Behind the Scenes: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 4000 Series
What a crazy, fantastic month! I just got back from Golden, Colorado where we recorded the national PBS show Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting
I’m Angela- Co-host of the Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting PBS show. APQS Long arm Dealer and Educator. Triplet Momma.Designer. Thread Bimbo.
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April Renters Bring May Admirers
The spring has been good to us. We got some very lovely quilts in that I know you are going to love. I wish I could
Video: Looky Loo Studio Tour with Adrean Thomas
We love taking peeks into other people’s quilting studios during our Looky Loo Studio Tour! Each month during our Quilted Joy Clubhouse live meetings we tour the
Video Tutorial: How to Choose the Perfect Pantograph for Your Quilt
One of the most common questions we get at Quilted Joy is, how should I quilt my quilt? It’s so common we’ve dedicated a whole
March Renter Quilting Madness!!!
Spring is finally upon us and it is time to enjoy bright colors and warm weather again… eventually… we hope. We can at least enjoy a little
A Neighborhood of Houses with Tracey’s Quilt
In August of 2020, I was able to show everyone watching the Quilted Joy Clubhouse how I would quilt Tracey’s House Quilt. She had this Neighborhood
Video: How to Quilt the Starflower Parade Design
It’s time for another free motion quilting design tutorial! Are you ready for a parade of stars marching along your quilt borders? In this video
Fons & Porter’s Love Of Quilting: Flamingo Stampede Quilt
I have two quilts featured in the latest edition of the Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine. The first was my Louisville Spirit quilt
My Favorite Piecing Thread
Do you have a favorite piecing thread? What about for machine quilting? There are so many amazing threads on the market it can be hard
Video: How to Quilt Loops and Diamonds in Your Borders
We have a brand new free motion quilting design tutorial for you today and it’s using shapes you already know and love! In this video
Video: Auditioning Quilt Designs with GIMP
Coming up with a quilting design for a quilt can be a daunting task! Lots of quilters fall prey to the dreaded stand and stare
Louisville Spirit: A Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 3900 Series Quilt
My triplets have graduated from college!! That sentence is a heart stopper for me. I am so blessed to have these amazing humans in my
February Renter Retrospective
Can you believe that another month has passed us by? Where is the year going so fast? It is time for a renter retrospective. We got to see
Cozy Moments Quilt: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting 3900 Series
Do you have a bucket list quilt? You know, that quilt pattern you’ve always wanted to make but just haven’t gotten around to it? Well,
5 Safety Tips for Machine Quilting Rulers On a Long Arm Quilter or Sit Down Domestic Sewing Machine
Learning to use rulers when Machine Quilting is a great way to achieve spectacular results without a computer. It is important, however, to keep these
The Longarm Renters of January Review
The first month of the year is over and I’m wondering where it went. Sometimes it feels like it will never end and then you turn
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: Songbird Stars Quilt
Ponder with me, if you will, the traditional Birds in the Air quilt block. Think about how you’d piece this. First, you’d make a half
Angela’s Top 10 Notions!
Are there any quilting notions or tools that you just can’t live without? Maybe it’s your favorite seam ripper or your sharpest scissors. There are
Charmaine’s Quilt from Prairie Quilt Militia
Every month on the Quilted Joy Clubhouse, I select an unquilted top from all the pictures that our group posts on Facebook. I then design a
Meet the Nocturnal Forest Quilt Kit!
Enter a magical forest where flowers bloom in moonlight and forest creatures roam through the trees with the Quilted Joy Exclusive Nocturnal Forest Quilt Kit!
Video: Looky Loo Studio Tour with Chris Pigott
We love taking peeks into other people’s quilting studios during our Looky Loo Studio Tour! Each month during our Quilted Joy Clubhouse live meetings we
Renter Round Up for 2021
Another year has passed, we’re all another year older, and its time for another Renter Round Up. It hasn’t been the year that we were
10 Great Ways to Use Leftover Batting Scraps
Recently I had allowed my batting scraps to grow entirely too large in my sewing studio. Has this happened to you? Of course, they could
Video: Grid Designs for Floral Quilts | Quilted Joy Clubhouse
Did you catch our December 2021 Quilted Joy Clubhouse online meeting? 2021 is our year of grid designs! This month we looked at how to
