About

We hello there my Quilty friends. I guess your on this page because you want to know a little more about me.
Always a scary bit this - I think.  It makes me feel rather vunerable. All the rest of my blog is easy by comparison - I'm just imparting knowledge and doing what I love. Which is encouraging others to either start Stitching, including Patchwork, Quilting or Crochet etc. to expand their Stitching skills. In class and when I'm out and about I'm usually talking to people about stitching - not myself. 
As you can see this isn't coming easily to me. I know what I am doing here - I am procrastinating, putting it off.  Ok deep breathe, here we go.....    

Joyofquilting at her Sewing Machine



Firstly a very quick  version if you just want the basics:
My name is Joy, hence Joyofquilting. Married Two Adult Children, sewn all my life been Patchwork, Applique, Quilting for over 20 years. 

Full version. My name is Joy, Joy Morgan in fact. So the name of my blog, Joyofquilting is a no brainer.

I'm the third of four children.
I was brought up in a time when almost everyone seemed to sew, knit, read etc.
My mother made most of my clothes up until I was about ten or eleven - and usually without a pattern! We had a Singer Tredle Sewing machine. And I don't remember ever being told not to touch it. And so I don't remember learning how to use it - as far as I can remember I have always used a sewing machine.
 Took my double wedding ring quilt and my autumn quilt down Aberavon beach today
they really enjoyed their day out!

I don't remember learning how to knit either - I must have been pretty young.
My gran helped teach me to crochet at about 13. A skill I still enjoy.

I should at this point mention I'm a lefty. So teaching me to knit and crochet was not an easy task. Indeed to this day my left handedness causes much fun and laughter when I attempt to teach rightys any hand stitching, or indeed rotary cutting. But it all just adds to the fun.

My love of photography comes from my father who was a keen amatuer photographer and had his own dark room.
You'll also notice I like to take lots of photos of the beach. Another throwback from my childhood.
My father was a keen beach fisherman, and we spend many a long summers day at the beach. My mother would make tomato and cucumber sandwiches which were always nice and soggy by the time we eat them - and sometimes we even got a few grains of sand mixed in. To this day soggy tomato sandwiches takes me straight back to lovely beach memories.


 
In this picture you can see the three cranes on the docks of Port Talbot Steel Works

Well time passed - I grew up, got married, had two children and we now have two grownup granddaughters. (both of whom I have taught to sew) of course as teenages they are too cool to sew with nanna anymore. But the skill is there - ready - and waiting 'till one day in the future when they get the urge (and they will) to stitch again. And one toddler grandson - just a tad to young for stitching yet.
My daughter has a wonderful eye for design and can quite naturally transfer an idea from her head into a drawing or cloth - a skill passed down from my mother I think.
I also have two young grandsons whom I enjoy Stitching for.

Armish style quilt made in workshop with Jan Jefferson focus on colour note how each block has the same colours in, but each in a different order and how different each block looks.

About 21 years ago my sister introduced me to Patchwork and Quilting and I've been hooked eversince.


I usually have a few projects on the go at any one time, including whatever we are working on in class. I have attended numerous classes and workshops, read and own many, many P & Q related books.
Close up of My Welsh Quilting

Welsh Quilting one of my Passions 
Sashiko Boro Stitching Close Up
Boro Work. Me Sashiko Stitching. Click Here
Beach Walk. Crochet Blanket. Wool Thread Paint Pattern


One of my current works in progress....
It's a Crochet Pattern by Woolthreadpaint 


I love the fact that there is always something new to learn in this wonderful quilty world.
My dream.....well this is part of my current dream, and who knows where it will take me.  

In an effort to Inspire & Share my Passions I also have:
My YouTube Channel  with lots of How To videos to help on your Stitching Journey 

Plus my other Social Media Links






Yours in Stitches, Joy


Hexagons on a simple Fushia Bush





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