goats

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 3 months, 1 week ago. under farm , goats

Moose Quilt Top... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I completed all of the star blocks

on the Moose Panel...

At this point they are just stuck up

on the design wall around the moose...

I decided to use low volume fabrics

between the star blocks as a background...

The top border is stitched in place.

3 star borders are stitched in place...

The star borders are on...

This needs one final border...

A narrow lime border works best...

The Moose Quilt Top is complete...

Now to paw through the fabric cupboards

for backing fabrics.

Just below our house the Canada Geese

enjoy grazing along with our goat herd ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 3 months ago. under design wall , goats , panels , wildlife

Hot Pads...Tutorial from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I pawed through the fabric cupboard

and found lots of floral fabric scraps...

These have been around for 15 or 20 years...

It is time to put them to good use !

It cut them into 1.5 and 2 inch strips...

I am turning these strips into Hot Pads...

It was fast and FUN.....I will make more !

Here is a my Hot Pad Tutorial:

Insul-Bright Batting

Insul-Bright cut into 9 inch squares...

Place a 2.5 inch square in the center...

Add a 1.5 inch strip,

using the stitch and flip technique...

Add another 1.5 inch strip ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 5 months ago. under goats , hotpads , tutorial

Catching Up With You... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

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 ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , design wall , farm , goats , reflections of autumn quilt , traditional quilts

Improv Piecing and Spring in Western Oregon... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I am trying to finish up some improv pieces

I started back in 2020...

Improv Flying Geese

I put a few up on the design wall...

I have a good start...

I think I will make lots more !

I went through the scrap bag and found pieces

leftover from a hexagon quilt I made

quite a few years ago:

I separated the scraps by color...

Doesn't this just make you want to

sit down and stitch?

While I stitch improv triangles,

I can see how they work together

across the room on the design wall...

I haven't spent ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 11 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , design wall , farm , flowers , goats , improv , new work

DIY Phone Stands... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is a super quick stitching project...

iPhone Stands...

I don't even have an iPhone...

we don't have cell service where we live.

But, several of my friends and family do...

so I made a few to give as gifts.

They require a small piece of fabric,

so I pawed through my scrap basket...

I lined them with fusible interfacing...

The bottom half is filled with plastic pellets...

The top half is stuffing.

I made a larger one to support an ipad...

I don't have an ipad either.

There are oodles of You Tube video tutorials

to ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under flowers , fun , goats , inspiration

Hollyhocks... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I had several hundred images on the camera

taken over the summer...

I thought I would share a few:

Hollyhocks blooming by the back door...

Our little herd of blackberry eaters...

Boer Goats

We feed them grape leaves off the arbor

in the back yard...

Goats are super fun to have around !

Blueberry Pie....in progress

All baked up and ready to go !

I just love this gorgeous steer calf...

5 months old

I have lots more and will try and

post them as time allows.

Enjoy the rest of your summer !

If you are inspired by any of these ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under cattle , flowers , garden , goats , photography

Hay Season......almost over from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

All of the hay has been baled.

Now it is time to haul it out of the fields

to store it away until winter...

Pulling down the driveway here at home...

All of the barns have been stuffed full of hay...

we will begin piling the bales outdoors now

and cover them with plastic

before it rains in the fall.

The goats came out of the barn to see what

all of the commotion was about...

The round hay bales are loaded with the tractors

onto 30 foot trailers...

They are storing the hay next to the barn...

I can ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 years, 9 months ago. under farm , goats

Laughter, YouTube & A Handmade Needle Roll! from Where Art & Life Meet

During these times of uncertainty I find I am rethinking my “I hate the opera” proclamations of the past, having been moved to tears listening to Maurizio Marchini serenading his fellow Florentines from his balcony during the lockdown. I cannot listen to this man without crying. And then there are those crazy goats… what’s going… Continue reading Laughter, YouTube & A Handmade Needle Roll!

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Boer Goats.....our weed eaters from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

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