Bright Batik Hexagons........Progress

Remember this stack of Hexagons?

Bright Batik Hexagons

I cut the fabrics and basted the hexagons 

2 months ago...

32 Hexagons

Here it is 2 months later:

180 Hexagons

These measure 3 inches 

along one side of the hexagon...

these are LARGE.

This has been a constant companion 

the last 2 months...

These bright batiks make me happy

just looking at and handling them!

A perfect project for this Western Oregon

dark and rainy winter.

More progress reports to come!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Calving Season 2017.......First Calf Born

Our first calf is born...

The Cow Boss tends to the new heifer calf...

He trims and iodines her navel.

First Calf gets ear tag Number 1

Mama has her fed and cleaned...

Here are a few more of the expectant mothers

relaxing on this non-rainy 

Western Oregon morning.

We traveled up river a few miles

to feed the replacement heifers...

A pair of eagles perch in the trees 

above the river...

They keep an eye on any fish in the river...

They also watch us feeding the cattle.

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of the new baby

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LuAnn Kessi

Dresden Plate......Progress

I have been paper piecing dresden plates

 while riding along at 55mph...

They travel along with me in this train case...

they are addicting....like potato chips

I finally convinced myself to stop making more 

of them and actually put them into a quilt top...

I put together this very simple background:

This is a quilt for a toddler bed.

I am hoping the simple background will 

allow the  tiny dresden plates to shine...

I am planning to create a few LARGE dresdens

to be included in this composition...

Before applying the dresdens...

I will do all of the background quilting...

This will eliminate all of the machine quilting 

stops and starts

around all of the dresden plates.

This is my Monday project @ the Quilt Palace.

More to come next Monday!

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LuAnn Kessi

Floral Monet.....Quilt Top

Last October I pieced half log blocks

while @ a Quilt Retreat in Idaho...

46 half log cabin blocks

Hoffman Floral Fabrics

Here it is February...

they are finally up on the design wall...

The side triangles are all cut and

I am hoping I have enough of that gorgeous

large floral fabric for the borders...

Time to piece this into a quilt top:

I set the blocks on point so I am

piecing diagonal rows...

The blocks are all pieced together.

Time to add the borders...

This is all the large floral border fabric

I have in the whole world...

I am hoping it is enough.

The border is on....the quilt top is done!

I had a 12 x 8 inch piece of border fabric leftover.

I must be living right!

 Our brown beauties are close to calving soon:

Does it show?

First calf is due February 18th.

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LuAnn Kessi

New York Beauty......Quilt Top DONE!

Spent the day piecing the 2nd half of the

New York Beauty Quilt Top...

It is wonderful to finally have it 

all in one piece!

Speaking of pieces...

there are 1,995 NYB star points

in this quilt...

2,363 total pieces

It measures: 93 x 88 inches

The next step is preparing a backing...

I have a bolt of 108 inch white fabric...

I plan to dye a backing with Lime Squeeze.

I am planning to machine quilt this with 

green variegated thread...

the green Lime Squeeze backing fabric

will work nicely with the green thread.

As you can see,

the design wall has my next project on it:

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LuAnn Kessi