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Moving Bales... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

It's Moving Day...

We are loading up the bales

from the hay fields

and hauling them to the hay lot...

We use two pickups and trailers...

The Cowboy is picking up bales

and loading them onto the trailers...

They are all hauled over to the hay lot

and put into piles of 50 bales each...

This fall, the piles will be covered up

to keep the bales dry...

The Cowboy loads and I drive the trailer...

There are three of us in the hay field today...

The Cowboy's 89 year old dad

is loading and hauling with us ...

added by Unknown 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under farm

Hay Season Continues... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We're still in the hay fields

going around in circles

raking and baling...

You can't get an early start in the morning

because you have to let the dew dry

off the hay before you can begin baling...

The bales are piling up in the fields,

we will need to begin picking them up,

loading them on trailers and hauling

them to the hay lot for winter storage...

I have an UPGRADE on my umbrella...

It goes to one of our patio tables

and is much larger than the yellow

beach umbrella.....yay!

The evening sun on the ...

added by Unknown 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under farm

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

Always be prepared...

We were expecting 100 degree weather while

raking the 2nd hay field so...

The Cowboy brought out his secret weapon...

a beach umbrella !

It worked great on the open cab tractor !

It kept me shaded while I was raking...

The Cowboy baled the hay in the

John Deere, which has an amazing

A/C unit.....gets like a frig in there !

Here is a round bale that just

hatched out the back of the round baler...

This baler is gigantic...

It is like standing inside an elevator

I raked and the Cowboy followed behind

baling up the ...

added by Unknown 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under farm

Project Bag... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Project Bags for Quilters

I love this pattern !

I have made 10 of these bags and

plan to make lots more...

This is the back of the bag.

There is foam in between the fabric

and it is quilted in a grid pattern...

The quilting shows up better on the

green lining fabric...

I have the vinyl cut for the front of the bag...

I have the zipper pieces all ready to stitch...

Just need to stitch the

front of the bag together...

Here it is bound with the handle attached.

Quilters Project Bag

20 x 20 inches

I have ...

added by Unknown 4 weeks ago. under bags , cattle , cows , farm , fun , inspiration , machine quilting

Mowing the 2nd Hay Field... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is a big hay field so...

we are cutting half the field today

The Cowboy is mowing it in half,

he can drive in a straight line...

me, not so much !

The Cowboy is making some final

adjustments to the rake...

I am off and running:

This is what the field looks like

after I have mowed for a few hours...

After 6 or 7 hours I am getting

closer to the middle of the field...

Tractors don't turn tight corners,

so when I get to a corner I cut straight across,

leaving a narrow strip of grass ...

added by Unknown 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under cattle , cows , farm

Baling Hay @ The Kessi Ranch from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Hay making season...

Our round hay bales are

5 feet x 6 feet and weight 1,000 lbs.

The Cowboy bales the hay

in this red round baler.

The door on the back opens up...

The bale starts to roll out the back ...

Poof.....all ready for the cattle to eat this winter

When we make repairs on the baler,

we have to crawl inside to work on it...

it is like being inside a large elevator.

I spent the day on the old Ford Tractor

raking the hay into wind rows...

This is what the field looks like

after ...

added by Unknown 1 month, 1 week ago. under farm , flowers , photography

Hello Spring Quilt... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Hello Spring Quilt

This is my 2026 Block of the Month

I am making the lap size quilt...

All of the pieces have been cut and are

organized and pinned onto this design board...

I am currently piecing the flower heads...

This is a 10 inch flower head...

All the flower heads are done...

I am ready to begin piecing the

leaf units...

The first flower head and leaf unit

are completed...

This measures 10 x 20 inches

My sewing table is ready for more stitching

next week when I meet up with my

local quilt group.

Lupine greet me ...

added by Unknown 1 month, 1 week ago. under design wall , farm , flowers , photography , traditional quilts

Black Eyed Suzy & Hay Raking... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This has been my Wednesday quilt project...

I have been pecking away at it since February.

The last time I shared images,

I had completed 6 flower blocks...

My pecking is paying off...

Every Wednesday I would add another flower

to the design wall...

All 16 flower blocks are done...

I have started the borders.

The Cowboy hooked up the hay rake...

The hay has been mowed for several days

and it is time to rake it into wind rows...

