Home: Hampton, Virginia
Joy Duke is the designer of over 125 patterns for Joyous Appliqué Designs and the author of numerous articles for Quiltinghub.com as a quilting contessa.
Joy specializes in applique patterns that are easy, fun, and nature-inspired that all quilters are capable of making. Joy also likes to incorporate yo-yos in unusual ways in her applique pattern designs. Her latest passion is bamboo felt applique which allows those that are allergic to wool, or that don’t have the budget for it, to create beautiful fun pieces of art.
In addition to designing, teaching, and lecturing for guilds (both in-person and via ZOOM), she enjoys going to the beach and spending time with her family. Sometimes she is even found stitching on the beach or around a competition swimming pool and meets the nicest people when stitching in public. These interactions lead her to create one of her most popular lectures/trunk shows entitled “Stitching in Public”.
Lecture titles include:
(NEW in 2024) “How Do You Yo-Yo?” – This lecture and trunk show allows participants to see how yo-yos are made with a hands-on demonstration as well as a discussion on the various methods that some people use to make them. Then we explore the many ways that yo-yos can be used on our quilts, clothing, and around our homes in non-traditional and traditional ways as well as hearing another name for this familiar little gathered circle.
“Stitching in Public” – A fun trunk show where Joy shares the funny things and advice people have shared with her while she is stitching.
“Making It Your Own” – A look at how we can take a pattern and make simple changes to personalize it either for the recipient or the maker. It is meant to help quilters think about how they can use that pattern that they really like and “tweak it” a bit. This was the way Joy got started designing her own patterns.
45 minute to 1 hour ZOOM lectures start at $250. Please see Joy’s website for information on classes and lectures.
Website: www.JoyousAppliqueDesigns.com
Contact Joy at JoyousAppliqueDesigns @ cox.net [take out the spaces]
Please let Joy know that you found her on The Quilters Calendar!
