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15 Minute Table Runner Tutorial with Yo-Yos with Stephanie Soebbing + FREE pattern! 🌼🧵
I’m Stephanie Soebbing from Quilt Addicts Anonymous, your host for today’s SIY Sew It Yourself project. This tutorial is sponsored by the Jaftex family of fabrics, which includes Henry Glass, FreeSpirit, Blank, and Studio E. Their fabulous fabrics appeal to a wide range of tastes, so if you love this tutorial, make sure you visit […]
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Allover Echoed Swirls Free Motion Quilting Tutorial! Pixelated Blooms Quilting
Echoed Swirls are my new favorite free motion quilting stitch! The stitch is exactly like it sounds, a swirl with one or two echoes around it. But this simple stitch really elevates the look of the swirl, making any quilt you use it on look super fancy. Usually I use it as a background filler, […]
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Pixelated Blooms: Fat Quarter Strip-Pieced Quilt Pattern from Quilt Addicts Anonymous!
Pixelated Blooms is a very fun strip-pieced pattern that will allow you to bust your stash. Follow the color combinations in the pattern when selecting fat quarters to create a square flower, or pull 2 1/2-inch strips from your stash to make it super scrappy in any color combination. The techniques used are not hard, […]
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NEW Double Oven Mitt Kits! Perfect for your holiday baking 🍪
It’s Quiltmas in July and this year we’re celebrating with new holiday themed Double Oven Mitt Kits! This beginner friendly project comes with a FREE pattern and a FREE tutorial! You’ll learn how to use a template to cut the rounded edges of the oven mitt, create five yards of bias binding from a fat […]
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You have to see how I quilted this quilt!
My goal whenever I quilt is to accentuate the fabric and the quilt design. With Modern Trip Around the World, I love to do that with a combination of the Slim and Archie Rulers designed by Angela Walters for Creative Grids. In the video I show you how to think through your quilt path before […]
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How to store fabric yardage on comic book boards to create mini bolts!
I’ve organized fabric all kinds of ways over the years, but my new favorite for yardage is the comic book storage method, and I show you how to do it in today’s video. Comic book boards are archival quality, which means they won’t damage your fabric if you store it on the boards for a […]
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MASSIVE Fabric Stash Organization! 15 years of hoarded sewing supplies …
My stash was well beyond embarrassing. Not just the amount of fabric and projects I’ve accumulated in 15 years of sewing, but the stacks of bins just filled with fabric with absolutely no organization. I needed to clear out the back room that my stash has been hoarded in for the past four years and […]
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Quilting to Process Grief: Six Quilts in Four Months
From Courtney, our video editor: In November 2022, my dad died. In the following months, I found myself in need of a project to process the anger, sadness, and loss I was feeling. While going through his possessions, I realized how many T-shirts my dad had collected during his life. He had shirts dating back […]
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3 Ways to Use a Panel in a Quilt!
We all love quilt panels. They’re gorgeous and can either be used all as one piece in the center of the quilt, or cut up to showcase your favorite parts. In today’s video I give you three examples of how my daughter and I have used panels in quilts to give you some ideas on […]
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Organizing my ENTIRE Tula Pink Stash!
I found new stackable clear acrylic bins that are PERFECT for storing and displaying fat quarters, half yards and yard cuts. I do have to fold my fat quarters a little bit different to make them short enough to allow the bins to be stacked. I show you how I do it and then you […]
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New Sewing Themed Fabric Bundles and Kits!
Today’s new arrivals are all sewing themed! We’ve got not one, but two sample bundles and coordinating yardage, AND a new Split Nine patch quilt kit filled with beautiful modern sewing-themed prints. These would make great sewing-themed quilting projects like pillows and pillowcases. But you also can take our completely FREE Beginner Quilting Course on […]
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Quilting Wavy Flames for an EASY and FAST Free Motion Quilting Stitch
It’s no secret that I love a custom quilted look, but I don’t always have time for a super involved quilting plan. That was the case this month, so I turned to an old favorite, the wavy line, and customized it to create a quilting stitch that fit my block perfectly. The block and background […]
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18 Carat Revisited: Fat Quarter Half Square Triangle Quilt that’s WAY easier than it looks!
