Molly’s First Quilt

Molly is a thirteen-year-old from here in Louisville who wanted to learn how to piece a quilt top. After it was finished, she and her mom brought it to Quilted Joy to pick out backing and a quilting design so that I could quilt it for her. Looking at the top, I’m guessing that Molly […]
More wonderful renter projects

We have some wonderful renter quilting to share with you! Jean brought this colorful top in to quilt for a friend. Each of those triangles is a bandana worn by a dog that her friend has owned. Jean embroidered the dogs’ names on the solid black fabric around the edges. Because she wanted to make […]
Renter Comfort

Here’s what our renters have been doing recently… Rena came in for her longarm certification class and quilted this keepsake quilt for a friend. The friend assembled clothing that she had purchased for her grandchildren into a very creative top. Don’t you just love the caterpillars made from round scraps? Bibs and shirts and socks […]
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 so challenging! Back in late 2013 I wrote a two part article for Machine Quilting Unlimited outlining how to pick the best possible patterns for your quilt tops. The second part […]
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!