Virtual Shop Hop: Home Ec. Workshop, Iowa City

Home Ec. Workshop is haven for all modern fiber artists. It is filled with fun prints, gorgeous yarn and a cafe that serves up drinks with names like “Black Sheep Latte,” “Sheepuccino” and “Americano Sheep.” Located in Iowa City near the University of Iowa, the shop has a modern flavor that you don’t often find […]

Stephanie Soebbing

12 July, 2012

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Little girls, their dolls and dresses

http://instagram.com/p/llKlITP4R8/?modal=true When I was a little girl my American Girl doll and I both had matching dresses. That outfit was my absolute favorite, mostly because with thick bangs and dark brown hair, the Samantha doll looked like a mini me. So when I saw this pattern and fabric during a trip to Hancock Fabrics for […]

Stephanie Soebbing

12 August, 2014

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‘Quilting the New Classics’ connects contemporary, modern

“Quilting the New Classics” is a collection of patterns from big name designers featuring a traditional and modern interpretation of 10 quilt blocks. With 20 quilt designs in all, the patterns, designed specifically for this book, connect the rich traditions of quilting with the modern look many quilters are trending toward today. Featuring some of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 November, 2014

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Fat Quarter Friendly, Strip Piecing Quilt Tutorial! Watch How to Make Trellis ..

In this Stashin’ with Stephanie video I show you how to: – Strip piece to create a quilt top quickly – Plan your fabric placement to create plus signs with fabric – Press your seams open so they are super flat So even if you don’t want to make this quilt, there are lots of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

23 April, 2019

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Time-saving tip: How to cut strip sets quickly

Whenever I’m cutting a new quilt I just want to get to sewing. So whenever I have multiple strips to cut to the same size square or rectangle, I use the mat to measure so I can cut them all at the same time. By laying the strips out along the inch lines on the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 April, 2015

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Christmas Star Quilting Stencil Tutorial! Quiltmas in July

We’ve got a special quilting stencil for you today. The Christmas Star quilting design from Full Line Stencil is absolutely gorgeous, and the perfect example of why you want to incorporate stencils into your quilting. This intermediate stencil design is not one I could ever freehand. But when I have a line to follow, I […]

Stephanie Soebbing

21 July, 2022

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5 Hacks for Faster Quilting – Part 1 – Read the pattern before starting! #SHORTS

#SHORTS 5 Hacks for Faster Quilting – Part 1 – Read the pattern before starting! Be sure to check out our completely FREE Beginner Quilting video tutorial series! It’s more than 5 hours of FREE video lessons + a FREE pattern and exclusive discount code. Click here to download the FREE pattern and get the […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 August, 2021

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Quilting a beginner-friendly feather using Full Line Stencils – Seeing Stars Quilting

Today we’re working with one of my favorite Full Line Stencil designs of all time, the Interlocking El Dorado. It’s the perfect beginner feather stencil and I cannot quilt feathers with out it. Seriously, I’ve tried feathers so many times, taken classes, sketched endlessly, but I just cannot freehand quilt a good stencil without these […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 March, 2022

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Quilting bucket list

As I see all the posts about Quilt Week in Paducah this week, it makes me think about all my quilting bucket list, all the things I want to do and accomplish in my quilting. Here’s my top five: 1. Go to the National Quilt Museum during Quilt Week Paducah during the annual AQS show […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 April, 2015

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Loopy Meander Show and Tell – Intro to Free Motion Quilting

Welcome to our Intro Free Motion Quilting series! We are so excited about this course so we can help give you the confidence to finish your quilts yourself on your home sewing machine or longarm. It’s Loopy Meander Show & Tell Time! We’re going to wrap up each segment of the Intro to Free Motion […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 February, 2022

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