2021-03-11 18:03
Well, that went fast, didn’t it?
Were you able to find three troublesome things to deal with in your sewing space?
I have way more than three, but there were a few that were really bot… Read More
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2021-03-03 19:11
Wow! You guys are all in for the Panel Challenge! I way underestimated how much interest there would be in a challenge like this. This is gonna be fun.
Since there IS so much interest, and s… Read More
2021-03-02 17:26
While I was working my way through The Final Countdown at the end of 2020, I unearthed a lot, and I mean a LOT of panels — I did not even realize I had so many! Since I don’t nor… Read More
2021-02-27 16:33
Are you ready for February’s second Studio Organizing Challenge?
How did you do with the first one?
Here’s a before and after of the pile I tackled. It’s not finished yet… Read More
2021-02-25 15:26
I started AND finished this quilt this year, so I feel it’s worthy of mention! It’s rare that I complete something in such a timely manner.
This pattern is I Heart You by V and… Read More
2021-02-22 15:29
My bestie, Victoria, says “Never say ‘Never say never’, or that’s the thing you will end up doing!” And turns out, it is so true.
I used to say I never wanted t… Read More
2021-02-16 18:01
It’s been bitter cold and snowy here, and altho we don’t have it near as bad as folks further north, I still don’t like it much! We’re finally gonna have a high tempe… Read More
2021-02-10 15:50
OK, here we go with our first Studio Organizing Challenge of February!
I’m still feeling like I was a bit hard on us with the Final Countdown this year, but I also feel like it did me… Read More
2021-02-03 02:48
Organizing just comes naturally to some people — like my grandmother, who passed the gene on to my sister, while skipping over my mother and me. My sister is more like our grandmother… Read More
2021-01-28 20:29
Thought I’d pop on today and show you a bit of what I’ve been working on lately. I can’t always show what I’m working on, since a lot of it is “secret sewing&rd&hell…Read More
2021-01-26 17:32
I’m fixin’ to start sewing my Signature blocks together that I collected last year!
I’m too curious to see how they’re gonna look to leave them laying around in the b… Read More
2021-01-20 01:53
I recently quilted this GIANT quilt for my friend, Sheryl. It’s 118″ square, and barely fit on my longarm frame! The pattern is called “Labyrinth”, by Debbie Maddy of… Read More
2021-01-15 17:33
The TENTH ANNUAL VERSION! Can you believe it? Seriously, where does the time go? I’ve been tracking my block making for 9 years, and I had to go back and look to see how many I’… Read More
2021-01-08 21:18
It’s time to wrap up last year’s 350 Blocks Project.
This is always the most exciting post of the year for me, because I get to see a recap of what we accomplished as a group, a… Read More
2021-01-07 22:17
Today I’m back to announce the winners of The 2020 Final Countdown. I think this one was more fun for me than ever, even tho I gave us some hard tasks!
I love that some of you sent in… Read More
2021-01-04 20:52
Thought I’d pop on today with some links you might like. The start of a new year is always when a lot of new patterns, new quilt-alongs, and new challenges pop up on blogs everywhere… Read More
2020-12-31 15:57
Loving all the photos you are sharing ( mainly because I love getting peeks into other people’s sewing spaces)! Here are a few more photos . . .
Some afters from yesterday’s befo… Read More
2020-12-30 16:52
How are you doing with your main work surface? Have you unearthed it yet? Still working on it?
Several of you sent me pictures, and it really comforts me to know I’m not alone in this… Read More
2020-12-29 14:32
Well, here we go! Are you ready for Task One of this year’s Final Countdown? If you missed all the details from yesterday’s post, you can find them HERE. I hope you’ll… Read More
2020-12-28 17:46
Wow! Our twelfth year doing this, and I’m STILL not organized! Haha!
I know a lot of folks are saying they will be glad to see this year behind them. Me, I’m of the mind that, j… Read More
2020-12-24 18:57
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 brea… Read More
2020-12-04 22:20
I have a new pattern out! And believe it or not, I actually made a Christmas quilt this year!
When I introduced Loretta’s Farm and Garden Samplers back in August, I included the tradit… Read More
2020-11-27 13:02
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 quilt… Read More
2020-11-14 17:18
Introducing . . . the 2020 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Christmas Stocking . . .
Ol’ Glory!
I’ve been wanting to make a boot like this since the beginning, and I finally got my act… Read More
2020-11-13 16:17
A little over three years ago, my friend, Amy, posted on FaceBook that she was looking for an inexpensive sewing machine for her daughter, and was asking for recommendations.
Amy’s dau… Read More
2020-10-29 16:36
I’m getting tired of cooking.
Running out of ideas . . .
Getting in a rut of the same ol’ same ol’ . . .
Does that happen to you?
I keep having to adjust what we’re d… Read More
2020-10-28 16:33
Well, folks, this is it! The final month of the Arrow Rock Sampler!
I’m so excited and impressed by the progress I’ve been seeing in the Facebook group. Finished quilts should be… Read More
2020-10-16 01:25
Full into fall, halfway through October already! We’ve had gorgeous weather, and I’m hoping for it to continue a lot longer. It’s supposed to get cold tonight, but still wa… Read More
2020-10-10 17:03
It’s Block #2 release day for Loretta’s Sampler at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop! If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late. You can get more info HERE and HERE.
I thoug… Read More
2020-10-02 15:29
As you probably know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Last year, on October 18th, I lost one of my closest, dearest friends to breast cancer. I miss her every day.
This year, Moda… Read More
2020-09-30 19:53
Only one more installment after this one! We’ll all have finished quilts soon! Woohoo!
I really love the colors I’m seeing that you all have chosen. Keep posting to the FaceBook… Read More
2020-09-24 15:28
Just in case you are running out of things to do, I thought I’d pop on today with a few links to some fun stuff I’ve run across lately. While I wish I personally had time to do a… Read More
2020-09-23 15:17
Yes, it’s already that time again! That magical day when there are only 100 days left in the year! And fall has officially begun.
Time for me to once again make my list of “100 T… Read More
2020-09-15 14:56
Well, August was nothing if not a massive failed attempt at any organizing. I simply had too many deadlines last month. Still up against some deadlines for this month. So I guess I need to p… Read More
2020-09-12 14:37
It starts today! The Loretta’s Farm and Garden Samplers Block-of-the-Month at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop in Brunswick, Missouri. If you haven’t gotten signed up, it’s not too lat… Read More
2020-08-25 21:47
I’m seriously having a really hard time keeping track of what day it is. I guess it doesn’t matter, since mine are all pretty much alike . . . until it comes to a deadline . . … Read More
2020-08-21 14:13
It’s finally here! I know some of you have been asking about it. I’m seriously late with it this year. But when you see the quilts, you might understand why. It’s the new S… Read More
2020-08-12 18:36
Since I took over the cooking back in January, due to My Cowboy’s health, I’ve been on a mission to find things that we both like, that fit our dietary restrictions and requireme… Read More
2020-07-21 16:55
I can never let peach season go by without making these at least once. This heavenly recipe came from a little place in St. Charles, Missouri, called Miss Aimee B’s, that sadly, is not… Read More
2020-07-20 15:55
Month 3 already! This is the halfway point — are you keeping up? I’ve seen lots of pictures in the Facebook group that say a lot of you are. Month 3 packets went out this morning… Read More
2020-07-15 19:18
Well, indeed it took me the entire month to clean off my cutting table, and it’s not really clean. Not very clean at all. But I did clean it off enough to be able to put down my new cu… Read More
2020-07-13 17:42
Thought I’d pop in today with some fun stuff for a change! I’ve been fairly boring lately. I guess that’s what happens when you never go anywhere; and for lack of anything… Read More
2020-06-20 15:43
Are you ready for Month Two of the Arrow Rock Sampler?
I have been beyond thrilled to see all the pictures you’ve posted in the FaceBook group. It’s always so exciting for me to… Read More
2020-06-17 17:34
It’s been a rough month of June here on the ranch, and June is only half over. Like My Cowboy says, “When it rains, it pours.” We seem to go along real smoothly for quite a… Read More
2020-06-15 15:50
Wow! Some of you took last month’s challenge to heart — not only were you getting rid of THAT piece of fabric, but some of you were getting rid of entire bins and boxes! Way to g… Read More
2020-06-11 16:13
When I posted my Signature Block tutorial, I posted it at the end of the Arrow Rock Sampler BOM post, and lots of people are having trouble finding it, so I’m excerpting it here so it… Read More
2020-05-30 15:16
I am so happy to write this post today, because showing you this finished quilt means that . . .
My oldest UFO is FINISHED!!!! Woohoo!!!
I started this quilt back in the late 1980s or early… Read More
2020-05-20 16:45
Month One of the Arrow Rock Sampler Block-of-the-Month is going out today! I’m so excited for you all to get started! What you receive will depend on which option you signed up for. If… Read More
2020-05-14 15:38
Today I’m happy to be introducing The Arrow Rock Sampler Block-of-the-Month program!
The Village of Arrow Rock, Missouri, is a historical little village where, once you enter, you&rsqu&hell…Read More
2020-05-04 13:17
Here’s another quick, easy, and tasty recipe that I thought I had already posted. My grandmother used to make this, and even tho I’m not a huge fan of pineapple, I think this is… Read More
2020-04-27 16:43
I’m back today to show you a few quilts I finished back in March. But I only just finished the binding on all of them last week.
