Confetti Zipper Bags...

How FUN are these !

Confetti Zipper Bags

It all begins with chopped up fabric bits...

these are so FUN to make 

with your rotary cutter !

Fabric Confetti layered 

between vinyl and white fabric

Just a bit of quilting holds the fabric bits in place.

This is a round spiral design.

I also quilted a square spiral 

which I liked even better.

After the quilting was completed,

I stitched the bag together...

I am working on my third bag...

just like potato chips...

you can't make just one !

This is an original design by:  SewHungryHippie

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Feeding Cow and Calf Pairs...

This time of the year we are feeding cattle 

in 4 different locations

This is the West Fork

Cow and Calf pairs...

The mama cows gather around the round bale

and eat until they are full...

their calves linger along the fringes waiting

for their turn at the bale.

This is Apple Annie...

when she was a calf, she would come up to our yard fence,

where the apple tree was loaded with apples

and bawl loudly until I would come out

of the house and feed her apples.

She comes by her name honestly!

Enjoy the Cow Feeding Videos:

You can watch these Full Screen

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

The Bull Field...

The bulls have been apart all summer.

We have just put them back together 

in the bull field where they will spend 

the winter months together.

They have been apart so long that they 

need to do some pushing and shoving to decide

the pecking order!

My sweet boy, Fernando....
he is a lover, not a fighter.
See the white heart on his forehead?


Enjoy the videos of the Bulls:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Ice Dyeing...

One week ago I did some Ice Dyeing...

Ice Dyeing Buckets

I prefer to use buckets when Ice Dyeing...

they hold the ice up all the way around 

the edges of the fabric.

I have been trying for a week now to get these 

rinsed out and washed and here they still sit

in the yard.

It is raining today...

not a good day for tractor work,

but an excellent day for processing ice dyes!

Here comes the...Show 'n Tell:

Yummy Ice Dyes !

Scarf 1

Scarf 1

Scarf 2

Scarf 2

T-Shirt 1

T-Shirt 2

T-Shirt 3

Apron 1

Apron 2

Apron 3

Apron 4

I haven't ice dyed in so long...

I forgot how much FUN it is!

As soon as the sunshine returns...

I will be back on this yellow and green beauty!

Enjoy the Videos:

MVI_4257 from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

MVI_4262 from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Plow Girl...

My sewing machine sits quietly today...

This machine is fueled up and ready to go:

John Deere 4440

The Cowboy hooked the plow up today

and I am ready rock!

Just beyond the tractor is our place,

you can see the red barn and yellow buildings...

The little yellow building 

to the left of the barn 

is my Thread Shed...

This is the front of the Thread Shed.

The Cowboy built it in 2000

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This photo was taken from 

the ridge above our place:

In the center of the photo 

is our house and red barn.

Just beyond are the hay fields

where I will be plowing today.

It is dry and the plow is kicking up some dust...

I am safe inside the cab of the tractor...

dust free, the A/C is going 

and I'm listening to my tunes!

Next Spring this will be a beautiful hay field!

Enjoy the Plowing Videos Below:

Look closely and I will wave at you!

You can view this full screen

Plowing the Hay Field 1 from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

Plowing the Hay Field 2 from LuAnn Kessi on Vimeo.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi