September Studio Organizing, Task One

Posted on September 15, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I’d like to say I’ve been working on organizing, but I can’t. I haven’t been organizing — I’ve been putzing. I have cleaned out a couple tubs of stuff. I’ve put away some fabric. I’ve dealt with some scraps, and even finished a couple quilt tops. I cleaned out some file folders, and filed some […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 24

Posted on September 13, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

It’s time for Section Eight! Only one more section after this. You should be getting faster at the assembly part, since you’ve done all the hard things at least once. And if you have your stockpile of blocks done, which you should by now, it’s all gonna be fast to finish from here. And I […]

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Homemade Ice Cream

Posted on September 7, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Meal planning & Recipes

If you only eat ice cream in the summer, then it’s nearly too late for me to be posting this recipe, but here at the ranch, we eat ice cream whenever we feel like it, no matter the weather! And . . . it’s apple season right now, and nothing goes better with a good […]

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Country Backroads Mystery BOM

Posted on September 1, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns, Quilt-Alongs & Bees

It’s time once again to announce the new annual BOM program that I’ve designed for Sew Sweet Quilt Shop. Only this year, I have no quilts to show you! This year’s quilt is a MYSTERY! That’s right — we’re changing things up, and this year’s quilt is a mystery quilt in 12 installments. The quilt […]

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August 350 Blocks Report

Posted on August 31, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Here we are . . . heading into my two favorite months of the year. I sure hope they’re more productive for me than the last two have been! At least I’m now able to rotary cut again! I can’t do it for very long at one time, but at least I can do it. […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 22

Posted on August 30, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

We’re on to Section Seven this week! How are you getting along with your Mad Dash quilts? I know we’re all at different points along the path. I’m still sewing blocks for my stockpile, slower than ever, and only have one section assembled. Some of you are behind me, some ahead of me, and a […]

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August Studio Organizing, Task One

Posted on August 17, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I’m a bit late posting this, but that’s because I haven’t been doing any organizing. My mojo is gone, and my upper appendages are still fairly useless, so I haven’t been getting much of anything accomplished. So this task is, again, not really a “task” at all — it’s some more links you might like […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 20

Posted on August 16, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

Twenty weeks to make a quilt, and we’re not done yet??? That’s right — there’s a lot of sewing in this one! And I’m making zero progress on mine right now. I still can’t run my rotary cutter. Oddly, when I had my arm in a cast, I could still cut, but there’s definitely something […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 18

Posted on August 1, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

We’re close to the halfway point, I believe. Section Five is the very center section, and it’s all background! Here’s my original version: Here’s my orange/low-volume version: My one tip for this section is to make sure you definitely have your one-third/two-thirds blocks turned correctly, so that when they match up with the sections next […]

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July 350 Blocks Report

Posted on August 1, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

I should have posted this earlier, but I was preoccupied with having my stitches taken out today — woohoo! I now have permission to lift, push, and pull as tolerated to build the strength back in my elbow. I still have some pain, but honestly, I’m very nearly back to where I was pre-surgery, so […]

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