2012 Final Countdown Task Two

Posted on December 30, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

How are you doing so far? Did you find a UFO to work on? My choices were plenty. I’ll show you what I worked on once all the tasks are posted, just to keep you in suspense. But now on to Task Two: Clean up a pile. I’m a professional pile maker. I evidently have […]

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2012 Final Countdown Task One

Posted on December 29, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

It’s time . . . time for the first task in this year’s Final Countdown. Do you realize this is the fourth Final Countdown I’ve sponsored? Wow, time really does get away fast. Anyway, I know you’re just bursting to know what it is I’m going to have you do today. So, without further ado, […]

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The 2012 Final Countdown

Posted on December 28, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

Here we go! Are you ready? It’s the 2012 Final Countdown! Three days of tasks to help you get the new quilting year started off right — with prizes! It begins tomorrow, and here’s how it works: * Each day, for the next 3 days, I’ll assign you a task. * Your job is to […]

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Butterflies for Becky

Posted on December 5, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

I recently had the opportunity to quilt yet another antique quilt top for Becky, Grandma Jane’s daughter. Have I mentioned how much I love getting to finish those antique tops that otherwise might never get done? This one was so cheery. Lots of bright print butterflies appliqued onto white background blocks, then set together with […]

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Feedin’ the Bulls

Posted on December 4, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Animals, Prairie Moon Ranch

The ranch My Cowboy is working for is quite sprawling. For example, the house we live in, which is considered part of the ranch, is a good ten miles from the main ranch house. Driving between our place and the main ranch house, a good lot of what you can see is part of the […]

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Scenes From My Trip to the Post Office

Posted on December 3, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Travels

Today I had to go to the Post Office to mail a big pile of packages. Our nearest Post Office is 21 miles away, in the town of Dunning. It takes nearly an hour to make the round trip, but sometimes it just has to be done. So today I took along my camera and […]

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Stars and Crescents

Posted on November 25, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

One of the last large quilts I quilted for a customer before I left Missouri was a Stars and Crescents quilt for Mary Z. It’s a king-sized quilt, and Mary wants to use it on her bed, so we discussed quilting patterns, and decided not to quilt it too heavily. I outlined the stars and […]

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A Few Things

Posted on November 23, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in People, Quotes

Well, I’ve been in Nebraska now for 9 days. I’m still not completely unpacked. I still haven’t located my camera, my skillets, my diary, the new toothbrush I bought to bring along, or the basket with my most crucial sewing supplies in it. I can’t use the internet and the printer at the same time […]

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Hourglasses Quilt

Posted on September 24, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts, Tutorials

I posted earlier about the Hourglasses quilt that my Aunt Mary made. Well, I loved it so much that I felt the urge to recreate it in today’s modern fabrics, so I did that very thing, and I’ve made it into a free tutorial that is now available HERE. Here’s my version: I used the […]

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Aunt Mary’s Hourglasses

Posted on September 24, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, People, Quilts

I recently had the honor of finishing up another quilt for my Great-Aunt Wanda. About three years ago, she gave me a quilt top that had been made by her sister, Mary. If I ever met Mary, I don’t remember it, because she passed away years ago, and Aunt Wanda was in possession of this […]

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