Quilted Joy Blog

A while back, Imogene’s daughter-in-law found a pile of quilts her mother made before her passing. Now Imogene, a quilter...

Dr. Seuss fabrics make such great baby quilts - they're playful, imaginative, inspiring and so much more! It doesn't hurt...

Take a look at this lovely Irish Chain quilt I recently finished for one of my customers. Kathleen is one...

We’re all familiar with the half square triangle, but what about the half RECTANGLE triangle? For some reason, the not...

Here’s a look at the first of two quilts I recently finished for Paula. I think part of the fun...

Last week you may have seen this photo I posted on the Quilted Joy Facebook page of this quilt on...

This was a BIG quilt! My poor Lenni on his small table couldn't really handle how big this guy was...

Are these colors luscious or what?! I love light, cool colors on quilts - if you couldn't tell by my...

This little quilt has gotten a lot of "oh's" and "aw's" while it was waiting to be picked up, and...

T-shirt quilts can tell you a lot about a person - their hobbies, work, or favorite sports teams. One quick...

Do you have a difficult time selecting the best paper pantograph pattern for your quilts? Trying to decide which pattern...

Here's Saranell's adorable Ohio State University baby quilt. I've done a few quilts for her in the past, so when...

Take a look at the quilt I was working on last weekend. Peggy brought in this 1930’s quilt while I...

Shirley brought in this quilt in the middle of the Christmas rush. Luckily, she didn't need it right away, and...

This beautiful cardinal and holly quilt was from a while ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting about...

Dawn Cavanaugh recently did a video on how to set up a pantograph with an APQS longarm quilting machine. Take...

In high school I'd spend two weeks of every summer at a magical place called Montreat in the Blue Ridge...

Jan made this quilt top for her daughter out of some really gorgeous modern fabrics. Don’t you love how the...

I haven't yet found peace with modern quilting. Don't get me wrong. I love the piecing part of modern quilting....

I haven't been able to show this finish to you since it was featured in the Nov/Dec edition of Machine...

Click to enlarge I tried cross stitching a long time ago and it never really clicked with me but I...