Painted Canvas....Zipper Bags

Painting yards of canvas is.....FUN!

Painted Canvas

Then slice up the canvas for projects...

I recently made these 2 tote bags

I had a few leftover pieces...

I made these little zipper bags with them...

I cut the corners and squared the bottom...

They are a good size for make up, etc.

Messy Painted Canvas...

always a FAVORITE of mine !

I enjoy using primed canvas that I purchase online from Dick Blick Art Supplies.  Here is the link to the canvas: https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-medium-weight-cotton-canvas-rolls/


You can also purchase unprimed canvas aka Duck Cloth at Joann Fabrics.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Goats, Calves, Turkey Vultures...

What's happening @ Kessi Farms

Remember Golden Girl?

She is now a mama:

This is her second calf...

She is an excellent mom!

They're BACK...

Yes, the Turkey Vultures have returned

to Western Oregon

They enjoy a morning solar bath

near our calving grounds...

We counted more than 

20 Turkey Vultures today.

The baby goats are growing like weeds!

I have included a video....enjoy:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Jelly Roll Rug.....Progress

The last time you saw this jelly roll rug

it looked like this...

this is 4 hours into this project.

I stitched on it again today...

I finished stitching the batting inside

of all of the strips

and rolled them into a big ball...

This is my set up:

The big ball is sitting in a glass bowl 

between my feet...

This allows it to feed easily as I stitch...

In order to keep it perfectly flat,

I press the rug after 

I add each round of stitching...

Use lots of steam!

It gets bigger quickly...

It is 30 inches in length at this point...

with lots of strips left to sew around.

I am a total of 10 hours into this project...

I am thinking I may have it finished 

next Monday

in a couple of hours.

Very FUN and enjoyable!

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LuAnn Kessi

Messy Painted Canvas Tote Bags...

In between running across the river to check

on the new calves,

I spent a few hours in the Thread Shed

stitching painted canvas tote bags together...

Painted Canvas Tote Bags

The canvas was painted by a 

4 year old and 21 year old

They spent a lovely day painting...

I told them I would make them something 

with their painted canvas...

Tote bags are always a favorite!

It will be FUN to surprise them with their new

Messy Painted Canvas Bags

I have lots of painted canvas....

next time I will stitch up

Messy Painted Zipper Bags

The baby goats are a week old:

They are really growing!

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LuAnn Kessi

Baby Goats.....Lucy

This is Lucy...

she is a young nanny goat

Lucy is a first time mother...

She had triplets.

3 kids.....2 boys and 1 girl

All of the babies are doing well...

Lucy is such a good mother.

The chickens came out to the barn today

to visit with the new baby goats:

We have one more nanny to go....


Enjoy the Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Winter 2019...Calving

This is Calf Number 12

She was born yesterday.

Her mama is Apple Annie...

we fed her apples from our tree in the yard,

she loved them and cried for more!

This is the Babysitter:

This is Bow Tie...

she is the babysitter today,

watching over several calves.

Enjoy the video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi