Tulip Bench Pillow....DONE

 

I completed the Tulip Bench Pillow top

last week...

It is time to get it basted and under the needle...

I am machine quilting on my

Bernina 153QE

Lots of great texture and movement...

Swirls and plumes...

Machine quilting is complete.

I made a back for the pillow

and inserted the HUGE bench pillow insert...

Here comes the Show 'n Tell:

This is a big, long pillow...

It will be just perfect this summer

on the porch swing...

Make a bench pillow.....FUN!

3 weeks left in our calving season:

Lots of baby calves ganging up together, 

playing tag and having fun!

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LuAnn Kessi

The Golden Girls...

Super Cuteness... 

Golden Girl.....Born 2016

Golden Girl....a curious yearling heifer

2022...Golden Girl with her calf, 

Golden Delicious

Yes, they are twins !

2023...Golden Girl with her calf, Elsa

We now have a herd of Golden Girls !

2024...Here are Golden Girl's calves 

all grown up:

Golden Delicious and Elsa

They look just like their mama.

Golden Delicious and Elsa

They live in the same pasture right now...

As you can see...

Golden Delicious is expecting her first baby.

She is round like a barrel !

I check on these girls 2 or 3 times a day,

but no baby yet.

Yes, Golden Girl had another baby this year:

Yes, it is a heifer...yay!

This is Brookie...our 4th Golden Girl.

Maybe some day all of the Golden Girls

will be in the same pasture together and I can 

capture a family photo of all of them.

p.s.  Yes, Golden Girl has had other

golden calves but they were bull calves

and we don't keep them.

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LuAnn Kessi

Hot Pads...

 

My stock pile of hot pads is running low...

I like to keep them around for gift giving...

everybody needs a new hot pad !

A great way to use up those

fabric scraps...

Insulbrite batting as the base

and then stitch & flip the fabric strips in place...

Similar to log cabin blocks...

A pile of tops all done.

All finished with the backings,

then turned right side out

with top stitching all around the edges.

They pile up quickly !

The best part is....no binding necessary.

Give them away to everyone you meet up with !

4 weeks left in the calving season...

These first time heifers are being stubborned...

no baby calves yet !

They are beautiful 2 year old heifers...

This is Eloise (left) and Elsa (right)...

They are yearling replacement heifers.

They will be bred this summer and have

their first babies next Spring.

I just love spending time in the heifer field.

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Hot Pad Tutorial HERE

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LuAnn Kessi

Tulip Bench Pillow...

It's is Spring... 

Time to piece some tulips...

The mini charm squares are all sorted by color

to create and piece the 8 tulips...

The bias squares or HSTs are all pieced

and the tulip squares are ready to put together...

The tulip and leaf units are all stitched

together for the pillow top...

I will get this basted with some batting

and do a bit of machine quilting...

We are nearing the end of calving season...

only 4 weeks left

This is the Cow Camp Tree...

It is an old growth fir tree that grows

in one of the cow pastures...

It provides a great deal of shelter for the

cows and calves...

It keeps them cool on hot days

and dry when it rains.

All the cattle enjoy camping out under

this giant tree.

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LuAnn Kessi

Side View Mirror...

Each morning as we feed the cattle...

 

this is my view out the side view mirror...

The Cowboy is flaking alfalfa off the back

of the pick up flat bed and

the cattle gather behind and begin eating...

We drive slowly as the Cowboy pushes off 

one flake at a time...

It is a good time to check the mama cows

to see who is getting ready to have a calf...

It is our morning routine...

all of us...

the Cowboy, the Cattle and me.

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LuAnn Kessi

Tulip Time...

 

It's Tulip Time

here in Western Oregon

A punch of color waiting for us

just outside the front door...

Even the rain drops look beautiful

on the tulip petals...

The rain drops resemble little glass beads...

It has been a very long and wet winter...

but now it is Tulip Time !

We have 5 weeks left in our calving season...

The flowering cherry trees are in full bloom

and the tree swallows have returned and are 

nesting in the big, white bird house...

The days are getting longer with about

three more hours of daylight...

Winter is behind us and

summer is not far away...

I have been spending a little time with

my sewing machine piecing a new tulip project.

I will share images soon.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi