Feeding Cattle......

Each day starts with morning chores...

We are across the river 

feeding the older cows...

Last summer we made the hay that we are feeding today...

We have 11 working barns...

Each barn has a purpose:

Hay Storage

Feeding Cattle

Feeding Goats

Storing Machinery

Wintering the Bulls

Wintering the Billy Goats

Calving the Cows

Kidding the Goats

Storing Firewood

It is freezing this morning....brrrr:

Frozen Teasel.......horrible weed

Frozen Blackberry Vines

Frozen Blackberry Leaves

It's cold!

After morning chores I did some prep work

for marbling fabric next week:

This DVD by Jo Fitsell is excellent!

I learned everything I need to know 

to get started.

 After I soaked the fabric in Alum

 and hung it to dry...

It was time to hear the purr 

of the sewing machine:

I created fish prints on fabric in October.

It was time to make some more 

zipper bags with it...

The top and bottom fabrics are 

black shibori hand dyes.

The center fabric is an ice hand dye.

3 different surface design treatments in this bag!

Have a great day and.....keep warm!

CLICK HERE to view:  My Bags

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hand Piecing.....Vintage Train Cases

How much do we love these 

vintage train cases...

I have just the perfect use for them...

I store my hand piecing projects in them...

They travel along with me wherever I go...

Everything I need 

is tucked away in this train case...

This case stores my mini dresden plate project.

I am paper piecing these.

I sew a lot while traveling...

I always wear a wrist pincushion and

scissors on a lanyard hooked to my shirt.

Mobile Quilting!

Yes, another vintage train case:

The Samsonite brand are some of my favorites!

How yummy is this 1970's avacado green!

The trays inside these train cases help keep all 

my hand piecing notions organized 

and accessible...

There is also room under the tray 

for my project storage.

This is an apple core quilt top 

I am currently piecing.

CLICK HERE: My Apple Core Tutorial

Because these train cases travel everywhere I go,

I get lots of hand piecing done along the way.

Again, each case has a wrist pincushion 

and clip-on scissors.

This is my newest train case...

a gift from the Cowboy:

How beautiful is this soft yellow case...

Just looking inside.....makes me happy!

I am using paper pieces 

to create a hexagon quilt top.

Check out the size of these HUGE hexagons!

To baste these big hexagons...

I baste them with washable glue......works great!

I am using Marcia Derse fabrics 

for this hexy quilt...

Hand Stitching on back side of quilt top...

Believe it or not...

I have only been working on this for a month.

I traveled a lot in November!

At this point, it is 6 feet square...

I think I will add a final border treatment.

As always, each train case has a 

wrist pincushion and scissor leash.

We have several pick up trucks, so each one is 

equipped with a train case, so no matter which 

vehicle we take to town...

I am ready to do some hand stitching!

CLICK HERE: My Hand Pieced Quilts

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Burst of Color......Hand Dyed Fabrics

Enjoy the BURST of COLOR

Hand Dyes.....Hot from the Dryer!

Lots of ironing to do!

Oh.....how yummy!

Chinese Lanterns growing on the patio:

CLICK HERE to view my hand dyed fabrics

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi