Quilted Joy Blog

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

Longarm Guild: Hexagons
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, October 7 at 10:00am at the Quilted Joy showroom.  This month we’ll be...
Another Busy Day at Quilted Joy!
Many of our renters are very dedicated quilters with a variety of projects going at once. A few of them,...
Christmas Quilt Deadline is Nov. 14
Are you having a quilty Christmas this year? If you would like Quilted Joy to quilt your tops in time...
Yvonne's Floral Sampler Quilt
This quilt is the first of two Yvonne has brought me over the last few months, and I'm seeing her...
Grandbabies Wrapped in Love
Our renters are a generous bunch, so many of the quilts they bring in are for someone else. With these...
Pleasant Grove Quilt
Several members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist congregation came together to make this lovely quilt for the church. Each lady...
Who Wants to Win a Lucey?
The Great APQS Longarm Giveaway is back, and it's better than ever! That's right, you could win a new Lucey...
Pantos with Fons & Porter
It is always a thrill to get on a plane and head to the studios where the Fons and Porter...
Longarm Fundamentals Online Class begins Oct. 15
Update: Registration is now closed. Did you just pull your new longarm machine out of the box and are now...
Arlene's Batik Sunrise
I have a confession to make: I am a Batik addict. I’m absolutely in love with the colors and designs...
Latest Renters at Quilted Joy
It's been a while since I've posted about renters, and it's not that we haven't had any renters, there just...
The First Ever Longarm Schoolhouse!
We survived!!! Last week I had my first ever Longarm Schoolhouse, 4 days filled with 6 classes and 2 lectures....
Labor Day Hours
Quilted Joy will be closed next Saturday, September 5 so we may spend some time with our families over Labor...
Longarm Guild: Diamonds
The Longarm Guild will be meeting next Wednesday, September 2 at 10:00am at the Quilted Joy showroom.  This month we’ll be...
Angela's Faves from AQS QuiltWeek Grand Rapids Part 2
As promised, here are some more of my favorite quilts from my trip to QuiltWeek in Grand Rapids earlier this...
Video Tutorial: The Penguin Curl
In the latest APQS video tutorial, I share with you a fun border or sashing design that's a little more...
Angela's Favorites from QuiltWeek Grand Rapids Part 1
Last week I was up in Grand Rapids, MI for it's annual AQS QuiltWeek show. Shows are always so much...
Imogene's Lexington Stars
A while back, Imogene’s daughter-in-law found a pile of quilts her mother made before her passing. Now Imogene, a quilter...
NEW! The Angela Huffman Essentials
If you've ever talked to me about thread you probably already know I have a number of favorite threads I...
Back to School for the Kidlets
My kiddos went back to school yesterday to start their Junior year of high school. I can't believe they're already...
Dr. Seuss Alphabet
Dr. Seuss fabrics make such great baby quilts - they're playful, imaginative, inspiring and so much more! It doesn't hurt...