Quilted Joy Blog

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

Pat's Batik Strip Quilt
Pat is in my local guild and is a super sweet lady. She was working on this top at our...
George Washington's Potty and the National Botanical Gardens (both rated 2 thumbs up by my kidlets)
While in Washington, DC, we spent one of our days enjoying Mount Vernon. We had a very laid back, enjoyable...
Washington DC Trip with my Triplets!
The public school system here now has "Fall Break". When I was a girl we only got "Spring Break" so...
Eve's Sampler Blocks
On Eve's Purple Beauty she had three modified pinwheel block and I wanted to treat each of them individually. Each...
Eve's Purple Beauty is done!
Do you remember Eve's Purple Beauty when I had it in the design stage? Some of you really liked the...
Sandy's Maderia Heart Wedding Quilt
Sometimes I fall in love with a fabric and think about using it to make a gift. But then I...
Wendy's Monster Quilt
Look at all of these adorable monsters! I love the bright colors and the fun, funky fabric. Can't you just...
Arline's Sunbonnet Sue
Arline made this wonderful Sunbonnet Sue. Don't you just love the little hats in the sashing? Arline also sewed all...
Leesa's Cream Postage Stamp
Isn't this beautiful? This is another of Leesa's eBay finds. She found the top for under $20 on eBay and...
Arline's Unique Tshirt Quilt
We are in the middle of painting the house so we've got furniture in a complete disarray. This means I...
Maderia Hearts Quilt Times Three
Here are the three Madeira Heart quilts I completed recently for Leslie. She made one for each grandchild. These quilts...
Becky's Charity Strip Scrap Quilt
I'm normally not a big scrappy lover but this quilt from Becky is striking. She said it was pretty easy...
Linda's Log Cabin Polka Quilt
Linda was one of my very first customers. She is such a vivacious soul who shares my love of bright,...
Leesa's Postage Stamp on a Daisy
Leesa has picked up her Postage Stamp quilt and she was really pleased. This quilt was made from a top...
Eve's Purple Beauty
This quilt was a block swap that my friend Eve participated in a long time ago. Each of those blocks...
Jennie Beth's Bumble Bee's
This is such a great pattern for using big pieces of fabric in a dramatic way. Jennie Beth said she...
More Beauties From The KY State Fair!
My local quilting guild is the Louisville Nimble Thimbles. I am so blessed to have such a talented group of...
Meet Lillie & Her Scrappy Stars
I'll be sharing more fun from the KY State Fair soon, but first I wanted to share the finished shots...
KY State Fair Ribbons for the Whole Family!
Tonight we went to the KY State Fair to check on our entries! I even had a dream last night...
Debbie's Stars with Modified Prairie Point Border
Can you believe how awesome Debbie's grandmother's star quilt looks? I love it when an old quilt gets new life...
Debbie's Scrappy Stars
Debbie is a new grandma and she's been kissing some baby toes for me while I've been working on her...