I took them out and pinned them to the fence around the… Read More
2020-04-23 17:13
When I mentioned making this cake a few posts ago, I couldn’t believe that I didn’t already have the recipe posted — it’s so easy and fast. It’s a good one for… Read More
2020-04-22 16:02
All week this week.
Usually, local libraries get in on the action, but they’re all closed this year. But that shouldn’t stop you from looking it up online and getting a little ta… Read More
2020-04-13 16:17
I’m back to show you another couple finishes from earlier this year. I’m really on a finishing spree, I tell you! I have GOT to get this mess under control. And I have to say, it… Read More
2020-04-09 19:20
It’s high time I showed you a couple quilts I finished back last year. Yes, back in 2019, which already seems eons ago, right?
I could never get any pictures because the weather was so… Read More
2020-04-07 21:59
Well, I accidentally took today off! The world just kinda caught up to me all at once, and it turned out to be too much for me. Even tho it’s been a beautiful day out, I went back to b… Read More
2020-03-25 19:19
Well, it’s been over 2 months of me doing all the cooking . . . and meal planning . . . and grocery shopping . . . and it’s actually working out OK. I’ve been choosing thin… Read More
2020-03-18 17:41
Well! Aren’t things in quite a mess right now?
I was really looking forward to spring, for flu season to die down, and being able to get out and about again, but with all that’s… Read More
2020-03-09 14:55
If you ever only buy one quilting book in your life, this should be it!
I bought one back in the early 1990s, and the information within its covers is still as relevant today as it was back… Read More
2020-03-04 15:51
For our group mystery project this year, my local guild, the Pecan Valley Quilt Guild, did the Brown Bag Special, a 4-part program I designed a lot of years ago.
Our group has done this befo… Read More
2020-02-20 17:47
If you watched the Craft in America episode on Quilts, and you paid close enough attention during Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s portion, you would have seen her working on a quilt on her de… Read More
2020-02-12 17:22
Let’s just establish right up front that I suck at meal planning.
I barely have time to cook, let alone plan what I’m cooking, and then we end up eating poorly, and I try to &ldq&hell…Read More
2020-02-08 15:52
I meant to post this earlier in the running of the Garden Path Samplers Block-of-the-Month, but time has gotten away from me. If you’re participating in this BOM, you’ve probably… Read More
2020-02-05 17:14
I said earlier that I’d report back and let you know what I decided to use for a planner this year. Turns out, it’s a relatively boring setup, so I have no good pictures for you… Read More
2020-02-04 16:24
It’s been one month since we wrapped up The Final Countdown.
Normally, I lose momentum on the tasks I don’t get finished, and move on to something else, as it is my flitting natu… Read More
2020-01-30 15:32
Last year I committed to trying (and should have been committed for trying) 365 Days of Handstitching.
It wasn’t easy. I ended up doing hand stitching on 286 days of 2019. I missed 79… Read More
2020-01-24 17:20
A perfect day to talk about snowballs, since this is the view out my studio window this morning.
Ranger doesn’t know it yet, but that hay he’s looking at longingly is just about… Read More
2020-01-20 17:20
Three weeks into the new year. And I’m not off to a real great start, I must say.
On January 2nd, My Cowboy was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. Just one more horrible thing to… Read More
2020-01-14 12:14
Are you ready for the 9th annual 350 Blocks Project? My, how time flies!
I’m not changing the rules at all for this year. It’s been working well, and I need to keep it simple.
S… Read More
2020-01-13 21:38
It’s once again time to find out the winners in last year’s 350 Blocks Project!
Are you ready to see what our statistics are from last year? This is always the exciting part for… Read More
2020-01-05 02:04
Wow! You guys worked hard this time! I can’t even imagine how much paper got recycled among us in the last few days!
I cleaned out one file drawer, started on the second one (I only ha… Read More
2020-01-03 14:24
My yearly list of 12 things. Last year, I was super overly ambitious. I knew it was at the time, and you all warned me, but I was pie-in-the-sky hopeful about it. Here’s what it was:… Read More
2020-01-02 16:18
Happy New Year to me!
My Cowboy went out at chore time last night, and discovered that Blossom had twins during the afternoon!
Blossom is my best nanny goat, the best mother, and never needs… Read More
2020-01-01 16:21
The start of a fresh new decade! Do you have big plans for it? I do . . . but we’ll see how that goes.
