipper Bag

Snippets

Cord Edge Treatment

Quilt Label

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p.s. People from all over the world have sent me images of

Quilted Zipper Bags they have made from the tutorial.....it is fun to see!

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LuAnn Kessi

Green Quilt.......on the Design Wall

I took all of Feeling Groovy blocks down off the design wall

yesterday so I could begin piecing that quilt top.

I just hate to see a naked design wall,

so here is my next quilt project:

This is a pattern by Karla Alexander

Be Squared

I rarely work from a pattern...

Most of the time the cover on the pattern is my inspiration

and I rarely open the pattern itself.

I pulled a few greens from the cupboard:

I narrowed them down to these...

A full range of light, medium & darks.

This is a wonderful palette to work with

now that SPRING is finally here

and we are mowing the lawn again!

(I think there is a Quilt Name in there somewhere)

This is a new Quilt for our bed.

Everyone in the family is getting new bed quilts this year!

I am spending the day with 2 of my sisters today,

so the Thread Shed will have to wait until tomorrow.

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LuAnn

Feeling Groovy.....Fused & Ready to Piece

Day 4

This is how the quilt looked last night...

I was auditioning center squares for the large blocks.

This morning I fused fabrics, cut 4 inch squares from them

and fused them to some of the quilt blocks.

Not much to show....fusing isn't terribly interesting.

I used Misty Fuse

I numbered the rows,

removed the blocks from the wall,

cut up the gold striped fabric into 2 inch strips...

It's all packed up in a pizza box:

I am ready to begin piecing the quilt top.

I need to get moving on this quilt...

my son's birthday is in 4 weeks.

Since this post was shy on images,

here is a photo I think you will like:

Piglets

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LuAnn Kessi

Feeling Groovy.....More Design Work

Day 3

This is where the Feeling Groovy Quilt

was at when I left the Thread Shed last night:

I love all of these fabrics...

but not all at one time...

They seem to be shouting at me!

I took them all off the design wall:

I chose the earthy, calmer tones above

These are the fabrics that didn't make it back

up on the design wall.

Then I decided it needed some sashing fabric

between the blocks to separate them a bit:

I auditioned several shades of brown behind the blocks

The quilt appears much darker...

I want to keep it light and feeling groovy.

The mustard yellow striped fabric on the right,

behind the blocks, is brighter and adds texture...

Let's put some blocks up and see how they look...

Calmer and Warmer...

I will go with the yellow stripe as a sashing fabric

I am auditioning smaller blocks in the center

of some of the squares

I feel like I am on the right track with this quilt.

More Tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Feeling Groovy.....Blocks on Design Wall

Day 2

Put the blocks up on the design wall today:

100.....8 inch Blocks

These are commercial prints created from

the Marcia Derse line of surface design fabrics:

This Happy Hour Book cover is an inspiration

for this quilt:

I need to cut a few more blocks...

More to come...

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LuAnn Kessi

The Peeps.....are HERE

8am.....The Peeps arrived at the Feed Store:

They flew into Portland Airport...

We rushed to the feed store to pick them up...

They arrive in little boxes...

They are sorted by breed...

They are 2 days old.....the size of a cotton ball

The feed store keeps them here...

The heat lamps keep them cozy and warm...

They go right to the water feeder.....

They are thirsty after their ride on the airplane.

Gunner patiently waits outside in the pick up:

Gunnr just adores the baby chicks

Gunnr gives them a good smell,

then we head home with the new babies

Brad unloads each chick and gives them a drink of water

Rhode Island Red Chick

Wyandotte Chick

Gunnr is excited to have baby peeps again...

Within minutes the baby chicks are eating and drinking

and scurrying all around the brooder box

The chicks will be raised in the 4 x 8 foot brooder box

over the next 3 months

until they are big enough to live in the hen house

This will be Gunnr's view...

while the chicks are living on our patio behind the house

Peep

Now I better head out to the Thread Shed and

get to work on the

Feeling Groovy Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full of Baby Peeps,

LuAnn Kessi