Category Archives: Studio News
There’s a Shark in my Sewing Room!
Posted on April 5, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Miscellaneous, Studio NewsLast Wednesday, my iron died. Yesterday, I bought a new one exactly like it. It’s a Shark . . . the most inexpensive model they make . . . and I love it. Yes, the old one died on me, but guess what? So has every other iron I’ve ever purchased, no matter how much […]
13 Comments. Continue Reading...News From the Studio, Episode 1706
Posted on February 20, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News
This year, on Sunday afternoons, I’ve been trying to devote some time to “selfish sewing”. I seriously need to move some of my own projects along, so I’ve set aside a little bit of dedicated time to work on them each week. In my efforts to purge and clean, I noticed that my orphan block […]
9 Comments. Continue Reading...News From the Studio, Episode 1698
Posted on February 4, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News
I would like to announce right here at the beginning of this post, that I have not purchased a single piece of fabric so far this year . . . yet. Part of my success so far is that I’m not much of an online shopper, and I haven’t really gone anywhere because of the […]
12 Comments. Continue Reading...Flying Geese and a Correction
Posted on January 18, 2019 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilt-Alongs & Bees, Studio News, Summertime Sampler
Today’s post is for those of you who are working along on the Summertime Sampler Block-of-the-Month quilts. As you work on some of the filler sections, you will be making lots of Flying Geese, and while I’ve spelled it out in the instruction booklet very clearly (I hope), I thought I’d also provide you with […]
4 Comments. Continue Reading...This Week
Posted on March 22, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Quilts, Studio News, What's New
We’re past Hump Day already, and I don’t feel like I’ve done one single productive thing yet this week. Fortunately, I was at my guild’s spring retreat last weekend at Sew Sweet Quilt Shop’s fabulous retreat center, where I did move a few projects forward with some uninterrupted sewing time. We got to watch the […]
9 Comments. Continue Reading...News From the Studio, Episode 1645
Posted on March 3, 2018 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News
Popping in today with some links for you, and a few updates on what’s been going on around here! I’ve only completed three small (easy) projects this year. I need to up my game. My year has gotten off to a rough start! One of those three things was this Crochet Spa Washcloth that I […]
16 Comments. Continue Reading...When The Unexpected Happens
Posted on December 6, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio NewsNot that a raging inferno is ever something you expect to happen . . . But sadly, it sometimes does. One of the guilds I belong to, the Hands of Friendship Quilt Guild in Kirksville, Missouri, was recently asked to put together an exhibit of quilts for the Kirksville Arts Center — quilts with a […]
20 Comments. Continue Reading...A Wonderful Evening
Posted on August 2, 2016 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News
It’s always a wonderful evening when you get to look at and talk about quilts, right? I spent yesterday evening at the Macon County Historical Society Museum in Macon, Missouri, presenting a program about The Life of Hazel Ilene. I showed all the quilts from my book “A Simple Life: Quilts Inspired by the ’50s”, and […]
15 Comments. Continue Reading...News From the Studio, Episode 1237
Posted on September 9, 2014 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio News, What's NewTime for an update from around here, huh? I’ve been busy! I feel like I’ve been in a whirlwind, actually. I can hardly believe summer is almost over. We’ve been working hard on the studio remodel. By we, I mean me and my dear, dear friend, Cindy — I would not be near as far […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...News From the Studio, Episode 1225
Posted on May 28, 2014 by prairiemoonquilts in Studio NewsThere’s been a lot going on around here lately! Oh, wait — there’s always a lot going on around here. I know, I say that every time, don’t I? I spent most of the month of May traveling, and let me tell you right now how exhausting that is — at least for me. And […]
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