Thread Shed Curtains...

These are the curtains in the Thread Shed: 

I hung them up in 2000

when the Cowboy built the Thread Shed...

They are quilt tops from the 20's and 30's

that were never made into quilts...

They have dry rot and are falling apart...

They are torn in places and need to be replaced.

Here are a couple of quilt tops 

from the 30's that I have had for years:

They are not suitable to be quilted...

I do enjoy looking at them and will

appreciate seeing them every day

instead of storing them out of sight 

in the cupboard...

I will cut off the damaged parts and 

hem them to fit the window...

The old curtains have been removed...

This is my view when I am at the sewing machine.

The early morning light from the East

comes through this window...

The new curtains are in place

and they look lovely in the morning light...

I have a liner behind them to protect

them from the sunshine...

They brighten up the room

and I can enjoy them when I spend time

in the Thread Shed.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Mod TV Quilt...

I meet with my local quilt group

on Wednesdays... 

Mod TV Quilt

I have been stitching this together

once a week since January...

How FUN is this !

Disregard the Periwinkle Quilt on the design wall,

I am putting the Mod TV Blocks 

on top of it...

These are put together improv style...

Next week I will applique' the TV screens

onto the center of each block...

We have been getting a dusting of snow

here in out little valley...

This is the view out the front of the house...

This is the view out the back of the house...

Those large white barns across the river

are our calving barns...

The cows will begin calving in 3 weeks.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Feather Table Runner...

 

I am in the mood for applique'

 I recently purchased this feather pattern...

I cut all the feather shapes from

Jelly & Jam Fabric by Fig Tree...

The pieces are backed with fusible web...

All of the pieces have been pressed into place

on the white background fabric...

All of the shapes have been stitched 

all the way around...

It is sandwiched with batting and

spray basted with 505 Spray...

I started out quilting swirls on the feathers...

I am happy with it already !

White thread on white fabric...

time for some FUN quilting

quilting shows up so nicely on fabrics

that read solid...

I had no quilting plan...

I just had FUN !

the quilt truly comes alive with

machine quilting...

This is the back side of the runner...

Working on the binding...

The Table Runner is finished...

This is the BEFORE image...

This is the AFTER image...

Quilting definitely makes the Quilt!

It's not a Quilt until it is Quilted !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Weed Eaters...

The Cowboy built our red barn in 1989

and filled it with horses... 

Now it is home to our Boer Goats...

They are our weed eaters,

nibbling on the blackberries and thistles

in the pasture...

Enjoy the video:

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LuAnn Kessi 

The Bachelor Herd...

 

The Cowboy feeding our Bachelor Herd

Enjoy the Video below:

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LuAnn Kessi 

Bear Paws...

I am making Bear Paw Blocks this week: 

Bear Paw Block

I am using them as a border treatment

for this High Horses panel...

Here is my fabric pull for this project;

Green Background Fabric

Assorted Brown Fabrics

I chose this Bear Paw pattern because it offered

cutting directions for a 7 inch block...

It also gave directions to make

8 bias squares at once...

I assembly line press the bias squares

then use a clapper to keep the blocks flat...

I use a Bloc Loc ruler to trim the

bias squares to the proper size...

I trim them on a mini mat

so I can turn it easily while trimming,

never having to move the actual bias square...

I also lay the block pieces out onto a

flannel design board to keep them

in the proper order...

Once on the flannel board,

I can transport the pieces from the

cutting table to the sewing machine

to the ironing board...

Again, using the clapper to 

keep the seams nice and flat after pressing

with the iron...

Bear Paw Block

I need 22 Bear Paw Blocks

for this border treatment...

This is the second time I am creating a quilt

from this High Horses panel...

that's a story for another time.

I have been posting new cattle videos

to my Instagram feed

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi