Father’s Day Out

Posted on June 16, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in People, Travels

Every year, on Father’s Day weekend, The Allis Connection hosts an Allis Chalmers tractor show in Amana, IA. Every year, my brother, sister, and I take our dad and our cousin Deno to go see it. Yesterday was the big day! It’s a 4-hour car ride one way, and my family is a veritable bunch […]

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Out To Pasture

Posted on June 13, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Animals, Give-Aways, My Patterns

I haven’t introduced a new pattern for quite some time. I’ve had lots of stuff going on, and have been too distracted to sit down and write. And now, I’m gonna have several in a row. Which only proves, I guess, that at some point, if you just keep plugging along, something does actually get […]

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The LaSalle Boarding House

Posted on June 6, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Miscellaneous, People

In the town of Bevier, Missouri, where my grandparents lived, there stands a big historic “mansion” on Bloomington Street. As long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to see inside this house, but never had the opportunity. It’s been standing empty for years, owned by an auction company, decaying from neglect and the harsh effects […]

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The 350 Blocks Project, May Report

Posted on June 3, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

I knew May would be a very hectic month, and that I probably wouldn’t get very much done on any of my own projects. I was right. I did, however, advance my total by 10 blocks, in spite of myself! Three of them I can’t show you yet, three of them I gave away without […]

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A Day Off

Posted on June 2, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Animals

I’ve been working pretty much non-stop lately, and decided now that Market is over, and our local quilt show ended yesterday, that I would take today off. It’s Sunday, it’s very cool out, but not storming . . . seemed like a good day to take it easy, and not do anything too taxing. So […]

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Amish Mafia

Posted on May 11, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in People, Travels

My Cowboy hung out with a couple of his Amish buddies last weekend, and they took a road trip together. Given his penchant for tire/wheel troubles, true to form, they broke down somewhere along the way. While waiting for the truck to be repaired, My Cowboy, Freddie, Daniel, and the tow-truck driver ducked into the […]

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The 350 Blocks Project, April Report

Posted on April 30, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Four months of the year gone already! And I think spring might actually finally be here. The arrival of spring did not bring me any sudden spurts of productivity so that I could get more blocks finished, but I did manage to make 24 blocks this month. I’m up to a grand total of 71 […]

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The 350 Blocks Project, March Report

Posted on April 1, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

So . . . how did you all do last month? I notice that some of you are almost 2/3 of the way there, and this is just the first quarter wrapping up! Lots of you are just plain overachieving. Most of you are putting me to shame! My own count went up by 9 […]

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News From the Ranch, Episode 1123

Posted on March 30, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News, What's New

• The time change for Daylight Savings Time kicked my butt. It’s been more than two weeks, and I still haven’t recovered from losing that hour. • Spring is taking its time getting here. We had another snowstorm last weekend. Thankfully, yesterday finished melting it all off. What a beautiful day we had! Today it’s […]

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Pecan Valley Fun

Posted on March 18, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Guild Stuff, Travels

My local guild, The Pecan Valley Quilt Guild, had a retreat this past weekend. We do this twice a year, and it’s always a total blast. We go to the Comfort Inn in Chillicothe, and what a wonderful place to have it. We never want for anything, and the hotel is one of the nicest […]

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