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12 blocks, 14 settings, dynamic quilts

Pat Speth, author of “Nickle Quilts” and three other books about quilts made entirely from five-inch squares of fabric, was the lecturer at the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild yesterday. The lecture was the fourth one she gave to our guild, so she created a brand new lecture to keep things fresh. As promised in yesterday’s […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 October, 2011

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Continuous Binding Tutorial + Mitered Corners – FREE Beginner Quilting Videos and Pattern

For years I was afraid of sewing continuous binding. The results are amazing. You can’t tell where you started or stopped your binding, which means now lumps or bumps where you tucked in extra fabric. But if you screw it up, OMG you have to start completely over. But when I tried it for the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 June, 2018

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FreeSpirit purchased by Jaftex Corporation, producers of Henry Glass Fabrics

FreeSpirit will continue under the Jaftex Corporation umbrella, which also produces Henry Glass Fabrics, Studioe Fabrics, The Blank Quilting Corp., Fabric Editions and A.E. Nathan Co., Inc. The sale was announced Monday, February 26, in an email to FreeSpirit customers from Scott Fortunoff, owner of Jaftex Corp. The email detailed that Jaftex Corp., plans to ensure […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 February, 2018

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Sock Monkey crib quilt pattern is here!

The Sock Monkey crib quilt pattern is easily the most popular quilt I’ve ever made on this blog. Two years after I made it, the blog post is still among the top 10 posts viewed every day and last week alone I got two requests to share my pattern. Well it’s finally here. I finished […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 January, 2014

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Storing quilt blocks in scrapbook cases

When I converted my sewing room into a nursery, quilt supply storage became even more important than ever before. One space-saving solution I’ve found that I absolutely love is using scrapbook cases as a storage solution for quilt blocks that are not ready to be pieced into a quilt top yet. I’ve got several to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

17 March, 2015

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Free motion quilting: Swirls and circles

I put a secret quilting project on the longarm last weekend. I can’t show you too much of it because it still needs to bound and gifted, but I can show you the all over free motion quilting stitch I used without giving too much away. If you can do loops, then the swirls and […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 March, 2014

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Bonnie Hunter and her scrap obsession

If you’ve ever thrown away scraps in a Bonnie Hunter class, there’s a good chance they made their way into her pattern Pineapple Crazy in her book “String Fling.” The bed-sized quilt is made up of 5-inch paper-pieced pineapple blocks with impossibly small pieces. And all those pieces you thought you couldn’t use and tossed, well […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 June, 2016

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New baby, new junlge crib quilt design

I’m going to have a new nephew in a couple months so that means it is baby quilt time. My very practical sister who is already thinking ahead to baby number two, chose a jungle theme for the nursery since it is gender neutral. Her husband suggested an underwater theme, not a colorful ocean scene, […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 February, 2013

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How to make hexies with English Paper Piecing

Hexies are all the rage right now. They make for a fun portable project that you can sew just about everywhere. You just make up a bunch of hexies ahead of time throw them in a bag with a needle, thread and a thimble and you can spend idle time at the doctor, salon or […]

Stephanie Soebbing

12 September, 2016

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T-shirt quilt tutorial – Fabric requirements

T-shirt quilts are a great way to find a new use for old T-shirts that you don’t wear anymore but don’t want to throw away for sentimental reasons. They’re also really easy to make and a great project for quilters at any skill level. Still there are some tricks that make the process go smoothly […]

Stephanie Soebbing

12 October, 2011

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