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Joy Voltenburg
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- Sullivan, IL
- United States
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Shimmering Blues
layered shimmering organza over hand-dyed cotton sateen. wholecloth original design. faced edging with piping and painted lace.
Shimmering Blues
"Oh what a show stopper! I can't imagine how long you spent drafting the design , then doing all that matchstick background work and even painting the dainty lace edging, but l see hours and hours of love in there. An heirloom for sure.
Is this…"
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- Tell us about yourself—as much or as little as you like.
- I took a class with 3 colleagues eight years ago and haven't stopped since. I found I prefer planning and doing the quilting design rather than the piecing, and purchased a mid-arm machine a year ago. I feel like I've really found my calling since purchasing that machine.
- How many quilts have you made?
- 24+ for myself; quilted hundreds for others
- Do you want to make quilts, or simply enjoy them?
- I make quilts
- How long have you been a quilter?
- since 2002
- What is your favorite quilting technique?
- trapunto
- Why do you quilt?
- It's a form of artistic expression and am really driven to do it.
- Do you have a website?
- http://customquiltsofjoy.com
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Framed Flowers
Posted on July 8, 2014 at 2:30pm 8 Comments 4 Likes
Well, this painted wholecloth project is "almost" done. I have a bit of tweaking left to do. This is a project I started designing earlier this year in Adobe Illustrator. I took some vintage illustrations and traced them and added borders and spines for feathers. I then printed it out on tabloid sized paper and taped them together. I then took a piece of prepared for…
Paint a Pretty Picture
Posted on June 20, 2014 at 2:27pm 6 Comments 3 Likes
I'm up in the air about what to call this art quilt, but I have a bit of time to decide. It's coming along. I have two (maybe 3) colors left to figure out and have ordered a few more pigments to help me decide. I'm using polished pigments (available via sewfarsewgood.org or from colourarte.com) and Derwent Inktense pencils. I mix the pigments with textile medium (like Inkfusion or Delta Ceramcoat). The pencils I will either pencil the color on dry and brush the textile medium over it,…
ContinueSpring Shadows at AQS Paducah, 2014
Posted on April 22, 2014 at 3:59pm 1 Comment 1 Like
I'm thrilled to have another of my quilts hanging at the AQS show in Paducah this week. If anyone is attending this show, please take a picture and send to me!…
Decatur Quilt Fest
Posted on March 26, 2013 at 3:03pm 6 Comments 4 Likes
I won Viewers Choice and 1st place ribbons on Spring Shadows and 2nd place on Winter Garden at the Decatur Quilt Fest this past weekend. I also got to meet Maria Elkins (mariaelkins.com) and see some of her fascinating art quilts in person.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 10:45am on July 25, 2018,
Ginny Andersen said…
Your latest postings are beautiful! Are these all yours or customer's quilts? Amazing!
- At 10:46am on November 3, 2011,
QuilterBridget said…
- Happy birthday, Joy~I hope you have a wonderful day!
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