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February Block of the Month

Some fun behind the scenes news. I got new lights for shooting the video tutorials. That means really clear video for you, and I can shoot at night after the baby goes to sleep. I hope you enjoy this month’s tutorial. This month we are making eight blocks. It is the most we’ll make in […]

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1 February, 2015

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Q&A with Elm Creek Quilts author Jennifer Chiaverini

So if you want to check out the Cliff Notes version of this interview, read my story in the Quad-City Times. But if you’re like me and can’t get enough of Jennifer Chiaverini and the Elm Creek Quilts series, here’s the transcript from my interview with the New York Times best selling author. Stephanie Soebbing: What […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 October, 2011

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New baby, new junlge crib quilt design

I’m going to have a new nephew in a couple months so that means it is baby quilt time. My very practical sister who is already thinking ahead to baby number two, chose a jungle theme for the nursery since it is gender neutral. Her husband suggested an underwater theme, not a colorful ocean scene, […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 February, 2013

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Is there such a thing as too much fabric?

Today is my birthday and my sister got me the lovely sign above. She understands my quilting addiction. My husband, however, doesn’t get it. When he read the sign he said, “I disagree.” My family laughed. They probably disagree too. I have been trying to cut back on my fabric shopping in the last year. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 January, 2012

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July Block of the Month

I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July! Now that you’re all rested and refreshed, it is time to get started on the July Block of the Month pattern. This month and for every month until the end of the year, we will just be making four, 12-inch blocks as we finish the corners […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 July, 2015

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Block a day roundup – Week 7

We set a new record for blocks completed in one week on the Block A Day Challenge. This week 19 members complete 121 blocks! Way to go. We also had one completed quilt, and it appropriately had a Valentine’s Day theme. Give yourself a pat on the back and take a look at a sampling […]

Stephanie Soebbing

17 February, 2012

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I’m going through sewing machine withdrawal

I sewed one too many sweater mittens this winter. Last Thursday my sewing machine let me know it had ingested one too many lint particles from the felted sweaters and started making a noise that scared me enough to stop sewing right then and there and call the store I purchased it from. Thankfully the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

23 January, 2012

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Spring Flowers table runner pattern

I’ve designed a spring flowers table runner that I’m teaching as part of a beginner quilting class. It’s a quick and easy project for quilters of all skill levels. You can use hand applique for the flowers or fusible web. I used the latter for this table runner. I’m offering the pattern as a free […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 February, 2012

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Join the Stripping in Paradise Fabric Exchange

We’re leaving the cold winter behind and headed to the tropics with the next Quilt Addicts Anonymous Fabric Exchange. My cheeky title for this quilt is Stripping in Paradise, and that’s because we are exchanging batik strips to make strip sets that will be cut into squares and then turned into half square triangles to create the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 January, 2016

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Wedding quilt reveal … no not mine, that’s still a UFO

This is the week of quilt top reveals. Not because I was extra good at fulfilling my New Year’s resolution to finish two quilts for every one I start, but because I finally found the cord to transfer photos from my camera to my computer. Details. Today’s finish was my first completed UFO of the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 June, 2013

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