Quilted Joy Blog

T-shirts as we know them came out sometime after World War II. Since that time they have grown to become...

Cheri is a loving grandmother and a quilter which means those grandchildren are each getting a very nice gift. She...

Quilting with rulers is the easiest way to really spectacular quilting. The ruler gives you the stability you need to...

There are some events that you can see coming. The birth of your first grandchild, a wedding of a sibling,...

Have you ever heard of an Ohio Star? How about a Nine Patch? There are a lot of different quilt...

I have some super exciting news to share with you all! I've been invited to be a guest on Pat...

Some people look at panels and think "This is cheating. It takes no skill at all to make a quilt...

The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, February 6 at 10:00am in the Quilted Joy showroom. This month Jane...

I was just notified that APQS is about to release some used machines and I wanted you to know about...

There is nothing more striking than a high contrast quilt. This is when you combine two colors that are vastly...

March is quickly approaching, and that means we’re getting closer to Linda Hrcka’s Machine Quilting Workshop! Linda is a fantastic...

I like to group quilts together with similar characteristics to write about. But sometimes we get a couple of quilts...

Block of the Month, Mystery Quilts, and Quilt Alongs are three types of social quilting that many of us enjoy....

Sampler quilts have always been a favorite of mine. I love the playful way the different patterns draw your eye...

Tumbling blocks is a quilt pattern that many people are familiar with, even if they don’t immediately recognize the name....

There are tons of ideas for how to audition quilting motifs on your quilt top, but what about auditioning paper...

There are a lot of reasons to make a quilt. You need a bedspread of a certain color or fabric,...

Nothing adds a little of everything to ones life like a baby. A little more love, a little more joy,...

Are you ready to sink your teeth into some new quilting techniques? I've got a loaded schedule of classes coming...

There are some quilt patterns out there that just defy explanation. You know the ones, where you see them and...

Half square triangles are one of the most basic shapes in quilting. But there is a specific type of triangle...