Behind the scenes: Unpacking a quilt exhibit

The 34 quilts that are part of the National Quilt Museum’s next exhibit, Food for Thought from SAQA, have finished their week of rest and rods are being inserted in preparation for their big debut on Friday, April 10. It seems like a strange concept, allowing an inanimate object to rest. But laying the quilts […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 April, 2015

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Pretty in Pink

For me, having a little girl means branching out in my sewing projects to garments. I’m just a big sucker for all the frilly little dress patterns, so Easter was a chance for me to have some fun creating a custom outfit for Angela. I started with a fuchsia eyelet dress made from McCalls M6015 […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 April, 2015

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American Genius Highway Quilt Trail highlights Missouri quilt shops

The St. Joseph Conventions and Visitors Bureau is capitalizing on the popularity of quilting for its latest tourism promotion, the American Genius Highway Quilt Trail. The trail features 15 quilts shops in 14 cities located on or near Highway 36. That list includes the Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Mo. The idea came from […]

Stephanie Soebbing

2 April, 2015

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Block A Day Challenge round up – Week 1

The Block A Day Challenge got a slow start this week, but the participants have made some good progress. I’ve sewn more blocks for my New York Beauty in one week than I have in the last six months. Here’s a few of the blocks that were completed this week:   If you’re hesitant to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 January, 2012

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T-shirt quilt tutorial: Making the sandwich

What you’ll need: A large flat surface to work on, such as a floor or folding table. Backing fabric that is 10 inches wider and longer than your quilt top. I buy fabric that is specifically made for quilt backs that is 108 inches wide. Warm and White or Warm and Natural batting that is […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 January, 2012

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How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 7

Learn how to mark your quilt top and how to make a quilt sandwich by layering and pin basting the three layers of the quilt together. For complete instructions, supply lists and fabric requirements, visit http://quiltaddictsanonymous.com/tutorials/.

Stephanie Soebbing

8 January, 2012

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Ditching a quilt

No, I’m not throwing out a quilt, I’m stitching in the ditch. This was one of the first quilt finishing techniques I learned and quickly gave up when I started free motion quilting. But sometimes you just can’t get away with skipping this step, and that’s the case with my 2014 Block of the Month […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 March, 2015

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‘More Custom Slipcovers’ not for beginners

I’m not a novice when it comes to creating slipcovers. I’m working on recovering a patio set, but in that case I just removed the cover, took it apart and used the fabric as a pattern to cut and sew my new slipcover. The techniques in “More Custom Slipcovers: Easy to Make and Snug-Fitting” by Marge […]

Stephanie Soebbing

25 March, 2015

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Craftsy class review: ‘Help! How Do I Quilt It?’

I enrolled in one of Craftsy’s newer quilting classes, “Help! How Do I Quilt It? A Machine Quilting Manual” by Angela Walters last week to get some ideas for quilting my 2014 Block of the Month quilt. I have never quilted anything so large in anything other than an all-over pattern and wanted to do […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 March, 2015

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Quilt retreat progress report

I had hoped to write a triumphant post today about how much I got done at Quilt Retreat last weekend. Unfortunately that’s not the case. While I normally can accomplish more in one four-day weekend of uninterrupted sewing than I can in a month of distracted craft time at home, my weekend was anything but […]

Stephanie Soebbing

23 March, 2015

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