Thread Shed Flowers...

 

Lilies growing just outside the Thread Shed

They greet me when I walk in the door...

My brother in law made this sign for the door...

Where the Girls Are...

The Thread Shed

Lots of creativity goes on inside 

this little building...

My aunt gave me the chicken bell and she

likes to ring it when she comes to visit...

My mother in law gave me the

sunflower barn quilt...

Hydrangeas growing out front...

The blooms start out green, turn pink

then purple...

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The red hen house sits just to the right

of the Thread Shed...

The rooster and the hens like to

hang out in front of the Thread Shed...

The Cowboy built this for me 25 years ago

and it still serves me well and is

my happy place !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Weekend Sling Bag...

I've never made a backpack style bag before...

 

Weekend Sling Bag

I thought I would give it a go....

Here is my color story...

The front panel has been pieced...

Close Up View of machine quilting...

second panel is complete...

I am ready to begin installing the zippers...

The front zipper is installed...

I guess I got so excited finishing up this bag

that I forgot to take any more pictures.....eek!

Here is the completed Weekend Sling Bag

It is super sweet and I made it for

someone special...

She likes it !   She likes it !

These crossbody style bags are so

comfortable to wear.  Glad I gave it a go !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Starling Bag...

I was in Idaho in July

and my aunt gave me a table runner

and said,  "I think this would make a good bag."

 

She wants a large crossbody bag

and this pattern looks just right...

The table runner is now cut into a bag

front and back...

I am using some of my hand dyes

for the bag lining...

Here is the finished bag...

It has a recessed zipper...

It has a large interior pocket...

I put a fun lining inside the pocket...

Two zippered side pockets...

Side pocket...

This crossbody bag is on its'

way back to Idaho and...

is no longer a table runner.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Hollyhock Quilt...

 

Hollyhocks

Old Fashioned Hollyhocks

have always been a favorite of mine...

They are in full bloom...

If you look closely in the very center

you can see a 5 point star...

You can plant the seeds in the ground 

spring, summer or fall

 and they will sprout right up and begin to grow.

They winter over really well.

The next summer they will bloom beautifully.

They are drought tolerant and don't need water.

They are prolific and re-seed themselves.

Not only beautiful, but easy to grow.

Midnight in the Garden

This is my Hollyhock quilt from 2010

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LuAnn Kessi 

Friends at the Fence.....

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properly again check out

my latest post... 

Friends at the Fence

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LuAnn Kessi 

Friends at the Fence...

It is quilted, bound and up on the wall

in our living room...

Friends at the Fence

This horse panel is surrounded with

english paper pieced hexagons...

I love paper piecing and it was fun

to incorporate that into the

edge treatment on this quilt...

This image reminds me of looking out

the kitchen window to see our own horses

looking back at me over the yard fence...

Close-Up views of the Hexagons:

Top left border corner...

Bottom left border corner...

Bottom right border corner...

Top right border corner...

 It grabs my attention every time I walk through

the room...I can almost hear the horses

whinny at me.

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LuAnn Kessi