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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 5 days, 11 hours 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 6 days, 11 hours ago. under applique , cattle , cows , design wall , farm

The end of an era from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Technically, this isn't the end of an era - that happened a couple of years ago when the farm was sold. Surprisingly, no tears were shed when the farm was sold. That's a bit weird, but my parents have moved on, my Dad especially. Mom doesn't talk much about it. I think she knows and just has to deal with it.

There are not many buildings on the property anymore - the tornado in 2010 saw to that. After the farm was sold, the granaries were sold and moved, as were a couple of shipping containers used for storage ...

added by Elaine 1 week, 1 day ago. under farm , murphy

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 2 weeks, 1 day 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 2 weeks, 3 days 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 2 weeks, 5 days 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 4 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , panels

Weed Eaters... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Cowboy built our red barn in 1989

and filled it with horses...

Now it is home to our Boer Goats...

They are our weed eaters,

nibbling on the blackberries and thistles

in the pasture...

Enjoy the video:

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months ago. under farm , goats

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

The Cowboy feeding our Bachelor Herd

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 1 week 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:

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 months, 2 weeks 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 2 months, 3 weeks 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 ago. under cattle , cows , farm , magic pillowcase

A Little Upgrade at the Ranch from Allen Quilts

I had intended to work my way up to this by posting a couple more posts showing the baby turkey vultures as they grew, and I will get back to that because I think they were just so interesting. But, I’m so excited about what is going on over there, that I’m just jumping right… Continue reading A Little Upgrade at the Ranch

added by Wild Rose Quilter 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under barndominium , family farm , farm , ranch (Comments)

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 5 months, 4 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 6 months, 2 weeks 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 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Quilting and Baling Hay... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am creating a Comfort Quilt...

I pulled a bunch of large floral fabric scraps

that have been in the stash for 20 years or so...

I chose this gladiolus fabric for the center.

They measure about 8 inches tall...

There was enough of this pink zinnia fabric

for a border around the gladiolus...

Before I knew it, there are 3 borders on

and it measures 60 inches square.

I will put one last border on...

Out in the last hay field:

We are finishing things up...

I am raking and the Cowboy is baling...

The Cowboy is baling up ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under design wall , farm , traditional quilts

Vintage Christmas Quilt....Top Done from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is what the Christmas quilt

looked like last month...

The pick up truck blocks were completed...

and stitched into rows with the trees...

Last week I added a narrow white border

and a narrow red border...

It is now complete with a wide

green border...

Quilting and binding are next!

We are in the 3rd hay field this week...

I was able to get the mowing and raking done

after the heat wave was over...

The Cowboy is baling it today...

One more hay field left to do.

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added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , farm , traditional quilts

Cow Camp Tree... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We're in the 2nd hay field today.

I got my raking done early in the morning

when it was still cool...

It is 105 degrees this afternoon and I am

looking for somewhere to shade up...

So I went where our cattle shade up...

The Cow Camp Tree

I pulled the pick up under the tree limbs,

opened the doors and a beautiful breeze

blew right through the cab...

The Cow Camp Tree is enormous...

This picture will give you an idea of just

how HUGE this tree really is !

This picture was taken last Spring

of our cow ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under farm

Baling Hay.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Once the mowing and raking are done...

It's time to get it baled up !

We have been making round bales for

over 20 years now...

Even after 20 years, I still get

a kick out of watching them pop out

the back of the baler !

100 degrees this week !

A couple more weeks of this

and hay season will be over...

The first field is baled...

on to the next one.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 9 months ago. under farm , photography

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