Sunset in the Hay Field...

After dinner we decided to take a drive to the hay field

Mary's Peak

The tallest peak in the coastal mountain range

Our little valley sits at the foot of Mary's Peak

There is a rosy glow here tonight…

We reached the hay field just as the sun was setting…

We spotted a doe just across from the hay field

The sky put on a show for us…

Check out the rear view mirror…

It was a beautiful evening for a drive…

Gunnr tends to be a bit of a back-seat driver

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

From My Sketch Book...

Here are a few designs from my sketch book

Leaves……always a favorite

Organic Background Filler

Vertical Hairbands

Bubbles Swirls and Curls Filler

Clam shells and Swirls

Feathered Clam Shells

Gunnr……asleep in the pick up in the hay field

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LuAnn Kessi

Making Hay…..not Quilts

No, I am not making Quilts…

We are making Hay~

I haven't been hearing the hum of my sewing machine.

More like the roar of tractors in the hay fields.

Delbert…….raking hay

Brad……baling hay

My Favorite Dog……Gunnr

My Favorite Man and My Favorite Dog

If I can't be at my sewing machine…

then this is where I'd rather be!

Live Video of Making Hay:

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LuAnn Kessi

Working Cattle…..

My sewing machine misses me…

This is why…

Enjoy the Slideshow

Live Video from our day with the Cattle:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Fiber Artist……Tea party

I was invited to a Tea Party…

The common link among the guests?

We are all fiber artists!

Enjoy the Slideshows:

2 Videos from the Tea Party:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Lone Star……Digging up the Past

In 2001 I took a class with Jan Krentz

Salsa Star

Salsa Star by Jan Krentz

This is what my original paste up looked like…

Now…..13 years later I unearthed this unfinished project

from its storage in a pizza box.

I decided to change the paste up:

I put yellow diamonds around the red center and

yellow star tips…

How cool are these mirrors to show the entire

star image???

I had 8 completed diamond units from the 2001 class,

but I tore them apart to change the colors:

This is what the Lone Star looks like now 

on the design wall.

The red center stands out surrounded by yellow diamonds.

The yellow diamond tips will contrast 

against the black background.

My next step is to create the rocket units:

Rocket Units

Foundation for Paper Piecing the Rocket Units

These are over-sized and will be trimmed later.

7 more Rocket Units to go…

I have prepped all of the paper pieced units…

Cut all of the fabrics…

Now I can assembly line paper piece.

The mirrors help me visualize the final design.

I am hoping to work on this Lone Star Quilt as time allows

 over the summer months ahead.

My Fresh 'n Fruity New York Beauty...

is still up on the design wall.

I am hoping to steal a bit of time to

work on this one too!

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LuAnn Kessi

Dottie Baby Quilt……Update

Remember the Dottie Baby Quilt

I made a few months ago?

Gunnr is modeling it here…

Dottie Quilt has found a new home…

with the newest addition to our family...

Baby Brooklyn and her Dottie Quilt

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi