Quilted Joy Blog

In this video tutorial I demostrate how to make a border or sashing design I'm calling Swans. This is a...

I want to thank everyone who came to the Road Show last weekend!  You were a wonderful crowd and had...

I'll be closing up shop next weekend so I can enjoy some time off with the family for Thanksgiving! Here...

In this tutorial for APQS, I show how to make an easy border or sashing design called Leaf Tendrils. This...

Check out this quilt Terry made during her rental certification class, this was only her second quilt ever and it looks...

Recently I showed you some fun pictures of the APQS team dressed up for Halloween.  But so much more happened in Houston...

Now that things are settling down - if only for a brief moment - I'm hoping I can see my...

The response I’ve heard from everyone about the Road Show coming to Quilted Joy has been incredible and it’s looking...

There are plenty of romantic or frilly quilting designs, but sometimes it can be difficult to find a more masculine...

I’ve been having a great time this week in Houston for the International Quilt Festival!  I’ll have more on the...

I had a very ambitious quilter in the studio over the weekend. Colleen rented the Millie on Bliss for the...

I have a cute new addition to my APQS Millie: these bright pink skull stickers. I'm in love! I was...

Mary Ann spent two days on the Mille last week working on this fun and colorful quilt top.  I just...

This beautiful cardinal and holly quilt was from a while ago, but I'm just now getting around to posting about...

A great way to fill space when you're longarm quilting is to use echoing. This video shows how you can...

Next Saturday I'll be teaching a class on free motion quilting with your home domestic machine. If you've been wanting...

I had a group of new longarm owners in the studio last weekend who were eager to learn all about...

If you're in the Louisville area, come visit me this week at the Sew Original Quilt & Creative Expo. The...

It's been busy in the APQS showroom with a crowd of new longarm quilters. Check out some of their quilts...

Earlier this month, I got to attend AQS Quilt Week in Chattanooga.  Not one, but two quilts I worked on were...

Angela is having a busy week! On Thursday she was back on the set of Fons & Porter’s Love of...