Hexy Table Runner.....DONE

Remember this?

I started it back in February...

It was my evening hand piecing project,

I also stitched it while traveling to town...

Here it is 8 weeks later:

Ta-Done!

163 hexagons

There are 3 layers:

Hexagons

100% cotton Batting

Red Felt

I stitched invisible applique' 

around the outside edge

with Superior Monopoly thread.

The felt was trimmed down to 1/4 inch 

all the way around the outside edge.

It is on our table

and really brightens up the kitchen !

We are still in the middle of calving season.

Everything is going just great !

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LuAnn Kessi

Calving...Spring 2019

Spring has arrived here in Western Oregon

The pastures are full of cow and calf pairs

The camellia bush is in full bloom

A new calf is born...

Mama cow cleans her new baby...

Vern...2 year old steer 

(bottle calf from 2 years ago)

also comes by to help clean the new calf.

An eagle perches along the river looking for fish

A calf snuggles up against mama

The calves gang up to play!

The grass is greening up,

the cattle are grazing more and eating less hay,

summer is on the way.

I continue to stitch Dresden Plate blocks...

I will share images.....soon!

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LuAnn Kessi

Calving...2019

Do you remember this calf?

Her name is Ruby Jean

she was born March 2018...

Ruby Jean @ 3 months...

Here she is today: with her winter coat

Ruby Jean @ 1 year.....March 2019

She weighed 70 lbs @ birth

She weighs 700 lbs @ 1 year

We will keep her has a replacement heifer.

Spring Calves....2019:

Bull Calves....1 month old

I should send this image to Purina

We are half way through calving...

35 calves on the ground.....so far.

In the top half of this image...

see the little yellow building in the center?

The yellow building is my Thread Shed

This is where I do most of my stitching.

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Enjoy the video of the calves below:

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LuAnn Kessi

Elk...

The elk usually come down from the timber

in the evening...

then eat all night long in the hay fields...

today, they came down in the morning

and spent the entire day browsing...

This is the view out our living room window...

they are really something to see!

Their calves will be born late Spring.

Enjoy the Elk Video:

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LuAnn Kessi

Dresden Plate Quilt.....

1930's Depression Era

Reproduction Fabrics

400 pieces.....cut out last evening

I enjoy working with these fabrics so much,

cutting 400 pieces......went by quickly.

I snuck into the Thread Shed for a couple of hours

to stitch a few of these beauties together...

20 blades per block...

20 blocks needed for this quilt top...

I managed to sew 6 blade units together,

then it was time to go across the river

and check for new calves...

Here is our newest baby.....Calf Number 32

A tender moment between

Mama Cow and her bull calf

On the right is Big Marv...

he was raised on a bottle 2 years ago.

He welcomes all of the new babies...

we call him Uncle Marv.

Our little goat herd is growing...

the new kid goats are over 2 weeks of age

and growing so quickly.

 It was over 80 degrees the last few days...

the goats still have their winter hair

and they are suffering a bit from the heat.

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LuAnn Kessi

Jelly Roll Rug.....DONE

This is my first attempt at creating a

Jelly Roll Rug

I truly enjoyed the process...

To keep it flat...

I used Best Press and I ironed it after I stitched

each and every round.

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LuAnn Kessi