Sunflower......Art Quilt

I have a new Monday project...

I am starting a new Sunflower quilt...

I meet with the Harlan Valley Quilters

each Monday.

This is my new Monday project...

This is the color story:

Blue for the sky behind the sunflower,

Green sunflower leaves,

Red, Orange, Yellow for the sunflower petals,

Dark browns and black 

for the flower center...

The entire project is curved piecing...

a favorite of mine.

The sunflower is about 4 feet tall...

This is a great deal of fun...

it will take self control to work on

it only on Mondays!

Teasel grows everywhere

here in Western Oregon...

The bumble bees are loving it right now...

We are enjoying our summer.

The cattle are out on summer pasture,

they hay is in the barn,

life is good!

I am using Ann Shaw's pattern

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Sharing Images and Videos...

Images and Videos

to share with you today...

Foxgloves grow wild along

the fence lines of the hay fields

and pastures...

Foxgloves

California Poppies

growing in the back yard.

Enjoy these Bear trail cam videos:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Painted Canvas.....Tote Bags

Remember these messy painted canvas?

We painted them a couple weeks ago...

They are so much FUN to create...

They are so much FUN to cut up and stitch...

I am back at it.....stitching up canvas tote bags:

I made a small child size tote.....very sweet

All totes are 2 sided.

Summer cattle images:

Click on images to enlarge...

The bulls will be in with the cows for

a couple more weeks...

Enjoying our summer.....hope you are too!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Stitching and Sign Making...

Making time for stitching...

Over the summer I have squirreled away 

enough time to piece together

113 Crosscut Quilt Blocks...

In 90 degree weather,

the box fan runs steady in the Thread Shed

Today, I am trimming up the

crosscut blocks...

A revolving cutting surface works best...

It saves time, is more accurate and 

is easier on your body...

All trimmed up...

112 more crosscut blocks to trim...

On the farming side of our lives...

We recently moved our cow and calf pairs 

to summer pasture.

They are on open range now,

which means they use the road 

to cross between our pastures.

It was time to make new signs 

to post on the road.

2 signs are needed:

One sign is posted on each end of the road...

We are hoping this will slow down the log trucks 

this summer, as well as the hunters this fall.

Our cow and calf pairs will remain 

on Open Range grazing until 

we move them the end of the year.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Summer @ Kessi Farms...

Summer here in Western Oregon

The last hay field is baled up...

That's always a good feeling...

All of the cattle are doing well...

It is breeding season,

the bulls are in with the cows...

The calves are growing big and will remain

 with their mothers until they are 

weaned in November.

We just moved the cattle to summer pasture...

We are hauling all those BIG hay bales

to the barns for winter storage...

Ahhhh....

Summer time and the livin' is easy.

I think that's what they say?

Wishing you all a relaxing summer season!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Painted Canvas...

Another day slinging paint on canvas...

Messy Painted Canvas

I seem to use up my painted canvas...

as soon as I make more of it!

I want to make a few more canvas bags,

so I spent the day painting...

I plan to make a few more tote bags:

CLICK HERE: Canvas Tote Bags

and a few more canvas zipper bags:

CLICK HERE: Canvas Zipper Bags

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi