Quilt Addicts Anonymous – January 2016 Stars in the Night 2016 Block of the Month video tutorial
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Quilt Addicts Anonymous – January 2016 Stars in the Night 2016 Block of the Month video tutorial

This is the start of a brand new block of the month from Quilt Addicts Anonymous. We are using an alternative grid layout with different sized blocks. The first features an 18-inch star pattern, made with paper piece and half-square triangles. Free printable instructions are available at this link: http://www.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/january-2016-block-of-the-month/
How to make quarter square triangles from squares
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How to make quarter square triangles from squares

Learn how to make quarter square triangles from squares. This construction method keeps your fabric from stretching on the bias, which makes for perfect piecing where blocks turn out the right size, points are where they are supposed to be and your quilt lies flat. This tutorial is part of the Triangle Bootcamp series on […]

It’s Christmas in my mailbox

I’m the lead designer for the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees this year. For those of you who aren’t in the Quad-Cities, the Festival of Trees is a fundraiser for Quad-City Arts in which artists design Christmas trees, stockings, wreaths, hearths and entire rooms with Christmas decorations of their […]

Loading up the frame

Last summer I spent a lot of time piecing and no time on the longarm, which means I have a backlog of tops in need of finishing in my sewing room closet. So I’ve resumed my monthly trips to Quilting By You in Bettendorf, Iowa, where I can rent time on a longarm machine and […]

Well … it’ll fit next year

When I started Little Sister’s Dress a few months ago I planned to make it in the six months size, but I think Angela will be 18 months or maybe even two years old before she fills out the finished garment. And it will definitely be a tunic, not a dress. It’s the thought that counts […]

35th anniversary of the rotary cutter

Olfa is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the rotary cutter by making a Anniversary Commemorative Quilt that will be displayed at the International Quilt Market in Houston this October. I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute a block for the quilt. The only requirements were that the block measure 6 1/2 inches square and included yellow […]
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OMG you have to see these ombre prints!

We just got in Dragonfly Dreams by Deborah Edwards for Northcott Fabrics and it is absolutely amazing. The collection is stunning and contains some beautiful digital prints in rich hues of pink and magenta.  But the show stopping prints are the two ombres traveling from light to dark pink across the entire width of fabric. […]

Christmas in July sale

It’s Christmas in July here at Custom Quilts by Stephanie Soebbing. All Christmas stockings are 30 percent off. There are nine styles available in traditional and novelty prints including pet and sports themes. And if you don’t find what you’re looking for, I’d be happy to make a custom stocking for you. Ready-made items are […]