Beyond the Color Purple – Finished!!
I just took this off the frame. What a beautiful quilt!!! I LOVE the embroidery and the color of this quilt. To summarize, I used a double batting (cotton bottom, […]
Author Archives: Joy Voltenburg
Color Purple – progress!
I’ve been doing the background filler on the blocks. I finished the medallion and 10 blocks, and have 6 to go! Woohoo! I LOVE the way it’s looking. After these […]
Flock of Wild Turkeys!
Yes, that’s right. Turkeys. A flock of them! Here’s a not very good picture taken from my mobile phone this morning on the way to work. I had to stop […]
Beyond the Color Purple – backgrounds
Here’s a peek at one of the blocks finished. I like how it is turning out. Each block will have the same square-on-point design with the same background fillers (pebbles […]
Beyond the Color Purple – the blocks
I’ve been stabilizing each of the embroidered blocks on this fab quilt. A Jennie Haskins design pieced by Glenda, and it is just fabulous!! I’ve been using Madeira Monolon (clear, […]
Beyond the Color Purple – you vote!
This is the start of a new quilt (fabulously embroidered by Glenda). I need your advice, however. The dark red sashing is being quilted using light gold metallic thread. I […]
Patriotic Pansies Panel
I just pulled this off the frame. What a cool wallhanging/topper. The middle is a panel which I treated as applique. The surrounding borders have feather plumes, stars, and swags. […]
Scarecrow Daze Quilt Show
I had a wonderful time at Shelbyvilles’s Scarecrow Daze Quilt Show this past Saturday. I arrived at 7 a.m. and with the help of several other ladies, we got all […]
Flower Power!
I just took this gorgeous Log Cabin quilt off the frame. Done with Kaffe Fassett fabrics, it’s definitely not your grandmother’s log cabin! I’m calling this one “Flower Power”. The […]
Best of Show!
I entered my Sunflower Stars quilt in the Effingham Crossroads Quilt Show a week ago and I brought home a 1st place ribbon and a Best of Show ribbon! OMG! […]
Custom Quilts of Joy 