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Longarm quilting tips, tutorials, and inspiration from the Quilted Joy Quilt Fairies

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Video Tutorial: How to Quilt the Fried Egg Filler
My latest longarm quilting video tutorial for APQS is online. I think you're really going to love the Fried Egg...
Join me for a Quilting Cruise!
Quilting takes me to many places and opportunities I never expected. I've met incredible people and traveled all over the...
Longarm Guild: Stretches for Quilters
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, August 7 at 10:00am in the Quilted Joy showroom. This month Mary...
Learn to Quilt on Your Home Machine + A Laura Heine Workshop!
This August I'll be teaching two of my most popular classes! On Saturday August 10, 2019 we'll be diving back...
Rule Your Quilt: Ruler Work on Patriotic Quilts
I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful,...
Fun Quilt Classes with Decorative Stitch in Michigan
Recently I traveled to Michigan to teach at Decorative Stitch for two days. This is the home shop for my...
Quilted Joy is Closed for Derby Day!
The Quilted Joy showroom will be closed this Saturday, May 4 so that the team can enjoy the Kentucky Derby...
Rule Your Quilts with Rulers!
I have so much fun quilting with rulers. The designs you can create with a simple ruler can be beautiful,...
Replay: The Quilted Joy Clubhouse Live Online Guild Meeting!
Last week was our first ever live online guild meeting for the Quilted Joy Clubhouse! If you missed the livestream,...
Samplers Full of Stars
I’m always talking about shapes in quilts. Whether it's circles, rectangles, or triangles. Any art student will tell you that...
Introducing the Quilted Joy Clubhouse - An Online Machine Quilting Guild
Here in Louisville, KY I've been very fortunate to find lots of folks who love machine quilting as much as...
Cutting apart a Panel can Make for Creative Art
Some people look at panels and think "This is cheating. It takes no skill at all to make a quilt...
Continuous Curves for Free Motion Machine Quilting Squares and Triangles
Some of the most common shapes in quilting are squares and triangles. If you want to free motion quilt on...
Learn to Quilt Feathers and Fillers with Linda Hrcka
Update: We are thrilled by the response for Linda's workshop! Linda has offered to teach another identical session of classes...
Using a Design Board to Create that Perfect Circle
Free motion quilting is faster, though not often easier than following a predetermined design on a pantograph or design board....
Longarm Guild: Fusibles & Interfacing
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, September 5 at 10:00am in the Quilted Joy showroom. Thanks in part...
Our Longarm Machine Renters Play With Circles
Let’s be honest, straight lines are so much easier to piece and so we see most quilts made with straight...
Three Fabulous Jelly Roll Quilts from our Longarm Renters
Precut fabrics can be a lot of fun and a fast and easy way to add to your stash or...
APQS Beginning Longarm Class is August 3!
On Friday August 3, I'll be teaching the APQS Beginning Longarm Class at the Quilted Joy showroom in Louisville, KY....
No Longarm Guild Meeting in July
The July meeting for the Longarm Guild falls on July 4, so we will not be meeting next week. The...
Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine Class
I am absolutely in love with the adorable Anna's Garden panel designed by Patrick Lose! Isn't it just the sweetest?...