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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 […]

Making time for personal projects

I’ve been working on a T-shirt quilt for a client. He has several T-shirts from his days in the Navy, a union member and from several presidential elections. The sashing is an appropriate red, white and blue. I finished sewing it to the top and left sides of the blocks two days before meeting the […]

A little quilter is born

The wait is over. My husband and I welcomed Angela Elizabeth Soebbing into the world at 2:49 p.m. on May 8, 2014. She was was 5 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. She’s got a full head of dark black hair just like her mama. It took a whole two days for her […]

Show off your T-shirt quilt on Flickr

If you’ve been following along with my T-shirt quilt video tutorials, then your creation is starting to resemble a quilt. Now you can share photos of your quilt in progress in the new Quilt Addicts Anonymous T-Shirt Quilts Flickr group. I know that’s a mouthful. But just click here to join. I can’t wait to […]

Sewing dilemmas

I have a meeting of the Next Generation Quilters tonight and I’m not sure what to bring to work on.The first option is a quilt I’m working on to donate to K9 Kindness Rescue to be auctioned off at the organization’s trivia night next month. But it’s a scrap quilt and all the pieces are […]

Have questions for Jennifer Chiaverini?

I’ve got a pretty sweet day job. I’m work at a daily newspaper and occasionally get to meet and interview some pretty cool folks. Tomorrow I’ll be chatting with Elm Creek Quilts author Jennifer Chiaverini. She’s coming to town next month on her book tour for her latest novel, “The Wedding Quilt.” So if you […]

On the border

I finished piecing the top of my sister’s signature quilt from her wedding. I think it needs a border. I’ve got an idea about what I want to do, but would welcome suggestions. I have a lot of the white fabric left, a little of the light pink and not much of the dark pink.

The dog matches my scrap quilt

I’ve been working on a scrap quilt made in creams and browns. As I finished the last of the 25 squares last night, my dog, Lady, thought she’d test it out. I had to laugh as her buff/rust coloring made her almost blend in with the quilt. At least I won’t have to worry about […]

Baby quilt preview

I’ve got a nephew due to arrive in October so I started a quilt for him. His parents are big Illini fans so it will be made of blue, orange and white solids.  I can’t share too many photos just in case my sister-in-law looks at this post, but I can tell you that it’s […]