Another UFO down!

One of the gals in my sit-n-sew was expecting her first child and trying to start and finish a chevron baby quilt before the little guy arrived. She was already in the third trimester. So the rest of the Next Generation Sit-n-Sew (we’re all in our 20s and 30s) decided we’d make one for her. […]
Demo Day – Ruler Work 101
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Demo Day – Ruler Work 101

Quilt Addicts Anonymous celebrated the first anniversary of opening its brick and mortar shop with a big event with free demos every hour. We filmed the demos so you can watch and join in the fun even if you couldn’t attend. In this demo Stephanie Soebbing walks you through her tips and techniques for getting […]

I’m spoiled by the long arm

Occasionally quilting really frustrates me, and now is one of those times. When I first started quilting I finished everything myself on my home sewing machine. But then I discovered Quilting By You in Bettendorf, Iowa, where you can rent time on a long arm machine and I’ve been spoiled ever since. On a long […]
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New Heather Bailey from FIGO Fabrics!

Modern fabric designing powerhouse Heather Bailey is now with FIGO Fabrics, the modern division of Northcott Fabrics and we’ve got her latest line – Local Honey. This vibrant magenta, green and yellow collection is beautiful and will make some fabulously bright and cheery quilts. Her show-stopping bee print is very Tula-esque with it’s attention to […]

Kaffe, Christa and cupcakes

So I’ve had a crazy two weeks. In the last two weeks we’ve had five large events at the brick and mortar Quilt Addicts Anonymous, for which I made 78 cupcakes and one quilt for. And the cat used up one of its nine lives. Here are all the fun details, with pictures. First up […]

My first Quilt Market!

One of the more fun parts of having a blog that has gotten big enough to become a legitimate business is going to the International Quilt Market for the first time. There were more than two dozen rows filled with all the latest fabric lines, notions, patterns, books and sewing machines. If it had anything remotely […]