Friday progress report: Log cabins, Barn quilts and family time

I’ve spent the last week in Shawano, the barn quilt capital of Wisconsin. But I didn’t come just for the quilts. My family has been coming here every summer for decades. There are eight adults, six dogs and one baby. It’s crazy but I always enjoy the time with family The week has been filled […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 August, 2013

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Friday Progress Report: The final fabrics chosen by you

http://instagram.com/p/cY70HLv4fi/ I’ve got 12 blocks left to piece for my maple leaf log cabin quilt. That meant I needed two more fat quarters to make the maple leaves, but I had three to choose from. Since I owe my fast progress on this quilt to my followers on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, I decided to […]

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2 August, 2013

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July round up: Inspiration, triangles and dreams of cooler weather

July was a hot month, but my quilting projects were all looking ahead to to colder times. And with the progress I’ve been making, they just might be done in time to enjoy when the leaves start turning. Quilting Arts: I took a mini workshop from Pokey Bolton at the International Quilt Festival and was […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 July, 2013

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Instagram, the great motivator

http://instagram.com/p/ax8csQv4S2/ I started using Instagram with some frequency about the same time I started my maple leaf log cabin quilt. I took a class from Marti Michell when she came to my guild, and used her log cabin construction technique to  combine two blocks I’ve been itching to make a quilt with for years. I […]

Stephanie Soebbing

30 July, 2013

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Friday Progress Report: Fabriganza fun

This was the week of not getting much accomplished. I normally get plenty done over the weekend, but I had a bridal shower and bachelorette party in Chicago. I had a great time, but ended up with food poisoning from eating duck testicles. Long story, even longer time spent in the bathroom. Once I finally […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 July, 2013

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Quilting with Marti Michell

I took quilting celebrity Marti Michell’s Fat Quarter Log Cabin class last weekend. As I got ready, my husband predicted I would be a bad student, and he was right. I completely blew up the pattern. We were supposed to cut a 3-inch square for the center and then add 1-inch strips until the block […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 June, 2013

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