February 350 Blocks Report

Posted on February 28, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

I know February is the shortest month, but it seemed even shorter than ever this year! Tomorrow a new month starts, and I hope it goes better than February did. This morning, I put the icing on the cake by locking the only key to my truck IN my truck, winning the World’s Biggest Idiot […]

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QuiltCon 2018

Posted on February 23, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, Quilts

The Modern Quilt Guild’s annual quilt show, QuiltCon, is going on right now in Pasadena, CA. Since I was just in California over Thanksgiving, I opted not to go back again this soon, and as it turns out, that’s a good thing, since I have these two to bottle feed and entertain every few hours. […]

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Imogene’s Vintage Quilt

Posted on February 12, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, Quilts

Last summer, I worked on restoring a vintage quilt top for my friend, Imogene. This quilt was made by Imogene’s great-aunt, Emma Salyer (Mrs. James Salyer), when she was young, and Aunt Emma gave it to Imogene as an unquilted top. Imogene says she’s reasonably sure the quilt is at least 100 years old! Over […]

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News From the Ranch, Episode 1640

Posted on February 10, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Animals, Prairie Moon Ranch, What's New

It’s been awhile since I published a ranch update. Lots of folks have been asking for goat news, so I figured I’d better get to writing! Have I ever mentioned how much I hate winter? It just makes everything so much harder. Back in the fall, I started keeping an eye on my goats, thinking they […]

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Sewing a Village

Posted on February 7, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilt-Alongs & Bees

My friend, Rose Marie, made a little house quilt last fall, and when she showed it to me, I fell in love with it! It’s so cute, and such a great use of scraps. I wanted to make one, but decided I don’t have time. Then . . . Stitch Supply Co. announced that they […]

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My Yo-Yo Quilt

Posted on February 4, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Quilts

One of the projects I put on my list this year is my Yo-Yo quilt. I’m planning to do a lot of handwork this year, and my Yo-Yo quilt is a big hand stitching project that I’ve had going on for years. I’ve decided that this is the year I’d like to try and finish […]

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January 350 Blocks Report

Posted on January 31, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Here we are at the end of January already! If you looked at the Project page, you will have noticed that our monthly goal for blocks in January was only 10. Since we kicked off mid-month, I figure that’s a doable number. I have the Project page updated, but please double check me and make […]

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Donna’s French Sampler

Posted on January 23, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

Back on December 15th, I loaded a quilt on the frame that belongs to my friend and customer, Donna. It was supposed to be my second-to-last finish of 2017, but I took 5 days off at Christmas to work on house remodel projects and enjoy the holiday with My Cowboy, and 2 days after Christmas, […]

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The 350 Blocks Project, 2018

Posted on January 15, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Here we go with the 2018 version of The 350 Blocks Project! This is our 7th annual . . . whew! Are you ready? Once again, I’ll be shooting for our group to beat previous year’s records . . . • In 2014, as a group, we made 25,974 blocks. • In 2015, as a […]

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The 350 Blocks Project 2017 Winners

Posted on January 14, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Well, another year of making blocks has sped by, and here we are, at the time for announcing the prize winners. But first, our 2017 statistics, because I think it’s fun to see how we did as a group, and how we did against previous year’s numbers (You can find links to previous year’s reports […]

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