Now that the Spring Art Show & Sale is done, Im back to finishing commissions. Megan, thank you for your patience! It was so time consuming to create a new body of work for Sundays sa...
Its nearly time for summer issue of A Needle Pulling Thread to hit the stands. That means the spring issue will suddenly vanish into the archives... It occurred to me that I havent even d...
More captures from my trip home from Watrous last weekend...It was HUGE. When it falls, were all going to hear it I think!The leaning tower of - o m g run away!! Hehe. Im pretty fun...
Hi! Welcome back to Saturday Stitches! This is my collection of embroidery tutorials as I learn more useful stitches for my work. Click HERE to see all Saturday Stitches postsLately Ive h...
I finished all my framing all my pieces (WHOOPEEE) and got those little crocuses in too! I had fun stitching all those dry, mashed down grasses in the cow pasture. I didnt have fun photographin...
I love driving on the highway. Day... night... in thunderstorms or fog... I love it.You just never know what lies ahead. Its like treasure hunting. I love waiting for surprises!can ...
I am spending all day framing my work for the weekend and preparing all the little cards for each piece in my display. I doubt Ill get the crocuses done in time, but thats okay as it seems to h...
Heres the poster! Mark your calendars. Nine local artists will have their work for sale next weekend. Ill be there!You can find a complete list of artists HERE. Prairie P...
The wonderful and completely charming Annette from In Stitches & Seams invited me out to her place in Watrous to teach a Basic Threadwork class for the first time to a group of five wonderful wom...
Come and look at what I found!No, I mean... look CLOSER.... a little closer...Yeah!!! Thats what Im talking about!Now... look even CLOSER!Did you know that moss sprouts?Wow! I had no...
a new do of Bloom, 2012 (4x6"), a photo by My Sweet Prairie - Monika Kinner on Flickr.
Its so odd to be once again at the point where Im panicking that I wont have enough art for the next show, and then I line everything up to discover I have indeed made a LOT of pieces! It will ...
Its been a LONG time since Ive made a post for my Thursday, hasnt it!? I am so sorry. I know for some of you, it was your favorite post. Well here we go - I hope this makes up for i...
My goodness. What isnt in-progress right now!? #1. My yard. #2. The dandelion plot berries & veggies garden. #3. We are trying to transfer everythin...
Im experimenting with different presentation options for my art. The next show & sale is less than 2 weeks away! Lately, more and more artists and jurors have encouraged me to get it ...
Happy Mothers Day! : )
Prairie Rug #11. : ) My friend Molly called them ruglets. Hehe, I love that!Prairie Rug #11Number nine (below) was bothering me. The horizon was not defined. So I pulled...
See what happens when I skip 2 days of blogging? I get LOTS done. I have three more Prairie Rugs completed. I started by reinforcing some burlap weave with a zigzag stitch all...
Its funny how things work. I happened to splurge and buy myself something very special for my birthday. I bought my first fibre art ever! No regrets! : ) I chose fabric ...
Heres what Ive been busy with - another pile of prairie for the Spring Show & Sale at the end of the month. (see the top of the blog for details).That photo was taken a while ago. Now...
After a long ten days of sick kids / sick me / sick kids / followed by 3 schools day off... I am having some serious withdrawal. Today I got some headway on the Denmark piece, a commission from...
At Postcard Cottage, I signed up for the "Tag! Youre it" swap. I love the swaps. You make three and you get three. Working with themes on a time limit is such a fantastic wa...
I had the best birthday! Seriously! 30 came & went - no party. 40 came & went... nothing happened. 40-something was just loads of fun! Not only was May 5th my da...
Taken two nights ago... Enjoy!Yeah, I know that was a little crooked. Thats what you get when youre parked by a ditch leaning one way, and the clouds are slanted the other way, and the ki...
Im glad I did the give-away week. I planned it in advance, and as it turned out, I ended up sick as a dog along with two of my children all week long. Im glad I had that break. I ne...
What a week! Ill be picking all the winners by Saturday morning, but I have one more contest for this birthday party. Creative House in Saskatoon is generously offering an in-store coupon...
Didnt I tell you last weekend? Its all fun and games this week. Todays blog birthday party prize is a ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to A Needle Pulling Thread Magazine! How cool is that!?&n...
Yes! FREE THREAD! Seriously, this would not be a My Sweet Prairie birthday party without thread! So check this out... Wonderfil Threads are kindly offering to mail out a dealer pack...
I feel kind of weird. I just mailed away a Prairie Rug #3 to its new owner in Vancouver (the far west of Canada), and my A Prairie Dress is gone on its way to Halifax (the eastern side of Canada) for...
Hi! Welcome back to the birthday bash! Todays entries/comments will be put into the draw for a ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to Quilters Connection Magazine. Seriously? Yes, Seriously...
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