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Virtual Shop Hop: Stitcher’s Crossing, Madison, Wis.

Today’s Virtual Shop Hop post comes to you from Stitcher’s Crossing in Madison, Wisconsin. On American Patchwork and Quilting’s list of the top 20 quilt shops, this combination quilt and knit shop is a treat to visit. You name it, Stitcher’s Crossing has it. Variegated thread for finishing your quilt, yep they carry the entire […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 January, 2014

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March quilting goals: How’d I do

It’s time for the monthly accounting of how much I set out to do verses what I actually accomplished. I had a pretty productive month, although as usual it wasn’t quite as productive as I’d hoped it would be. Finish nursery sewing I hoped to make a crib skirt, bobby covers and fabric baskets. None […]

Stephanie Soebbing

2 April, 2014

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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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We’re in the news! And a virtual tour of the shop …

A feature reporter from one of our local TV stations popped by the shop last week to interview me about how the business has grown. You can check it out by clicking here. There are lots of dramatic pauses in the voiceover and they picked some of the weirdest sound bites that probably sounded cool […]

Stephanie Soebbing

22 November, 2017

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Completed project: Patriotic T-shirt quilt

This quilt was made for a client out of T-shirts he collected from his days in the Navy, working as a union laborer and volunteering at elections. He chose an appropriate red, white and blue color scheme for the sashing in between the T-shirt blocks.

Stephanie Soebbing

27 March, 2010

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How to use saved searches on ebay

I love ebay. It’s a great place to find just about anything you’re looking for including antique quilts and sewing notions. But what I don’t love is browsing through pages of listings for items that may, or may not meet my criteria. Enter the saved search, which sends new listings directly to your e-mail in […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 August, 2011

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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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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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‘Dressmaker of Khair Khana’ a tale of strength, perseverance and courage

One day Kamila Sidiqi proudly received her teaching degree during the Afghanistan civil war. The next she was confined to her home when the Taliban seized control of Kabul, ordering women from the workplace and forcing them to wear a full chadri, covering their bodies from head to foot, when they absolutely had to leave […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 June, 2015

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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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