There’s nothing better than an easy pattern that looks complicated. That‘s what you get with 18 Carat Revisited. The blocks for this quilt are created by slicing up half square triangles to create the angled strips that make up the spiky block design. This pattern is a re-imagined version of 18 Carat, which creates the […]
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Make a BIG bag perfect for take-along projects! Adeline by Sew Many Creations
I loved making the Adeline Crossbody bag by Sew Many Creations. It’s a versatile piece that can work as a crossbody or a handbag thanks to the adjustable handle. With an outer zippered pocket, twist lock flap closure and divided center pocket, I am looking forward to taking it with me all over the place […]
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Bloopers!
Is the quilt shop haunted? What equipment failure happens this go around? Find out why the Quilt Addicts Anonymous video editor will always have a job!
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Tamara Kate Windham Sampler Fat Quarter Bundles! Perfect for Summer Quilts …
We put together some adorable Tamara Kate Tabanca Sampler Fat Quarter bundles for you to add to your stash. I have been a fan of Tamara Kate’s since we used one of her collections for a Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt a couple of years ago. A Canadian who grew up in the Caribbean, Tamara’s fabric […]
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Top 10 Rainbow Quilt Patterns
I LOVE a good rainbow quilt. I’ve designed A LOT of them over the years. There’s just something about seeing the colors transfer in a bright, bold color order. I’ve compiled a list of my top 10 rainbow quilt patterns for you all. Most of them are fat quarter-friendly. I hope you enjoy this burst […]
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Get started on your Halloween quilts! 🎃 🦇 👻
Get started on your spooky projects with a Halloween Sampler! It’s time to start thinking about your Halloween quilts in order to finish in time for this fall! We’ve put together a Halloween Sampler Fat Quarter Bundle so you can create a scrappy quilt without having to collect on your own. The Halloween Sampler includes […]
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Alison Glass & Alexander Henry Sampler Bundles! Perfect for boosting your stash …
We made up some Alison Glass and Alexander Henry sampler bundles that will be perfect additions to your fat quarter stash! These are samples of several lines from each designer and would look great together in a quilt, or just to boost your stash for that perfect project. I’m especially excited about the Alison Glass […]
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Quilting Perfect Curves and Straight Lines with Rulers – Quilting Nightshade
I wanted to do something special with Nightshade, our latest Stashin’ with Stephanie fat quarter quilt pattern that features lots of squares. One of my go-to ways to make the quilt piecing stand out is to quilt the background with a different texture than the fat quarter fabrics. For Nightshade I chose to quilt curves […]
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Nightshade: Fat Quarter Pattern Perfect for Too Pretty to Cut Up Fabric!
This month’s new fat quarter friendly pattern is inspired by this month’s featured fabric, Mystic Moon by Studio RK for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Nightshade is a perfect pattern to use with too pretty to cut up fabric. The block centers are a perfect candidate for fussy cutting, just make sure you get a few extra […]
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Make a Simple Skirt from Fat Quarters & FREE Pattern!
Our partnership with SIY Sew it Yourself is continuing and we’ve got a brand new FREE pattern to share with you today! The Sew Simple Skirt made is made from fat quarters so it is super fast and inexpensive to make. My version following the sizing instructions as written fits my 9-year-old perfectly. But you can […]
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Quilting Cosmos – Quilting a pebble background filler and rulerwork for an EPIC quilt!
***The full 1-hour, 28-minute COMMERCIAL-FREE course on how to quilt Cosmos is available here: https://academy.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/course/quilting-a-pebble-background-filler-and-rulerwork-cosmos/ When I took on the task of quilting Cosmos, designed by Stephanie Brennan using my fabric collection Nocturne, I knew it needed to be epic. I chose separate quilting designs for each border, all three blocks and background. I chose […]
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Moda Christmas is here! 🎄🧑🎄
I know, we’re all thinking about our summer gardens, not Christmas quilts, but now is the time of year that the fabric companies start shipping out holiday fabric for the 2023 Christmas season. The idea is to give you all plenty of time to get your quilt made, quilted and bound so you can enjoy […]
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Quilting the Onesie Baby Quilt: Stipple Meander and Dealing with “Problem Children” Quilt Blocks
***The full quilting video is available in the Onesie T-Shirt Quilt Course. It is $14.99 and available at Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy: https://academy.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/course/onsie-t-shirt-quilt/ I had so much fun creating the Onesie T-Shirt quilt out of my kids baby and toddler clothes, and in today’s video you’ll see a sneak peak at how I quilted it, […]
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New Course! “Piecing a Onesie T-Shirt Quilt” Available at Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy!
***The Onesie T-Shirt Quilt Course is $14.99 and is available at Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy: https://academy.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/course/onsie-t-shirt-quilt/ I was so excited to contribute a quilt pattern to “Patchwork T-Shirt Quilts,” a compilation book created by my publisher Fox Chapel Publishing that gives you 14 different T-Shirt Quilt patterns. The book was released Tuesday, and we have […]
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Take a tour of our new education website!
We’ve quietly launched our new website, Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy. This is a new website that contains more than 100 COMMERCIAL FREE quilting and sewing courses. We’re really excited about all the features, including the ability to easily find the patterns you want to learn to make, keep track of your progress, attend live virtual […]
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This Moda fabric is perfect for a summer quilt!
We just got in a Wild Blossoms Bundles by Robin Pickens for Moda Fabrics and it is PERFECT for a summer quilt! The vibrant blossoms, little bees buzzing around and a rainbow ombre of wildflowers that changes color across the entire width of fabric is absolutely fabulous. This is one of those fabric collections that […]
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Quilting Celestial: Custom Diamond Wavy Lines
I had exactly one day to quilt Celestial, our latest Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt. So I needed a quilting design that was both fast, and would do justice to the spectacular diamonds throughout the quilt. I ended up with something I lovingly called the Wavy Line Special. I followed the shape of the diamonds to […]
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Celestial: Strip-pieced, no Y-seam diamonds make this quilt fast!
This month’s new fat quarter friendly pattern is inspired by this month’s featured fabric, Zen by Sue Zipkin for Clothworks. Celestial is one of my favorite types of quilt designs, one that looks way more complicated than it actually is. The blocks are assembled using strip piecing and no Y-seams, so the quilt top comes […]
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Tula Pink Everglow is HERE!
We know you’ve been waiting for it! Tula Pink Everglow has arrived! The neon fabrics from the master of the rainbow is officially at Quilt Addicts Anonymous! We’ve got fabric bundles, yardage backing fabric and coordinating backgrounds from True Colors. We stocked up for you all. I loved adding this collection to my Tula Stashin […]
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Intro to Rulerwork – Supplies you need
Quilting with Rulers 5-Pack Kit: I am so excited to announce Intro to Rulerwork, a new course we have coming on May 2! I lover rulerwork because it makes me look like a much better quilter than I am. You just need to learn how to keep your ruler foot in contact with your special […]
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Build your stash with these stunning new Kaffe and Tim Holtz collections! 😍
We just got ALL the new Kaffe Classic Plus fat quarter bundles! Check out our video to see which prints are included in each bundle and grab one or all of them to build your Kaffe Stash with the latest goodies. These would work with pretty much any of our fat quarter quilt patterns … […]
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DIY Nesting Baskets Using Foam to Create Structure + FREE PATTERN!
Our partnership with SIY Sew it Yourself is continuing and we’ve got a brand new nesting baskets tutorial with a FREE pattern to share with you today! SIY is the creation of the Jaftex Family of fabrics, which includes FreeSpirit, Henry Glass, Blank and Studio E. Their mission is to help newbies learn to sew […]
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You’ve got to see these ombres 😍
OMG I love a good ombre, and this new collection from Lewis & Irene is absolutely fabulous. Unlike most ombres, the color change happens from selvage to selvage, so you get a longer color transfer. And with super vibrant colors and a silky texture, this digital printed ombre collection is an absolute must have. My […]
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Echoed Swirls Background Filler + Rulerwork – How I quilted Singularity
Singularity, our latest Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt design, featured large sections of negative space that were just begging for some fun quilting. I know that negative space can sometimes be intimidating because as a quilter we feel pressure to do something super fancy in it. But I chose echoed swirls to fill the space with […]
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Bloopers!
Find out why the Quilt Addicts Anonymous video editor will always have a job!
