Enter to win a copy of ‘World War I Quilts’

I’ve got a great giveaway for you all today courtesy of Schiffer Publishing. They are giving away a copy of “World War I Quilts,” the latest book from Sue Reich that chronicles the history of quilts made during the early 20th century to ease the hardships of the Great War, as it was then known, and […]

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2 February, 2015

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Snowed in with the Winter Blues

I live in the Midwest, which means a big winter storm has blanketed my town. Appropriately, I was working on my king sized Winter Blues quilt when the storm hit. I already finished a lap-sized one for practice and the pattern is available on for download. I’m about halfway done with the quilting. I think […]

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21 February, 2013

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‘Sonoma Rose’ characters haunted Chiaverini

Rosa Diaz Barclay and Lars Jorgensen haunted Jennifer Chiaverini since she wrote “The Quilter’s Homecoming” five years ago. The couple had been presumed dead until it was revealed they had fled the Arboles Valley, taken on aliases and were running a successful vineyard in California. No longer in need of the farm Rosa abandoned, she […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 February, 2012

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Completed project: T-shirt quilt

I finished a T-shirt quilt for a client’s grandson last night. It’s made up of his shirts from school, Dance Marathon, vacations with his grandparents and some of his favorite rock bands.

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3 July, 2010

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Jennifer Chiaverini answers your questions

Jennifer Chiaverini’s 19th Elm Creek Quilts novel, “Sonoma Rose” will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 21. I got a chance to talk with her in a phone interview from her Madison, Wis., home yesterday and read an advance copy of the book. That means today is Elm Creek Quilts Day on Quilt Addicts Anonymous, because […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 February, 2012

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Almost Famous

I’ve got some very fun news to share this week. Earlier this year I was asked to create a block for the Olfa 35th anniversary quilt to be debuted at Quilt Market. I was flattered to be chosen and excited to get some free stuff for participating – one of the perks of being a […]

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7 November, 2014

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Quilts of Love giveaway!

The Quilts of Love series from Abingdon Press features 25 books, each by a different author and written across multiple genres. The two things they have in common are each story has a quilt is woven through each tale, and they are faith-based. Abingdon Press is giving away three of its latest releases. To enter, leave a comment […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 September, 2014

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Quilt Retreat!

In just under four weeks I will spend four days at my guild’s quilt retreat! I’ll be going with my aunt, who you can see here with me in a photo taken about three years ago at the last retreat we went to together. It has been so long since I’ve had uninterrupted sewing time, […]

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17 February, 2015

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Dimensions Block of the Month – Block 11 video tutorial

Order the Quilt Addicts Anonymous 2018 Block of the Month Pattern Book designed by Stephanie Soebbing! Click here to order: http://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/dimensions-pattern-book/ Dimensions is an 11-month block of the month program. There are 11 block designs and the quilt will measure 80-inches square when completed. The quilt uses Kinkame Shades and American Made Brand Solids by […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 April, 2018

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Chiaverini supports Project Linus by letting readers chose the twins’ gender

Jennifer Chiaverini is as civically minded as the characters in her book. At the Midwest Writing Center luncheon in Davenport, Iowa, Chiaverini joked about how readers were just dying to know the gender of Sarah’s twins and that Sarah’s pregnancy was really just a regular nine-month gestation period, even though she’s been pregnant for several […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 November, 2011

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