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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Brunswick Forest, Block Twelve

Posted on August 16, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Brunswick Forest

This is it! The end of the trail through the forest — the last block for the Brunswick Forest BOM. I sure hope you’ve enjoyed making all the trees in this quilt. I definitely have my favorites, and I’m still making more! This final block is one of my favorites in the entire quilt. It’s […]

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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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Beef Stir Fry

Posted on July 26, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Meal planning & Recipes

I haven’t posted a recipe in quite awhile, but lately, I’ve been having to come up with meals that are easy for me to fix with disabled arms. This is one of them. I can’t lift pans off the stove, and I had to get My Cowboy to do the stirring, but I was able […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 17

Posted on July 25, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

I’m glad I had some blocks cut out and ready to sew before surgery, or I would not be making any progress at all. At least I can feed pieces through the machine, and I’ve actually completed two more blocks since surgery. I can’t rotary cut at all, not even with the ergonomic cutter this […]

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July Studio Organizing, Task One

Posted on July 23, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

Let’s see . . . where were we? I completely fell off the organizing wagon for a while there! Our last challenge was to deal with paper clutter, and even tho I did go through some stuff and toss a bunch, I didn’t really address the challenge fully. And I haven’t offered one up since […]

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So Far This Summer

Posted on July 21, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts, Studio News

I thought I’d pop on with an update on what I’ve been working on this summer so far. I was moving several things along fairly well, once my slump was over, but got immediately waylaid by elbow replacement surgery, which I was not expecting to have to have. But here I am, back at square […]

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Mad Dash Sew-Along, Week 16

Posted on July 18, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Mad Dash

It’s time for Section Four already! Here’s my original (a dark photo for some reason): Here’s a much better shot from my second version: There’s a partial seam in this section, but you should be a pro at that after Section Three, so I know you can handle it. Refer back to this tutorial post […]

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