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Netflix, hand quilting and an unfinished wedding quilt

Every August I pull out my wedding quilt with the intention of finishing by my anniversary at the end of the month, put in a few hand quilting stitches, miss my deadline and put it back away again until next year. Last year was my fifth anniversary. I had promised my husband I would finish […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 August, 2015

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My first block of the month

About a month ago I saw a block of the month program for a Civil War quilt. My first thought was that I could join it, and sew all the blocks by hand like the women would have during that time. Then reality set in and I realized there’s no way I would have the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

12 March, 2010

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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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One pattern, six completely different quilts

Late last month I got together with the women who took my Block of the Month class last year at my local quilt shop to show off our finished quilts. When I started the class, I had five students and figured I’d put the pattern online since I was doing all the work of creating […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 June, 2015

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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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1,500 inches of binding

Not that long ago I wrote about how the downside of spending so much time on the longarm lately means I now had 700 inches of binding to do by hand. I know there are some who love sewing binding on by hand. I’m not one of them. But I prefer the look to machine […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 June, 2015

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Quilted: Ghost of Christmas Past

Making the decision on how to quilt your quilt is a very difficult decision. There are all over designs, custom quilting, free-motion, pantograph and computer-aided designs, thread choices, to ditch or not to ditch. The possibilities are endless and the results can dramatically impact the finished look of your quilt. I’ve been honing my free-motion […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 October, 2015

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July Block of the Month

We are officially halfway through the year and we’re getting toward the end of our quilt. There are just four, 12-inch blocks to make each month through the end of the year. This month we’re making more double pinwheels. If you remember, the last time we made double pinwheels we had mirrored blocks. We will […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 June, 2014

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Thread stand makeover

Of the luxuries I’ve missed most about having a dedicated sewing space, a thread stand is definitely in my top five. Not only do I love the look of having my thread on display, it is a lot easier to find what you’re looking for when it is neatly displayed on the wall instead of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 May, 2015

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Preserving memories with a T-shirt quilt

I’ve been working a lot on T-shirt quilts recently. I had a bunch of shirts from my sorority days in college that I don’t wear anymore. I didn’t want to toss them, but I also don’t have the space to store them all, so I decided re-purposing them as a quilt was the best option. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 March, 2010

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