Monday, September 1, 2025
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Cleaning out the Calving Barns...
Our fleet of manure spreaders are
hooked up to the tractors and
ready to go to work...
We are cleaning out the two calving barns
we use in March, April and May...
The cowboy is on the Ford tractor
scooping out the barn and
loading up the spreaders...
We are working across the river from
our home place... off in the distance you
can see our red goat barn and my Thread Shed.
By the time I return with an empty spreader,
the Cowboy has the next spreader filled up
and ready for me to spread on the pastures...
We just keep tag teaming all day
until the barns are all clean and ready
for next calving season.
You can view videos of the Cowboy
and I cleaning out the barns on Instagram
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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...
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
Friday, August 22, 2025
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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
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