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Giveaway! Enter to win ‘Wax on Crafts Holiday Projects’

The good folks over at Schiffer Publishing are sponsoring another giveaway for its latest craft release, “Wax on Crafts Holiday Projects” by Miriam Joy. Featuring 410 color photos, the book features projects you can make for each holiday from Valentine’s Day to Christmas using a box of crayons and a few simple tools. Here’s the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 December, 2015

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Giveaway! Enter to win a copy of ‘Quilting with Doilies’

Time for another giveaway! Schiffer Publishing is giving away a copy of its latest release, “Quilting with Doilies: Inspiration, Techniques, & Projects” by Barbara Polston. It would be perfect for anyone who collects antique doilies or has several passed down through the family and are trying to find something to do with them. Here’s the book […]

Stephanie Soebbing

20 February, 2015

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Giveaway! Recycled Hexie Quilts

I know how you all love your giveaways and I have a great one for you courtesy of Schiffer Publishing. The latest item up for grabs is a copy of “Recycled Hexie Quilts: Using Vintage Hexagons in Today’s Quilts” by Mary W. Kerr. The book is filled with ideas for finishing and repurposing this very […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 March, 2015

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Giving knitting another go

I am an admittedly bad knitter. I can purl, knit and follow a pattern, but getting the project to turn out the right size is always a challenge. A few months ago I bought yarn to knit a sweater to go with Angela’s Easter dress that I made, and now I’m under the gun to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 March, 2015

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Gnomes, dogs and sewing

If you’re wondering why I’m talking about gnomes and dogs on a quilting blog, I’ll explain. I have a friend who love gnomes. She has a cute little set in her house. So when I found Michael Miller’s Gnoming Around fabric collection I had to let her know about it. Soon a plan was hatched […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 March, 2011

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Good thing I checked my list twice

I was in the process of checking my list twice last weekend when I realized I forgot to get a gift for my grandmother for the SECOND year in a row. I’m a bad grandchild. She’s very difficult to shop for. My mom once found a gift she’d gotten her stowed away in a closet […]

Stephanie Soebbing

22 December, 2009

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Goodies from Washington, D.C.

Since I’ve taken up quilting, I’ve made a habit of going to quilt shops while on vacation to take home fat quarters and thimbles as souvenirs. Eventually I’d like to make a quilt out of all the fabrics I collect on my travels. On my trip to Washington, D.C., for my cousin’s wedding last weekend, […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 April, 2010

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Hand quilted beauties at an Amish Quilt Auction

For years my family has been going to the semi-annual Amish Quilt Auction in Bonduel, Wisconsin. But since the small farming town is a six hour drive from where I live, I’ve never been able to organize a trip to coincide with the event. That is until this fall’s auction. It is pretty safe to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 September, 2015

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Handmade Christmas present reveal

It’s that time of year when my relatives smiling faces will grace the blog holding up the handmade gifts they got for Christmas. I hope you enjoy it, I’m sure they don’t. American Girl doll wardrobe For years whenever I make a garment for myself I also made a tiny version for my niece, in […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 December, 2013

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Happy (belated) Halloween!

Halloween with a child, means I get to go nuts creating a handmade costume. This is probably the last year I get to pick what the costume is, so I went with a scarecrow. I didn’t really see a pattern I liked so I decided to make one myself. I’m not that skilled in pattern […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 November, 2015

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