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Free motion quilting: Swirls and circles

I put a secret quilting project on the longarm last weekend. I can’t show you too much of it because it still needs to bound and gifted, but I can show you the all over free motion quilting stitch I used without giving too much away. If you can do loops, then the swirls and […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 March, 2014

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Casting on

I’m in love with quick baby knits. Often the sewing projects I work on are so involved and time consuming, that whipping up a cute baby sweater for Angela seems like a welcome break. So earlier this month I stopped by by local yarn shop, Knit & Knot, to find yarn for a new project, Little […]

Stephanie Soebbing

21 July, 2014

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Kalona quilts continued

The Kalona Historical Village put together an exhibit just for the Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group that featured quilts with a family story. The quilts are absolutely remarkable and I’ll them speak for themselves.

Stephanie Soebbing

10 August, 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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Friday progress report: Log cabins, Barn quilts and family time

I’ve spent the last week in Shawano, the barn quilt capital of Wisconsin. But I didn’t come just for the quilts. My family has been coming here every summer for decades. There are eight adults, six dogs and one baby. It’s crazy but I always enjoy the time with family The week has been filled […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 August, 2013

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Best laid plans

Plans are made to be broken and that’s exactly what happened last weekend. I went to visit my parents for the weekend so my husband could paint the nursery to match the crib quilt I made. But Saturday morning he woke up with the flu. The huddle under five quilts, only get up to go […]

Stephanie Soebbing

22 January, 2014

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12 Quilt Japan exhibit opens at the National Quilt Museum

The 12th Quilt Japan exhibit featuring award winning quilts, opened at the National Quilt Museum last month. The competition sponsored by the Japan Handicraft Instructors Association is open to quilters around the world, but the traveling exhibition features 32 quilts made exclusively by Japanese artists. The quilts traveling to U.S. Quilt Museums were curated by Pam Weeks, […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 June, 2016

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An afternoon with Carol Doak

It’s been a crazy month since my class with Carol Doak, and most of it was spent without Internet at home. I don’t know what I would have done without my Blackberry. Carol was a great teacher, she made paper piecing very easy although it’s not fool-proof. I cut through the paper pattern a couple […]

Stephanie Soebbing

29 May, 2010

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Gender-neutral baby quilts are not easy

  It seems like everyone I know is having a baby in October, which means I have three baby quilts to make this month. I already shared one preview, now it’s time for a second. This mom isn’t going to find out the sex of the baby until the little one arrives, that means I need […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 September, 2011

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Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 12

This week was an exciting one in the Block a Day Challenge. The blocks we’ve been making for the first 11 weeks, started coming together as completed tops and quilts. We finished four quilts and two tops this week in addition to 93 new blocks. Great job everyone, keep up the good work. And don’t […]

Stephanie Soebbing

23 March, 2012

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