Thread stand makeover

Of the luxuries I’ve missed most about having a dedicated sewing space, a thread stand is definitely in my top five. Not only do I love the look of having my thread on display, it is a lot easier to find what you’re looking for when it is neatly displayed on the wall instead of […]

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7 May, 2015

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Block a Day Challenge – January round up

The object of the Block a Day Challenge is to finish more quilts in 2012, and boy did we finish some quilts in January. If you’re just now joining us for the Block a Day Challenge, here’s how it works. Spend a few minutes each day sewing one quilt block. Then take a picture of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 January, 2012

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1,500 inches of binding

Not that long ago I wrote about how the downside of spending so much time on the longarm lately means I now had 700 inches of binding to do by hand. I know there are some who love sewing binding on by hand. I’m not one of them. But I prefer the look to machine […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 June, 2015

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Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 4

This week was all about color in the Block a Day Challenge. Almost all of the blocks were made from bright, beautiful fabrics in a rainbow of hues. Here’s a sampling of what we created. There also were a handful of applique blocks, some sewn by hand, that were completed this week. And now for […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 January, 2012

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Join the first Quilt Addicts Anonymous fabric exchange!

I’ve been working on something fun behind the scenes and I’m finally ready to reveal it today! Quilt Addicts Anonymous will host its first fabric exchange! If you all like it, I’ll do more, but here is the what sets the QAA Fabric Exchange apart from others you may participate in: I have designed an […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 September, 2015

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Quilted placemat tutorial

This video was originally produced for the Home Rookies blog, which Stephanie writes for her day job at a daily newspaper. Fabric requirements 1 fabric panel with square images measuring at least 6 1/2 inches wide for the placemat center* 1 1/4 yards of white fireworks fabric* 3/4 of a yard of dark blue and […]

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19 August, 2011

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Sometimes done is better than perfect

My niece is at that age where I can make her happy with a new outfit for her doll, so that is exactly what she got for her birthday – new pjs and a quilt for her doll. I started early with the best of intentions. I picked up a few half-yard cuts of flannel […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 June, 2015

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5-inch squares offer endless quilting possibilites

I took a class from Pat Speth of Nickle Quilts fame. She was a member of my guild, the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild, when she published her first book filled with 20 patterns made from 5-inch squares. Now she’s based out of Minnesota, has written three more books with dozens of patterns made from 5-inch […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 October, 2011

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Must-have notion: Machingers Quilting Gloves

I’m not going to recommend a product on this blog unless I really love it and couldn’t imagine quilting without it. Machingers Quilting Gloves definitely fit that description. The gloves are made from a lightweight, breathable fabric so you won’t get sweaty hands while you’re quilting. But what makes these gloves absolutely essential for quilting […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 October, 2011

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How to sew strip sets

I got the idea to shoot this video tutorial when I was helping my mom learn to quilt. I was helping her put together a table runner that required her to make several four-patch units that finished four-inches square. The instructions told her to cut dozens of 1 1/2-inch squares, then sew them all back […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 August, 2015

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