Now Taking Orders for Red Apple Lane by Pat Sloan!

The Joyful Quilter is now taking orders for Pat Sloan's new Block of the Month, Red Apple Lane. This absolutely charming quilt is composed of nine blocks, which are all done using raw edge applique.  Starting in January, each month you will receive Pat's pattern and all the fabric required to
complete the block. And the best part? The fabrics are all from Pat's fabric line "Eat Your Fruits and Veggies" fromn MODA. Monthly program goes through September. Visit www.joyfulquilter.com to sign up today!

Two Events from Bigfork Bay Cotton Company!

The Joyful Quilter will be hosting Traci Marvel from Bigfork Bay Cotton Company for two events in April! Friday night Traci will hold a meet and greet. Traci will bring Bigfork Bay Cotton Company's Traveling Trunk Show which includes over 60 quilts! It is a great time for you to come see the quilts in person and ask questions! Traci will also have a step by step demo set up to help explain how to bring Bigfork Bay Cotton Company designs to life! On Saturday Traci will give a two hour lecture and spend an additional hour with all of you in The Joyful Quilter! Traci will give a two hour Power Point Presentation that covers: 


-A brief introduction of how Bigfork Bay Cotton Company began 
-An introduction to the Bigfork Bay Cotton Company Licensed Artists 
-Educate on why they use Aurifil threads on their quilts 
-Provide a step by step visual of how three of their quilts come to life 
-Share all their tried and true tips for fusible web success! 

New Color Story Strip Packs from Anthology Fabrics are Here!

New Color Story Strip Packs from Anthology Fabrics are Here!

Another Nice Article in The Daily Gazette!

Sew-In fun and football free
   KELLY DE LA ROCHA
Gazette Reporter

Talk was more likely to be about fat quarters than quarterbacks at Sunday's Souper Bowl Sew-In at The Joyful Quilter. Fat quarters are important players in the quilt-making process, explained Bob Silverman, the quilt shop's co-owner. "It's a half-yard [of fabric] that we then cut in half horizontally, so you wind up with two 18-by-22-inch pieces. We have them all over the store," he said.

While much of the world gathered around televisions Sunday, seven women gathered in the two classrooms in the back of shop to work on their quilting projects. They quietly ironed fabric and sat at sewing machines, piecing together colorful quilt squares.
Later, turkey chili, salad, iced tea and snacks, all made by shop co-owner Susan Pettengill, were served.
A Super Bowl Sunday sewing event has been a tradition since the shop opened four years ago.
"We decided to do the Souper Bowl because a lot of people just don't want to watch the game, so it's something else to do, having soup and sewing," said Silverman.
Quilting and football do have something in common, he noted.
"It's a team sport in the sense that the ladies put their [quilt] blocks up on the wall and then we all kind of, like a committee, say, 'This looks good for a border' or, 'Move this block over there,' " he explained.
Sunday's team of seven quilters dealt deftly with yards of colorful fabric.
"I told the ladies to play nice," Silverman said with a laugh. "They're very focused right now, but once we start eating and talking and doing, believe me, it gets loud."
Mary Wade of Niskayuna was working on a quilt pattern called a four-patch posey with brown, orange, gold and green floral squares. The way the squares were stitched gave the illusion of flowers as seen through a kaleidoscope.
"I hope to get this top finished," Wade said as she sewed.
Pam Wrzesinski of Rotterdam was ironing backing for a pinwheel-patterned Christmas quilt she started a few years ago. The top to another one of her quilts was tacked up on a nearby wall.
"Having time just to come and bring your projects to work on, and if you have questions or problems, to have somebody to help is always a nice thing," she said.
Patti Muselbeck came all the way from Hagaman to participate in the Souper Bowl. She drove the distance because she enjoys the camaraderie she finds at the shop, and the chance to finish unfinished projects. "I have too many," she said with a laugh.
Muselbeck frequently attends events at The Joyful Quilter.
"Pajama parties, the last Saturday of the month, that's our favorite," she said. "We sew from 6 to about 3 or 3:30 [in the morning]. We bring snacks and we have a great time."

The Tenth Annual Quilters' Quest Shop Hop Bags are Here!

Join us for the Tenth Annual Quilters' Quest Shop Hop! Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday May 31, June 1, 2, & 3, 2012. The bags go on sale February 1, 2012!

