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Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker provides historical insight

I finally finished “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini over the weekend. It took me a year to get through it, partly because I was sent the book for review right before my life got very busy, and partly because it just didn’t have the same I just can’t put it down qualities as some […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 January, 2014

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Stunning Christmas tree skirt in batiks

I LOVE batiks. I can’t get enough of them. So I was in heaven when the benefactor for the Mississippi Valley Quilt Guild suggested buying fabric from SewBatik.com to make Judy Niemeyer’s Christmas Celebration Tree Skirt. The benefactor business, Quilting By-You in Bettendorf, Iowa, is purchasing the fabric and donating the quilting for the tree […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 October, 2011

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‘Quilting the New Classics’ connects contemporary, modern

“Quilting the New Classics” is a collection of patterns from big name designers featuring a traditional and modern interpretation of 10 quilt blocks. With 20 quilt designs in all, the patterns, designed specifically for this book, connect the rich traditions of quilting with the modern look many quilters are trending toward today. Featuring some of […]

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11 November, 2014

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Unboxing My First Fabric Line! Nocturne a collaborative collection with QT Fabrics!

I cannot fully describe how excited I am to share this news with you all. My first fabric collection, Nocturne is now available for pre-order! Pre-order kits and bundles from the Nocturne Fabric Collection: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/fabric/quilting-treasures/nocturne-by-stephanie-soebbing/ This is a collaborative collection with QT Fabrics, and it has been in development for about two years. So to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 June, 2020

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Building a soft book library

I don’t know how it happened, but my little quilter turned one last Friday. It is amazing to look back and see how much she has developed over the past year, finding her voice, learning to feed herself, crawling, standing and developing a clear list of likes and dislikes. One of her likes are books. She […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 May, 2015

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A call for pattern testers

I am working on creating new patterns and am looking for some pattern testers to double check that I’ve gotten everything right before I release them. I’m looking for experienced quilters who can complete a quilt top within two weeks to a month, depending on the complexity and size of the pattern. In exchange for […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 March, 2015

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Gain confidence with ‘The Quilter’s Palette’

When I teach quilting classes the biggest problem my students encounter is figuring out which fabrics will look best with their pattern. The difficulties range from picking a palette of busy prints with no neutral fabric, having trouble putting prints together when they don’t come in a neatly packaged fabric line, to just not being confident […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 August, 2014

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Review: Black & Decker Corded Professional Electronic Control Iron

My trusty iron of 10 years went up in a fiery blaze a little just before Christmas. OK, so it was more like a very small electrical fire that didn’t do much damage. But the result was the same, it spent the night outside in the snow to cool off and I had to get […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 February, 2014

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Virtual shop hop: Sew Sassy in Urbana, Ill.

Whenever I’m running low on Illini fabric, I make a trip to Sew Sassy in Urbana Ill., when I visit by in-laws in neighboring Champaign, Ill. I need a few yards so I can make my husband an Illini Christmas stocking. We’ll be spending our fifth Christmas together and it is my fourth Christmas as […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 November, 2011

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If only I could sew with my feet up

I did manage to get some sewing done last weekend, but thanks to an epic case of pregnant swelling, I’ve had to spend a good amount of time sitting on the couch with my feet up. While some might consider a prescription to rest an excellent idea, I hate it. I’ve been so bored. The […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 April, 2014

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