How to Make a Pillowcase – Sewing with Kids – featuring the Future Quilter and Ponies

I am constantly making things with my daughter. It is a combination of her seeing me constantly being creative and wanting to be like mom, and my belief that creativity helps kids thrive by teaching them new ways to think and solve problems. So we are going to be doing a new occasional series at […]

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22 June, 2018

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Demo Day March 2018!

Last weekend we celebrated the first anniversary of our brick and mortar shop in Rock Island, IL, with a big Demo Day! We packed the day with free demos every hour and we filmed four of them for you to watch at home. Scroll down to see FREE videos on paper piecing, ruler work on […]

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4 April, 2018

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How to silk-dye Easter eggs

Note: This post was originally written in March 2016 and was updated in March 2018 to include a video tutorial. In the intervening years my daughter grew old enough to help with the task, so I had her on as a special guest to help me show you all how to silk dye Easter eggs. […]

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19 March, 2018

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Tutorial: Turn your ugly sweaters into adorable mittens

This tutorial is an oldie but a goodie. It has received nearly 56,000 views on YouTube and almost 500 thumbs up. Long before Quilt Addicts Anonymous became a full fledged business, I used to raid thrift stores for ugly sweaters, take them home and turn them into adorable mittens to sell at craft fairs. They […]

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3 December, 2017

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Kaleidoscope Block of the Month – Block 7 video tutorial

The Kaleidoscope Block of the Month features Stonehenge Gradations by Northcott in the Kaleidoscope pattern designed by Stephanie Soebbing, pattern designer, blogger at QuiltAddictsAnonymous.com and Sit & Sew Radio podcast host. The color changes and 12 block designs make the pattern look difficult, but it can be accomplished by any quilter who can sew a […]

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2 October, 2017

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Refraction quilt pattern tutorial – Quilt Addicts Anonymous

Create the look of a six-pointed star medallion quilt without any of the fuss. This quilt is made entirely from a jelly roll and coordinating yardage. The diamonds are strip pieced and assembled on the diagonal, so there are no fancy templates or Y-seams to deal with. You just need an equilateral triangle ruler and […]

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13 January, 2017

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Learn how to make hexies with English Paper Piecing

Learn how to sew hexies with English Paper Piecing into a Grandmother’s Flower Garden pattern. This fun technique makes for a great portable sewing project. Just baste the hexies ahead of time and throw them in your bag. All the hexie supplies you see here are available here: http://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/notions/english-paper-piecing-supplies/

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12 September, 2016

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Quilt Addicts Anonymous Stars & Stripes Quilts of Valor pattern tutorial

Learn how to make the Stars and Stripes pattern from Stephanie Soebbing of Quilt Addicts Anonymous. She walks you through cutting the log cabin strips parallel to the selvage so they don’t stretch, making four-at-a-time flying geese and sewing it all together to make this beautiful quilt that meets the requirements of a patriotic Quilts […]

Stephanie Soebbing

9 August, 2016

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Wildflower Meadow pattern and tutorial

I originally designed this quilt pattern to make a gift for my aunt. I loved it so much I decided I had to write it up and share it with you all. This is an awesome stash buster quilt. I used up a bunch of fat quarters I bought when I first started quilting (they’re […]

Stephanie Soebbing

28 June, 2016

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April Block of the Month

It’s that time of the month and I’m technically posting the block design on the first Monday of the month. I’ve got seven minutes left! This month is a nice easy break from the complicated blocks we’ve been doing so far this year. Made almost entirely of half square triangles, this block looks complicated because of […]

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5 April, 2016

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