The Witching Hour Is Close At Hand

Posted on October 3, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration, Quilts

Halloween is fast approaching, so it’s high time you were getting your Halloween stitching on, don’t you think? I’m here today to tempt you with a few projects . . . Last year for Halloween I made this quilt: It’s made from my AmpersAnd pattern, and instead of appliquéing the ampersand on it, I drew […]

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September 350 Blocks Report

Posted on October 2, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

I’ve been in complete denial that September is already over, and that we’re already at the SECOND day of October! How can that be? I had another slow block-making month, but since I’m a bit ahead, that’s OK. But seriously — can you believe we only have 3 more months left in 2017? I’m already […]

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Fall Into Autumn

Posted on September 27, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration, Quilts

For the last week, we’ve had temps in the high 80s and 90s, with heat indices of 100 degrees or more, but in spite of that, the first day of fall has come and gone! This is my favorite time of year. It’s a great time to stitch up some new fall projects, so to get […]

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It’s Starting Friday!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News, What's New

Quilters, The Musical is starting this Friday at the Maples Repertory Theater in Macon, Missouri! This coming Saturday, Jenny Doan, of Missouri Star Quilt Company, will be there giving two trunk shows. I’ll be there the weekend after, on October 7th, to teach a workshop and present a trunk show. Even tho the workshop is […]

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How Did You Quilt That?

Posted on September 19, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

I’ve been getting asked this question ever since the modern color version of the Sew Sweet Sampler made its debut . . . So today, I’m here to explain my process of quilting it. It’s a medallion quilt . . . The modern setting, altho NOT asymmetrical, leaves lots of negative space for quilting. I […]

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Sew Sweet Samplers

Posted on September 4, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns, What's New

The new Block-of-the-Month quilts are ready at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop, and signups are happening NOW for their 2017-2018 “It Takes Five!” Saturday Sampler Club! This year’s quilts are called the “Sew Sweet Samplers”, named after the shop itself. As usual, we’ve done a traditional version: And a modern version: You can sign up for […]

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August 350 Blocks Report

Posted on September 1, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

I sure hope your August was more productive than mine for block making. I have a big, fat ZERO for this month to add to my total. I kinda knew this would happen. I’ve mostly been at the longarm or pattern writing. That doesn’t leave much piecing time. I hope to do much better than […]

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Modern Quilt Magic

Posted on August 30, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration, Longarm Quilting, Reviews

It’s finally here!! Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s new book is out! It’s called Modern Quilt Magic, and these quilts really look like they take magic to make, but she breaks it down and makes them really simple. Stunning results with simple techniques — what could be better? I think I’ve been more anxious for this one […]

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Linda’s Gravity Quilt

Posted on August 2, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting

I recently finished quilting a Gravity quilt for my friend, Linda. You may have seen this pattern before — it’s by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, and it’s 97″ x 96″ and chock full of glorious color! This was my first chance to quilt a Gravity quilt, and Linda wants to enter it into some […]

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Another 100 Days

Posted on August 1, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Challenges

Back in April, I jumped in on The 100 Days Project, which you can read more about HERE. My 100 days were up on July 13th, and during that time, I managed to finish 8 handwork projects, and move several others further along. There were days when I did not even take the time to […]

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