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Cosmos! One quilt with THREE block designs, featuring Nocturne
Cosmos contains three different blocks and looks a lot more complicated than it is. Designed by Stephanie Brennan, a member of the Quilt Addicts Anonymous team, all the blocks are assembled using basic techniques. The pattern contains step-by-step instructions and pictures so an experienced quilter and confident beginner can do it. When laid out, it […]
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New Course! Intro to Rulerwork Sneak Peak …
Quilting with Rulers 5-Pack Kit: I am so excited to announce Intro to Rulerwork, a new course we have coming on May 2! I lover rulerwork because it makes me look like a much better quilter than I am. You just need to learn how to keep your ruler foot in contact with your special […]
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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 […]
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Making a T-Shirt Quilt from 100 Baby Onesies! + NEW BOOK!
I was so excited to contribute a quilt pattern to “Patchwork T-Shirt Quilts,” a compilation book created by my publisher Fox Chapel Publishing that gives you 14 different T-Shirt Quilt patterns. The projects range from quilts, to tote bags, pillows and more. My quilt is a log cabin quilt that has children’s clothes as the […]
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Quilting Sound Waves – Fast and Easy Wavy Line FMQ Stitch
If you’ve been watching our quilting videos for any length of time, you know I am a big fan of the wavy line free motion quilting stitch. It is very versatile and can be dressed up or down and can be simplified to cover a quilt densely in a short amount of time. That is […]
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You HAVE to see this paint-inspired fabric!
We have a fabulous new collection in the shop this week. We received Zen Garden from Stephanie Brandenburg. Stephanie has been designing fabric for years, but recently partnered with Northcott Fabrics for the printing and distribution of her brand Frond Design Studios. Stephanie is a painter first and all over her fabric collections are inspired […]
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Laurel Burch, Rainbows & Dogs = Must Have Fabric!
I love sewing with Laurel Burch. You just can’t go wrong with the vibrant rainbow, gold metallics and her signature drawing style. But Kindred Canines has absolutely everything I love in one collection, Laurel Burch, rainbows and dogs! My husband and I have adopted or fostered nearly a dozen dogs in our 13 years of […]
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How to do a fabric pull!
Choosing fabric can be one of the hardest parts of the quilting process. Often when we choose a pattern, it’s because we love everything about it, including the original fabric that often is no longer available. So in today’s video I have Bobby Metcalf as my guest. He’s our newest Quilt Addicts Anonymous team member […]
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20 Quilt Addicts Anonymous patterns now available in paper format!
We are so excited to announce that we now have 20 Quilt Addicts Patterns available in paper format! We’ve selected our top 20 patterns including lots of fat quarter friendly Stashin’ with Stephanie patterns and our Triangle Masterclass and T-Shirt Quilt patterns. So if you would prefer to order a physical pattern to a PDF […]
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Straight Line Quilting on the Longarm – Quilting Frequency
When I got my longarm, finding one that had channel locks so I could do straight line quilting was really important to me. But once I got my machine, I realized that unless you have a whole cloth quilt, in order for the straight lines to actually be straight, the leaders, had to be square, […]
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This Fabric is PERFECT for Spring Quilting Projects!
Today we have fabric to show you that is absolutely perfect for spring quilting projects. Refresh by Anee Shah for FIGO Fabrics is a beautiful collection of green, peach and pink modern watercolor florals. I just love this soft, springy collection. It is just so bright and cheery. It is perfect for chasing the winter […]
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What You REALLY Need as a new quilter!
When you get started quilting the amount of supplies you need can be overwhelming. So for today’s video I break down the nine supplies you absolutely need to get started, and the nine you don’t. The catch is, the nine supplies are the same item, at different price points. I go over what kind of […]
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What You REALLY Need as a new quilter!
When you get started quilting the amount of supplies you need can be overwhelming. So for today’s video I break down the nine supplies you absolutely need to get started, and the nine you don’t. The catch is, the nine supplies are the same item, at different price points. I go over what kind of […]
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Creating Knitted Texture with Quilting!
This month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie quilt design, Cables, was inspired by my other crafting love … knitting. Since the design resembles a knitted cable pattern, I thought it was only appropriate that I carry the knitting theme through to the quilting as well. I created a 1-inch square “V” stitch to mimic the look of […]
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My love of knitting and quilting cross paths with Cables!
It’s Stashin’ with Stephanie time again! This month’s new fat quarter friendly pattern is inspired by this month’s featured fabric, Delilah by Esther Fallon Lau for Clothworks. Cables was inspired by my love of knitting and fear of knitting cables. The classic stitch pattern look of crossing yarns is created in quilt form through careful […]
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I’m keeping one of each of these for my stash!
