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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5 August, 2014

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10 Hacks for Better Quilting Part 8! Ditch your quarter-inch foot with a guide … #SHORTS

#SHORTS Check out Stephanie’s Top 10 Hacks for Better Quilting! You’ll be sure to improve your accuracy on your next project. Comment below to let us know your favorite quilting hacks! Also be sure to check out our completely FREE Beginner Quilting video tutorial series! It’s more than 5 hours of FREE video lessons + […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 July, 2021

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It looks like a quilt shop threw up in my living room

The fabric for the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Mini BOM arrived today! It came in five huge, heavy boxes and I am just so excited to see all the fabrics together. When I chose the fabric, I selected from swatches that measure about 8 inches square. It is just so much more exciting to see the […]

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13 June, 2016

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Quilts of Love giveaway!

The Quilts of Love series from Abingdon Press features 25 books, each by a different author and written across multiple genres. The two things they have in common are each story has a quilt is woven through each tale, and they are faith-based. Abingdon Press is giving away three of its latest releases. To enter, leave a comment […]

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4 September, 2014

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Quilted placemat tutorial – Part 2

The second in a two-part how-to video, Home Rookie Stephanie De Pasquale demonstrates how to cut and piece placemats with a Fourth of July theme.

Stephanie Soebbing

19 August, 2011

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I always worry about my quilting students

I just finished teaching a T-shirt quilting class at CommUniversity. The local program offers two-hour classes every Sunday in February. The way the class is set up meant my students got two more hours of instruction and time to do homework between classes. That meant they actually had finished tops at the end of class […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 February, 2013

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Ready or not

There is a pretty good chance I’m going to have the baby early, possibly today or tomorrow even. About a week ago my blood pressure spiked. It wasn’t so high to induce before I was full term, but it was high enough to have me work from home for the rest of the pregnancy. See […]

Stephanie Soebbing

5 May, 2014

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How to make half square triangles from squares

Learn how to make half square triangles from squares in this video tutorial for quilters. This method eliminates stretching from sewing on the bias and leads to more accurate piecing and quilting. Find more tutorials and a pattern to use the half square triangles in at http://www.quiltaddictsanonymous.com.

Stephanie Soebbing

18 October, 2012

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Foam Flower Bouquet – Crafting with Kids

I just love a good craft kit and the Flower Surprise Crafting Kids from Happy Cube was awesome. I got this on Zulily, for way less than the retail price and it came with everything my daughter and I needed to make a foam flower bouquet. This craft kit is recommended for ages 5+, but […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 July, 2018

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Five-Hour Bed Quilt

Use a layer cake and some yardage to create a quilt to fit a full-sized bed in five hours. The pattern and quilt kit to go with this project are available at http://www.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/2015/06/five-hour-bed-quilt/

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15 June, 2015

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