Calving Season......30 Calves

Calving season continues here in 

Western Oregon

This is my favorite calf.....I call her Mini

When she was born she was a mousey gray.....Minnie Mouse.

There is nothing Mini about her...

she is big boned and very sturdy for a heifer calf.

The majority of the calves this year are black

Here is Mini playing with another calf.

We have 30 calves on the ground right now.

The Buzzards have returned to Oregon:

There were two dozen buzzards warming 

themselves on the fence posts this morning.

The tulips in the yard are in bloom:

In spite of all the rain...

they are putting on a show!

The spring grass is coming on...

time to mow the yard!

Iris Leaves:

Water beads up beautifully on Iris leaves...

If you are inspired by my photography,

feel free to use it in your personal art work.

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LuAnn Kessi

Orange Peel/Pumpkin Seed Quilt

On Mondays I work on the Pancake Quilt...

120 Pancake Circles

They have all been quilted with an X in the

 middle of the circle or pancake

Then the pancakes are pieced into rows...

The seams are opened up to form a seed shape...

The seed shape is topstitched down...

I am creating 12 rows of 10 pancakes per row.

I am on Row 2

I really look forward to Mondays...and pancakes!

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LuAnn Kessi

Art Beads.......more Grunge Houses

I finished up the last 4 Grunge Houses...

Artful House

Inspire House

Imagine House

Simplify House

These have bird beads on the necklace

These were great FUN to put together!

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing.......Show 'n Tell 4

This is the last of the dyed fabric.....REVEAL:

I found a bag of 10 pillowcases 

at the thrift store last week for $5:

Soda soaked, pleated, folded 

and stuffed into pencil trays...

Pillowcases......batching

Here comes the Show 'n Tell"

The Quilt Palace.....Laundry Room

We gave it a good work out!

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing.......Show 'n Tell 3

More Fabric Dyeing reveals...

Dry Fabric, folded, clamped and rubber banded,

then soda soaked

Clamped Fabrics batching in dye...

Kitchen clamps from IKEA

Pleated, folded, wooden circle blocks 

and rubber bands

This is what they look like after wash out:

Folded and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, wooden circle blocks and rubber bands

Folded, curtain rings and rubber bands

Folded and IKEA clamps

Folded, clamped, rolled. rubber bands

More show 'n tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi

Fabric Dyeing......Show 'n Tell 2

I am sharing more of the dyed fabrics today...

This one is nick named Medusa:

Dry fabric, tied with rubber bands 

then soda soaked...

Medusa is covered in ice 

then dry dye powder on top...

Fuschsia Red, Peacock Blue, Hydrangea

This is what Medusa looks like....3 days later

Medusa.....ready for rinse out

Medusa......you make my heart skip a beat!

Close up view on the ironing board...

This was worth tying every single rubber band!

More Fabric Dyeing Show 'n Tell tomorrow...

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LuAnn Kessi