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Improve your quilting with a Craftsy class by Carol Doak

My quilting changed forever when I took a class from Carol Doak. She came to lecture and teach classes at my quilt guild and that class transformed me from a so-so quilter, to one who can execute just about anything I envision in my mind. Dubbed the Queen of Paper Piecing, Carol is a great […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 May, 2013

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Quilt National continues to push boundaries

The first art quilt exhibit continues to push boundaries in its 19th installment, scheduled to open next week at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio. Beginning in 1979, Quilt National is the preeminent art quilt exhibition, a juried competition that features the work of nearly 90 quilters from around the world. The 86 quilts […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 May, 2015

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Pfaff releases new machine for sewers on the go

Pfaff has released a new sewing machine with the sewer on the go in mind. The lightweight Passport 3.0 is an update of the Passport 2.0, new features include 30 additional decorative stitches for a total of 100, and a thread cutter that cuts the needle and bobbin thread with the press of a button. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 February, 2016

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Virtual shop hop: Susan’s Calico Creations

Don’t let a traditional term like “calico” in the quilt shop name scare you modern quilters away from from Susan’s Calico Creations at 1108 4th St., Fulton, Ill. The shop carries more than 5,000 bolts of fabric in just about every style from the historical reproduction prints to contemporary batiks and Asian prints. The trademark […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 October, 2011

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2013 will be the year of the UFO

One of my biggest issues with quilt addiction is my constant need to start something new. I call it Quilters ADD, but my joke is becoming a problem. I just can’t seem to finish anything. The problem isn’t a lack of skills, or even time. I just prefer to work on something new than finish […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 December, 2012

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Ditching a quilt

No, I’m not throwing out a quilt, I’m stitching in the ditch. This was one of the first quilt finishing techniques I learned and quickly gave up when I started free motion quilting. But sometimes you just can’t get away with skipping this step, and that’s the case with my 2014 Block of the Month […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 March, 2015

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March Block of the Month – Stars in the Night

You all will be very happy to know that we are just making four blocks and there is no paper piecing this month! WE are making flying geese, but I show you how to make no-waste flying geese in the video tutorial and printable pattern. If you’ve never made flying geese this way before, you’re […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 March, 2016

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Preserving college memories with a T-shirt quilt

I haven’t worn my sorority T-shirts since I graduated from Augustana College in the spring of 2007. While they made up my everyday wardrobe in college, somehow it just didn’t seem appropriate to wear shirts commemorating awesome parties, homecoming and rush in the real world. So they sat in a storage box under the bed […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 January, 2012

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How to Chain Piece Quilt Blocks – FREE Beginner Quilting Videos and Pattern

Once you get the hang of it, sewing and quilting is very relaxing and enjoyable. But that doesn’t mean you don’t want to speed up the process. After all, how are you going to make all the quilts that you are dreaming of in your head if each one takes forever to piece? That is […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 June, 2018

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Virtual shop hop: Willow Creek in Kalona, Iowa

If you find yourself in Kalona, Iowa, you must visit Willow Creek Quilting and Gifts on 418 B Avenue. This shop has hundreds of bolts of fabric that are all neatly organized so that shoppers won’t get overwhelmed. The shop has the largest supply of Civil War and 1930 reproduction prints that I’ve ever seen in […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 August, 2011

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