Morning Chores...

We begin each day with these beauties...

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Our first stop in the morning,

feeding the cow and calf pairs...

They eat 1200 lbs of hay each day...

We are enjoying a sunny and dry autumn

here in Western Oregon...

These are two of my favorite heifer calves...

Queenie and Ruby Jean

They are a chip off the old block!

They look just like their daddy, Fernando...

Fernando

We feed in 5 different locations each morning.

It is a wonderful way to begin the day,

surrounded by such beautiful livestock.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Soy Wax......Class Prep

The table is set for.....FUN!

I am soy waxing fabric today...

I mainly stamp with.....Found Objects:

Potato Mashers......always a favorite

Hand Cut Sponges.....also a favorite

This fabric was stamped with a hand cut sponge

then painted over with turquoise textile paint...

This is what it looks like after it is

heat set with an iron...

It needs to go in a HOT washing machine next.

This was also stamped with a hand cut sponge

I use diluted textile paints

I used a box fan to dry 

the waxed and painted fabrics...

it takes about an hour for them to dry.

This was my favorite piece of the day...

This will definitely end up in one of my quilts

It was a great day of soy waxing...

I am all ready for class on Thursday!

Thursday, November 15, 2018 @ 1:00

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath, Oregon 97370

541-929-3795

Soy Wax Batik

The goats were down by the river last evening...

This is Long Ears.....she is a beautiful boer goat

She is the boss....the rest of the goats 

don't make a move without her.

The three nanny kids on the left are bred...

we should have new kids in the spring.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Feeding Bulls...

Here come the Bulls...

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When we pull up to the bull field in the morning,

the bulls come running...

It's that time of the year...

Time to feed the bulls grain pellets...

They love them!

They are so big and so beautiful...

I enjoy getting this close to them

and watching them eat.

Enjoy the Bull Feeding Video below:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Ice Dyeing...Pillowcases

I am up at the Quilt Palace

working in the laundry room...

Very little laundry actually gets washed here...

it is mostly used as a dye studio.

I am ice dyeing pillowcases:

Ice covered with dye powder...

Depending on how deep you have the buckets

filled with ice...it takes a day or two for it to melt.

I was busy, so this sat for a week until I could

get back up to the Quilt Palace to process it.

Final Wash Out.....ready for the dryer

Here comes the.... Show 'n Tell

2 dozen pillowcases

Just love that ice dyed texture!

Holiday Gift Giving!

This is a leftover piece of iced dyed fabric:

It made a great warm up sandwich

when I was machine quilting...

The sandwich turned into a snap bag...

More Ice Dyeing:

Ice Dyed.....Tote Bags

Yum, Yum, Yummy!

I do love me some ice dyeing!

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Bossom Buddies.....Quilt Retreat Slideshow

I spent a FUN week with the

Idaho Bossom Buddies

There were 10 of us at Quilt Retreat

CLICK the LINK below to watch the slideshow

of our week of Quilting FUN:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi