February 350 Blocks Report

Posted on February 28, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

OK, so here it is the end of February, and we’re supposed to have 62 blocks made by now. I know some of you are already there, but I still have only made it to 47. I did meet the goal for the month, and added 35 more blocks, but I was behind from January, […]

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In Case You’re Bored

Posted on February 27, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Inspiration

And don’t have a single thing to do . . . I’m sharing a few links today to some really fun stuff I’ve found online lately. I’m actually quite frightened that some of this is going to make me start something new — in fact, I already bought the pattern for one of these . […]

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Studio Organizing Challenge #2

Posted on February 22, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I’ve been chipping away at organizing a little bit every day. Some days more than others, but I try to do at least one little thing every day to get me closer to what I feel is organized. And sometimes, while I’m working on those things, other things tend to get back out of control. […]

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Deep in the Scrappiness

Posted on February 19, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Stash Tales

Well, after telling all of you about it, I couldn’t resist. I started THIS quilt. I made a few blocks to see how it’s gonna go, and I have all of it cut out. I’m doing mine all in dark blues, with bright crosses in several colors. I need to use up a lot of […]

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The Eyes Have It

Posted on February 16, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Miscellaneous

My Cowboy and I got new glasses today. I was skeptical about new spectacles going in (say that fast three times!). This is my third pair of trifocals, and after 3 years, I was still struggling with them. I finally quit falling down stairs, tripping over air, and running into door jambs, and the headaches […]

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Mystery Quilt Reveal

Posted on February 14, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Guild Stuff, Quilts

This past year, my sister and I hosted a mystery quilt for the members of our quilt guild, the Pecan Valley Quilt Guild, in Brunswick, Missouri. We used a pattern by Jessie Fincham called Scrappy Irish Chain. I asked Jessie if we could use her pattern, and she graciously agreed, so I broke it down […]

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Quilts, Goats, and Other Stuff

Posted on February 11, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Animals, Quilts, Studio News

I’ve been chipping away at lots of projects, and a few of them finally got to the completed stage this week. I feel like I’ve been sewing in slow motion, so to have a few things done and off my plate feels pretty good! I finished this flower pillow that I started a couple years […]

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Stitch Sampler

Posted on February 9, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in My Patterns

The Stitch Sampler pattern is now available! I designed this little Stitch Sampler for last year’s Arrow Rock Quilt Camp. It measures 6 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and uses nine different embroidery stitches: I embroidered mine on a dark tan linen blend background with DMC floss. But I also did another version on plain white cotton […]

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Studio Organizing Challenge #1

Posted on February 7, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I’m not doing weekly Studio Organizing Challenges this year, but I decided to offer up a random challenge now and then, simply because . . . I’m not done organizing my studio yet. I still let things I already organized get back out of control. I’m always bringing more stuff in, starting more projects, and […]

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News From The Studio, Episode 1564

Posted on February 4, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News

It’s been a busy, busy year so far! I’ve had deadlines, and I’ve been working on a variety of different things — that helps keep me from getting bored, and it keeps everything moving along. Sometimes things have to happen even faster, so then I let things get back in a mess, because deadlines are […]

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