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September 2015

September Block of the Month

It is here! The September Block of the Month is available for download. This is the last month using the green and yellow fabrics. Next month we’ll move on to blue, which means we are almost done! I can’t wait to see this quilt come together at the end of the year. As usual, we’re […]
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Children’s quilts tell the stories of our lives

Quilts are important because they tell the stories of our lives, and that’s the message I’m trying to get across with the Children’s Quilts exhibit at the Quad-City Botanical Center which I curated for the Misssissippi Valley Quilters Guild. The quilt show features more than 20 quilts with a mix of modern, antique and not […]
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Finishing my own quilt on the longarm

I’m quilting my triangle boot camp quilt tonight at Quilting By You in Bettendorf, Iowa. It’s a great place because there are three longarm machines that you learn to use and rent time on. Before Quilting By You, I always quilted on my home sewing machine, which was OK for crib-sized projects, but is a […]
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Warm and Natural giveaway winner

First I want to say thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I really enjoyed reading all your comments about what you’re working on now. I used Random.org to chose a winner. And the author of the 57th comment and winner of the Warm and Natural batting is Missy, who is working on a […]
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A knitting affair

I’ve been having an affair with knitting. It’s all started when I got a copy of “All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin,” by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee. The book is a collection of essays about knitting, mothering, living in an old house with two closets and a big stash (knitters have stashes too) […]
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I’m planning something big…

I’m working on something big for www.stephaniesoebbing.etsy.com. The only clue I’ll give you for now is that my plans require me to dig through the attic for props to photograph some new items with. Keep a lookout for the big reveal sometime next week.
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I’m going through quilt retreat withdrawal

I spent last Thursday through Sunday at quilt retreat and now I miss it. I look forward to the semi-annual retreat for months. It’s a great opportunity to make a lot of progress on quilts. I finished 10 blocks on my New York Beauty Christmas quilt, finished piecing the top for the class sample for my […]
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Snowball nine patch

I’m snowed in my sewing room

OK, clearly it isn’t actually snowing in my sewing room, but my blue and white snowball quilt is starting to come together. I’ve had the snowball blocks done since I started the quilt in the middle of a heat wave last summer. But I’ve been taking my time on the 6-inch nine patches that will […]
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Preserving memories with a T-shirt quilt

I’ve been working a lot on T-shirt quilts recently. I had a bunch of shirts from my sorority days in college that I don’t wear anymore. I didn’t want to toss them, but I also don’t have the space to store them all, so I decided re-purposing them as a quilt was the best option. […]
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