Washing machine, the final quilting step

  I feel like a quilt isn’t really complete until it’s been through the wash. Hang in with me for a second those of you who think putting the final stitch in the binding is the time to celebrate. For my batting I go back and forth between Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 cotton-poly blend and Quilters Dream […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 January, 2014

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How to strip piece without pins

For my king-sized snowball quilt I decided to echo the 2-inch squares than make up the nine patches in the center of the quilt in the border. That meant creating a border with 1,128 2-inch squares, and I didn’t pin a single one. The trick is using strip piecing and strategic pressing to save time […]

Stephanie Soebbing

20 February, 2013

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Designer Chat with FreeSpirit fabric designer Shell Rummel + TONS of new fabrics, kits & pre-cuts!

We’ve got a treat for you today! Not only do we have lots of new quilty arrivals to check out, I also got a chance to chat with FreeSpirit fabric designer Shell Rummel about her new collection Time & Tide. So we’ll take a peak at all the new goodies we have in the shop, […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 February, 2021

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Stripping in Paradise tutorial and kit reveal

I have been holding this news back since March and am so excited to share it with you all now! The Stripping in Paradise pattern has been my favorite so far of all the patterns I’ve created for fabric exchanges. So when the exchange wrapped up, I wanted a way to share the quilt and […]

Stephanie Soebbing

19 August, 2016

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Why we’re not reopening our Brick & Mortar store …

It’s Small Business Saturday, so I thought I’d take a minute to chat about Quilt Addicts Anonymous, how we got to this point and why we’re going to focus on being an online store only going forward. Like everyone we’ve experienced a lot of changes in the last two years, and have spent a lot […]

Stephanie Soebbing

27 November, 2021

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Christmas scrap buster! Check out this Ghost of Christmas Past tutorial

Click here to download the Ghost of Christmas Past pattern for free until December 31, 2017! Pretty much every quilter has scraps left over from Christmas sewing projects. The challenge is not all reds and greens are created equal. So while some reds looks great together in a line, they may look terrible next to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

26 December, 2017

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Maple Leaf Log Cabin – Fat Quarter Friendly Fall Quilt Pattern and Tutorial

Maple Leaf Log Cabin is one of the first quilts I designed and published the pattern to. It was before I discovered modern quilting, so it is very traditional, but perfect for fall. But we just gave the quilt an update using modern fabrics and it looks fantastic. I just love how it turned out […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 October, 2021

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Virtual Shop Hop: Fern Hill Gifts and Quilts, South Amana, Iowa

Fern Hill Gifts and Quilts is one of two quilt shops located in the historic Amana Colonies in Iowa, not far from I-80. At first we thought this stop was a bust. The first floor is filled with gifts and tchotchkes, the kind of thing you buy on vacation or for an older relative who […]

Stephanie Soebbing

20 July, 2015

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Ornament Mug Rugs & Quilt Pattern! Quiltmas in July 2022

We know you all love a good Mug Rug pattern, this adorable holiday design includes instructions for a set of mug rugs AND three quilt sizes! Ornament Collection is a scrap- and fat quarter-friendly Christmas pattern that allows you to showcase your favorite holiday prints in ornament quilt blocks. We have kits available for Mug […]

Stephanie Soebbing

18 July, 2022

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Changing Scale with the Loopy Meander – Intro to Free Motion Quilting

Welcome to our Intro Free Motion Quilting series! We are so excited about this course so we can help give you the confidence to finish your quilts yourself on your home sewing machine or longarm. Today we are working on changing scale with the loopy meander. Changing scale is one of the easiest ways to […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 February, 2022

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