Rule Your Quilt: Quilting Arch Borders
There are so many beautiful ways to quilt a border. One of my favorite ways to fill in a quilt’s border is to grab an
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Rule Your Quilt with Crosshatching
Few quilting designs seem as classic as crosshatching. Crosshatching is found in traditional, contemporary, and modern quilts. I love using crosshatching to fill large spaces
Rule Your Quilt: Quilting with Circle Rulers
Adding circular motifs to your quilting can give fabulous results. The perfect symmetry of a circle really draws the eye and the circle itself can
Video Tutorial: How to Audition Paper Pantographs on Your Quilt
There are tons of ideas for how to audition quilting motifs on your quilt top, but what about auditioning paper pantographs on your quilt tops? There’s
Longarm Guild: Facing!
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, August 1 at 10:00am in the Quilted Joy showroom. This month Karen volunteered to discuss finishing quilts
New Paper Pantographs Available!
Do you ever find yourself needing to freshen things up a bit? I was feeling that way about some of the paper pantographs available in
Video Tutorial: Decorative Beadboard
In my last video tutorial for APQS I showed you how to quilt beadboard or piano keys in your borders. Now that you’ve had time
Longarm Guild: Storage Ideas
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, April 4 at 10:00am in the Quilted Joy showroom. We all have so many quilting supplies –
Quilting with Invisible Threads
Have you tried quilting with invisible threads? If you haven’t yet, you might be surprised by them! Invisible or monofilament threads have a bit of
Video Tutorial: Beadboard
For my latest video tutorial I thought I’d share how to quilt one of my go-to border designs – Beadboard! If you haven’t already tried
Using the Laser Light on the Front of your APQS Machine
You may have seen a laser mounted to the back of a longarm machine when using a paper pantograph but did you know you can
Introducing Microquilter!
Superior Threads recently introduced an awesome new thread called Microquilter. Microquilter is a 100 wt super-fine polyester thread. It is the same weight as Kimono
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Quilting with Specialty Fabrics
Have you ever had a friend suggest that you use Minky to back a quilt, only to have another friend say, “It’s SO hard to
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Choosing the Right Backing Fabric
You’ve made your quilt top and you’re ready to start quilting, but first you need a backing fabric. What do you choose? The days of
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Batting Fiber Types
In our previous articles we defined some of the terms you’ll hear in the batting world. Just as there are many choices when it comes
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Batting Definitions Part 2
In the last Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting post, I started talking about some common batting terms. Today I’ve got a few more terms you’ll
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Batting Definitions Part 1
My mother is not a quilter and she refers to the batting as “fluffy stuff”. I’ve stood at my school reunions trying to explain what
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
Beginner’s Guide to Machine Quilting: Thread Fiber Types
Modern thread is offered in a variety of fiber types. Today’s quilting world has so much diversity and, thankfully, most machines can run a variety
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: Recently, Kelli contacted me through the contact form at QuiltedJoy.com to ask for advice on choosing quilting thread for high-contrast
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
