It’s finally here — the 2023 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Boot Christmas Stocking! And I guess I should say “cowgirl”, cos it’s called “Pink Lady” this year. I haven’t done a pink stocking since 2009, so I figured it was high time for another one. Here she is: This year’s boot features very simple hand […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...Were you aware that the simple patchwork pinwheel block has many names? One of those names is “Kathy’s Ramble”. When I designed the Arrow Rock Sampler quilts, I included this block in the quilt in honor of Kathy Borgman, who runs Borgman’s Bed & Breakfast in the Village of Arrow Rock. It’s where I’ve stayed […]
57 Comments. Continue Reading...Merry Christmas from all of us here at Prairie Moon Ranch! And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope you are at least enjoying the holiday season as a time to slow down, take a breather, and enjoy family. Our family is not gathering this year. I need to keep My Cowboy safe, and our […]
25 Comments. Continue Reading...If you’ve been with me any length of time, then you know I do lots of collaborations with my best friend, Victoria Findlay Wolfe. Usually, it’s Victoria designing fantastic quilts, and then me adding the machine quilting part. Well, we’ve put our heads together again, and this time we decided to combine HER fabrics with […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...Craft in America on PBS is airing an episode on QUILTS! Tonight! You’ll have to check your local listings for the time. The episode features 4 quilters, each with a very different style, and also features the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, and some of the things they do. I think it’s wonderful […]
14 Comments. Continue Reading...Merry Christmas!! I realize I’m terribly late getting this year’s Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Boot Christmas Stocking published, but what better day than today to be late with it, huh? This year’s stocking is called “Rodeo Queen”. I’ve been wanting to make a mostly white stocking for several years, and Rodeo Queen is my attempt […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...Way back in 1999, on January 11th, I took a deep breath and launched my little pattern company. Ten years later, in June of 2009, I launched my web site, and started my blog. Wow, what a ride it’s been! At the 10-year mark, I introduced a Welcome Banner pattern to celebrate; and again, at […]
55 Comments. Continue Reading...Today is a big day here on the Ranch! It’s Sassy and Sissy’s birthday!!! They are ONE year old today! And it’s bitter cold here. I’m thanking my lucky stars that one year ago, on the night they were born, that it was not near this cold. And I’m planning carefully for no more winter […]
21 Comments. Continue Reading...The 2018 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Christmas Stocking is here!!! Woohoo! This year’s cowboy boot stocking is the 11th annual (already?!), and it’s called “Gypsy Cowgirl”. I especially love it because it’s red! I was ready for another red stocking! This stocking may also be the easiest one yet, because I’ve taken out all the […]
4 Comments. Continue Reading...Six years ago, I was part of a fall blog hop along with a lot of other designers, and we each presented a block as part of the hop. My block was an appliqué block with a pumpkin and a kitty and a mouse, and I really had a lot of fun designing and making […]
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