Author Archives: Joyce Blowers

About Joyce Blowers

I am passionate about quilting - making quilts and quilting quilts. I started quilting about 30 years ago and over the years have taught sewing, heirloom sewing and quilting. I especially enjoy teaching new quilters the fundamentals of quilting that are so necessary to enjoying the art of quilting. As owner of Delightful Quilting & Sewing, a Nolting longarm machine dealership in New York State, I also enjoy helping new longarm quilting machine owners become confident longarm quilters.

TLC For Your Machines

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

When I was teaching I had a principal that told me that once you turn forty, everything becomes maintenance, maintenance, maintenance.  That may be more true of us as we age, but it is not true of your sewing machine, … Continue reading →

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Tips On Choosing A Longarm Quilter

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

Are you one of those quilters that has a stack of quilt tops ready to be quilted?  You enjoy making the tops, but don’t hand quilt, don’t enjoy machine quilting, or find quilting on your domestic machine too tedious, too … Continue reading →

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Life’s Patchwork

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

If you think about it, our lives are like a patchwork quilt made of many patches and blocks.  No two quilts are exactly the same.  No two lives are exactly the same.  Some of the patches are conscious choices we … Continue reading →

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Marking Products – Blue & Purple Erasable Markers

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

There are times in our quilting lives that we need to mark our fabric patches and even our quilt top.  These lines might be for cutting, sewing, or even quilting.  There are a number of marking products on the market … Continue reading →

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At The Amherst Museum

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

Perhaps you have seen that wonderful film about the museum and all the unusual  things that happen at the museum when they are closed. The figures all of a sudden start talking and interacting, extinct animals are suddenly alive and … Continue reading →

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What Is The Difference Between E2E, Custom, and Interpretive Quilting?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

Those new to the world of long arm quilting or thinking about hiring a professional long arm quilter may be confused by what the different quilting styles mean.  After reading this post, you should have a better understanding of these … Continue reading →

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For The Sake Of History – Label Your Quilt

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

At the Lake To Lake quilt show, April 14, I was able to sit in on a bed turning.  If you have never been to a bed turning, the next time you hear about one, go.  You will learn a … Continue reading →

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Amherst Quilt Show Information

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

April 27 – 29 will be a quilt show at the Amherst Museum (address below) called Quilts, Glorious Quilts.  This show will exhibit over 400 quilts, has a merchant’s mall with 16 vendors, and a tea room with an  ‘A … Continue reading →

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FriXion – Heat Erasable Marking Pen – Product Review

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

The FriXion pen from Pilot came on the quilting scene a little over a year ago.  As a former high school science teacher and knowing you should always test first, I decided to find out more about this pen, how … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For The Quilt Show

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Joyce Blowers

Perhaps you have entered a quilt or two in your guild show, or even shipped them off to one of the national shows.  If you have, you know the work that goes into getting the quilt ready for shipping.  It … Continue reading →

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