Fabulous Finish....Number 6

 

I am adding another quilt to my

Fabulous Finishes 2022

Floral Monet 2

I finished up the machine quilting yesterday

on the Sweet Sixteen sit down long arm...

This quilt is all about the gorgeous fabrics.

I used yellow thread on the top

to blend in with the fabrics...

It is all trimmed and ready for binding...

Binding strips are cut 2 1/4 inches wide...

I am using my walking foot

to stitch on the binding...

The stitch in the ditch sole plate

helps keep the thread right next to the binding...

Here are the 3 sole plates for the walking foot:

Standard sole plate on left

Stitch in the Ditch sole plate in center

Open Toe sole plate on right

When I stitch from the top side,

the thread tucks in nicely

next to the binding...

Binding completed today...

That gorgeous rose fabric is also

on the back side of the quilt...

I gave away the first Floral Monet in 2015...

I think I will keep this one for myself.

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LuAnn Kessi

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Floral Monet......2

 

Floral Monet.....1

Floral Monet 1 was completed in 2015.

I gave it away as a gift...

It was so gorgeous, 

I really missed having it around.

In 2016 my generous aunt cut out a 

Floral Monet kit

and gave it to me to piece together:

I pieced the top in 2016...

I put the borders on in 2017...

I basted the quilt sandwich in 2019...

Finally....here is Floral Monet 2

under the needle:

It is a very large lap quilt

so I am machine quilting it 

on the Sweet Sixteen...

In these dreary, gray, winter days...

this is a joy to work on !

I am quilting giant swirls and feathery plumes...

I quilted for about 7 hours...

I am nearly half way done...

We are busy again with the cows that

are calving now...

I hope to get back to this soon !

It won't be long and I can add this to my

Fabulous Finishes 2022

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LuAnn Kessi

Calving Season.....Calf Count

We are one month into calving season...

 

Edith has..... TWINS

Edith is doing a great job caring

for 2 babies...

The babies stick right with her !

The Cowboy stays busy tagging new calves...

This is a brand new shorthorn heifer calf.

This is a brand new black angus calf...

Within minutes the calf is up and

following mama cow...

Everyone shows up to welcome the new calf...

The calf's navel must be trimmed and  cleaned

with iodine to prevent infection...

We call this....chip off the old block:

Doll Face has a new calf......Butter Cup

This is.....Eleanor

I love her perfectly marked face !

Eleanor with her mama...

This is Abigail.....a real beauty.

We are one month into calving 

with 39 calves on the ground...

Two more months to go.

I am hoping to get out to the Thread Shed

today and get in some stitching...

maybe I will have some show 'n tell soon !

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LuAnn Kessi

Sewing Machine Covers...

I spent the day with friends creating

Sewing Machine Covers 

We were all gifted a pack of charm squares...

my charm squares are:

Stitched by Fig Tree Quilts for Moda Fabrics

I lined my cover with 

Pellon Fusible Flex Foam

to help it keep its shape...

It is FUN stitching through this foam !

Of course.....I had to make more than one !

This charm pack is

Home on the Range by Deb Strain

Machine quilting is done...

time to stitch the cover together.

The flex foam helps it stand up at attention !

I am taking this one home to use on

my Bernina in the Thread Shed...

We didn't use a pattern but you can probably

find  a sewing machine cover tutorial online.

We have 24 newborn calves on the ground

with lots more to go!

I will post images and videos as soon as I can.

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Fabulous Finish....Number 5

 

This improv piece has been sitting

around for almost 2 years...

It has waited long enough.

The top consists of Pick Up Stix blocks...

This is a piece I hand dyed and

         silk screened.

I sliced it up and created borders...

The quilt top is ready to be basted and

go under the needle...

This is a small quilt so I am doing the

machine quilting on my Bernina Artista 200...

I am using a walking foot for the

simple, wavy, line quilting...

The white thread does not compete with

the pick up stix blocks

and shows up nicely in the borders...

Time to get this trimmed

and stitch on the binding...

I pawed through the cupboard and found this

hand dyed green for the binding...

Love these clips when binding...

I am stitching the binding on by machine

and pin these clips an inch apart

so the binding does not slip...

It has taken me a few years to master

a machine binding:

The binding looks great on the top side...

and the back side...

Here is the big reveal...

Fabulous Finish.... Number 5

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Calving Season 2022.....

 

Calving Season has begun here in

Western Oregon

Frosty Face had the very first calf today !

Calf Number 1 is a super cute bull calf...

Mama and Baby are both doing just great !

Enjoy the Video:

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