We got two new collections by Stephanie Brandenburg for Frond Design Studios and I’m so in love with them, that I’m keeping one of each bundle for my personal stash! I’ve been of fan of Stephanie and her label Frond Design Studios for years, but started stocking her collections when she teamed up with Northcott […]
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Top 4 Valentine’s Quilting Stencils!
We’ve got just over a month until Valentine’s Day and that’s plenty of time to finish up all your projects to enjoy with a chocolatey treat on February 14! To help you get motivated to quilt your creations, I’ve come up with a list of my top four Valentine’s Day quilting stencils from Full Line […]
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Quilting a Heart Border with a Full Line Stencil and Pounce Pad
I love using Full Line Stencils to create quilting designs that I either can’t freehand or to help create consistently sized and spaced out motifs. We get both in today’s quilting tutorial featuring the Heart Border Stencil from Full Line Stencil. I show you how to plan your border out, mark it and make sure […]
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Everything I Made in 2022!
I hope you all are enjoying a great start to 2023! We though we’d kick it off by taking a look back at everything I made in 2022. The Quilt Addicts Anonymous team collectively made A LOT of stuff of quilty goodies last year, so we kept this video just to my work and personal […]
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Everything you know about stitching in the ditch with open seams is wrong!!!
OK, today’s video title is a little clickbaity … but today we’re going to dispel the quilt police notion that you can’t stitch in the ditch when you have your seams pressed open and you’re going to watch me do it all over my quilt! First of all, there is no “ditch” when you press […]
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Modern triangle quilt that shows off your favorite fabric – Scatter
It’s Stashin’ with Stephanie time again! This month’s new fat quarter friendly pattern is inspired by this month’s featured fabric, Belle Epoque by Stacy Peterson for FreeSpirit Fabrics. I’ve had so much fun making Scatter, this month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie design. We are using two-at-a-time half square triangles to make arrow blocks that really show off […]
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Bloopers! Watch Stephanie and the Quilt Addicts Anonymous team screw up!
While I may look like I’ve got it together and never make a mistake when sewing, I promise you that is all thanks to our lovely video editor. Enjoy some video of us screwing up for two minutes straight in our latest blooper reel. And just to make you feel better about your own sewing, […]
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Quilt Market Vlog 2022!
Quilt Market came back for the first time since the pandemic started and it lined up perfectly with my daughter’s fall break, so I bought tickets for her first plane ride ever to bring her along with me. Then I found out Quilts Inc, which hosts Market, has a minimum age of 14. Whoops! Thankfully […]
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16 DIY Christmas Gift Ideas with 10 FREE Sewing Patterns!
The countdown is on to get all your holiday sewing done for your gifts and home decor projects! We’re helping you out in today’s video by listing every single Christmas project we’ve ever done. There are 16 video tutorials with 10 FREE patterns! Almost everything is easy and can be done in a few hours […]
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Quilting Dense Wavy Lines and Swirls in a Star Block! Quilting the Galactic Quilt
This is one of my favorite videos each month when I attach a GoPro to my longarm and talk through my quilting decisions to give you ideas and inspire you. For Galactic, our latest Stashin’ with Stephanie pattern, I wanted to quilt the 60-degree star in a different way than the background so that it […]
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No Y-seam diamond star quilt perfect for showing off fabrics – Galactic
It’s Stashin’ with Stephanie time where we release a new fat quarter friendly pattern inspired by this month’s featured fabric Dreamscape by Josephine Kimberling for FIGO Fabrics. Each month I try to let the fabric speak to me and tell me what it would like to become. I just love the cheerful colors and psychedelic […]
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Sew It Yourself Fashion Backpack – Everly Backpack with Convertible Strap
I fell in love with fashion backpacks when my family took a week-long trip to Chicago this summer. I knew I needed something to carry everything while having my hands free, so I picked up a small backpack from Target and was so glad I did. Even though it was a fraction the size of […]
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OMG! This fabric rainbow is a MUST SEE!
