January 350 Blocks Report

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

Seriously?! It’s February 1st already?! Can you believe it’s already time to check in with our first reports for this year? Have you been sewing??? I was doing pretty good, then I got caught up in a few deadlines, and that has slowed me down again. I’ve been trying to get caught up on all […]

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Canning Season

Posted on January 31, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilt-Alongs & Bees

There’s a new quilt-along starting over on my other blog, The Life of Hazel Ilene! It’s called Canning Season, and here’s a sneak peek: You can go read all about it, and join in, by clicking HERE. I do hope you’ll join us! It’s a great way to use up some scraps and add to your […]

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Scarving Artists

Posted on January 28, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Knitting and Crochet, People

I may have mentioned before that I knit scarves for St. Anthony’s in San Francisco. St. Anthony’s provides support and services to the impoverished, particularly in the approximately 50-square-block area known as The Tenderloin. They serve meals in their dining room, they have a medical clinic and a recovery program, they offer a free clothing […]

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My Scrap Storage Method

Posted on January 26, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Organizing, Stash Tales, Studio Organizing Challenge

Several of you said “yes”, you’d like to see how I store my smaller scraps, so today, I’m here to show you how I do that. My theory is that if something isn’t organized, it’s hard to use. If I can’t readily find what I’m looking for, I’ll end up not using it, and using […]

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Just Because . . .

Posted on January 25, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Quotes

It’s a windy, dreary day here, and I really feel like going back to bed. And I’ve been at the longarm so much, I don’t have anything new to show you. So instead, I’ve decided to do a roundup of some of the funny quotes I’ve had the pleasure of collecting on family trips. These […]

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Strings, Strings, Everywhere!

Posted on January 23, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Stash Tales

It’s a fact that I am unable to throw away even the tiniest scraps of fabric. I have buckets and bins of all sizes and shapes of scraps. And I have most of them sorted! One of my buckets is for strings: The string bucket lives on the bottom shelf in the end of my […]

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The 350 Blocks Project, 2017

Posted on January 16, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

It’s time to kick off the 2017 version of The 350 Blocks Project! Are you ready? Once again, I’m hoping it’s even bigger and better than last year. In 2014, as a group, we made 25,974 blocks. In 2015, as a group, we made 33,875 blocks. In 2016, as a group, we made 35,410 blocks! […]

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The 350 Blocks Project 2016 Winners

Posted on January 12, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Here it is — the moment you’ve all been waiting for — the announcement of the prize winners for the 2016 350 Blocks Project! Woohoo! That year sure flew by. Are you anxious to see if we beat all of last year’s records? Here’s our 2016 statistics: We had 112 participants this year — biggest group yet! […]

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Scrap Quilt Progress

Posted on January 10, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts

I have my first finish of the year! It only took me six days. I finished the cow quilt I started in the Leni Wiener workshop back in October. All I had left to do was put the cows on their background, then get it quilted and bound. It didn’t take near as long as […]

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8th Annual Final Countdown Winners

Posted on January 6, 2017 by prairiemoonquilts in The Final Countdown

I thoroughly enjoyed reading each and every comment you all left on the Final Countdown posts. From hearing your methods for organizing, to seeing what you have planned for the coming year, it’s all interesting and inspiring to me, and hopefully to everyone else reading, too. I just love a fresh start, and I’m all […]

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