The monkey baby quilt is taking shape

A couple weeks ago I teased you all with a post about a baby quilt I’m working on that features a giant monkey hanging from a tree branch. Well today comes the reveal of the top. The top isn’t completely done because while the applique is fused in place, I still need to finish stitching around […]

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22 February, 2012

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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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Before quilt retreat: Lonestar

I’m leaving for quilt retreat as soon as I publish this post and I can’t wait. But I wanted to share one more project I’ll be working on with you all, my lonestar quilt. The star center is done, and I’ve been stuck on the applique background for a while. I’m sewing it by hand, […]

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13 October, 2011

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How to do fusible applique with the windowing technique

Fusible applique is a fast way to create applique in quilting. This tutorial shows you how to: – Prepare your template – Add in additional fabric for the overlap – Create a window in the fusible web so your finished work is soft and flexible – Use an applique pressing sheet to assemble your applique […]

Stephanie Soebbing

25 May, 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 […]

Stephanie Soebbing

25 September, 2013

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Up Close with the Stars – National Quilt Museum Block of the Month Club – August 2018

Stephanie Soebbing of Quilt Addicts Anonymous is the designer of the August block for the National Quilt Museum Block of the Month Club! Her challenge was to create a block that coordinated with The Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge, on exhibit through August 8, 2018, at the Museum. She chose to recreate a portion of Van […]

Stephanie Soebbing

1 August, 2018

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Just Hangin’ Around

This is the first in a series of crib quilt I’m working on that takes a modern twist on pictorial kit quilts that were popular in the mid-20th Century. I have a few of the antique crib quilts in my collection. They feature one large image that is appliqued, embroidered or both. Some are on […]

Stephanie Soebbing

13 September, 2013

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A future quilter is on the way

I came home from my honeymoon and was convinced I was pregnant. So what’s a new quilter to do? Buy an entire line of fabric, of course. Well, it was a false alarm, but 4 years later it’s finally time to pull out my line of Aspen’s Line by Avlyn and design a quilt top […]

Stephanie Soebbing

16 December, 2013

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