Block of the Month July 2016

Hello all! The July Block of the Month pattern and tutorial are up! This month we’re making more 6-inch blocks to go with the ones we made in June. They look really cute next to each other. Make sure you watch the tutorial to the end to get some great tips on how to press […]

‘More Custom Slipcovers’ not for beginners

I’m not a novice when it comes to creating slipcovers. I’m working on recovering a patio set, but in that case I just removed the cover, took it apart and used the fabric as a pattern to cut and sew my new slipcover. The techniques inĀ “More Custom Slipcovers: Easy to Make and Snug-Fitting” by Marge […]

After quilt retreat: Batik tree skirt

I spent 25 hours working on the batik tree skirt for the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild’s tree in the Festival of Trees fundraiser next month. The first seven were spent cutting the fabric. The pattern and templates were all on paper. I had one chance to cut the templates right so I had to take […]

I’m on Craftsy

I discovered Craftsy this week. It’s glorious. You can find patterns from independent designers like myself for quilting, knitting, jewelry and more. So naturally I created a shop for my patterns. My goal is to create two pattern books, one of triangles using my method of piecing them all from squares and another one of […]

I can’t just put my feet up

http://instagram.com/p/ma2mQ6v4ZG/ I was on a roll. I had sit-n-sew last Friday night and I had prepped all the half square triangles for the April Block of the Month and had them ready to sew together. Then I got home and cut all the components of the May Block of the Month and sewed together a […]

When it’s OK to use fusble web for applique

I’m kind of an applique snob. I’ve tried just about every method known to man and have come to the conclusion that, in my humble opinion, to create heirloom applique you should use the spray starch method and stitch the edges under with teeny tiny stitches in a neutral colored silk thread so they will […]
Dimensions Block of the Month by Quilt Addicts Anonymous
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Dimensions Block of the Month by Quilt Addicts Anonymous

Join the Quilt Addicts Anonymous 2018 Block of the Month designed by Stephanie Soebbing! Click here to sign up: http://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/dimensions-2018-block-of-the-month/ Dimensions is an 11-month block of the month program that runs February 2018 through December 2018. There are 11 block designs and the quilt will measure 80-inches square when completed. The quilt uses Kinkame Shades […]

Quilt top reveal – Triangle Boot Camp

My plan was to work all day on Friday at quilt retreat to finish my triangle boot camp class sample, which I designed for a class I’m teaching in June at Neal’s Vacuum and Sewing Center in Muscatine, Iowa. But by the end of the night I just had the blocks done and the sashing […]