I am absolutely in love with Color Play by Patti Carey for Northcott Fabrics. The bright, super saturated rainbow is absolutely perfect for anyone who appreciates color and would work well for kids quilts as well. The collection features several panels and running yardage where the rainbow ombre extends across the width of fabric. If you […]
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Show & Tell! – Intro to Garment Sewing
For our final video in our Intro to Garment Sewing series we wanted to have a little show and tell so you can get some ideas of garments you can make from quilting cotton. The Stephanie’s are joined by Courtney Berry, our video editor, and we take turns showing off the projects we’ve made over […]
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Additional Garment Sewing Resources – Intro to Garment Sewing
Hopefully this series will just be the start of your journey into garment sewing. In today’s video both of the Stephanie’s go over some additional resources you may want to check out to expand your sewing skill set. We talk about pattern companies we like, books that can be helpful when you get stuck and […]
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How to Sew a Double-Fold Hem – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In this video we’re going to wrap up the Simple A-Line Skirt series with a video on sewing a double-fold hem. We’ve already covered this technique in our Simple Pull-On Skirt segment, but we are taking it a step up in this video by covering how to make adjustments if your waist to knee measurement […]
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How to Attach the Skirt Lining – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
We are almost done with the Simple A-Line Skirt! In today’s video Stephanie Brennan will show you how to attach the lining. The lining will help conceal the raw edges of the waistband and add an extra layer of opaqueness so you can’t see the outline of your legs when the sun shines through. We […]
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How to sew a French seam on a skirt – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In today’s video we are going to join our front and back panels with a French seam. I feel like whenever you say the words “French seam” people just cringe and think it’s going to be fancy and hard, but it is really very simple. You are just going to sew the seam twice, first […]
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How to make Reusable Fabric Gift Wrap with Fat Quarters!
Fabric gift wrap is super trendy right now. It’s environmentally friendly, looks beautiful and means you’ll never be searching for more wrapping paper on Christmas Eve again. Our fabulous video editor/marketing maven Courtney, was WAY ahead of the trend! We made the original video four years ago for our first 12 Makes of Christmas series. […]
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How to attach a waistband to a A-Line Pull-on Skirt – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In today’s video we’re going to show you how to attach the waistband to the skirt panels. We’re going to do this in two steps to make it easy, first attaching the flat front waistband to the front of the skirt, then making the elastic casing for the skirt back, threading the elastic through and […]
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How to attach fusible interfacing to a waistband – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In today’s video we’re going to show you how to prep the waistband for the Simple A-Line Skirt. Stephanie Brennan will walk you through attaching fusible interfacing to the front waistband. This will give the fabric extra stability and help it look nice when worn. Each fusible interfacing will come with its own set of […]
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How to Sew Darts – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In today’s video we’re going to teach you how to mark and sew darts. If you haven’t sewn darts before, they are often found on skirt and pant front and backs as well as on bustlines to create shaping. Basically darts are what makes the flat fabric round around the curves of the body. Stephanie […]
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New Modern Dog & Cat Fabrics! Perfect for gifts and your stash …
Today’s new arrivals are perfect for the dog and cat lovers in your life! We have three new collections that are dog and cat themed and we have a very special guest to help us show them off, Bentley the Cavachon. Bentley’s momma works at Quilt Addicts Anonymous and he often gets to come into […]
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How to Cut Out Garment Patterns – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
In today’s video we’re going to teach you how to cut out garment patterns so you have accurately sized pieces that fit your body perfectly. Stephanie Brennan will take you through her process of pinning the pattern pieces to the fabric, explain what the markings on the pattern pieces mean and talk about why the […]
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How to Print PDF Sewing Patterns at Home – Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple A-Line Skirt
We’re back with the second half of our Intro to Garment Sewing course! In this series we’ll be making a Simple Pull-On A-Line Skirt. The pattern, designed by our very own Stephanie Brennan, features a flat front waistband with simple darts for a more professional look, and an elastic back waistband so there are no […]
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7 Quilty Gifts You Can Make This Holiday Season!