Seven years ago, we had just moved in here, and here’s what I posted on Ja… Read More
2019-12-31 14:43
Well, yesterday was one of those days. I found every possible way to procrastinate (such as these), and never even stepped foot into my sewing room. But in my defense, I do have some tight J… Read More
2019-12-30 16:28
Yikes! I cleaned out a file drawer, started on another one, went through a pile of magazines, gathered all the paperwork I need to send to my accountant, sorted through a box of old patterns… Read More
2019-12-29 15:57
I haven’t linked this in awhile, and it’s good for a laugh (the hair!), so go give this a listen to help get you in the mood for our Final Countdown! You’d think after elev… Read More
2019-12-28 14:21
Well! That flew by, didn’t it? Another year — gone in a flash. We’re at the threshold of a new decade even, so that means it’s time to count down the final few days o… Read More
2019-12-27 14:38
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 st… Read More
2019-12-25 20:03
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… Read More
2019-12-17 16:19
The time of year for me to decide what type of planner I will use for the next year. I change it every year, and am still trying to find THE perfect planner for me.
For 2016, I put together… Read More
2019-12-16 22:39
One last chance for an Organizing Challenge this year! But never fear — we WILL be doing The Final Countdown again, so tune in on the last three days of 2019 for that.
I didn’t g… Read More
2019-11-18 14:46
I’ve skipped a few months on the organizing thing. But something about the weather turning always puts me back into organizing mode. I guess because I love to be cozy in the winter, an… Read More
2019-10-31 16:59
Oh, my gosh! What a whirlwind month of quilting! I had so little on my plate for the trade show (Quilt Market) this fall, I was resting on my laurels and feeling quite smug about it, and the… Read More
2019-10-28 16:00
It’s been awhile since I posted a News From the Ranch episode. It’s been quite a year around here. Last time I updated, the snow was just getting over for spring, and now, we&rsq&hell…Read More
2019-10-11 15:00
Back in June, it was the 10th anniversary of the start of my blog! I let it slip by without noticing. I woke up in the middle of the night last night, thinking about longarm quilting (am I t… Read More
2019-10-03 14:03
Rose Marie and I have finished Round One on our new Round Robin quilts!
You can click HERE to read more about our personal challenge.
Here’s a reminder of what I started with:
And thi… Read More
2019-09-30 18:25
Last month we had fall weather, and this month has felt like July again! I think it’s the hottest September we’ve had in ages — whew! Mid-90s a lot of the time, and lots of… Read More
2019-09-26 15:19
Next year, May 4-8, 2020, I will once again be teaching at the Arrow Rock Quilt Camp in the historic village of Arrow Rock, Missouri.
This will be my eighth year to teach at Camp — rea… Read More
2019-09-24 00:10
Here we are again . . . September 23 . . . That magical day when there are only 100 days left in the year.
Time for me to make another list of “100 Things To Do in the Next 100 Days&rd&hell…Read More
2019-09-19 16:26
The Garden Path Samplers Block-of-the-Month program kicked off last Saturday at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop!
If you’re signed up, you should have Block 1 by now, and if you’re not signe… Read More
2019-09-05 15:10
Back in February, I told you about my guild’s current mystery project we had going on, The Happenstance Quilts.
I also showed you two options I had for doing mine. Well, I chose the Ch… Read More
2019-08-31 20:57
Labor Day weekend! How is this possible already!?? And this morning, I wore long sleeves. It’s August 31st, and it’s already cooling off like fall. My favorite time of year. But… Read More
2019-08-16 16:40
The new Saturday Sampler Block-of-the-Month quilts for Sew Sweet Quilt Shop are ready!
The grand unveiling took place at the shop last Saturday, and I haven’t even had time to blog abo… Read More
2019-08-16 15:15
June and July blew right by without me even so much as thinking about getting organized!
And picking . . . picking is what I’ve been doing . . . on all the other challenges. I do just… Read More
2019-07-31 16:39
I didn’t blog much this past month! Part of my problem is that it has suddenly become nearly impossible to get my photos from my iPad onto my computer. I have to fuss with it for way t… Read More
2019-07-02 17:37
In conjunction with the Summertime Samplers, I’m showcasing some options for things you can do with the patterns other than just the quilts that are in the booklet, and offering some b… Read More
2019-07-02 00:21
Well! I’m a tidget late getting this post up. I’ve been stricken by some evil summer stomach bug, and there’s been a few days I could barely get out of bed. You know someth… Read More
2019-06-19 17:43
Years ago, my daughter and her best friend, who I call my third daughter, both asked me to make them t-shirt quilts. Several years ago, I finally finished one for my second daughter, and you… Read More
2019-06-05 16:14
Approximately 23 years ago, my friend, Rose Marie, and I decided that we wanted to do a Round Robin quilt.
There are many different iterations of how a Round Robin can be set up, but we want… Read More
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