The 350 Blocks Project, 2021 Winners

Posted on January 8, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Wrapping up yet another year of the 350 Blocks Project! That went fast! 2021 was our tenth annual — that entire 10 years went fast! I have the Project Page updated with our final totals. I’ll leave it up for another week, so you can all take a look at it, if you wish. And […]

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December 350 Blocks Report

Posted on December 31, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Today puts the wrap on 2021! I know some of you are glad to see it go, but I don’t begrudge very many of my days above ground — I’m grateful to still be here and kicking! And quilting! In December, I made a total of 41 blocks. I had some customer longarming to wrap […]

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2021 Final Countdown, Task Three

Posted on December 31, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

Here we are at the final task already! I hope you’ve been accomplishing a lot of good things in your sewing spaces. Every little bit helps — trust me, even when it doesn’t seem like it, it WILL eventually add up. I look around at how far I think I still have to go, but […]

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2021 Final Countdown, Task Two

Posted on December 30, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

We’re off to a great start! Some of you have your paper under control, and the rest of you seem to have a plan, so I can hear lots of progress being made! I’m off to a slow start, but I’ll pick up the pace here soon. Meanwhile, it’s time for Task Two — are […]

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2021 Final Countdown, Task One

Posted on December 29, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

Are you ready? It’s time for Task One. I’m actually more excited than ever to do these! I had a hard time deciding which one to put first. And then I decided that I’d do the one that needs doing worst first, because that gives me more time to work on it until the 7th. […]

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100 Days of Hand Embroidery

Posted on December 20, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in Embroidery

Back on September 23, when there were still 100 days left in 2021, I began an embroidery project in which I intended to embroider one small motif a day for 100 days. At the time, I said I’d show you my progress, so today, I’m gonna show you the first half of my 100 Days […]

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December Studio Organizing

Posted on December 15, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

There’s only gonna be one organizing task for this month, because at the end of the month, we’ll be doing The Final Countdown! Woohoo! (It’ll be our 13th Annual, can you believe it?) Did you get your chosen work surface cleaned off last time? I did, altho you may not be able to tell. Here’s […]

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Springtime in Arrow Rock, Final Installment

Posted on December 14, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in Arrow Rock Sampler

I don’t know about you, but that seemed to go really fast! I can’t believe we’re at the final installment. Finished quilt tops should be popping up all over! Some of you are ready for this one, and I love all the photos I’ve seen in the FaceBook group. Here’s a sneak peek of Rose […]

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Western Lady

Posted on December 2, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns

Here she is! The 2021 Prairie Moon Ranch Cowboy Christmas Stocking! This year’s boot is called “Western Lady”. I went back to a bit simpler boot this year, letting the fabric do more of the work for me, and adding that bit of chain for an extra interesting embellishment. The appliqué on this one is […]

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November 350 Blocks Report

Posted on November 30, 2021 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

We’re winding down — only one more month to go this year. I still have a lot of blocks I want to make! How about you? I managed more than I thought I would this past month, which gave me a bit more of a boost than I had anticipated. I ended up with 50 […]

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