Honeycrisp and Confetti Dots

Posted on August 7, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts
Honeycrisp and Confetti Dots

Earlier this year I made this cute little quilt for Dear Stella. It’s called “Marbles”, and it’s from the book “Simply Fat Quarters” by “It’s Sew Emma” — a very quick and easy quilt to make up, and it showcases their Honeycrisp prints so well. My favorite piece in this collection is the Owl print, […]

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Our Quilt Show

Posted on June 21, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Guild Stuff, Quilts
Our Quilt Show

The Hands of Friendship Quilt Guild in Kirksville, MO, had our 28th Annual Show a couple weeks ago. If you were there, then you were treated to a wonderful display of quilts. If you weren’t, then you missed out, but I’m here to give you a tour of some of it! It’s always a fun […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Meal planning & Recipes, Quilts, Quotes

On February 2nd, I posted the following story on my Facebook page: “As My Cowboy laid down to go to sleep last night, he leaned over and . . . instead of whispering ‘Good night — sweet dreams’ like usual, he says, ‘Don’t you fret, Mildred. I’ve got us a nice romantical Valentine’s date all […]

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Peace, Love, and Lotsa Orange

Posted on January 31, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, Quilts, Reviews

My friend, René, over at René Creates, has released her first pattern — woohoo! And she’s been having a Blog Hop to celebrate. And today is my turn to show you my Peace Quilt. When René asked for testers, I willingly volunteered. I had the perfect bunch of fabric scraps I wanted to use! And […]

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Do You Remember . . . ?

Posted on January 21, 2013 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, Quilts
Do You Remember . . . ?

Do you remember back in 1999 when every quilter you knew was busy making a millennium quilt? Perhaps you were one of them? Well, I was one of those quilters. I had a grand idea for my millennium quilt, and as usual, I went all gung-ho at first, then it joined my other UFOs as […]

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Hourglasses Quilt

Posted on September 24, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts, Tutorials

I posted earlier about the Hourglasses quilt that my Aunt Mary made. Well, I loved it so much that I felt the urge to recreate it in today’s modern fabrics, so I did that very thing, and I’ve made it into a free tutorial that is now available HERE. Here’s my version: I used the […]

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Aunt Mary’s Hourglasses

Posted on September 24, 2012 by prairiemoonquilts in Longarm Quilting, People, Quilts
Aunt Mary’s Hourglasses

I recently had the honor of finishing up another quilt for my Great-Aunt Wanda. About three years ago, she gave me a quilt top that had been made by her sister, Mary. If I ever met Mary, I don’t remember it, because she passed away years ago, and Aunt Wanda was in possession of this […]

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