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Learn more about machine quilting and long arm machine quilting through our quilting machine tutorials, videos, articles and downloadables. The Quilt Fairy Team at Quilted Joy wants to help you grow your skills! We have helpful articles about all phases of the machine quilting process. Click on the area below you’d like to learn more about.

  • A colorful quilt with various star patterns in blue and yellow. A sign in the center reads: Quilt Fairy Dreams Block of the Month. FREE Patterns the 3rd Saturday of Every month! with a moon and star illustration.

    Quilt Fairy Dreams Block Of the month

    We're giving away a free pattern each month for each block in our Quilt Fairy Dreams quilt. We’d love for you to sew along with us! 

  • Yellow quilting stitches form floral and swirl patterns on a bright blue fabric, creating an intricate and decorative design.

    Video Tutorials: Freemotion Longarm Quilting

    Free Motion Quilting Videos Watch and learn freemotion quilting techniques for borders, corners, background fillers, quilt blocks and grid fillers. All skill levels covered for a wide variety of machine quilting needs. These tutorials cover techniques to be used on both longarm quilting machines and sit down domestic sewing machines.

  • Spools of colorful thread, including red, gold, green, purple, and white, are arranged on a table with quilted fabric pieces, with shelves of more thread spools in the blurred background.

    Quilting Thread Guide: Selecting, Using, & Choosing

    How to Select Quilting Thread How do you choose thread color for a quilt? What does the weight of a thread mean? Which brand of thread is best for a longarm machine? There are so many things to know about thread and Quilted Joy with the Quilting Thread Guide is

  • A sewing machine is stitching a wavy green pattern onto dark blue fabric, using a long arm quilting setup.

    Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting

    Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting Get started with machine quilting with the Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting.  Some of the topics covered in the Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting series include: How to Quilt Feathers Choosing Thread for your Quilt Machine Quilting Thread Types Thread Weights and How to Read

  • Clear plastic quilting rulers and a metal ruler hanging on hooks on a brown pegboard side of a worktable, with part of a tiled floor and a white door frame visible nearby.

    Organizing and Creating Your Sewing Room

    Organizing and Creating Your Sewing Room Make your own sewing furniture and learn how to organize your sewing room. Recent Posts

  • Two large rolls of cream-colored quilt batting are stacked horizontally on metal rods. The thick, layered material is displayed in a well-lit store. The text QUILTEDJOY.com appears on the image.

    All About Quilt Batting

    All About Quilt Batting Enjoy our best articles about quilt batting so you can choose the best batting for your next quilt. Recent Posts

  • A group of women watch as an instructor in a red shirt demonstrates quilting techniques on a large quilting machine in a classroom setting. The scene includes fabric, sewing tools, and the Quilted Joy logo.

    Selecting and Creating Quilting Designs

    Determining what to quilt on your quilt can be hard! Learn how to read a quilt and audition ideas for your next quilt project. Recent Posts

  • Two women work together on a quilting machine; one operates the machine stitching a floral design, while the other observes and speaks, possibly giving instructions or advice. Fabric with yellow and orange patterns is on the machine.

    Pantograph Tutorials

    Pantograph Tutorials For Your Long Arm Quilting Machine. Learn how to use and select pantographs. Choose the best pantograph for your longarm quilting machine. Recent Posts

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    Tips for Longarm Machine Owners

    Tips for Longarm Machine Owners Let us guide you with the best tips, tricks, tutorials notions and supplies for machine quilting. Recent Posts

  • A person uses a longarm quilting machine to sew blue, white, and yellow geometric quilt blocks, guiding the fabric with a clear ruler for precise stitching.

    Rule Your Quilts: Quilting with Rulers

    I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful, intricate, and inspiring. Find ruler quilting inspiration within this collection of articles! Recent Posts