August Featured Pattern

Posted on August 1, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns
August Featured Pattern

This month I’m featuring a quilt with colors that match the weather we’re having! I love this sunny palette, and I keep going back to it again and again — this color combo is just so cheery! Anyway, this month’s featured pattern is AmpersAnd: It’s available in print and PDF formats in my Etsy shop […]

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July 350 Blocks Report

Posted on July 31, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project
July 350 Blocks Report

Well, that’s a wrap! I managed to get 87 blocks made this month. My Sticky Buns Challenge really helped, but I will say that I mostly used the challenge to do things like set blocks together and to do things I would normally procrastinate on, so any blocks that came from it are bonus! I […]

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July Studio Organizing, Task Two

Posted on July 28, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge
July Studio Organizing, Task Two

Where has this month gone? I thought I’d get so much more done than I have. I did clean out three project tubs. None of them are emptied, but they are cleaned out and I know what’s in them. Two of them are projects that should be fairly quick and easy to finish, so I […]

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July Studio Organizing, Task One

Posted on July 11, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge
July Studio Organizing, Task One

Well! I sure hope you all did better with the last challenge than I did. In fact, I think my cutting table actually looks worse than it did before I started!! You can see the before photo HERE. Here is its current state as of this morning: Ugh! Not a lot of difference, even with […]

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News From the Studio, Episode 1052

Posted on July 8, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News
News From the Studio, Episode 1052

Popping on to show you some of what I’ve been working on lately. I realized that I do a lot of stitching in lots of different categories, so I’m gonna break the projects down into those categories, and show you what I’m working on in each category. I’ve got 11 different categories today, so let’s […]

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The Sticky Buns Challenge

Posted on July 2, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Challenges
The Sticky Buns Challenge

If you’ve been reading my blog for very long, you’ve probably heard me say more than once that I have to make things into a game for myself to stay motivated sometimes. In fact, in my recent article on Battling Burnout in Love of Quilting Magazine, one of the things I suggest is making things into […]

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July Featured Pattern

Posted on July 1, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns
July Featured Pattern

It’s officially summer! Fireworks, picnics, baseball, excessive heat! This month I’m featuring both of my patriotic small-project patterns. Easy Strips and Stars: This is a reversible, quilt-as-you-go table runner pattern. You can make it patriotic on one side, Christmas on the other, or any combination of holidays/occasions you wish! If you don’t want to make […]

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June 350 Blocks Report

Posted on June 30, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project
June 350 Blocks Report

It felt like I wasn’t getting much done this past month, but my total was 61 blocks this time, so apparently, I really did get a bit more sewing time in than I imagined! Some days, it was storming, so I couldn’t plug in the longarm, or I only had a few minutes to fill, […]

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Love of Quilting

Posted on June 13, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration, Studio News
Love of Quilting

Hi, there! If you haven’t already done it by now, I hope you’ll check out the July/August 2023 issue of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine. I have an article in there this time! It’s about battling burnout. I think we all have to do that now and then. It’s a real thing. Right […]

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June Studio Organizing, Task One

Posted on June 10, 2023 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge
June Studio Organizing, Task One

Did you find a random tub to clean out last time? I know some of you did. It’s always fun to hear about what you find while organizing. And comforting to know that I’m not alone! I ended up cleaning out all four of the little tubs on the top of my gigantic tub pile […]

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