Kalona quilts continued

The Kalona Historical Village put together an exhibit just for the Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group that featured quilts with a family story. The quilts are absolutely remarkable and I’ll them speak for themselves.

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Kids Face Mask Pattern with Filter Pocket, Nose Piece & Adjustable Elastic for a Perfect Fit!

Kids are going back to school and day care soon, but COVID-19 is still here and wearing a mask is more important than ever to slow the spread. So today’s video goes over how to adjust an N95-style mask pattern for children over the age of 2. This is the same pattern I used to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 June, 2020

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Knitting, the thing I do when I can’t sew

Last week I had the flu. The go to the ER for some fluids because you can’t even keep water down kind of flu. I went back to work Friday and when I got home I wasn’t really up for sewing, but after a couple days of sitting on the couch and watching TV, I […]

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3 April, 2014

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KonMari Your Stash – How to fold your stash using Marie Kondo folding techniques

I am one of the many who have been caught up in the decluttering wave thanks to “Tidying Up” with Marie Kondo on Netflix. Since the beginning of January, I have removed 20 bins of stuff from my house and am just getting started. But I have been folding my fabric stash by the Marie […]

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21 January, 2019

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KonMari Your Stash Part II – How to fold your stash using Marie Kondo folding techniques

A couple weeks ago we posted a video on how to KonMari Your Stash and you all loved it! You can watch it here: https://youtu.be/TnHqmf–SZg In that video I showed you how we fold fat eighths, fat quarters, half yards and yard cuts so that everything is uniform in size and stored vertically so you […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 February, 2019

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KonMari Your Stash! How to fold your entire stash … fat quarters, yards, garment fabric & more …

Last year we released two videos on how I fold and organize my fabric stash. You loved it, but many of you wanted to just see the folding. So I’ve recreated a supercut of both videos, that gets right down to how to fold your fabric so it can be stored vertically so you can […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 March, 2020

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Labor, sharp objects and my husband

Occasionally I go to a knitting night at my local yarn shop called the Knaughty Knitters. It’s a fun bunch. There’s usually wine and everyone is always willing to make sure I haven’t screwed something up too badly. The last time I was there, hugely pregnant finishing a baby sweater, I asked if they thought […]

Stephanie Soebbing

6 May, 2014

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Last-minute gift: GAP-tastic cowl

This post is for all you quilters out there that are also closet knitters. I started and finished the GAP-tastic Cowl in one week. Yes, just one week, and I am by no means a fast knitter. This pattern is super simple. You just alternate knit and purl stitches, so even a beginner can handle […]

Stephanie Soebbing

17 December, 2013

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Laurel Burch, Rainbows & Dogs = Must Have Fabric!

I love sewing with Laurel Burch. You just can’t go wrong with the vibrant rainbow, gold metallics and her signature drawing style. But Kindred Canines has absolutely everything I love in one collection, Laurel Burch, rainbows and dogs! My husband and I have adopted or fostered nearly a dozen dogs in our 13 years of […]

Stephanie Soebbing

17 February, 2023

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Layer Cake Log Cabin perfect for Christmas fabrics! 12 Makes of Christmas 2021

t’s time for our fourth Make of Christmas and today we’re working on a layer cake quilt that looks fabulous in holiday fabrics! In the video, I not only show you how I sew a log cabin, but I also how I organize my fabric to make sure every block is scrappy with no repeats. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 December, 2021

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