Super cute watermelon placemats

My mother-in-law’s birthday was Wednesday. She said she didn’t want us to buy her anything, so I decided to make something. My boss saw watermelon placemats at a quilt shop on vacation and, thinking of me, got a copy of the pattern. The placemats are actually quite easy to make. I fused fleece to the […]

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5 April, 2010

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10 signs you may be going through sewing machine withdrawal

1. Your sewing machine broke less than an hour ago, but you’re already at the craft store because you have an overwhelming need to organize seven years worth of photos and arrange them into scrapbook albums. 2. You proceed to organize said photos, finish your wedding scrapbook from five years ago, start a baby scrapbook […]

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13 February, 2014

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Virtual Shop Hop: Quilter’s Connection, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Quilters Connection is one of the biggest quilt shops you’ll find in Green Bay, Wisconsin. And in this case, big equals variety. You’ll find everything from reproduction prints and homespuns to batiks and bright, bold prints. There is one of the largest collections of Civil War reproductions I’ve seen. I picked up several double pinks […]

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19 August, 2013

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Quilted placemat tutorial – Part 1

The first 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.

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19 August, 2011

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Virtual Shop Hop: Quilter’s Heaven, Northbrook, Ill.

Quilter’s Heaven in the Chicago suburb of Northbrook, Ill., really is a paradise for modern quilters. Everywhere you turn there are bright, large prints. And I do mean everywhere. Every room in this converted house is filled from floor to ceiling with fabric. Everywhere you look there is a riot of color. I especially couldn’t […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 January, 2012

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Christmas Star Quilting Stencil Tutorial! Quiltmas in July

We’ve got a special quilting stencil for you today. The Christmas Star quilting design from Full Line Stencil is absolutely gorgeous, and the perfect example of why you want to incorporate stencils into your quilting. This intermediate stencil design is not one I could ever freehand. But when I have a line to follow, I […]

Stephanie Soebbing

21 July, 2022

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How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 1

For complete instructions and fabric requirements, go to http://quiltaddictsanonymous.com/2012/07/how-to-make-a-t-shirt-quilt-video-tutorial/

Stephanie Soebbing

13 October, 2011

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Block a Day Challenge – February round up

February was a busy month for us in the Block a Day Challenge. We finished 380 blocks, 11 tops and 8 quilts. I’m really looking forward to see the finished quilts from the blocks you’re working on. This month’s winner is Quilts by Lisa. She will receive a copy of “Free-Motion Quilting Made Easy,” by […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 March, 2012

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January 2016 Block of the Month

There’s nothing like starting a new quilt. Cutting the crisp fabric, taking a peak at the pattern techniques, putting the first of many blocks together. The new quilt excitement is what keeps us quilting, and why there are so many UFOs, the next project just looks more fun. Well today we get to experience all […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 January, 2016

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Liberated quilting with Gwen Marston

Liberated quilt champion Gwen Marston was the featured speaker at the Mississippi Valley Quilt Guild this month and I really enjoyed her presentation. She started her lecture by describing her experiences learning to quilt with Mennonite women and then having the opportunity to see a large collection of antique quilts early in her quilting life […]

Stephanie Soebbing

7 July, 2010

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