Studio Organizing, Week 29

Posted on July 18, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

I have not been on the computer much lately, so I haven’t posted much of anything! Very taxing set of deadlines I’m up against this month, and I’m still working on them. The last task I posted was to eradicate a pile, and I got rid of several, but I made just as many more, […]

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Creativity Challenge #24

Posted on July 7, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Creativity Challenges

Today marks the first Creativity Challenge for the second half of 2016. So instead of what I intended to do, I’m saving that assignment for next week, and we’re starting out this second half of the year with the following challenge: Read a book on creativity There are sooo sooo so many choices. Pick what […]

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June 350 Blocks Report

Posted on July 1, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in 350 Blocks Project

Well, that’s a wrap! The first half of 2016 is over. Already! We, as a group, are doing fantastic on block making! I’m really proud of us. Here’s a little of what I got done this past month. I ended up with a total of 165 blocks for June. I made this little tiny thing from […]

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Creativity Challenge #23

Posted on June 30, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Creativity Challenges

I hope you found something creative to work on last week. I went completely back to the beginning and added some more to my doodling. It’s getting bigger! I also managed to finally make it to my first meeting with the art group I found near me. Boy, am I waaaay under qualified for being […]

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Studio Organizing, Week 26

Posted on June 27, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

OK, who among you (besides me) decided that you might have a few too many notions? I have some of mine organized, but those are not the problem. The ones that are a problem are the ones I haven’t found homes for yet. Lots more organizing is on the horizon for these things. I have […]

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Creativity Challenge #22

Posted on June 23, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Creativity Challenges

How did you do with last week’s challenge? Me, I got one letter done, and I don’t have a long name! I do tend to get carried away sometimes, tho! I’m not skipping this week’s challenge, but I am making it super easy, since it’s what I need to do: Go back and work on […]

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Imogene’s Flower Garden

Posted on June 21, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, People, Quilts

Back last fall I quilted a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt for my friend, Imogene. Imogene lives in the town I grew up in, and was a friend of my parents. You can read an article I wrote about Imogene and her husband, Chet, over on The Life of Hazel Ilene’s blog HERE. Imogene is a quilter, and […]

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Studio Organizing, Week 25

Posted on June 20, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

Last week I moved my machine to take it to a sew day, so that gave me a good opportunity to clean up the area around it while it was empty. Not that it will stay that way, but it’s good for now! And I was forced to clean my longarm machine when I had […]

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Creativity Challenge #21

Posted on June 16, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Creativity Challenges

Well, that was fun! I don’t know why I haven’t tried that sooner. But I know I’ll be trying it again, a lot! Here’s my first attempt: As usual, it’s not finished. There’s a lot more I want to do to it. My next step is to try watercolor gouache. It’s a whole new world! […]

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Studio Organizing, Week 24

Posted on June 13, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio Organizing Challenge

It’s National Sewing Machine Day! I’m giving my sewing machine the day off, since I have other things to work on that I don’t need her for today. But I’m using this day as the impetus for this week’s task: Clean up the area around your sewing machine OR Give your sewing machine a good […]

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