Gee’s Bend – Modern Take
My quilt friend Cheryl brought me 3 Gee’s Bend inspired quilts. The first one on the frame is this Blocks and Stripes quilt done in blues/black/gray/red/white/brown. Of the three, I […]
Author Archives: Joy Voltenburg
Bold and Beautiful quilt
I took this striking quilt off my frame last night. I knew when I first looked at it that I wanted to do some motif in the large black setting […]
Extra Large Sampler
This was a large quilt and I was glad to get it off the frame. I wanted her piecing to be the star, but she also wanted it for a […]
Missing in action!
I’ve been neglecting my blog lately. So, let me give you a sneak peek at the latest quilt I just took off the frame. I’ll have details on it tomorrow. […]
Day and Night – wallhanging and table runner
Here is another Day and Night pattern in a table runner and wallhanging. I used Sulky thread in slate gray in the top and a Sulky tan in the bobbin […]
Audrey’s wool applique quilt
I LOVE this quilt of Audrey’s. It looks really nice on my bed – I wonder how long I can keep it before she comes to pick it up? 🙂 […]
Kitchen update
Last weekend didn’t start out as planned. We discovered on Thursday night that our dishwasher pump had been leaking. I knew there was something wrong because the flooring was swelling […]
Day and Night Wallhanging
I’ve always loved this pattern and Judy brought this lovely wallhanging to me to quilt. I love her color choices. I chose to do beadboard in the outer border, feather […]
T-Shirt Quilt Finished
I’ve finished this cute t-shirt quilt. I used knit fusible interfacing to back each of the t-shirt areas. The black musical fabric was used to outline each of the t-shirts […]
Up next … T-shirt quilt
These fabrics are what I’ve chosen to use in this young graduate”s t-shirt quilt. Most of the shirts have teal and black, and her favorite color is purple. I plan […]
Custom Quilts of Joy 