Catching Up...

 

I recently attended a Quilt Retreat

here in Western Oregon

We had a zipper bag class and these

were my class samples...

Check out the super cute birdie zipper pulls...

I pawed through the fabric cupboard 

and found this donut fabric 

and it was perfect for zipper bags...

From January through May I was stitching

Surgical Scrub Caps

I have made 150 + caps

My son works with a surgical group and

asked me to make him a cap, so I found some

Superman, Batman, Spiderman 

fabrics in the cupboard.

I found a pattern online and away I stitched.

He wore them to work and they went viral.

Before I knew it I was making them for

guys and girls at the surgery. I found some

Wonder Woman fabric for the girls...FUN!

I know a lot more about 

surgical caps than I did a few months ago.

While I was stitching surgical scrub caps,

we were in Calving Season

February, March, April & May

This is our very last pregnant girl...Vicky Junior.

She is a first time heifer and taking her time!

Vicky....let that baby out !

Most of our calves are born black now

as we use Black Angus Bulls.

Check out Baby Sister with her new calf...

Can you say Milk Mouth ?

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

Rodeo Quilt.....Progress

 

I started the design work on the Rodeo panel

in February and I have been pecking away at it

on and off the last few months...

These paper pieced star patterns caught my eye

for a border treatment, but the 6 inch is too 

small and the 12 inch is too big...

I enlarged the 6 inch by 150%

and it finishes to a 9 inch block...just right.

It takes 4 sections to make one star block...

Here is the back side of the star block...

Star block ready to trim down to 9 1/2 inches...

It takes most of a day to finish a star block

from start to finish...

20 Star Blocks up on the design wall.

Now I have to figure out how to make the

red and white checker board inner border fit...

The last time I posted it was February

and winter here in Western Oregon...

As you can see through the Thread Shed window,

it is now Spring with lots of green grass

for the cattle to eat.

The last 3 months we have been calving and

are nearly done with calving season.

The cattle have been vaccinated and

it is now breeding season and the bulls

are in with the cows.

We mowed our first hay field yesterday.

I have been stitching most every day,

in between ranch work,

just not posting to this blog as much.

I will share more images soon.

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LuAnn Kessi 

Swoon Quilt.....DONE !

 

I began working on this quilt last April...

Today I stitched the binding in place

and put it right on our bed !

It will feel wonderful to sleep under

this quilt tonight...

It measures 92 x 92 inches

and fits nicely on our queen size bed...

The name of the quilt pattern is....Swoon

Close-Up View of machine quilting...

I worked on it once a month with my

local quilt group...

We all finished our own quilts together.

It's always a great feeling of completion

to sleep under a handmade quilt.

Yes, I have already started the next one !

Lots of new cow videos on my Instagram

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LuAnn Kessi 

Black Eyed Susan Quilt...

 This is my Wednesday Quilt Project

Black Eyed Susan

I meet up with my local quilt group

every Wednesday and this is my newest project...

I am working on a design board

so I can see my block vertically while

I am piecing it...

Black Eyed Suzies have always been

a favorite of mine...

These flowers are quite large...

16 flower blocks makes a lap quilt

I am having great FUN !

Lots of new cow videos on my Instagram

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LuAnn Kessi 

Rodeo Dreams...

Rodeo Dreams.....Quilt Panel 

This was gifted to me last year...

It's time to put it up on the design wall

and see what shakes out...

I made some strip units in red and white

and sub-cut them and made a checker board...

I placed them around the edge as a possible

border treatment...

I paper pieced a few star blocks...

I like the denim fabric behind the stars...

This is what I have so far.

I plan to make a few cattle brand blocks,

including our brand...

This is the view this morning out our window...

the elk are sharing the pasture with our cows.

Baby calves are due in March.

More to Come !

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi 

The Best of 2025

 

The Best of 2025

January

Periwinkle Quilt Top.....Completed

February

Feathered Table Runner

March

Poppies Quilt is done and on our bed !

Calving Season has begun on the Kessi Ranch

Our very First Calf of the year !

April

Grizzly Bear quilt top....completed

May

Mod TV quilt top.....completed

June

Baby Nines Quilt Top....DONE !

July

Friends At The Fence.....Done !

Hand pieced hexagon border

August

My first attempt at creating a

backpack style sling bag

September

Autumn has begun...

Pumpkin Candle Mats

October

Horses in the Snow....Quilt Top Done

Paper Pieced Snowflake Border

November

I attended a Quilt Retreat and we all created

Sewing Machine Covers for our machines.

December

Lots of time spent creating hand crafted gifts:

Zip Cases.....for girls and boys

Mini Card Wallets

iPad Tablet Zip Cases

                        

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi