Calving...

We have 5 calves on the ground so far

and lots more on the way...

 

This is my view each morning

as we feed the cattle...

It is good to see newborn calves 

out in the feeding grounds...

This is the view when we pull in the driveway...

The reflection of the barn in the water

was fun to see this morning !

We are attending a Bull Sale tomorrow.

Hopefully we will come home with a

yearling bull to breed our heifers in May.

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LuAnn Kessi

We Can Quilt It...

I have had this panel for many years

and it is time to put it together... 

I sandwiched this together with 

Pellon Fusible Foam...

The foam gives incredible definition 

to the machine quilting...

This is mostly free motion quilting

with a little bit of ruler work...

Back side...

Back Side...

I stitched both pieces together

then cut out the bottom corners

to create a bag with a flat bottom...

The lining is in and I am

topstitching around the top edge...

I used heavy cardboard and covered it

with fabric to put in the bottom of the bag...

Bottom of bag reinforcement...

Leather handles are installed

with metal rivets...

Side 1

Side 2

It has been a long time coming

and it is now ready to carry my stuff !

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LuAnn Kessi

Calving 2024...

 

Three calves on the ground so far.

I was too busy to get a photo to share...

If you look real close, you can see the Cowboy

walking through the herd checking on the 

mama cows to see if any of them are close

to calving...

This is Calf number 1 with Mary Jane.

They are both doing really well.

The Camellia bush doesn't look like 

this anymore...

It is frozen...

We have had snow on and off

and the temp is dipping down into the 20's...

This is my view from inside the Thread Shed...

I can look out across the river and

keep a watchful eye out for new calves...

This is our little red goat barn...

sometimes the goats come up to the

window and watch me sewing...

I can see the heifers

while I am sewing.

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LuAnn Kessi

Calf Number 2...

We have a new shorthorn bull calf...

One of our white shorthorn mama cows

gave birth to a red calf...

He is super cute !

It will be below freezing tonight,

so the Cowboy walked them over to the

barn for the night.

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LuAnn Kessi

First Baby Calf Born...

 

Look what we found this morning

when we were feeding the cattle...

Mama cow, Mary Jane, 

had the first baby of 2024

Mama and baby are doing just fine !

I guess calving season has begun 

@ The Kessi Ranch

I put a migrating geese table runner

on the kitchen table today...

It goes great with our yellow kitchen.

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LuAnn Kessi

Moda Love Quilt....Machine Quilting

It is time to get this Moda Love quilt

under the needle... 

I am machine quilting on my

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen...

My Big Girl machine !

This is a sit-down long arm machine...

Above the machine are dark blue clamps.

They hold the quilt up so there is no drag

while I am quilting.

You can see the blue clamps holding up the quilt.

These purple Gypsy Quilter hoops

help grip the fabric...

On the back side are the purple rubber grips...

they really work !

You hang on to the sides and move the

quilt in any direction while quilting.

I have had them for many years.

I feathered all of the triangles

and straight lines in the squares...

Swirls in the narrow inner border...

Scallop templates for the border quilting...

Handi Quilter Scallop Template

They come in all sizes and shapes...

Scallop quilting in the border...

A few hours later.....all done !

The edges are trimmed and squared up

and ready for a hanging sleeve and binding.

We woke up to a world of white today...

Feeding cattle in the snow...

After the cattle are fed,

the Cowboy walks through the herd

to check if any of the mama cows

are close to calving yet.

Moda Love Free Pattern....CLICK HERE

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LuAnn Kessi