Sister Projects

Posted on October 26, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Quilt-Alongs & Bees, Quilts

My sister and I occasionally take on “Sister Projects” together. It’s seriously fun to have a sister close who quilts! She didn’t start quilting in earnest until 2001, but it’s as if she’s been quilting with me all along. I used to quilt with our grandmother, and Katy took up quilting a few months after […]

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100 Days of Hand Appliqué

Posted on April 7, 2022 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Quilts

I mentioned earlier that I began a new “100 Days Project” back on March 10th. I had been mulling over what to do for my next one ever since my embroidered project was finished, and as I was rummaging through my vintage stuff one weekend, I happened upon this pile of melons: If you’d like […]

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Valentine Stitchery

Posted on February 5, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Inspiration

I felt the urge to make a new Valentine’s project this year, and I wanted to do something with embroidery. I thought about designing something completely new, but I’m still in love with my “Be Mine” Valentine appliqué wall quilt pattern, so I decided to use it to make a little stitchery mini quilt. Here’s […]

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January Hand Stitching

Posted on January 30, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Knitting and Crochet

Because our weather has been so horrific this January, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my cozy chair of an evening, and sometimes my fingers are too cold to wield a sewing needle, so I’ve been doing a LOT of knitting. Knitting and crochet projects count towards my . . . Handwork is […]

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Summertime Sampler Applique

Posted on November 8, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Summertime Sampler, Tutorials

For those of you participating in the Summertime Sampler Block-of-the-Month through Sew Sweet Quilt Shop, along with this month’s block, I’m giving you some of my appliqué hints and tricks, to help you with the appliqué portions of the traditional version of the quilt. If you’d like to learn directly from me in person, I’m […]

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Reworking Vintage

Posted on May 2, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Quilts

I have quite a collection of vintage quilt tops and vintage orphan blocks. One of my favorite quilting pastimes is reworking them into new finished quilts. I don’t get to spend as much time at it as I’d like, but every now and then, I put in some effort on it. I’m teaching at Arrow […]

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Handstitching Progress

Posted on March 26, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching

We’re nearly done with the first quarter of 2018 — how can that be already? And . . . how is it not really spring yet? I’m ready to open up the house and let some fresh warm spring air in — my living room smells like a barn! It’s been storming off and on […]

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My Yo-Yo Quilt

Posted on February 4, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Handstitching, Quilts

One of the projects I put on my list this year is my Yo-Yo quilt. I’m planning to do a lot of handwork this year, and my Yo-Yo quilt is a big hand stitching project that I’ve had going on for years. I’ve decided that this is the year I’d like to try and finish […]

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