Quilted joy

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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Quilted joy
Video Tutorial: How to Audition Paper Pantographs on Your Quilt
There are tons of ideas for how to audition quilting motifs on your quilt top, but what about auditioning paper...
Variety Is the Spice of Life!
I've written before about how much we enjoy the variety of quilts that our renters bring in to quilt. This...
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...
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,...
Let's Catch Up With The Renters
Here are a few more recent finishes by our wonderful renters! Valerie pieced this interesting sampler from batik and white...
Busy Busy Renters!
Our renters are, as always, eager to get those projects finished! Here are a few recently-quilted quilts... Donna pieced this...
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 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...
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...
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...
Snowball Variation
Let's have fun analyzing and admiring this wonderful snowball variation quilt that Arlene brought in recently to be quilted! This...
Renters Getting Those UFOs Quilted!
I love seeing our renters finish their tops into quilts. Sometimes the most satisfying finishes are the projects that have...
Molly's First Quilt
Molly is a thirteen-year-old from here in Louisville who wanted to learn how to piece a quilt top. After it...
A Very Special Hand-Pieced Quilt
Usually, when a customer brings me a contemporary or modern quilt to be quilted, it has been machine-pieced. This quilt...
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...
Adorable Baby Quilt Alert, Part Two!
You may remember Jackie’s super-cute seahorse baby quilt for a boy from my blog post in January.  A few weeks later,...
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...