Craftsy class review: ‘Help! How Do I Quilt It?’

I enrolled in one of Craftsy’s newer quilting classes, “Help! How Do I Quilt It? A Machine Quilting Manual” by Angela Walters last week to get some ideas for quilting my 2014 Block of the Month quilt. I have never quilted anything so large in anything other than an all-over pattern and wanted to do […]

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24 March, 2015

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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 […]

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3 April, 2018

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Feather fail

I gave feathers a try for the first time on the longarm, and as you can tell by the feathers going in two different directions above, it is safe to say it didn’t go so well. I’ve been taking Free-Motion Quilting with Feathers by Angela Walters on Craftsy. I’ve taken other classes from Angela on […]

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15 April, 2014

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Friday progress report: Practicing new free motion quilting patterns

Every time I rent time on the longarm machine at Quilting by You in Bettendorf, the shop owners ask what crazy plans I have. Occasionally I use one overall pattern, with one thread. But most of the time I’m trying out new stitches, techniques and changing thread half-a-dozen times. That was the case this week […]

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23 August, 2013

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I’m in love with Craftsy

If you haven’t checked out Craftsy, you need to right now. The website offers dozens of classes you can take online about all kind of crafts, from baking to furniture painting to, of course, quilting. I rent time on a long arm machine once a month to practice and improve my skills. But practice only […]

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7 August, 2013

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Learning to quilt feathers

Whenever I’ve had an inkling to learn a new quilting skill, I never start small. More often than not I decide I’m going to do it, and it is going to be king sized. That’s how I learned to paper piece, sew curved seams and triangles. Now I’m going to learn how to quilt feathers […]

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7 February, 2014

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Quilting with Rulers! Learn to finish your quilts on your home sewing machine

Finishing your quilts on your home sewing machine with beautiful results is absolutely possible with rulers! We’ve already done a video on using rulers on your longarm to create beautiful, precise straight lines, now we’re showing you how to get started on your domestic sewing machine. Stephanie loves rulerwork quilting because it makes her look […]

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4 February, 2019

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Rulerwork Quilting! Four ways to quilt perfect curves with Squiggy by Angela Walters

I just LOVE rulerwork quilting. It is one of my favorite ways to finish a quilt. Essentially, you put a special foot on your machine and follow the curve or straight line on your ruler to create a perfectly consistent shape EVERY TIME! In today’s video I introduce you to Squiggy, one of the rulers […]

Stephanie Soebbing

21 August, 2019

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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 […]

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16 January, 2014

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