The quilt show

And just like that, it's a Blog-A-Versary! This blog has been in existence for 10 years. Hard to imagine it's been that long. I am completely self-taught at this process and have learned a LOT over these 10 years. Each year I get them bound by Blog2Print so I have a complete set of the posts, minus the comments, those aren't included: I started when I realized I enjoyed reading blogs from quilters far away and was learning a lot from them. Usually short posts, always something interesting, I…

I am finally home after starting my travel in August and being away through the first week of November. I ended the travel in Houston for Market and Festival or what I call, the main quilting event of the year. I would have never guessed I would have to worry... Continue reading »

Jessica Dayon on Instagram: "Here is block 43 of the 2024 Scrappy Sampler. The pattern is on my blog. . The #2024scrappysampler is a quilt along that I’m hosting. It is a mystery block of the week starting today and running until the first week of April. The blocks are free on my blog. The setting pattern, if you chose to use it, is for purchase in my shop and has instructions for 5 different sizes. . I’m going to make two versions. One will be 30s reproduction fabric (I’ll be making those…

The time is here! It's Quilt Week in the Quilting Capitol of the world, Paducah Kentucky! It was a time of firsts for us at Quilted Joy since for the first time EVER we had our first booth at the Show and we also co-ordinated TWO Quilt Fairy Magic busses for 100 of our fellow quilt lovers! A Quilted Joy First Our cozy

Each year, the Springville Museum of Art (Utah) has one of the best quilt shows in the country. It features award-winning quilts from Utah...

The Holiday Charm Quilt in the Holiday Charms - Joyful Gatherings collection designed by Primitive Gatherings for Moda fully captures the excitement of Christmas with classic prints. The basic piecing comes together easily, and be sure to watch the video as Jen shows you how to finish your quilt with a scalloped border! This quilt measures approximately 54-1/2" x 54-1/2".

Long Time Gone is a wrap. A six month, once a month class, we wrapped up . They did the sewing at home, I demoed the various blocks each mon...

617 likes, 19 comments - alicecarolinefabrics am February 16, 2023: "Showing off the amazing finished Betsy’s Bouquet quilt made by Kathy! This whole quilt is english paper pieced. We’ve gone for a really vintage feel to this quilt making it a real heirloom quilt to treasure 💕 This was our quilting subscription from last year but there are still some full quilt kits available so it’s not too late to make your own…

Hi there! Hope your weekend was good! Here we go with some more quilts from the show! Hop..hop..hop.. First we have "Symphoney of Roses" created by Barbara Clem of Rockford, IL. Look at the scalloped edges! Look at the hand quilting! Oh my! Next is "America the Beautiful" by Barbara Massengill of Sandford, NC. See the bunnies? Sooooooooo Cute! Then there is "Crazy with a Twist" from Mary Chalmers of Willmar, MN. Notice the blue ribbon! Check out all that embroidery work! Oh my gosh! Finally…

This has been one of the quickest quilts I've made recently - from an idea I had in mid-June to putting the final stitches in the binding last night. It is made of Bonnie and Camille's "Handmade" range of fabrics with Moda Bella Solid Ruby Ice for the chains and 97 for the background. Especially love the pretty cross-stitch backing fabric. The quilting design is "Rainbow Hearts", a favourite at the moment.