Half Moon Handwerks

10/04/2026

What is your go-to beverage when quilting, sewing, stitching, crocheting, painting, etc? Hot or cold, infused…or not…just don’t confuse your drink with your paint water!! 🤣🤣

10/02/2026

Do you need to get out of your comfort zone? Do you choose colors that are ‘safe’ together? Would you like more confidence in choosing colors? Our Color Club workshops are designed to help you make your projects come alive - - quilting, sewing, stitching, whatever your medium of choice. Checkout the description under Classes on our website and join us for a 3-week day or evening class.

09/29/2026

I hope you take the time to simply enjoy one day this week. ❤️

09/28/2026

✂️ There’s a new mystery brewing…

If you love mystery quilts, discovering a new design one clue at a time, and sewing alongside quilters from near and far, Gaelic Charm has your name on it.

✔️ Beginner-friendly construction
✔️ Mixer or Pints setting
✔️ Step-by-step clue videos
✔️ A new Lara Langston case
✔️ The Mystery Five-0 community stitching alongside you

👉 Join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/halfmoonhandwerksm50mystery

09/28/2026

Which kind of quilter are you?? I am definitely in the 2nd kind of quilter!!! 🤣

THE FIVE PHASES OF LOSING YOUR QUILTING SCISSORS
There are two kinds of quilting enthusiasts: those who know where their scissors are and those who must clean your sewing room from top to bottom in order to find them. I fall firmly in the second category. A Sunday morning sewing session which is supposed to reduce my weekly stress quickly degenerates into a tactical sweep of the entire house.
PHASE ONE – Denial. “They MUST be where you put them last!”, your ever-helpful husband declares. Of course, they are not on or anywhere near the cutting table.
PHASE TWO – Accusations. Each family member is interrogated. They all deny culpability. Little Jimmy swears he didn’t use them for his Social Studies diorama, and you regard your husband with suspicion when he attests that he most definitely did not use them to open a package of socks.
PHASE THREE – Bargaining. You swear if you can just find them this time, you’ll do a better job of keeping track of them in the future.
PHASE FOUR – Acceptance. You give up and use the scissors you find in the kitchen drawer. They aren’t sharp enough; the fabric gets mangled and now it’s also a little sticky.
PHASE FIVE – Discovery! Occurring long after your spark of enthusiasm for sewing has passed, you do indeed find your lost scissors. They are in the freezer, behind the TV, in the drawer with the bills or possibly in your car. They should never be in any of those places, yet here we are. You promise from here on out, you’ll put them back in the right place. Next time.
See the new By the Yard 2027 Wall Calendar for Quilters here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ByTheYardComics

09/27/2026

Busy day in the Classroom on Friday and Saturday. Karen walked students through the process of making the Allure quilt by In The Beginning Fabrics, including the appliqué circles. Now they just have to add the border to this beauty, quilt and bind it for a stunning queen-size quilt.

We have a few kits left for sale.

09/27/2026

Fall chores? We have a better idea: rake in fabric! 🍂 Find something new, something on sale, something for gifting—and maybe even the fabric you need to rescue that project that’s been patiently waiting in your sewing room. 😉

09/22/2026

It’s a rainy Tuesday here in Central PA…a good day to enjoy working on your current project…or two!! 😉

09/18/2026

I love “Happy accidents”!! I’m working on a Snail’s Trail pattern and it’s gone a bit wonky…fingers crossed that it will ultimately be a happy accident…cuz I’m not tearing out a whole row on 64 blocks…at least it’s consistent!! 🤞🤔🤣🤣

09/14/2026

Hmmm, if I was 30 years (+/-) younger, I’m not sure I’d choose to spend much time in the quilt shop if he was waiting for me??!! 🤣🤣🤣