Friday progress report: Quilt Retreat was just what I needed

Last weekend I traded in my husband and dogs for a weekend of quilting in DeWitt, Iowa. The small town about 30 minutes from the Quad-Cities, where I live is home to Grace Lutheran Camp, the site of my guild’s semi-annual quilt retreat. Normally I take Thursday and Friday off for four glorious days of […]

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18 October, 2013

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Alison Glass: Artist, hashtag, down to earth

Her name is a hashtag, but even though a search for #AlisonGlass on Instagram turns up 9,000+ photos of quilters and sewers who have used her fabric and patterns, Glass – who goes by Ali to family and friends – is pretty down to earth. Looking for a way to stay closer to home when […]

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17 June, 2016

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10 Hacks for Better Quilting Part 7! Check that you’re sewing with a 1/4-inch seam … #SHORTS

#SHORTS Check out Stephanie’s Top 10 Hacks for Better Quilting! You’ll be sure to improve your accuracy on your next project. Comment below to let us know your favorite quilting hacks! Also be sure to check out our completely FREE Beginner Quilting video tutorial series! It’s more than 5 hours of FREE video lessons + […]

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13 July, 2021

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Sewing room to nursery: Carpet the dogs can poop on, but the baby can’t

We finally ordered carpet for the nursery this week. I’ve wanted new carpet for this room every since we moved into the house. Anything would be better than the dog poop brown shag that is in there now. Funny how it takes a major life event to get it done. My husband and I selected […]

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21 February, 2014

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June Block of the Month

This month we’re getting started on the corners of our quilt by making several setting triangles to frame the solid black border we put on last month. I know the phrase “setting triangles” can sound scary, but I promise its not. They are essentially half-blocks and they are all made of half-square triangles, which you […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 June, 2015

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Get inspired by the Geneseo Quilt Show

I love going to quilt shows, so when there is one practically in my backyard, I just have to go. So last weekend I dragged my husband from the Quad Cities to Geneseo, Illinois. Just kidding on the dragging part. I took him to five quilt shops on our honeymoon, so he knows fully what […]

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25 September, 2013

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Stars & Stripes! One of my first quilt patterns with NEW Kits #shorts

#shorts Stars & Stripes! One of my first patterns with NEW Kits Products we featured: Stars & Stripes Quilt Pattern: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/stars-and-stripes/ Stars & Stripes Quilt Kit: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/stars-and-stripes-quilt-kit-lap-sized-featuring-american-spirit-by-patrick-lose-for-northcott/ American Spirit by Patrick Lose: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/fabric/northcott/american-spirit/?orderby=date

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14 June, 2022

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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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January quilting goals: How’d I do

It’s time to come clean on how well I did at accomplishing my quilting goals for the month. I had a pretty long set of goals, and in retrospect it was kind of like when you’ve waited to long in between meals and then go through a buffet line. I put more on my plate […]

Stephanie Soebbing

31 January, 2014

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Why you should label your quilts! Plus new arrivals from Art Galley Fabrics

We got some more new goodies in the shop this week! We got some fabulous new Art Gallery Fabrics plus a label panel from FIGO. As always we give you an up close look at the new fabrics and I go into detail about why you want to label your quilt. The short version is […]

Stephanie Soebbing

11 June, 2021

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