Baling Hay....

Once the mowing and raking are done...

 

It's time to get it baled up !

 

We have been making round bales for

over 20 years now...

Even after 20 years,  I still get

a kick out of watching them pop out

the back of the baler !

100 degrees this week !

A couple more weeks of this

and hay season will be over...

The first field is baled...

on to the next one.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Life in the Hay Fields...

 

Life continues here in the hay fields...

I am now mowing the second hay field.

I am not alone...

Just across the fence is the Cowboy...

He is raking the first hay field...

Once the raking was done,

he hooked up the round baler...

The round bales weight 1,000 pounds...

Lots of mowing, raking and baling going on...

The Cowboy baled up 120 bales in the

first hay field...

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LuAnn Kessi 

The Elk Wedding Quilt....

The last time I shared this quilt

it was in the design stage...

I completed all of the 9 patch blocks

and began piecing them into borders...

I completed the quilt top last month:

I had to re-cut the inner green border

to make the 9 patch border fit correctly...

Once the 9 patch borders were in place,

I added 2 more tree borders...

I have had this aspen trees 

with blue background 

fabric for years...

so happy to finally find a quilt for it.

The final border is also aspen trees

in the autumn with yellow leaves...

The quilt is 90 inches.

All of the fabrics for this quilt are from my stash

and I am so happy to finally find a home for them.

The quilt is now basted and on my

Sweet Sixteen Long Arm...

The wedding is in August.

I will try and get the machine quilting done

in between trips to the hay fields...

wish me luck !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Lupine...

It was a great Spring for the Lupine...

 

Yes, the red tractor is parked just outside

the Thread Shed door...

The Cowboy brought it home to do some 

maintenance on it for hay season.

The Lupine are really putting on a show !

They are growing just outside the door

to the Thread Shed where I do most

of my stitching...

They were planted from seed last year

and they came back this year

so full of blooms !

This is the first time I have had several

different colors, other than purple...

They make me happy each time I pass by

them to go out and do some stitching

in The Thread Shed.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Drunkards Path...Border

 

At this point, the blocks are all

pieced together into circles...

I do love the cirles...

I think the border treatment needs some

straight lines.

I started playing around with some

improv X blocks...

The X blocks are super FUN to make...

The X blocks play together well

with all of those circles...

In between trips to the hay fields,

I will come home and make a block or two

for the borders.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Hay Season...2024

 

Hay season has begun...

The Cowboy opened the gate into

the first hay field...

This is where I will be spending my day...

behind the wheel of the tractor

mowing hay...

After 4 or 5 hours, the field is half mowed down...

8 hours and the field is mowed,

I just have to mow out the corners...

The corners of a field are tight,

so you have to cut across the corners

which creates a half moon crescent shape of grass.

Then you go back and mow out the corners.

My last strip to mow down the middle.

9 hours of mowing...

I am dirty, tired and hungry and heading home.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Vintage Christmas Quilt...

 

This is my latest project

when I meet with my local

quilting tribe...

Vintage Christmas

It took several days to cut out all of the pieces:

How much do I love these pick up trucks !

This pattern was nicely written

and so easy to follow...

All 5 pick up trucks have been completed...

Now it is time to piece the big trees:

Big and smaller trees...

All of the units have been pieced together...

It is time to cut the sashing strips,

but that is for next time.

Yes, I am desperately in need of a new design wall.

The kitty cat shredded this one....eek!

Here is your Super Cuteness for the day:

Baby Tree Swallow

We put a bird house on the patio and

now there are baby birds in it....FUN!

One of the babies jumped out and up

on top of the bird house...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi