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Week 25 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week I sewed another Blackwood Cardigan (a pattern from Helen's Closet)-

I have lost track of how many of these I have made. This one is a crop version.

Works in Progress-

Temperature blanket

Cross stitch

Photos from Around-

Maggie keeping me company in the garden.

So interesting!

Molly finds them interesting too.

Rainbow on the way home yesterday.

The poor garden doesn't seem to get a chance to dry out, but things are coming up.

Today the bees swarmed again, but they left the yard this time.

All the best!♥︎

added by Joanne 1 year ago. under chickens , cross stitch , temperature blanket

Week 24 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week I made another tiny pincushion from a circle of fabric, a button, some thread, crushed walnut shells, and an old Christmas light reflector.

Works in Progress-

Cross stitch

Temperature blanket

Photos from Around-

Molly on our morning walk.

Maggie resting after getting injured (probably fighting another cat that has been coming around).

The bees swarmed this week.

Luckily they stayed in the yard and were retrieved - now we have another hive (you can see the clump on one of the branches).

New wildflowers blooming in the yard.

I had company while I was working in the garden this ...

added by Joanne 1 year ago. under bees , chickens , temperature blanket

Week 21 of 2024 from Thread Head

A couple knitting finishes this week -

A pair of handspun socks. They are my regular sock pattern with a simple 3x1 cable rib added for interest.

A handspun hat knit as part of a weekend knit along challenge. The pattern is The Traveller Hat by Andrea Mowry, and the knit along challenge was in Andrea Mowry's Ravelry group, to knit the hat between May 24th to 27th 2024.

More knitting on the temperature blanket too.

I also finished spinning the Wensleydale/Romney fibre. The yarn is quite fine, but scratchy, and I think would work well for weaving.

Photos ...

added by Joanne 1 year, 1 month ago. under chickens , knitting , spinning , temperature blanket

Week 20 of 2024 from Thread Head

Still lots of works in progress -

I have been spinning some locks from a local shepherd. They are a Wensleydale/Romney cross. I am flick carding the individual locks to open them up before spinning - something new for me.

The latest handspun socks are long enough to start the ribbing.

A few more medallions added to the piece of tatting.

A good selection of temperatures this week for the blanket.

Photos from Around -

The chicks are now 13 days old, and are really changing.

Miss Maggie still keeps an eye on them, and they love her.

There are lots of ...

added by Joanne 1 year, 1 month ago. under chickens , knitting socks , spinning , temperature blanket

Week 19 of 2024 from Thread Head

A few projects on the go-

Started a new weaving project - a simple, plain weave, project to stay on the loom for the summer time (more tea towels).

I picked this tatting project up again (started in 2021), another simple project for the summer.

There was a hot 27ºC day yesterday for the temperature blanket.

Photos from Around-

Very exciting week for us - the chicks arrived!!

Cute little balls at the beginning of the week - 1 day old, 9 of them.

It's amazing how fast they are growing - 5 days old.

6 days old.

We have three different breeds ...

added by Joanne 1 year, 1 month ago. under chickens , tatting , temperature blanket , weaving

Apple Core Quilt....DONE ! from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I began piecing this apple core quilt top

in Jackson, Wyoming in 2009...

I stopped at a quilt shop in Jackson,

purchased the template and fabrics

and began cutting out apple core shapes...

I spent the next year stitching on the GO !

with the applecore quilt

as my take-a-long piecing project...

Hand Piecing while traveling

is so relaxing and rewarding...

I spent the last week putting the finishing touches

on the Apple Core Quilt...

Here it is on our bed.....DONE !

I had FUN incorporating a few Kaffee Fassett

fabrics into this quilt...

The binding and label are all DONE ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under apple core quilt , chickens , fabulous finishes , flowers , garden , hand pieced , take-a-long quilt , traditional quilts

Commission......Owl Panel from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Owl Panel

When I was commissioned to create wall art

from this owl panel I was told to do anything

I wanted.....and, if possible, to

make it looked like a framed image...

I pieced flying geese into the border treatment

I found some wooden boards fabric

in my stash and created a frame around it...

Top left corner.....stitched a mitered corner

to look like a wooden frame

I felt that is all this owl panel needed...

It is ready to be basted and quilted...

more to come !

I will leave you with this parting shot:

This is our ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 3 months ago. under birds , chickens , design wall , panels

Little Chicks from Quilt Doodle Doodles...

I love little chickens; I think they are so cute! My sister and sister-in-law both have chickens and I love to visit the little chicks. So, in celebration of spring let's make some little chick mug rugs. These are quick and easy and perfect for a beginner appliquer. I thought it would be a good opportunity to show you all how to do fusible applique. It's quick and easy!

Trace your pieces onto the heat n bond. Make sure to draw on the paper side.

Iron onto the wrong side of the fabric.

Cut out your pieces and ...

added by Quilt Doodle Designs 2 years, 5 months ago. under applique , chickens , mug rug

Little Chicks from Quilt Doodle Doodles

I love little chickens; I think they are so cute! My sister and sister-in-law both have chickens and I love to visit the little chicks. So, in celebration of spring let's make some little chick mug rugs. These are quick and easy and perfect for a beginner appliquer. I thought it would be a good opportunity to show you all how to do fusible applique. It's quick and easy!

Trace your pieces onto the heat n bond. Make sure to draw on the paper side.

Iron onto the wrong side of the fabric.

Cut out your pieces and ...

added by Quilt Doodle Designs 2 years, 5 months ago. under applique , chickens , mug rug

Fall Montage-GO! from Nestlings By Robin

Hello and welcome

to a quick Fall update:)

After our last post, I went

to Georgia to lecture & teach

my Seahorse to the

Withlacoochee Quilt Guild.

I stayed with my friend, Barb, of

Crafty Threads:)

We gabbed and drank wine

and solved all the problems of

the world...HA!

On my way home, I stopped

to present the same lecture

to the Friendship Star guild

in Tallahassee, FL.

Once home, I found

an email from a quilter

who had requested to use

my shoes from Shoe Tree,

in an art quilt.

Dorothee's finished piece is shown

here from an ...

added by Robin 2 years, 8 months ago. under chickens , first christmas , grandson , hawaiian halloween , hurrican ian , nestlings by robin , san diego , wayward sisters

Rhodie Removal... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is the Thread Shed...

it is my happy place.

These gorgeous pink rhodies are 20 years old...

They are taking over the building...

it is time for them to go.

We are enjoying a dry and beautiful October...

a perfect time to remove the rhodies.

The Cowboy fires up the power saw and

gets right with it !

He cuts off the rhodie at the base,

hooks onto it with a tow strap,

then I haul it out with the 4 wheeler...

The Cowboy loads the rhodies

onto the dump bed...

This is just one rhodie bush !!!

You can now ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 8 months ago. under chickens , flowers , garden , home , inspiration

Summer @ The Kessi Ranch 2022... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The first week of July

and we are finally getting summer weather

here in Western Oregon

Foxgloves growing by the barn...

We are making round hay bales...

Roses and Peonies blooming by the front door...

There are baby tree swallows living in the

2 story bird house the Cowboy built for me.

The chickens scratching through the iris bed.

They eat all of the slugs and bugs...

great for the flowers!

The second hay field is mowed...

I am raking....the Cowboy is baling.

Round Bale

We moved the main cattle herd to new pasture

last evening...

They are in ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 12 months ago. under birds , cattle , chickens , farm , free motion quilting , photography , thread shed , video , wildlife , you tube video

Peep! Peep! from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

This week we had our usual Monday sale on Tuesday so folks could enjoy Easter. If the sale's on Monday, the sale barn crew has to work on Sunday, receiving cattle. It was a short sale, as holiday sales generally are, and we were finished at noon. That gave me time to run a few errands and bring home a dozen of theseEvery 3 years or so I replenish my flock as the older chickens move into

added by Ranch Wife 3 years, 2 months ago. under chickens

Machine Quilting on Flannel... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Someone I know needs a quilt

for their baby dolly...

I found a hunk of flannel and spray basted

it together with some cotton batting

& flannel backing:

3 bobbins later, it is done!

This was so much FUN...

I got my free motion quilting fix !

The flannel gives lots of definition

to the stitching...

Now to trim off the edges

and stitch on a binding...

No need for a hand made binding,

this ready made bias tape will do the job...

Back and front sides...

All ready to wrap up a baby doll !

We have a new rooster...

He is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 2 months ago. under chickens , free motion quilting

Day 13 My Christmas "Chicken" Tree from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

Blogmas 2021

My "Chicken" Tree

I had made all this last year for Christmas

and to be in full disclosure, I haven't taken it down. It stayed up in the corner of the living room all year. That is how much I love it

Update here 12-13-21

I wrote those words and this post 9 years ago on this day. And that tree has remained up the whole time except a few years ago I changed the tree to a aluminum one.

You will see the original pictures of the tree. Except the first one and this next one ...

added by Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm 3 years, 6 months ago. under chickens , christmas ideals , crochet

Life in the Hay Field... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Now you see it...

Now you don't...

Tractors don't move very fast on 3 wheels !

How sad is this ???

The Cowboy is using the tractor

to handle the tire...

Tractor tires are full of calcium

to weigh them down,

which keeps the tractor from being top heavy

and tipping over while on un-level ground.

The calcium makes them very heavy and

almost impossible to move.

It took several hours to get this tire back in place...

While the guys work on the tractor

I am heading for home...

and....the Thread Shed

This is waiting for me at ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 12 months ago. under chickens , farm , improv

Al Fresco Tablescape from From My Carolina Home

With the warming weather, we love eating on the veranda. Last weekend we decided to invite our neighbors up for a springtime meal to enjoy it with us. I set the table so the couples were a bit farther apart, just to make them more comfortable. It has been a while since I had some tablescaping fun, so I took the opportunity to use what I have in a new way.

This bowl was the inspiration for the color scheme and theme. It has red and gold as the main colors, with chickens on the sides. I made a delicious ...

added by Carole @ From My Carolina Home 4 years, 2 months ago. under al fresco , chickens , tablescape , tablescapes , veranda (Comments)

Chickens! from Quilt Doodle Doodles...

Spring is here, my sister has her new baby chicks! They are so adorable! I would like to show you a fun way to use the hen and chick designs on my Blue Ribbon panel from Marcus Fabrics. I have a limited number of panels and I also have the Blue Ribbon BOM quilt kit. Perfect to welcome spring! The quilt kit and panels can be found at the Quilt Doodle Website The design can be embroidered or left plain. It's totally up to you. I did not embroider the panel sections for the projects I'm showing you ...

added by Quilt Doodle Designs 4 years, 2 months ago. under blue ribbon panel , chickens , chicks , embroidery , hen , quilt kit

Chickens! from Quilt Doodle Doodles

Spring is here, my sister has her new baby chicks! They are so adorable! I would like to show you a fun way to use the hen and chick designs on my Blue Ribbon panel from Marcus Fabrics. I have a limited number of panels and I also have the Blue Ribbon BOM quilt kit. Perfect to welcome spring! The quilt kit and panels can be found at the Quilt Doodle Website The design can be embroidered or left plain. It's totally up to you. I did not embroider the panel sections for the projects I'm showing you ...

added by Quilt Doodle Designs 4 years, 2 months ago. under blue ribbon panel , chickens , chicks , embroidery , hen , quilt kit

Babies!!!! from Appalachian Quilts

Spring around a homestead is an exciting time. As you watch the bulbs start to bloom and the seeds you started peek through the soil, hope and excitement fill your soul. While trees start to bud out and grass starts to green, birds start building nests and breeding season brings even more life.

Our first attempt at breeding the rabbits didn't "take". Olaf had never been in that position before and really didn't know what he was doing. Sadly we have no baby bunnies, but everything happens for a reason. As we scrambled to make sure we had ...

added by Appalachian Mercantile 4 years, 3 months ago. under appalachian mercantile , chickens , farm life , farm pics , green acres , green living , greenhouse , grow your own food

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