More Practice In Thread Painting, A Neat Sewing Table & Wheat Harvest

This week I updated my thread painting tutorial with some new pictures of what I've been working on.  It was a fun project to work on and I now have a new email friend, Vic Murayama.  He has beautiful bird pictures and has given me permission to use them--thank you, Mr. Murayama!  I will be updating this tutorial as I find out new things so it will all be in one place for easy access. 

Several weeks ago my husband and I went to an antique tractor show and I had the opportunity to talk to a fellow quilter from another county.  I noticed her sewing table and made a comment about her nice sewing table.

 She was really sweet and let me take pictures to share.

 Her husband cut out an opening to fit her machine and added two more pieces of wood underneath the meat-board to make it a perfect height.

I thought that was a really neat and thrifty idea to share!

We had a safe wheat harvest with no combine fires :)

There was even time to go to a 4th of July party at my sister's home with family and friends.  

Spending time with others is what life's all about :)

Happy Quilting!

Kay Lynne

Em's Quilt is Finished and Farming Adventures!

Do you remember this quilt?

 Sometimes I have a quilt project that sits in my sewing room for a time because I just don't know how to quilt it.  I had some ideas and I worked on Em's quilt this spring and never finished.  It took me a while, but it's finally done!

 I had a lot of fun the quilting for my sis.

Now it's up to Em to bind it :)

In farming sometimes we just have to wait because the crop is not quite ready.  Dean done a few rounds and it was just too green yet.

So while we are waiting on the field to ripen.  Dean's always working on the combine and I'm always checking on him and asking questions.

Check out the plastic comb by Dean's elbow.  The wires attached to the comb monitor grain loss when the combine is blowing out the straw and dirt out the back.  It doesn't make sense to grow a crop of wheat only to lose it out the back.

He is always checking belts, chains, and greasing this big machine.  We made a trip to the elevator.

I've made many trips to the elevator by myself, but it's not often we do it together.  Below is a gentleman shaking the wagon to make sure every last grain is out.

Hope everyone one is having a nice 4th of July.  We have so much to be thankful for.

Happy Quilting!

Kay Lynne

P.S.  Dean maintains the combine--when was the last time we maintained our sewing machines?  Just cleaning out the lint build-up in your bobbin case and giving it a drop of oil makes all the difference in the world!