Here we go!

These foxgloves grow like weeds

all around the edges of the hay fields...

Gorgeous!

CLICK HERE to ...

added by Unknown 1 month, 1 week ago. under design wall , farm , flowers , photography , traditional quilts

Moose Quilt & Hay Season... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is our current living room quilt:

How much do I love this Moose !

He is hanging out on the quilt rack

in the living room...

The moose has a lot of purple in him

so I had to include purple in the color story...

CLICK HERE to watch me make this quilt

It is hay season here in Western Oregon:

The Cowboy has my little red tractor

hooked up to the hay mower...

I am mowing the first hay field today...

This will be my view for the rest of the day.

It takes about 7 hours to get ...

added by Unknown 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under fabulous finishes , farm , panels

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

I recently attended a Quilt Retreat

here in Western Oregon

We had a zipper bag class and these

were my class samples...

Check out the super cute birdie zipper pulls...

I pawed through the fabric cupboard

and found this donut fabric

and it was perfect for zipper bags...

From January through May I was stitching

Surgical Scrub Caps

I have made 150 + caps

My son works with a surgical group and

asked me to make him a cap, so I found some

Superman, Batman, Spiderman

fabrics in the cupboard.

I found a pattern online and away I stitched.

He wore ...

added by Unknown 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under bags , cattle , cows , farm

What a memory!!! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK --- I'm sitting here with tears streaming down my face, and I can't help it. They are tears of joy, but still. And even when I got ahold of myself and then came back to edit, these pictures still bring tears to my eyes.

I just had a quick peek at Facebook before I started writing, and I spotted this post. I knew my nephew, who recently got his pilot's license and bought a small plane, wanted to fly from Winnipeg to visit with my parents in North Battleford. It's about 840 km.

When I talked ...

added by Elaine 2 months ago. under applique , customer quilt , dad , dessert , devin , family memories , farm , jigsaw puzzle , mother's day

Travel day again! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I goofed!!! The painted eyes on Cathy's raccoons were done by Cloe, not Colette! Cathy has way too many quilting friends and sisters—I can't keep them straight! Thanks for the correction!

There was one thing that I wanted to check for at the old farmhouse to see if I could find it. I had found a flat box of paper dolls a couple of years ago. I set it aside, and as we rushed to leave the house with our other treasures, I left it on top of a cupboard. The next time I went, I didn ...

added by Elaine 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under farm , reading , saskatchewan , travel day

Snowflakes... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I was able to squeeze in some stitching and

finished up the last of the snowflake blocks

Intricate piecing that could only be

done by paper piecing these blocks...

The snowflakes show up really well

against this putty colored background fabric...

Every snowflake is different...

18 snowflake blocks

It took 2 days to rip all the papers off

the back side of the blocks...

The inner border has been added to the panel...

Close up view of inner border...

sparkly snowflakes

The bottom snowflake border

is stitched into place...

The top and bottom borders are on...

Hoping to get back ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , design wall , farm , horses , panels , paper piecing

Pumpkin Placemats & Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

When I saw the pattern for these

pumpkin placemats,

I had just the fabric...

I keep a few yards of black & white plaid fabric

in the cupboard for bindings...

These went together quickly...

Lots of FUN to create !

They are a gift and already out the door !

You can find the pattern here:

Spoonful of Sugar

Farmhouse Pumpkin Placemats

Pattern

We have been feeding cattle for

a few weeks now...

Seems like we just baled up this hay in June...

The cows know the sound of our pick ups

and meet us at the feeding grounds...

Everybody ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 9 months, 1 week ago. under cattle , cows , farm , fun , inspiration

Hard Work made this Country... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

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LuAnn Kessi

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

Cleaning out the Calving Barns... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Our fleet of manure spreaders are

hooked up to the tractors and

ready to go to work...

We are cleaning out the two calving barns

we use in March, April and May...

The cowboy is on the Ford tractor

scooping out the barn and

loading up the spreaders...

We are working across the river from

our home place... off in the distance you

can see our red goat barn and my Thread Shed.

By the time I return with an empty spreader,

the Cowboy has the next spreader filled up

and ready for me to spread on the pastures...

We ...

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

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 1 year, 3 months 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 1 year, 3 months 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 year, 3 months 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 1 year, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm

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