Flowers.....from photo to fabric

The seedlings in the green house are up...

Indian Spring Hollyhocks are a favorite...

These 3 week old seedlings...

Will eventually grow into these giants:

Hollyhocks growing along side the Thread Shed

Red Hollyhocks

Detail View.....Red Hollyhock

The State Fair Zinnia seedlings...

 Will eventually look like this:

Pink State Fair Zinnia

Image of an Orange State Fair Zinnia...

The image is now painted on fabric...

It was later quilted and bound.

We were outside today finishing up yard work...

The elk are enjoying the hay field...

They were watching us work in the yard...

They are a beautiful cinnamon brown 

this time of year...

CLICK HERE to view:  Orange Zinnia Quilt

CLICK HERE to view:  Pink Iris Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Thread Shed.....Landscaping not Quilting

No Quilting going on today in the Thread Shed...

The closest I will get to the Thread Shed is...

the outside of it.....not the inside

We are weeding and mulching

the flower beds today...

The soaker hoses have been all stretched out...

The Thread Shed is ready for summer!

I use old bed frames along the side

 of the Thread Shed...

they work great for supporting tall flowers.

The little red building on the right

 is the hen house....

The hens keep me company...

I can hear them 

when I am working in the Thread Shed

The hens are truly happy today...

they are eating all of the weeds we pulled

They are scratching through the weeds

 and gently clucking.

After all of the landscaping is done around here...

I am hoping to spend time inside the Thread Shed

getting the Zinnia Raffle Quilt completed.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Zinnia Raffle Quilt....Under the Needle

Today I am quilting the Zinnia Quilt...

It was created by:

The Harlan Valley Quilters of Oregon

It will be donated to:

The Women's Cancer Coalition

I turned off the lights so the stitching shows up better...

I just couldn't resist stitching lots of feathers...

Check out the un-quilted part on the right...

Quilting definitely makes the Quilt!

We are enjoying the Iris bed in front of the house:

The brown Iris are always a favorite...

Gerber Daisies:

As always, I am glad to share my photography.

Feel free to use these images

 in your personal art work.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hand Dyed Fabric.....Give-a-Way

Here's your chance to win...

Gorgeous Hand Dyed Fabric!

Appalachian Sunset

Meadow Sunrise

Navajo

Sugar Maple

The Sugar Maple Gradient above is the border

on my Nature Walk Quilt below:

Nature Walk 60 x 60 inches

By: LuAnn Kessi

These hand dyed gradient fabrics blended beautifully

with my own sun painted fabrics,

as you can see from the detailed photo above.

These Gorgeous Gradients are Hand Dyed By:

Here's how you enter

to win 1 yard of gradient fabric

(either two half yards or one full yard, your choice)

Choose your favorite

 Hand Dyed Gradient Fabric from

Vicki's etsy shop.....CLICK HERE

Come back here and leave me a comment

 telling me your favorite Gradient

The WINNER will be announced here

 on June 10th.

View projects created with Vicki's fabrics

View Vicki's very FUN Blog

View Vicki's Etsy Shop

Vicki is offering a coupon code for free shipping

 for US orders over $40. The code is LUANNSHIP. 

For international orders you can put the code in the 

comments section and Vicki will give you

 a refund of $5 on orders over $40.

Now go choose your favorite Gradient...

Come back here and leave me a comment!