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August Block of the Month

The August block is another simple block. We’re just making a few half square triangles and then putting it together in rows of four with some squares. The complicated look that makes this quilt look difficult comes when we assemble all the different blocks at the end of the year. Also, if you’re running low […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 August, 2015

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The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting provides comprehensive in-depth instuctions

If you’ve been admiring art quilts and wondering where to start, “The Ultimate Guide to Art Quilting” is a must have. Written by Linda Seward, the author of “The Complete Book of Patchwork, Quilting and Applique,” which as sold more than a quarter-million copies, her latest release contains more than 1,000 instructions and illustrations on art […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 October, 2014

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‘Dressmaker of Khair Khana’ a tale of strength, perseverance and courage

One day Kamila Sidiqi proudly received her teaching degree during the Afghanistan civil war. The next she was confined to her home when the Taliban seized control of Kabul, ordering women from the workplace and forcing them to wear a full chadri, covering their bodies from head to foot, when they absolutely had to leave […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 June, 2015

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Become a Quilt Addicts Anonymous Ambassador

We are starting a Quilt Addicts Anonymous Ambassador program and we are looking for some talented quilters and sewers who want some free fabric, patterns and exposure for their blog and/or social media channels and guidance on how to make money from your creative passion. Here is how it will work. Each month you can […]

Stephanie Soebbing

3 April, 2018

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My first Quilt Market!

One of the more fun parts of having a blog that has gotten big enough to become a legitimate business is going to the International Quilt Market for the first time. There were more than two dozen rows filled with all the latest fabric lines, notions, patterns, books and sewing machines. If it had anything remotely […]

Stephanie Soebbing

24 May, 2016

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‘Food for Thought’ opens at The National Quilt Museum

Cherry pie so realistic you could just stick a fork in it, heirloom tomatoes that look like the juices would flow right out if you bit into them and reminders that in a country of abundance, there are still many who go hungry. That’s just a few scenes depicted “Food for Thought” an exhibit that […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 April, 2015

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April Block of the Month

Welcome back to the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month! This month we’re getting started on the first pieced border. There are 20 blocks, to make, but they’re easy and just 6-inches finished so the piecing goes fast. As always, I’m making the quilt in two colorways just in case the pinks and purples […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 March, 2014

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Another UFO down!

One of the gals in my sit-n-sew was expecting her first child and trying to start and finish a chevron baby quilt before the little guy arrived. She was already in the third trimester. So the rest of the Next Generation Sit-n-Sew (we’re all in our 20s and 30s) decided we’d make one for her. […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 June, 2013

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February Block of the Month

I hope you all are having as much fun with the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month as I am. Nearly 1,500 of you downloaded the January block, and I can’t wait to see how everyone’s fabric and color choices make the pattern come to life in a different way. But now it’s time […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 February, 2014

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Ghost of Christmas Past round up

Congratulations to Susie, the winner of the Fabric.com gift card! She was chosen at random from the Ghost of Christmas Past exchange participants who finished their quilt tops by December 26 and posted their photos to the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Facebook page. Susie managed to finish the quilt top even though she was recovering from […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 December, 2015

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