English Paper Piecing and Tractor Work...

 

In the evenings I have been doing

some hand stitching...

English Paper Piecing.....Hexagons

Batik Fabrics

These are jumbo sized Hexagons:

They are very large and

the stitching goes quickly !

I spread them all out on the floor tonight

to see what colors I need...

The chair helps you realize

just how BIG these flowers are !

8:00 this morning:

The Cowboy is hooking implements up

to the John Deere tractor...

The ground has already been plowed and harrowed.

The roller packers are hooked up today.

They compact and press the soil down and

prepare it for seeding...

This is how I spent my day

Three implements 

stretched out behind the tractor...

Long Load for sure.

I tried very hard to turn tight corners and NOT

wipe out any of the fence posts.

The bulls kept me company all day.

This is Clive.

He is a Shorthorn Bull 

and clocks in at 2,000 pounds

Yes, he is a TON.

Enjoy the Video of Clive:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Face Masks and Turkey Vultures...

I found this FUN candy corn fabric

and turned it into face masks... 

Candy Corn Face Masks

Just in time for.....Candy Corn time !

The Turkey Vultures arrived here in 

Western Oregon last March

For seven months they nest here, raise their young

and fill our skies with their beautiful flight...

It is now September and they are preparing

to fly south to warm weather...

We were on our way over to the cow barns

to feed the cow herd and here were

the Turkey Vultures all in a row solar bathing...

I think they were saying good-bye...

We'll see you next Spring.

Spider Web in the sunlight

Enjoy the Turkey Vulture Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

English Paper Piecing and Plowing...

 

On Mondays I spend the day with the

Harlan Valley Quilters

@ the Quilt Palace

I brought along the Horse Panel

and put it up on the design wall...

This is my little corner of the sewing room...

I also brought along the border/frame

for the Horse Panel...

The hexagon papers need to stay in the 

outer edge of the borders.....for now.

The borders are pinned up around the panel.

I need to do some measuring and tweeking

before I can begin the applique' work...

It is good to see it up on the wall.

Then I had to shove off for the hay field...

I spent the afternoon and early evening

working ground in the hay field.

We are hoping to have this planted 

by the end of the week.

Enjoy the Plowing Video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Hand Piecing and Covering Hay Bales...

 

I am making progress on the 

Horse Quilt Panel

English Paper Pieced.....Borders

I finished the 4th border last week...

Last evening I pieced the 4 borders together

which creates a frame around the horse panel...

I put a chair in the photo so you can see

the actual size of the piece.

My next opportunity, I will applique' this frame

to the horse quilt panel.

Most of the hay bales we made last summer

have been stored in all the barns...

The rest of them are stored outdoors...

It is time to get them covered:

We use large sheets of plastic 100 x 28 feet...

This plastic is heavy.

It is unrolled on top of the stacked hay bales...

Then the plastic is pulled down over the sides of the stack...

Now it is ready to be tied down...

The tying crew gets to work...

The different color paint circles on the ends

of the bales lets us know which field

the hay is made from.

In just a couple of hours,

all of the stacks are covered...

We will feed these bales first.

After they are all gone,

we will feed the bales that are in barn storage.

We feed over 400 bales a year,

which is nearly 200 tons of hay.

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LuAnn Kessi

Vinyl Pouches and Plowing...

 

I have several rolls of clear vinyl...

it is time to set it FREE 

I am turning it into Vinyl Zip Cases...

The Vinyl is cut into squares...

The Zippers have tabs sewn to the ends...

I am all ready for mass production !

We are in the Bull Field this week:

I am driving the Cowboy's John Deere 4440

Plowing up the Hay Field:

This tractor is a dream to operate...

It will take a couple of days 

to get the plowing done...

I have the A/C blowing and the tunes turned up...

I will be back in front of the sewing machine

in no time !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi