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Paper Piecing...LOVE from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am still having a lot of FUN trying out

different FPP blocks...

Last week I made this LOVE block...

This is a beginner level FPP...

I am using fabric scraps leftover

from quilts I made last year...

I have never done ABCs...

It was great FUN to see the letters

come alive...

12 inch LOVE block...

I couldn't resist...

6 inch LOVE block

The daffodils are blooming

below our Century Farm sign...

This is Althea Pink...

still waiting for her to have her calf.

The Cowboy feeding a new bale

in the bull field...

There are 7 bachelors ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm , paper piecing

Mod TV....TV Screens from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is my Wednesday project

when I meet up with my local quilt group:

Mod TV Quilt

I decided to add a fifth row of TV blocks...

I printed out images on fabric sheets

of some of the favorite shows

from my child hood...

The TV sets now have FUN images

on the screens...

I used fusible web and invisible applique'

to attach them to the TV blocks...

When I look at them I can hear

the TV show theme songs in my head...

Lots of FUN !

They really add to the whole

Mod TV vibe...

Saturday morning cartoons always ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under applique , cattle , cows , design wall , farm

Calving Season... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are two weeks into calving season

here at the Kessi Ranch

The pastures are starting to fill up

with baby calves...

Once the calves are a week old,

they start to gang up together and

play tag....chasing one another

all over the pastures !

This calf had its nose up in the air

trying to smell me when I was

taking the picture...

This mama is the babysitter...

She watches over a group of calves

while their mothers go out and graze for awhile.

We will be calving for 8 more weeks

so there is lots more to come ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Paper Piecing Continues... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Between trips across the river to

check on the cows and calves

I have been stitching...

I have had this pattern for a few years

and wanted to give it a try...

This is the color story...

Two templates....4 of each are required

to complete the star block...

First two templates are paper pieced...

Four Templates....half the block done

It is FUN watching this come alive...

All 8 templates are paper pieced...

The last seam is on the diagonal...

Poof...the block is together !

This is what the back side looks like...

I am trying out different quilt ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month ago. under cattle , cows , farm , paper piecing

Paper Piecing... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I have been in the mood to do some

Paper Piecing...

I found this pattern online, printed it out

and got right with it...

It is a Quilt Cakes pattern on Etsy...

I rarely work with pinks, so this

is what I found in the fabric cupboard...

It has been many years since I paper pieced.

This is the back side of the block...

This was FUN!

Just love those pointy points !

So much FUN I just had to try another block...

This is a Liza Taylor pattern on Etsy...

I also have her book...

I rustled up some low ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month ago. under cattle , cows , farm , paper piecing

Calving & Bear Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Calving season has begun here at

The Kessi Ranch

This is our first baby of the year 2025...

Calf Number 1 Born March 1, 2025

She was a bit early so she is tiny and.....wild !

She runs laps around the barn like a race horse !

Out in the Thread Shed

I am making some progress

on the Bear panel quilt:

I am stitching together Bear Paw Blocks...

I need one more border treatment

for the bottom of the Bear panel...

I'll put these up on the design wall

and see if they work...

Bear Paw border...

Mountains at ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , panels

The Bachelor Herd... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Cowboy feeding our Bachelor Herd

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Mamma Cows... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We have been gathering up the mama cows

so they are all in one location...

for calving season...just 7 weeks away !

These are some of our new

replacement heifers...

We are adding them to our cow herd.

They are expecting their first calves

in March...

Althea and Eloise...

Both of these heifers are Golden Girls...

Elsa (on the left) is the frozen calf.

She is 2 years old and expecting her first calf.

Golden Delicious (on the right) is her sister

and expecting her 2nd calf.

Enjoy the videos of the cattle:

Meet our Heifers Video:

View my ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Periwinkle Quilt...Progress from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am making progress on the Periwinkle Quilt

102 Star Blocks pieced together...

Ready to trim the blocks to 6 inches...

This Bias Square ruler is my very favorite

for trimming up blocks...

I also use the revolving mat

to make the trimming go faster...

102 blocks all trimmed up and ready for

the design wall...

First two rows up on the wall...

8 rows up on the wall...

I have admired this quilt design for years

and it is finally a reality...

42 dark star blocks left...

I am placing the dark stars around the

outside as a border ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 months, 1 week ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , periwinkle quilt , traditional quilts

Pillowcases and Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am trying to finish up the last few

holiday gifts...

I was in the mood to make a few pillowcases...

These fabrics have been in the cupboard

for years and it is time to put them to good use...

There are two little girls on my holiday

gift list and these will be perfect for them...

These are so roomy, it is easy to get

the pillows in and out of them...

These were FUN....I'll make more !

We start our day with the cattle...

This is my view each morning

as I drive the feed wagon...

The ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm , magic pillowcase

Autumn Leaves... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are having a beautiful, dry autumn here

in Western Oregon...

It has me inspired to create leaves...

I have enough for 4 table runners...

We were coming home from feeding

cattle this morning and I just had to

stop and take a few pictures:

This is the view of our home place

from the road...

The red maple trees in the yard are really

putting on a show...

I press some of those red leaves

to put on our Thanksgiving table each year...

We have begun feeding cattle...

The cows look forward to a fresh bale of hay...

The ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm , tablerunner

Pears & Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Cowboy planted a Pear Tree

a few years ago...

Now...every September

I find myself doing this !

The Cowboy brings a box of pears in

each morning...

This is my pear processing center...

the kitchen will stay like this until

the pear tree is done.

The Cowboy usually helps peel the pears,

but today is he out hauling firewood.

We started feeding cattle this week...

this is the first bale of the season.

The pastures have dried up and

the cows are beginning to wander

looking for feed...

The cattle are on Open Range...

not fenced in,

so ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , home , inspiration

Summer Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Oh, the lazy days of summer...

Elsa, the frozen calf is on the left...

she is 18 months old now.

You can read all about her HERE

This is Althea Pink....a real beauty

Eloise, the white roan, is a yearling heifer

and will have her first calf next Spring...

This is the heifer field, across the river from

our home place, in the background.

Butter Cup, oh so cute !

She is also a heifer and expecting her

first calf in the Spring...

All the cattle are fat and slick in the summer...

In the summer, the living is easy ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 7 months, 1 week ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Working Cattle.....Spring 2024 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It is Spring here in Western Oregon...

time to get the cattle worked

Today we are working the heifers...

heifers are the females who have just had

their very first calf.

The cow and calf pairs are herded into the corral

then sorted into different pens.

Mamas in one pen, calves in the other.

They don't like to be separated,

so they start bawling and it gets loud !

We have a tiny chute just for the calves...

it keeps them secure and safe so we can

get them worked quickly and back with their

mamas in just a ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 10 months, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm

The Wedding Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We live along the Big Elk River...

When we rise in the morning,

we see the Elk through the fog,

grazing just outside the yard fence...

The Elk are calving right now and will

bring their calves into our hay fields in June...

Two winters ago an orphan elk calf took up

with our cow herd and ate hay right off

the hay truck when we fed each morning...

When you live in this little valley,

you learn to live with the elk...

Our neighbors are getting married in August...

They also live along the Big Elk River...

This Elk ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , traditional quilts

Road Trip from Lovin' Life At The End Of The Dirt Road

Last week DH and I took a roadtrip and drove 600 miles to check on our cows. Then we drove 600 miles back. Lots of miles for a couple of old folks. We left on Monday and got back on Thursday. The new camp man started last week and it'll be a while before he gets his feet on the ground, but other than a few phone calls about water troubles, he held down the fort. Another phone call

added by Ranch Wife 12 months ago. under baby calves , cows , ranch life

The Golden Girls... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Super Cuteness...