Improv Stars...Design Wall

 

I have been stitching together

Improv Star components since November...

Now that the design wall is cleared off,

it is time to put them up on the wall...

These go together like a jigsaw puzzle...

the star blocks are not square,

they intersect one another.

I have a limited amount of the

black and white surface design fabric

that I created, so I don't know

how far I can go with this design...

15 Star Blocks up on the wall...

Time to cut out the background fabric

and fill it in to create an edge treatment

around the star blocks...

At this point, the left side corner

has the background fabric

placed around the edges...

All 24 star blocks are on the wall

and I am hoping I will have enough

of the background fabric for

the bottom edge....

Whew....I made it!

Not sure if there will be an additional

edge treatment at this point,

but it is ready to be pieced together.

The seams are every 2.5 inches apart...

this will take some time to piece.

Our neighbor has these cool looking cattle:

It lives across the road from one of our barn lots.

Very Friendly !

Look at those horns....wow!

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LuAnn Kessi

High Horses.....Quilt Top DONE

I started this Horse Panel Quilt top

in September...

 

I was so happy to finish it and get it off

the design wall that I forgot to get a photo,

so here it is on the ironing board...

It took a few weeks to cut and piece

all of those Bear Paw blocks in the borders...

I put the final mustard yellow border on it

and I am calling it done!

Actually, I am calling it

High Horse

Need to find a backing for it.

Look what Santa left under the tree:

Massage Chair Pad

After a few hours of stitching

I turn this on and...

I can stitch for a few hours more!

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LuAnn Kessi

Highlights of 2022...

 

2022...Highlights

January 2022

A Fresh Start for 2022...

Cleaning out the Thread Shed....CLICK HERE

Felix the Elk Calf

Elk Calf Story and Video.....CLICK HERE

February 2022

Calving Season Begins @ The Kessi Ranch

Calf Video....CLICK HERE

Fabulous Finish...Number 5

Watch me Finish this quilt....CLICK HERE

March....2022

One month into calving season...

Edith has Twins !

Lots of Baby Calves to see.....CLICK HERE

Fabulous Finish....Number 6

Floral Monet.....CLICK HERE

April.....2022

Vintage Lone Star Quilt.....CLICK HERE

Passing the Torch

Quilt & Story......CLICK HERE

May.....2022

Improv Piecing & Spring Time in Oregon

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June.....2022

Wild Goose Chase....Top Done

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Hay Season and Feathers...CLICK HERE

July....2022

Summer @ The Kessi Ranch

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A Walk Through the Yard....CLICK HERE

August.....2022

Crosscut Tote Bag.....CLICK HERE

Cattle Drive.....CLICK HERE

September....2022

Improv Houses.....CLICK HERE

FAST Flower Quilt.....CLICK HERE

October....2022

Design Boards......CLICK HERE

November....2022

Idaho Quilt Retreat.....CLICK HERE

Oregon Quilt Retreat....CLICK HERE

Improv Stars......CLICK HERE

December....2022

Catching Up With You....CLICK HERE

Many Thanks to all of you 

for following along in 2022 !

Wishing you all the best in the coming New Year!

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LuAnn Kessi

Catching Up With You...

We are still here ! 

I have been spending a lot of my time

feeding cattle....not so much sewing.

The Cowboy and I are a team...

I drive the hay wagon

and the Cowboy feeds the hay.

The cattle are scattered around...

we feed them in 5 different locations

every day.

We have been enjoying dry, frosty mornings

here in wet, wet, wet Western Oregon !

All of the cows are bred

and will begin calving in February 2023.

This is Doll Face......we just love her !

The Cowboy makes dealing with these

 

round bale feeders look easy...

they're big and awkward.

Another frosty morning with the cattle...

The goats are all doing just great,

here are two of them...

Little Lotta and her son Little Louie

It is salmon spawning season here along

the Big Elk River...

A pair of eagles sit in a snag above the river

and do their fishing just outside the back door.

Frozen leaves are always a favorite of mine...

I am in the 6th week of recovering from

a chest cold....cough, cough, cough!

I think I am gaining on it and was able

to do a bit of stitching this week,

My Reflections of Autum quilt top

is ready for the borders.

I just could not let the day go by

without wishing you all Happy Holidays!

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LuAnn Kessi