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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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Which Color Thread Should I Use in High-Contrast Quilts?
Question from a Quilted Joy Blog reader: "I was hoping you could discuss in your blog thread choices for high...
The Flight of the Finches Quilt. Designed by YOU!
Over the past few months, our quilting community has helped to create a new quilt at Quilted Joy. Thank you...
Video: Looky Loo Studio Tour with Annette Hosmann 
We love taking peeks into other people’s quilting studios during our Looky Loo Studio Tour! Each month during our Quilted...
Feelin' Groovy, Renter Style!
Sometimes it's fun to just focus on how the renters are using the design boards. If you aren't familiar with...
Friends and Family, Renting Together
Quilting is an activity that many friends and family members share with one another. We love it when people come...
Four-Patch Frenzy!
Susan pieced this top, a design called Four-Patch Frenzy, after watching a tutorial by Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt...
More Beautiful Summery Quilts from the Renters
They just keep coming! The theme of today's post is summertime quilting. Melissa is a relatively new renter at Quilted...
Sarah's Bed Runner - A Different Shape of Quilt
Usually, customers bring in what we would call "bed shaped" quilts to be quilted edge to edge. Throws, fulls, twins,...
Lots and Lots of Renter Quilts
I am continually amazed at the variety of tops that our renters bring in to quilt on our APQS longarm...
Summertime Quilting for the Renters
Wow, are there a lot of renter quilts to talk about! Let's start with a wild West theme... Carol made...
A Gorgeous City Sampler - Tula Meets Kaffe!
One of my long-time customers, Kathy, recently asked me to quilt this top for her. Liz, one of my longarm...
Stars, Simple and Sweet!
We show lots of complicated quilts here on the blog, but simple and sweet deserves a place too. Terry made...
Lots and Lots of Quarter Circles!
Look at this interesting layout! Anita used a neutral color palette and quarter circle blocks, arranged strategically, to create really...
Lots and Lots of Eye Candy Quilted by the Renters
Today, I'd like to celebrate the wide variety of quilt styles that our renters quilt here at Quilted Joy. One...
Imogene's Rail Fence
Today's quilt, by Imogene, is a Rail Fence design. The center is based upon strip sets, and Imogene added several...
Renters Working on Their Free Motion Quilting Skills
Today, let's take a look at some renters who are improving their free motion quilting skills by working from the...
Asterisk Not Needed Here!
Beverly brought this fun top in for me to quilt. No asterisk needed here - it's cute without qualification!  We...
Four More Newly Minted Renters!
We love that new students complete our rental certification course all the time. Seeing the joy on their faces after...
A Quilt for a Special Baseball Player
Sandy's grandson loves baseball. In fact, he plays baseball for St. Xavier Catholic High School here in Louisville. When it...
Here Are a Few More Renter Quilts!
Here are a few more renter quilts from this spring... This sweet heart crib-sized top was made by Kym. She...