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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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Friday progress report: Practicing new free motion quilting patterns

Every time I rent time on the longarm machine at Quilting by You in Bettendorf, the shop owners ask what crazy plans I have. Occasionally I use one overall pattern, with one thread. But most of the time I’m trying out new stitches, techniques and changing thread half-a-dozen times. That was the case this week […]

Stephanie Soebbing

23 August, 2013

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Become a Quilt Addicts Anonymous Ambassador

We are starting a Quilt Addicts Anonymous Ambassador program and we are looking for some talented quilters and sewers who want some free fabric, patterns and exposure for their blog and/or social media channels and guidance on how to make money from your creative passion. Here is how it will work. Each month you can […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 April, 2018

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Sewing room mood board

This room may not look like much now except a place to store junk. But very soon it will be transformed into my sewing studio/office. A year ago we had a major storm come through. A tree branch went through the window of our sunroom, the wind whipped through and pushed the wall out. Since […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 February, 2015

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Next Gen Quilters go on a Shop Hop

My sit-n-sew tends to be a lot of talk. And for years we’ve talked about going on a shop hop. It’s been so long that the group has gone from being for quilters in their 20s and 30s to quilters in their 30s and 40s. The membership didn’t change. We just got older. So we […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 July, 2015

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Virtual Shop Hop: A Touch of Amish, Barrington, Ill.

Let me start with a disclaimer that while the quilt shop is named, A Touch of Amish, that doesn’t mean you’ll find Amish quilts there. According to the store’s website, when A Touch of Amish opened 25 years ago, it sold Amish toys, rugs and food. Today the only connection are occasional Amish-style quilting bees […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 January, 2012

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How to make quarter square triangles from squares

Piecing triangles can be a nightmare. Sewing on the bias can stretch out the seam, warping the block, getting the points all out of whack and giving you a block that doesn’t lie flat or piece together properly. That’s why I developed a Triangle Boot Camp class, teaching methods where all the triangles are made […]

Stephanie Soebbing

25 July, 2013

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April Block of the Month

Welcome back to the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month! This month we’re getting started on the first pieced border. There are 20 blocks, to make, but they’re easy and just 6-inches finished so the piecing goes fast. As always, I’m making the quilt in two colorways just in case the pinks and purples […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 March, 2014

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