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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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Still More Renter Finishes
Our renters do such amazing work and bring in great tops to quilt - here are a few examples! Lynn...
Time for A Post-Derby Renter Roundup!!!
Derby is over and summer is coming soon. Here are a few renter projects from the past few months to...
Together We Grow...A Very Special Quilt
Two and a half years ago, the Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church decided to work on a project that would be...
A Snowy Walk in the Park
If your winter and spring have been like ours here in Louisville, you’ve seen the weather jump rapidly from below...
April Showers Bring Beautiful Quilts
As I'm writing this, it's a cold, rainy April day here in Louisville. There's nothing better to do on a...
Civil War Reproduction Sixteen-Patch Quilt
This very traditional top was brought to me for quilting by Anita. It is a sixteen-patch pattern, meaning that each...
A Gorgeous Collection of Purples!
Wow!  Pamela brought in this gorgeous purple quilt for me to quilt a few weeks ago. Pamela is a dyer,...
Lots of Renter Activity!
One thing we love here at Quilted Joy is the huge variety of quilts our renters and customers bring in....
Beginner's Guide to Machine Quilting: Batting Fiber Types
In our previous articles we defined some of the terms you'll hear in the batting world. Just as there are...
Busy Busy Renters!
The holidays are always a busy season at Quilted Joy. So many quilters are busily working on presents for their...
Beginner's Guide to Machine Quilting: Batting Definitions Part 2
In the last Beginner's Guide to Machine Quilting post, I started talking about some common batting terms. Today I've got...
A Valuable Example of Value Placement
Jan was visiting Pinterest recently and saw a quilt that inspired her to play with value. By "value", I mean...
Catching Up with the Renters!
Pam brought in this lovely wallhanging a few weeks ago to quilt. The design is by Jinny Beyer and is...
Tessellating Shapes Quilt
Here is a contemporary quilt that I recently quilted for Susan. This is an interesting design because each block is...
Using Design boards As a Renter
Let's catch up with the renters a bit, shall we? This time, we'll focus on quilts that were quilted using...
Cardinals, Cardinals Everywhere!
Cardinals are frequently seen as a motif around Christmas - on stained glass ornaments, on greeting cards, and in our...
A Family of Newly-Minted Longarm Renters
Charity asked us earlier this year if we could accommodate a somewhat larger certification class than usual. (We try to...
Truly a Work of Art!
Here's a special Christmas gift from a very proud granny! All of those blocks in Linda's quilt are reproductions of...