Quilted Joy Blog

Here's the latest custom quilt I did for one of my customers, Paula. This is entirely freehand with some ruler...

Last week was an absolute whirlwind! We were lucky enough to be able to get Karen McTavish to come to...

If you are new to ruler work, you can be so intimidated trying to control both your hands, the ruler...

In the quilting world, we've all heard that our piecing should contain a scant 1/4" seam allowance. That is such...

If you are in Kentucky, don't miss watching KET this Saturday, May 17th, at 10:30. My latest episode of Fons...

This Wednesday is the next meeting of the Ohio Valley Longarm Guild. We'll meet at the APQS Store in Louisville,...

In high school I'd spend two weeks of every summer at a magical place called Montreat in the Blue Ridge...

Here's another new video tutorial for you. This one shows how to make a chubby leaf in a sashing space....

Ready for a easy custom design you can use in borders and sashings?

Take a look at how to make one of my favorite fillers!

It was a busy day at the studio! Three friends came in to take the Rental Certification class together. They...

I recently got to attend the AQS Lancaster quilt show. It is always fun to walk around the show and...

This weekend the APQS Store in Louisville was a busy place. Colleen came by and finished yet another quilt top...

Did you see part 1 with all of my other favorite quilts from the show? Don’t miss that post as it...

Have I told you how much I love my job? I get to travel to some incredible quilt shows to...

Way back when I got into quilting I took a piecing class from Karen. She taught me so much and...

Click to enlarge My most recent guest appearance on the Fons & Porter “Love of Quilting” show is episode 2306 and...

Jan made this quilt top for her daughter out of some really gorgeous modern fabrics. Don’t you love how the...

We have two new certified longarm machine renters! They did a fabulous job. Jennifer finished up her Twisted Log Cabin. This...

One of my customers, Kathy, loves fun, funky, bold patterns and colors which is exactly my taste too. You wouldn’t...

This Wednesday we have two classes being offered and there are still some spots left if you’d like to register...