Monday......Sunflower Progress

I spend Mondays with my local

quilt group

Today I continued piecing my sunflower quilt...

I am really enjoying watching it grow!

It is approximately 4 x 3 feet in size

Nearly all of the flower petals

and blue background are fussy cut...

The blue background will get darker and darker

as it goes above the sunflower.

This is where I left off today...

2/3 of the way done:

I am looking forward to more stitching

on this project next Monday.

Last week we attended the Oregon State Fair:

The Cowboy and I enjoy making a stop at the 

Pig Barn...

When our boys were young,

they raised 4H pigs.

We miss having pigs in our barn here at home.

Nothing much cuter than a pile of baby pigs!

A trip through the pig barn...

brings a smile to your face!

I am using Ann Shaw's pattern

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LuAnn Kessi

Painted Canvas...Western Theme

Giddy Up !

I spent the morning painting canvas...

gave it a bit of a Western Theme

I collect large foam stamps

when I see them at the thrift stores...

It was time to gather up the cowboy stamps

and giddy up!

Once the canvas was dry,

I sliced off a piece...

Tote Bag and 2 handles...

I had a great deal of FUN stitching

up this child size cowgirl tote bag:

One side of the tote bag...

Lined it with horse fabric...

Other side of tote bag.

I know a little cowgirl that will LOVE this bag!

Giddy Up Cowgirl !

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LuAnn Kessi

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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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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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