The Ultimate Jelly Roll Rug Video Tutorial!

Jelly roll rugs are all the rage. I can barely scroll through my Instagram feed without seeing a new version of one pop up. So I contacted Roma, the designer behind RJ Designs who created this fabulous pattern that transforms a 2 1/2-inch strip roll and batting into a fabulous, colorful rug to see if […]

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Naming a sewing machine is no easy matter

I think my sewing machine needs a name. I’ve come to this conclusion because I recently read a blog post by a friend who confessed that she calls her sewing machine Pirate Wench, and I’ve been reading George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire,” in which all great swords have names. But […]

Stephanie Soebbing

15 February, 2012

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Sign up for the 2017 BOM Starburst Galaxy

I am so excited to share Starburst Galaxy, the 2017 Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month with you! This design has been in the works for months starting with the fabric selection, through three different design revisions before this new design was born. Next year we are going to lighten things up quite a […]

Stephanie Soebbing

29 August, 2016

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How to turn ugly sweaters into cute mittens

Upcycled sweater mittens are one of my favorite projects. They are a fast, easy and cheap project, three of my favorite things when it comes to sewing. In about an hour you can go from an old, ugly sweater to a super-cute pair of mittens. This project is so fast an inexpensive that it makes […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 November, 2015

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How to upcycle a vintage sewing machine cabinet

This project has been on the back burner ever since I snagged this seafoam green vintage Singer and sewing machine cabinet for about $50 at the thrift shop a couple years ago. When I got it, the legs were shaky, the wood top was scratched and the stain was dull and boring. My vision was […]

Stephanie Soebbing

22 August, 2013

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Block of the Month December Part Two – Putting it all together

Here it is, the final video tutorial for the 2015 Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month. In today’s tutorial I show you how to put the blocks together into setting triangles that form the corners of the quilt, and how to attach them to the center medallion we finished in May. If you haven’t […]

Stephanie Soebbing

14 December, 2015

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February Block of the Month

I hope you all are having as much fun with the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month as I am. Nearly 1,500 of you downloaded the January block, and I can’t wait to see how everyone’s fabric and color choices make the pattern come to life in a different way. But now it’s time […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 February, 2014

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How to make a barn quilt (and have a lot of fun)

During one of my sit-n-sews’ recent gatherings, my good friend Kay said how much she wanted a barn quilt and did anyone know how to make them? Well, I once interviewed a guy who made more than 200, so yeah, I could figure it out. From there we planned a day of fun. Kay hosted […]

Stephanie Soebbing

10 August, 2015

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‘And Still We Rise’ celebrates African American history through quilting

Part history lesson, part artist interpretation, part museum exhibition catalog, “And Still We Rise: Race, Culture, and Visual Conversations,” is a celebration of African American history, culture and its contribution to the Unites States as we know it today. The book and accompanying art exhibit is vision of Carolyn, L. Mazloomi, who has her doctorate […]

Stephanie Soebbing

8 June, 2015

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I heart Craigslist

I’ve got an Craiglist alert set up for any posts that include “sewing” in the Quad-Cities where I live. I know, I may have a problem. So a couple weeks ago an alert popped up on my phone for an antique treadle sewing machine. The top was in bad shape, I learned later a fish […]

Stephanie Soebbing

2 September, 2015

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