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Longarm quilting tips, tutorials, and inspiration from the Quilted Joy Quilt Fairies

How to Quilt a Rolling Ribbon Sashing Design | Quilted Joy Clubhouse August 2024
Angela is continuing a year of Sassy Sashings with a pretty rolling ribbon design! We’re also sneaking a peek into...
Angelas birthday
  We're All a Little Mad Here! Join us down the rabbit hole! Get ready for a day filled with...
Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting: Boho Bliss Quilt
Do you ever get distracted by tile, wrought iron, or wood carvings? Me too! My latest quilt, Boho Bliss, was...
Free Baby Quilt Pattern Download. Perfect for a Block Lotto! So, what is a Block Lotto?
What could be better than a free Baby Quilt Pattern Download? How about a stack of blocks finished from all...
The Quilt Fairy Godmother Program is for those who buy a machine from Quilted Joy!
Sprinkle Some Quilt Fairy Magic On Your Machine Purchase! Get the Quilt Fairy Godmother Program- FREE with machine purchase! YOU...
How to Quilt a Combination Ribbon Candy Design | Quilted Joy Clubhouse July 2024
Angela is continuing a year of Sassy Sashings with a combination ribbon candy design! We’re also sneaking a peek into...
Wishbone Sashing Designs | Quilted Joy Clubhouse May 2024
Still buzzing from the AQS Paducah Quilt Show excitement, Angela can’t wait to share her wonderful stories and finds with...
Cats in Castles and the Cats in Pajamas Quilt
The latest quilt by Elizabeth Hartman is her Cats in Pajamas Quilt and I’m in love. I’ve decided to make...
Courtney’s Leaf Quilt
Many quilts out there are made entirely of one repeated block. Sampler quilts can have as many as a hundred...
The Top 5 Glide Thread Colors of 2018
Recently we got a great question from one of our blog followers. They wanted to know which colors of Glide Thread were...
Video: How to Quilt the Love Border Design
It’s so much fun to add little personal touches to your quilts. In my latest video tutorial for APQS I...
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Thread Fiber Types
Modern thread is offered in a variety of thread fiber types. Today’s quilting world has so much diversity and, thankfully,...
Behind the Scenes: Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting PBS Show 4100 Series
I just spent a fabulous week out in Denver recording the 4100 series of the PBS show, Love of Quilting!...
Quilt by Mail at Quilted Joy
Have you ever finished piecing a quilt, and then realized “Now I have to quilt it”?  For some of us...
Video: How to Quilt the Half Blossom Border
In this APQS video tutorial you’ll learn how to quilt the Half Blossom border design. This is a big floral...
July’s Renters Roundup
The summer is really heating up in more than one way! We’ve never had so many renters.  Everyone wants to...
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...
Recommended Beginning Longarm Pantographs
I work with a lot of newbie longarm quilters as I travel and teach on longarm quilting machines. In fact,...
Make: Sewing Machine Table
This post is one of a series showing some of the handmade sewing furniture in my quilting studio. This table...
Rule Your Quilt: Quilting with Circle Rulers
Adding circular motifs to your quilting can give fabulous results. The perfect symmetry of a circle really draws the eye...
Easy Custom Quilting Block Design
I just finished another APQS video tutorial and I thought you might be interested. It is a great one for...