As you travel to each of the quilt shops during this adventure you will have your guide stamped, enter each quilt shop’s daily prize drawings, and receive instructions for a quilt project.

When you have visited all eleven shops you will receive a prize and be eligible to win one of three awesome gift certificate packages.

NEW Hall of Fame Fabrics from Michael Miller are here and online!

Hall of Fame Fabrics by Emily Herrick from Michael Miller have arrived! Perfect for that college kid in the family!

Join us this Friday for a fun ufo day!

The weather outside may be frightful but it's warm inside! Take some time out to work on some UFO's. 

-Friday January 27, 10:30am-3:30pm

Show & Tell at Q.U.I.L.T. Delmar

Seven NEW Patterns from Marlous Designs are here and online!

Seven NEW Patterns from Marlous Designs are here and online! Marlous will also be teaching classes using her Izzy Bag pattern, Pinwheel Parade pattern, and Reflections pattern.

Three NEW Books from Martingale are here and online!

 

Click on the image or title for more information about Fast and Fun First Quilts by Sara Diepersloot, Back to Charm School by Mary Etherington & Connie Tesene, and Foundation-Pieced Quilts from Quiltmaker Magazine.

"Amelia's Spring Delight" kit

finished size 22" x 45"
by Pat Sloan
for Bigfork Bay Cotton Company 

Pattern, fabrics, and full instructions included. 

"Marks the Spot" Twin quilt kit

Make this adorable twin quilt using batiks! All of the material to make the top and bind the quilt included. The pattern, Marks the Spot, by Daniela Stout for Cozy Quilt Designs included.

Beginning Quilt Making

Here is the newest graduating class of quilters from The Joyful Quilter. Nice work ladies! The next Beginning Quilt Making class starts in January. If that one is full there are two sets starting in March on either Monday mornings or Wednesday evenings.

MORE New Batik fabrics from Island Batiks are here and online

Batik fabrics from Island Batiks have arrived! Click here to see more about these fabrics. Click here to see the fat quarters.

Botanika and French Journal from Michael Miller are here!

Botanika by Paula Prass and French Journal by London Portfolio from Michael Miller are here! Bob is going to make the4-block wall hanging size of the BQ pattern 'cause he just can't wait to cut into this new fabric!

Two NEW Books and a NEW Pattern are here and online!

Click on the image or title for more information about Turning Twenty® Stained Glass & Scraps, by Tricia Cribbs 10-Minute Blocks 2 by Suzanne McNeill, and Marks the Spot designed by Daniela Stout.

 

MORE New "Little Bit" and "A Little Bit More" Paper Piecing Patterns by Cindi Edgerton are here and online!

MORE New "Little Bit" and "A Little Bit More" Paper Piecing Patterns by Cindi Edgerton are here and online! Click on any image or title for more information about Heartfelt, Storm at Sea, Roman Stripes, and Scrap Happy Diamonds, paper piecing patterns by Cindi Edgerton for A Very Special Collection

Souper Bowl Sew In!

Join us for soup, salad, and sewing! No flag, no foul - we provide the food and fun - you get to enjoy the day sewing with friends.

Bring whatever you want to work on for the afternoon.
Registration
Payment is required upon registration. Store credit is available for any class you cannot attend if you notify us one week before the class. If you notify us less than a week before, store credit is available if a replacement student is found. If classes are cancelled by The Joyful Quilter, you will automatically receive a store credit.
Fragrance Free Policy
In consideration of those who are sensitive to the chemicals in fragrances, our classrooms have been declared Fragrance Free Zones. Please refrain from wearing perfumes and colognes in the classrooms.

Bob’s Paper Piecing Breakfast Club

Bob will be starting a Paper Piecing Breakfast Club stating in January. Bring any paper piecing project you're working on or join Bob in piecing the blocks from A Constellation of Stars by Claire Oehler and Nancy Mirman. We'll start at 9:00 am, an hour before the store opens, and work till noon.

NEW Books and Template Plastic from C&T are here and online!

We've recived new books and template plastic from C & T Publishing.To name just two there is Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts by Rayna Gilman and Visi-GRID Template plastic from Paula Nadelstern. To see more click on the pictures, and also check out our newest additions page!