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Week 42 of 2024 from Thread Head

Just a few works in progress this week -

I put my other socks on hold and started a simple pair.

Some warmer temperatures this week! I see a few ends I need to weave in.

Photos from Around -

Poor Miss Molly sadly waiting for her most beloved to come home.

Nine eggs today - such a variety of shells.

Sparkle seems impressed too.

Well deserved treats for the hens.

Miss Maggie keeps an eye on the hens, but from a distance.

GingerSnap has been unwell again and sleeps a lot, and everywhere!

In the mint, in the garden,

In sunbeams,

Even ...

added by Joanne 2 months, 4 weeks ago. under chickens , knitting socks , temperature blanket

Week 40 of 2024 from Thread Head

I finished a pair of socks this week -

The stitch pattern is from the Syncopations Socks, a free pattern from Mary Henninger on Ravelry.

I also used the Gusset Heel Basic Socks by Wendy Johnson for the heel.

The yarn is some handspun that I spun during Tour de Fleece this past summer.

Luckily, since I ran out of colours, there were cooler temperatures this past week for the temperature blanket.

Photos from Around -

Miss Maggie tolerates GingerSnap a bit more - he just wants to be near her.

I had help harvesting in the garden (next year we might need ...

added by Joanne 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under chickens , temperature blanket

Week 39 of 2024 from Thread Head

Not much time for crafting this week.

I did finish spinning a skein of sock yarn - a merino/nylon blend that I started during Tour de Fleece in the summer.

Finished up a few more colours of wool for the temperature blanket - I think the hot temperatures are almost over anyways, and I am glad that there won't be leftover wool.

Photos from Around -

High winds today, so another dead tree down. Molly is always helpful though.

Dot earning her keep - 6 of the chickens seem to be laying now (2 of the breeds).

They are all super friendly ...

added by Joanne 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under chickens , pets , temperature blanket

Week 38 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week was all about mini quilts.

I finished two.

The clamshell one was cut using a GO! die.

'Present me' was so thankful that 'past me' had written a tutorial on how to sew the clamshells!

It is about 10"x16".

Ginger Snap needed a little placemat,

To match Miss Maggie's (the original one from the tutorial).

The next one was made using some leftover 3" blocks and scraps.

It is about 11"x13".

I made it for a little cabinet.

Works in Progress -

Cooler temperatures the past two days.

Weaving with new colours this week.

Photos from ...

added by Joanne 3 months, 4 weeks ago. under chickens , mini quilts , temperature blanket

Week 37 of 2024 from Thread Head

I finished the set of three towels (two with plain cotton and one with bouclé) -

I am so pleased with how they turned out. The pattern (Heavy Meta towels by Plain Weave) is so lovely.

There have been many firsts for me with weaving these towels.

Another one was cutting off some finished towels before I finished weaving the whole warp.

I tightly wove a few inches, added a lease stick and wove a bit more, then cut off the towels.

I tied the warp back on, ready for weaving. I think I have enough for two more towels.

My ...

added by Joanne 4 months ago. under chickens

Blooming... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Each morning when I water the flowers...

I take the time to appreciate them

and how happy they make me...

Whiskey Barrels by the Hen House...

Thread Shed and Hen House...

They are located in the yard next to our house.

The chickens enjoy hanging out by

The Thread Shed...

The rooster takes good care of his hens...

This flower bed is located just outside

our front door...

In full bloom...

Black Eyed Suzies, Marigolds, Dahlias,

Blanket Flowers, State Fair Zinnias

Check out the size of that

Jumbo Lime Green Hosta

next to the front steps !

Enjoying the last of ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 1 week ago. under chickens , flowers , garden

Baby Chicks... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

There are new baby chicks

running around in the yard...

Mama Hen spent the month of July

sitting on eggs...

August 1st...

three baby chicks hatched out !

Today is their first day venturing out

of the hen house and into our yard

to peck at the grass and bugs...

Mama Hen keeps a close eye out

and keeps them protected at all times...

We are having FUN watching them

scratch around and imitate

everything Mama Hen does.

I have posted videos of the baby chicks

on Instagram

You can watch them HERE

CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts

May Your ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under chickens

Week 34 of 2024 from Thread Head

It is that time of the year where everyday involves some kind of canning/freezing/drying/preserving of the bounty from the garden -

One thing this week was plum sauce (like apple sauce) - it is the first year that we have had enough plums to make anything with.

Works in Progress -

Handspun socks - the stitch pattern has started to show.

Ran out of the first colour (the hottest temperature) for the temperature blanket.

Slowly but surely the woven tea towels are growing.

Photos from Around -

The chickens are now able to roam free - Molly and the cats seem fine with ...

added by Joanne 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under chickens , knitting , pets

Week 33 of 2024 from Thread Head

Lots of works in progress this week -

I finally started weaving on this new batch of tea towels. It is a pattern from Etsy I have been wanting to try, but it took me three attempts to get the warp on the loom (I kept making threading repeat errors! Over 600 threads!!). It is my first time weaving towels with 16/2 cotton. The weaving is going well, and much more fun now that I have it figured out.

I started a new pair of socks with some handspun from TdF last month. They are my regular toe-up socks, but ...

added by Joanne 5 months ago. under chickens , knitting , weaving

Week 32 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week I finished a pair of socks that had been on the needles for a couple months-

My fourth pair of handspun socks so far this year. This one from a BFL/Nylon blend I dyed and spun four years ago.

Cooler temperatures this week, but because I am running out of some of the colours I have had to shift the colours/temperatures sequence.

Photos from Around -

Ginger cat's cone is off - his leg and other parts have healed well.

This is the closest Maggie will get to him, and only because that is where her food ...

added by Joanne 5 months, 1 week ago. under cat , chickens , knitting socks , temperature blanket

Week 27 of 2024 from Thread Head

This week I sewed a sundress-

It is the same as one I made last year (a combination of two different Lutterloh patterns). This one is from a rayon fabric given to me by a friend clearing out her stash.

I finished the skein of yarn I was spinning last week for Tour de Fleece. A blend for socks.

Works in Progress-

Temperature blanket (over half way now).

I finished the little "mountain" scene along the bottom!

Photos from Around-

Lots of aerial spraying in the area because of all the water in the fields (this one started just after ...

added by Joanne 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under chickens , cross stitch , temperature blanket

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 6 months, 4 weeks 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 7 months 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 7 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months 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 8 months, 1 week 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 1 year, 9 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 1 year, 10 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 1 year, 11 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 1 year, 11 months ago. under applique , chickens , mug rug

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