The countdown to the holiday season is on and so is your time to get those handmade holiday gifts finished! In today’s video I came up with seven gifts you can easily make this holiday season. Most can be made in a few hours to a day and are very budget-friendly. The best part is […]
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See how I used rulerwork to accent quilt piecing
I LOVE rulerwork. I don’t always get to do it because it definitely takes more time than a nice easy all-over free motion quilting stitch, but that doesn’t mean it’s hard. Once you get the hang of keeping the ruler foot in contact with your ruler, you can create perfect shapes and straight lines every […]
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Make a strip-pieced riot of color with Herringbone Revisited
It’s Stashin’ with Stephanie time! For Herringbone Revisited, I took one of my popular patterns from my first book, “Simple Quilts for the Modern Home” and reworked it so the sizing would work with your favorite fat quarter collection and work for multiple quilt sizes. The result is a riot of color that is perfect […]
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Sew Your Own Pull-On Pants & Shorts! Perfect for DIY Matching Pajamas
We got in some super soft holiday flannel from Northcott Fabrics and we thought it would make the perfect pajama pants. So in today’s video Stephanie Brennan is back to teach you how to make pull-on pants and shorts using a pattern from Jalie. The straight leg pants pattern with patch pockets and an elastic […]
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13 Tips for Sewing with Kids
I’ve been sewing with my 8-year-old daughter Angela since she was 4 or 5, gradually tackling harder projects and giving her more to do at the sewing machine. She’s made placemats, quilts, dresses, stuffies and even a space helmet from cosplay foam. And today I’m going to share my top tips for sewing with kids […]
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OMG you have to see these ombre prints!
We just got in Dragonfly Dreams by Deborah Edwards for Northcott Fabrics and it is absolutely amazing. The collection is stunning and contains some beautiful digital prints in rich hues of pink and magenta. But the show stopping prints are the two ombres traveling from light to dark pink across the entire width of fabric. […]
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Bloopers! Sewing with my daughter …
You know there are going to be some bloopers when you make a sewing tutorial with kids 😂 Products we used: Unicorn Love PDF Pattern: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/unicorn-love-panel-quilt-pdf-download/ Unicorn Love Quilt Kit: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/unicorn-love-quilt-kit-lap-sized/ Unicorn Love by Diane Neukirch for Clothworks Fabrics: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/fabric/clothworks/unicorn-love/?orderby=date
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The Perfect Quilt Pattern for PANELS! Unicorn Love designed by Stephanie’s daughter …
I am constantly getting asked what quilt patterns you can use with panels. Today we’ve got a great pattern that is perfect for panels, designed by my 8-year-old daughter Angela Soebbing! She chose to cut the panel into large square blocks to show off the large unicorns, small fussy cut unicorns for cornerstones and yardage […]
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Easy Fat Quarter Pattern Perfect for Showing Off BIG Prints + New Shell Rummel Gridwork Quilt Kits
We just got Shell Rummel’s latest fabric collection Touchstones in and the fabric is absolutely perfect for Gridwork, an easy Stashin’ with Stephanie pattern that is great for showing off big prints. The original quilt was inspired by the design in my 1950s bathroom floor tile. I hated the tile, but always thought the pattern […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – How to Sew a Double Hem
We’re finally ready to finish our Simple Pull-On Skirt with a double hem! This hemming technique is very popular because it is a very easy way to conceal all the raw edges to create a strong hem with no fraying edges. It’s also pretty simple because you just need to turn and press the hem […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Attaching the lining & sewing the waistband
In today’s video we will be attaching the lining to the skirt and sewing a casing to fit in the elastic waistband. The way Stephanie Brennan has chosen to attach the lining is super simple and the elastic casing will also close in all the raw edges, so there won’t be any stray threads poking […]
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Quilt-As-You-Go Placemats! Fast & simple project that makes great gifts …
We shared our tutorial for the Jakarta Quilt-As-You-Go Placemats earlier in the summer and you all went crazy for it! This project is super fast and simple. You are basically quilting by number to create a really cute placemat set that can be easily customized for the season or to match your home decor. And […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Sewing French Seams
In today’s video you will be learning how to sew a French seam. I know the word “French” immediately makes it sound intimidating, but I promise it’s super easy. A French seam is basically a seam that you sew twice to enclose all of the raw edges. It’s a great way to create professional looking […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Cutting the Skirt Panel Rectangles
In today’s video we’re going to cover how to cut the skirt panels for the Simple Pull-On Skirt using the measurements we got in our previous video Transferring the Body Measurements to the Fabric. Make sure you watch that video and our video on How to Measure a Body for Clothing here before you start […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Simple Pull-On Skirt – Transferring the Body Measurements to the Fabric
It’s time to start working on our first garment, the Simple Pull-on Skirt! This is a very easy garment pattern with no templates or curves. We’re just going to cut a rectangle or three depending on your hip measurement and start sewing. Stephanie Brennan is going to show you how to use your body measurements […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – How to Measure a Body for Clothes
The last skillset you absolutely have to have to make garments is learning how to measure a body. We’re going to show you how in this video demonstrating the techniques on three different body types so you have the knowledge you need to get the correct measurements on yourself. Starting with accurate measurements that were […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Fabrics you can use for clothing
Figuring out which fabric to use for your garment project is more complicated than finding a print you like. You can to make sure the fabric substrate is suitable for the pattern you want to make. In today’s video we’ll talk about the difference between quilting and garment fabric, let you know which fabric manufacturers’ […]
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Intro to Garment Sewing – Supplies You Need
If you’ve been sewing for a bit, you may have some or all of these notions on hand. But if you’re giving garment sewing a go for the first time after quilting or bag-making, some of these tools may be new to you. Stephanie Brennan and I go over the essential, and not so essential […]
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FREE Intro to Garment Sewing Course Announcement!
