Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Thread Weight and Ply
Have you ever tried to decipher the label on a cone of thread? Finding the name, color and fiber type is fairly straight forward but
I’m Angela- Co-host of the Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting PBS show. APQS Long arm Dealer and Educator. Triplet Momma. Designer. Thread Bimbo.
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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, most machines can run a
Longarm Guild: Grid Based Designs
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, January 4 at 10:00am at the Quilted Joy showroom. This month we’ll continue discussing grid based quilting designs! I
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 contrast quilts. I keep getting
Longarm Guild: Quilting Grid-Based Designs
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, July 6 at 10:00am at the Quilted Joy showroom. This month we’ll begin a new series –
Longarm Guild: Log Cabin
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, March 2 at 10:00am at the Quilted Joy showroom. This month we’ll be looking at the different ways
Video Tutorial: The Daisy Paisley Border
Take the basic paisley shape and add a fun girly twist for your borders! Remember, your paisley is really just a container for whatever fun
5 Ways to Audition Quilting Designs
Do you sometimes look at a quilt and wonder how people decided what in the world to quilt on it? In my latest blog for
How To Free Motion Quilt
This week I had the pleasure of writing a guest post for Fons & Porter’s Tip Tuesday blog! In the post I wrote about a
NEW! The Angela Huffman Essentials
If you’ve ever talked to me about thread you probably already know I have a number of favorite threads I like to use for quilting.
Swirls on a String
You’ve probably been told to never cross over your line of stitching, but with this background filler we’re going to break all the rules! You’ll
Tale of a Whale
In early April I was invited to teach at the fabulous MQX quilt show in New Hampshire. You may have read my blog post about
Two Great New Books Available in the Shop!
You’ve probably already read about my adventures at MQX; but something else pretty exciting happened that week too! Bethanne Nemesh, one of the wonderful and super
Selecting Edge-to-Edge Designs
Do you have a difficult time selecting the best paper pantograph pattern for your quilts? Trying to decide which pattern will look best can be
The Grave of Buffalo Bill
Back in January I headed out to Denver to record more video content for Fons & Porter. We are offering an online Longarm Quilting Fundamentals
Online Class: Longarm Quilting Fundamentals with over 13 hours of instruction!
I am happy to announce that in conjunction with Fons & Porter, I will be offering an online class covering the fundamentals of longarm quilting that
Product Spotlight: Polish Kit
I want to show you this great Polish Kit that’s available in the shop. This kit comes with a specially formulated paste that can be applied
Video Tutorial: Flame Meander
There are plenty of romantic or frilly quilting designs, but sometimes it can be difficult to find a more masculine look. This flame meander works
Video Tutorial: Echoed Leaf Design
A great way to fill space when you’re longarm quilting is to use echoing. This video shows how you can echo a standard leaf shape
Using Pantographs on an APQS machine
Dawn Cavanaugh recently did a video on how to set up a pantograph with an APQS longarm quilting machine. Take a look!
Fieldtrip to Judy’s Fern Tutorial
Some folks get really intimidated by free motion feathers. They can be challenging because the eye can easily tell when the traditional feather shape isn’t
Extending a Quilt Back on a Longarm
Have you ever gotten to the bottom of your quilt top on your longarm only to discover you don’t have enough backing fabric? Did you
Fieldtrip to a Quilt Border Tutorial You Need to See
I get lots of new quilters into the showroom who are renting the machines to finish their quilts. Many are surprised at how full and
Machine Quilting Unlimited Nov Edition
The first part of my two part article is in this month’s edition of Machine Quilting Unlimited. The second part will be in the January
