“Once in a blue moon” is a well-known idiom. The phrase refers to the occurrence of a second full moon within a calendar month. This phenomena only happens about once every thirty-two months.
The phrase “Once in a Blue Moon” was the inspiration for today’s art quilt. Initially begun at the Pam Beal Minimalist Design, Maximum Impact class, this project took on a whimsical nature with the addition of an unusual embellishment and fabric strip.

A quick glance at the above photo reveals the presence of a vertical navy blue section of fabric with the word Moo repeatedly printed on its surface. This piece of fabric gave me the idea to call my project Once In a Blue Moon Moo.
A careful tour of the 7 3/4 x 7 3/4” art quilt will reveal:
- the presence of a multi-colored barn with;
- a stylish, wood-grained, teal door;
- sporting a teal zipper pull to act as the door’s handle;
- a chimney fashioned from a tiny teal fabric scrap;
- a grassy base represented by the fringed, teal, horizontal, fabric strip;
- cleverly applied hand quilting using both matching and coordinating colors (note the stitches used to represent smoke arising from the chimney);
- as well as a machine applied zig-zag stitch to secure raw edges.
All of these added elements helped to make this special art quilt a great addition to my portfolio. I hope that after you have examined each of my design elements you too will be able to grasp my vision.
Thank You for sharing your time!

This is Beautiful, all my favourite colours. Love it 😍
Thank you! I’m glad you like it! 😊
Yes, I think I get it, and I do love the Moo strip on the side of the barn. Nicely finished!
Thank you! I knew you would figure it out. 😊
Hi Cindy! I love the zip pull used as the barn door opener. This is clever and fun. The Moo reminds me of Joey on Friends – it’s a moo point instead of moot point. This would definitely make me smile each time I saw it, as I’m sure it does you as well. ~smile~ Roseanne
Thanks Roseanne! That is really cute that you mentioned Friends. We are big fans of the show. We watch it often. 😊