The Nickel and Dime Ranch

Two retired high school teachers from Southern California move to a 100 acre ranch in rural Northern New Mexico. Why the name? This place nickels and dimes us to death, but we wouldn't have it any other way.

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Quilty Pleasures Monday: Depression Era Blocks, Paper Pieced

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Back during The Great Depression, readers could find patterns for clothing or quilt blocks in their local newspapers. The Kansas City Star w...

Monday, March 4, 2013

Quilty Pleasures-Quiltcon Part 2: Best in Show in Detail

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The previous post had a pic of Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Best in Show Quilt, "Double Edged Love," but here it is again as a ref...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Quilty Pleasures: Quiltcon 2013

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I just had a fun weekend in Austin, Texas at Quiltcon, sponsored by The Modern Quilt Guild. The quilts on display were elegant, funny, tho...

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Bridget: Northern, New Mexico, United States; After 30 years of teaching, my husband and I moved from Southern California to a 100 acre ranch in Northern New Mexico. At the ranch we raise grass-fed and finished steers and grow veggies the steers eat when we are not looking. Our closest neighbors are yaks, and we've adjusted from a busy Southern California lifestyle to a mellow New Mexico culture. For fun, I make quilts and the hubby cuts wood.

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