Clear Vinyl Zip Cases...

 

I call these...

Peek-a-Boo Bags

This is my second time working with vinyl...

I purchased clear vinyl from Joann Fabrics...

I used a Sizzix Big Shot Plus

to cut the heart shapes from adhesive backed vinyl

then stuck it onto the clear vinyl...

I used some of my orphan beads

to create the zipper pulls...

I sewed zipper tabs onto the ends of the zippers

to keep the top corners of the bags nice and square...

I also squared off the bottom corners

so the bags can stand up on their own...

I am attending a Quilt Retreat in Idaho soon

and will take these along as quilter gifts....FUN !

CLICK HERE to view all my bag posts

Here is a great explanation of why

to use zipper tabs....CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE: Zip Case Tutorial

CLICK HERE: Zip Case Video Tutorial

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Face Masks and Feeding Cattle...

 

Now that the hay field has been seeded and

bedded down for the winter,

I have time to spend at my sewing machine:

This is what the sewing table looks like today..

In honor of autumn,

I pulled out some leaf fabrics

and turned them into face masks...

Rather than make one mask at a time,

I stitch them up assembly line style...

Autumn Face Masks

I am heading into town next week

and will share these with family and friends!

It's that time of the year...

Cow Feeding Time...

We feed free choice hay to the cattle,

which means there is hay in front of them 24/7.

This is our one of our new replacement heifers:

Althea

Yes, she is gorgeous !

This is my sweet Golden Girl...

This is Golden Girls calf this year:

Buffalo Bill

He looked just like a buffalo calf 

when he was born !

We feed daily in 4 different locations:

There are 100 head of cow and calf pairs

in this field...

There are 40 head of cow and calf pairs

in this field...

just across the river you can see our place.

Every morning there are a lot of mouths to feed!

I do not have a pattern or tutorial for my masks, however, below is a link to a mask making video that is very similar to the way I make mine. 

I add a nose wire.  

CLICK HERE for Mask Tutorial

CLICK HERE for Mask Patterns

CLICK HERE for Ear Elastic

CLICK HERE for Nose Wires

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

Seeding the Hay Field and Clive

We are finishing up the tractor work

in the bull field today... 

Clive is here...

Clive and Lewis

The field has been worked. All that is left to do

is fertilize and seed...

One Ton of Fertilizer on the trailer...

The Cowboy fills the fertilizer spreader...

Look closely, you can see the

fertilizer pellets spraying out of the back...

Fertilizer on the hay field...

After fertilizing, we are ready to plant the seed:

Oregon Grown....Grass Seed

The Cowboy fills up the grain drill 

with grass seed...

We are spreading 800 pounds of grass seed today...

We can drill seed for an hour 

before filling it up again...

The disks on the drill plant the seed in rows.

It took about 3 hours to plant the seed.

Clive kept us company 

until all of the work was done!

Enjoy the Video of Planting the Seed:

Be sure to click the Full Screen Icon

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

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