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Snowball quilt progress report

I locked myself in the sewing room, but I didn’t quite get my snowball quilt top pieced. I do have the quilt center pieced into six sections, so I think one more work day will be enough to get it together. Maybe I’ll actually get this quilt on the bed this winter. I’m really excited […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 October, 2012

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Dry spell is over, new quilt pattern for download

I’ve had a bit of a dry spell recently when it comes to quilting. The creativity is there, the time to execute isn’t. But since I made a New Year’s resolution to finish two quilts for every one I started, I’ve been able to finish two quilts already this year. Just a few days into […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 February, 2013

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Before & After: Counsel makeover with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

  Have you ever made one tiny change in your home that lead to a major project? Like deciding to replace the faucets in your bathroom and pretty soon you have an entirely new bathroom and flooring in the adjoining hallway because one thing just keeps snowballing into the next? Well, that is pretty much […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 November, 2017

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The Eleventh Hour features rare quilts from WWI at The National Quilt Museum

A rare collection of quilts from the World War I era is on display at The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky, through February 9, 2016. “The Eleventh Hour: Quilts of World War I” curated by Sue Reich and provided by the McCraken Public Library, features a collection of Red Cross quilts and signature quilts […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 November, 2015

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2016 BOM fabric swatch sneak peak

I’m starting to plan the 2016 BOM quilt pattern. I’ve got a layout planned out and am in the process of selecting fabrics. One of the fabric lines I’m considering is from Majestic Batiks, which makes hand-crafted batiks using Indonesia’s centuries-old method of hand dyeing fabric. There is a beautiful selection of fabrics available, but these are the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 July, 2015

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Saturday Night Sew-In #KeepCalmandSewAMask

Saturday Night Sew-In Giveaway! Fill out the form below to enter to win prizes for our Saturday Night Sew-In! Email Address First name Last name Street address Apt # City Sate Zip Code Phone Website

Stephanie Soebbing

28 March, 2020

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National Quilt Museum open new exhibits featuring modern, antique nine patch quilts

The nine patch is one of the first blocks many quilters learn to make. But the quilts featured in The National Quilt Museum’s latest exhibit, New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Nine Patch, are anything but basic. The exhibit features 18 winners of an annual challenge to reinterpret a classic quilt block. The challenge began with […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 March, 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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Virtual Shop Hop: The Cotton Cabin, Dubuque, Iowa

If you’re looking for a weekend getaway that includes a trip to a quilt, shop then consider visiting The Cotton Cabin in Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque is a lovely town on the Mississippi River with a vibrant Main Street where you’ll find local restaurants, coffee shops, a knitting shop and The Cotton Cabin Quilt Shop. The […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 March, 2013

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Visiting the Barn Quilt Capital of Wisconsin + Hanging with Tara Curtis of WEFTY – Vlog

I managed to get away for a couple days with my family over the Fourth of July and we visited Shawano, Wisconsin, the Barn Quilt Capital of Wisconsin with nearly 350 barn quilts across the county. I have been traveling to Shawano since I was a little girl because my family owns a home on […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 July, 2018

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