Sunday, September 9, 2018

Summer's End...


Our Bartlett Pear tree is giving

us a big harvest this year...


We collect a box full each morning...




2 canner loads to process each day...




14 jars of pears a day.

We will enjoy these over the winter months.



Our Gravenstein Apple tree has also kept us busy:


3 pies came out of the oven today.




I try and stitch whenever I get the chance:


I have been working on this curved piece

sunflower quilt this summer.





I have been finishing up tote bags

from all of the messy painted canvas

that was painted earlier in the year.




We made time this summer to attend the

Oregon State Fair:


The 6 horse hitch is always a favorite of ours!




These gentle giants are always a treat to see.



We also made time to visit our son and

raft the Boise river with him:


We took his raft...
he paddled his kayak.



Remember these little guys?


These were the two little orphan calves

we fed on bottles last summer...




This is the calf we brought home from the dairy

the day he was born.....OMG how cute!



Here are the orphan calves today:


They are nearly 18 months old...





You never see one....without the other.



We put the bulls in with the cows last May:


This is my favorite Shorthorn Bull.....Fernando.

The bulls are back to being a bachelor herd.



We are still enjoying our summer flowers:


Hydrangeas





Black Eyed Suzy





As you can see in this photo, out the back door...

it is super dry here in Western Oregon.





Sparky the rooster and his hens

are wishing you the best of the summer's end.




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LuAnn Kessi


Thursday, September 6, 2018

Canvas Tote Bags.....Rivet Handles


I have decided to try attaching the handles

to my tote bags with

Double Cap Rivets



I have sewn handles by machine

and also hand stitched them to the bags.

I wasn't happy with either method.





The double cap rivet gives a clean finish

on both sides of the bag.



I have never done this before,

so I was a little nervous punching holes

into the first canvas bag:


It worked!

The rivets give a nice, clean look to the bag

and hold the leather handles on securely.





Close Up view of rivets





I am in love with double cap rivets!






Bag 1




Bag 1.....Lining





Bag 2





Bag 2.....Lining





Bag 3



You can see best on the white handles,

the rivets looks neat on the inside

of the bag:


Bag 3.....Lining





Messy Painted Tote Bags

with leather handles and...

Double Cap Rivets!


What's not to Love?






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LuAnn Kessi

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Painted Canvas Tote Bags...


Remember this painted canvas?



It was such FUN to create!





Here it is cut into sections...



This is what I made with it:


Messy Painted Tote Bags





Bag 1




Bag 1.....Lining





Bag 2




Bag 2.....Lining





Bag 3




Bag 3.....Lining





Lots of FUN to create...



Even more FUN to give away:


Everyone was happy with their tote bag!






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LuAnn Kessi

Monday, September 3, 2018

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