2025 Final Countdown, Task Two

Posted on December 30, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

I know we worked on this one earlier in the year, and it’s also been a part of The Final Countdown several times, but the reason for that is because it usually always needs work! And based on some suggestions I got from a few of you, I’m including it again. We’re going to: Deal […]

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2025 Final Countdown, Task One

Posted on December 29, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

Every year, during The Final Countdown, I try to include one thinking/planning task, and I usually do that one on the last day. This year, I’m switching it up, and doing the thinking task on Day One. And there are several facets to the task this year as well. I’m not making things super easy […]

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17th Annual Final Countdown

Posted on December 28, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

Wow! Seventeen years, and I’m still not completely organized. Who’da thunk?! And I’ve worked pretty hard at it! I’ve made some great progress, but a lot of what’s left is hard stuff, and I tend to get stymied by the hard stuff — you know, things that require decisions, or things that I think will […]

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5 Things I Did This Year To Make My Quilting Life Easier

Posted on December 26, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration, Lists, Organizing, Quilting For Hire

As you probably know if you’ve hung around here at all, I’m continually trying to get organized. And it’s my firm belief that organizing is an ongoing thing that is never really finished, especially if you’re creating wonderful things. This past year, I applied that to not only my STUFF, but tried to apply it […]

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December Studio Organizing

Posted on December 9, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I went through so much paper! But I didn’t make a dent in it. Because this time, I’m getting super serious about thinning it ALL out. So, rather than just dealing with the piles laying around, I’m actually forcing myself to quit rearranging them, and deal with each piece. Usually, I just leaf through a […]

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A New String Quilt

Posted on December 3, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Tutorials

Because I needed another new project to work on! But mostly, because I ran across a random sketch in my sketch notebook, and I happen to have this bucket of strings . . . . . . and this roll of paper my sister snagged me from somewhere . . . . . . and […]

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Sharon’s Bali Wedding Star

Posted on November 24, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

I recently quilted a Bali Wedding Star quilt for a customer, Sharon, from New Jersey. This quilt is a Judy Niemeyer Quiltworx pattern, paper foundation pieced, and it’s an undertaking! Sharon’s quilt was all batiks for the colored bits, and various cream fabrics for the background. Totally scrappy, totally works. This was as good a […]

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November Studio Organizing

Posted on November 19, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I’ve been trying to get around to posting for nearly a week, and can’t seem to find enough time to sit down and do it. But today, I was supposed to have jury duty, and it got cancelled!! So I took the time to tend to some things I’ve had to put off, since I […]

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Rusty

Posted on November 10, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns

The 2025 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Christmas Stocking is here!!! This year’s stocking is named “Rusty” . . . . . . after the colors I decided to use. I wanted to use these colors, and the name Rusty just fit, so here it is! Calm, warm colors, with a minimal amount of appliqué, and […]

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October Studio Organizing

Posted on October 17, 2025 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

While September was a whirlwind of productivity, October seems to be going in slow motion in that regard. I’m facing a bit of overwhelm with the last big things that need to get organized in here, coupled with a lack of motivation. Not a good recipe for getting anything done! I did sort out all […]

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