Welcome to the Intro to Garment Sewing course by Quilt Addicts Anonymous! https://www.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/introtogarmentsewing Stephanie Brennan, who has a degree in apparel design from Ball State University, will walk you through two simple skirt patterns step-by step. She’s designed two skirts for this course. The Simple Pull-On Skirt which can be customized to any measurement and […]
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5 Projects Perfect for Beginner Quilters! (or experienced sewers looking for a fast project) …
Today we’re featuring five projects that are perfect for beginner quilters or experienced sewers looking for a fast project. These are all great projects designed to improve your quilting skills while giving you a finished creation that doesn’t look super simple. We’ve featured all of the products you can grab to make these below. Split […]
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Bloopers! Enjoy some of our latest screwups …
Everybody always loves a blooper reel and I love showing you all that I only look like I have it all together through the magic of editing. But, it’s not just me who needs a little help, as Courtney, our video editor and Stephanie B., who answers all of your questions, also mess up from […]
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Quilting Simple Wavy Lines that Accentuate the Piecing
I love quilting wavy lines. They are so versatile and can be customized to just about any shape you can imagine, and that’s exactly what I did for Zig Zag. I used wavy lines to follow the line of the piecing to create a zig zag with the quilting that matched the zig zag created […]
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My tips for MASTERING half-square triangles! #shorts
#shorts I designed Zig Zag, our September 2022 Stashin’ with Stephanie pattern, to show off all of the Love Struck prints and separate the light values from the background for a clearly defined block. This is the first time we’ve featured Paintbrush Studios for our Stashin’ with Stephanie collection. The colors are soft and calming […]
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You’ll LOVE this calming, abstract and modern fabric! #shorts
#shorts I am in love with this month’s Stashin’ with Stephanie fabric, Love Struck by Clea Broad for Paintbrush Studio Fabrics. This is the first time we’ve featured Paintbrush Studio for our Stashin’ with Stephanie collection. The colors are soft and calming and the abstract modern prints look great together. The fabric also feels very soft […]
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Master half square triangles with Zig Zag!
Zig Zag is the perfect pattern to master half square triangles and use a fat quarter bundle with a lot of light value prints. The block is designed to feature light fabrics in half square triangles in the center diagonal, surrounded by medium value squares and finally dark half square triangles to provide a clear […]
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This fabric is PERFECT for a “man quilt” #shorts
#shorts Random Thoughts from Marcia Derse is moody, abstract and perfect for a “man quilt.” It would look fabulous in Strata, from Fat Quarter Workshop! Fat quarter bundle: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/random-thoughts-fat-quarter-bundle-panels-by-marcia-derse-for-windham-fabrics/
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I found the PERFECT fabric for this quilt! #shorts
I fell in love with this Star Sign pattern back in 2021, but had trouble finding fabric that matched the design perfectly. That’s until Dear Stella released its City of Stars fabric collection, which is packed with astrological symbols, flying Pegasi, shooting stars and constellations. The designs are truly out of this world, but the varying […]
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NEW Star Sign Kits! One of our most popular quilts of all time in NEW fabric …
You all LOVED Star Sign when we first released it in 2021. We sold out TWICE of the fabric we used to make the original. I think it’s the striking combo of white stars, with an ombre fade log cabin surrounding it, making the quilt look like the night sky. Ever since, I’ve been on […]