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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 placement of fabrics according to color value, so it is a great pattern for mixing low volume and dark prints.

The majority of the quilt is strip-pieced, making it a fast project. I got my lap-sized version done from start to finish ...

This easy tutorial will get you running to your sewing machine! Today we have a fun and beginner-friendly project that only takes a few hours to complete! Read on for a photo tutorial on how to make a quilt-as-you-go table runner. The magic of this technique is that when you finish piecing the fabric together, you’ll be done with the quilting part, too.

Quilt As You Go Table Runner Supplies

• One pack of Tablerunner Batting by Happy Cloud
• Marking pen (that won’t disappear with heat)
• 1.5 Yards fabric for backing (Cut to 52″ x 33″ rectangle) 
• Half ...

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 the corner also looks fabulous. Then we get into the quilting where you get to see me quilt in real time on my home sewing machine.

The Heart Border Stencil is perfectly sized to fit in 4-inch borders, which is a very common ...

You’ve heard of paint by number, but today we’re bringing you the quilting version! Our friend June Tailor came to visit and taught us everything you need to know about quilting as you go. Keep reading for four free video tutorials and a bonus video where Kimberly shows her quilt as you go skills while making a table runner!

What is Quilt As You Go?

Quilt as you go projects allow for quilting in smaller sections. It’s popular for quilting blocks or parts of a project before attaching them instead of quilting at the end before any ...

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 my school backpack, it held my phone, wallet, diapers, wipes, snacks, souvenirs and so much more, all while keeping my hands free to push a stroller around the city or hold my older daughter’s hand.

So I knew I needed to give the Everly ...

Are you getting ready to decorate for the holidays? Today we have the perfect addition to your Christmas tree, or your mini trees, that is! Read on for a photo tutorial on how to make a mini tree skirt, PLUS check out some of our full-size tree skirt patterns at the end!

Quilted Tree Skirt Supplies

You’ll need a few things to get started on your mini tree skirt. This one is designed to go under a 2′ tall desktop tree.

• One Charm Pack
• One Mini Charm Pack
• One yard of fabric for backing
• Quarter-yard of fabric for binding ...

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 the years with quilting cotton.

There are lots of little girl dresses, tunics, skirts, dresses and even a western-inspired men’s vest. We hope you enjoy seeing our projects and get inspired to make something yourself.

Check out our garment patterns and book ...

Are you ready to pick out your perfect tree for the holidays? Today we’re sharing how you can make one of your own with our Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt tutorial and FREE pattern! Mini quilts are perfect for beginners to make and are lovely gifts for the holidays. Read on for the free Double Tumbler Tree Mini Quilt pattern, PLUS a free video tutorial!

Using this double take on a classic shape you can choose from Skinny or Chunky Tumbler shapes and cut 1″ to 5″ tumblers. The Double Tumbler Mini Tree Quilt using the Double Tumbler Template ...

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 projects you may want to try next.

We have stocked some of the patterns and books over on our website. Make sure to check out this link to get inspired for your next make: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product-category/patterns/apparel-patterns-patterns/

Make sure ...

I found the idea in a book and made a baby quilt version some time ago.

There were good intentions of doing a quilt along, but that just isn’t happening right now. Better to share the finish, than hope for change soon.

But, if you have a jelly roll laying around, this might just be the idea.

SO, here is a mini-tutorial: Each block finishes at 10″ square. The sashing is cut at 2-1/2″ and the outside border at 3-1/2″. It finishes at approximately 64″ square. It will be gifted to a teacher friend this week. Seems ...

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 is different in the front and back of your body.

Stephanie Brennan will talk you through how to mark both measurements on your skirt so the hem will be parallel to the ground when you are wearing it.

While this is the last ...

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 used a lightweight solid quilting cotton for our lining, but you could search for a solid cotton lawn or voile as well.

Just make sure you have followed along with the pattern so you know what steps need to be completed to the ...

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 with the wrong sides of the fabric together with a 1/4-inch seam. Then trim the seam to an 1/8-inch and sew a second time with the right sides together at 3/8-inch seam.

The two seams added together give you the ...

As temperatures drop and our thoughts turn to the festive season ahead, we’ve gathered nine DIY holiday gift ideas that you can sew as gifts or holiday decor. They also make nice sewing projects to work on with little ones. We’ve gathered several lovely sewing tutorials from our quilty friends and are unwrapping a few projects of our own. Keep reading for quilt, cross stitch and sewing projects to make your holidays bright!

Sketch Stitched Ornaments Tutorial

Learn to make these fun, scrap-friendly Sketch Stitched ornaments using ...

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 securing the ends.

In the next video we’ll sew the side seams up with a French seam to enclose all of the raw edges for a nice professional looking finish.

Make sure you grab one or both of the skirt patterns ...

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 instructions, but they all are pretty similar in how they are applied and how to tell which side has fusible applied to it. Stephanie will make sure you know exactly what you’re doing so you don’t accidentally attach it to your ...

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 Brennan will show you how to accurately mark, pin and sew darts so they create the curves where they are supposed to be so your garments will be flattering on your body.

In the Simple A-Line skirt pattern, you will only be ...

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 scissors you use matter.

When you’re done you’ll be ready to cut out any garment pattern so that it follows the grainline properly and hangs the right way on your body when the clothing is finished.

Make sure you grab one ...