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 […]

The Block A Day Challenge has begun!

Ladies and gentlemen, start your sewing machines. The Block A Day Challenge has begun and this month’s prize is three spools Coats and Clark Multicolor mercerized cotton. Each spool has 1,200 yards of Egyptian cotton thread on it, which is perfect for finishing your quilts. I love it for free motion quilting  because the variegated thread helps […]
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How we designed Nocturne, my first fabric collection with QT Fabrics!

We’re shipping Nocturne now! Order at this link: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/fabric/quilting-treasures/nocturne-by-stephanie-soebbing/?orderby=date Today we’re talking you behind-the-scenes giving you a deep dive into the process of designing Nocturne, my first fabric collection with QT Fabrics that we are now shipping! I chatted with Tiffany Jawor-Smith from QT Fabrics, who I worked with to develop the look and feel […]

‘American Quilts’ a must see

I saw the “American Quilts: Selections from the Winterthur Collection,” currently on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum, over the weekend and the quilts were inspiring. There are more than 40 quilts in the exhibit and many were made by women in their early 20s as bridal quilts, which just goes to show you that […]
Free Block of the Month – September
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Free Block of the Month – September

Join the FREE Block of the Month pattern from Quilt Addicts Anonymous. Each month you’ll learn a new tips, tricks and efficiencies that will improve your quilting and give you the chance to try new blocks you might not want to make an entire quilt from. For fabric requirements, cutting instructions and free printable instructions, […]

A new addiction

I’ve watched a million, OK maybe dozens, of YouTube tutorials on chalk pain, examined the beautiful brush stroke-free finishes and drooled over the colors in the Annie Sloan color chart. But I wasn’t quite ready to take the plunge without taking a class first. I wasn’t sure which brush I needed for what technique, how […]

2015 finishes

I was fortunate enough to complete quite a few projects in 2015, baby dresses, chalk paint projects and, of course, quilts. The later is what I will share with you in today’s look back at 2015 finishes. The first finish of the year was the Block of the Month 2014, one of the two versions […]